Category: Tennis

Q1. What is the birth date and birthplace of Spanish tennis player Alex Corretja?
A. 11 April 1974, Barcelona, Spain
B. 15 May 1975, Madrid, Spain
C. 22 June 1973, Valencia, Spain
D. 8 March 1976, Seville, Spain
Answer: A. 11 April 1974, Barcelona, Spain

Q2. What is Alex Corretja’s career-high singles ranking and the date he achieved it?
A. World No. 1 on 1 January 1999
B. World No. 2 on 1 February 1999
C. World No. 3 on 1 March 1998
D. World No. 4 on 1 April 2000
Answer: B. World No. 2 on 1 February 1999

Q3. How many ATP Tour singles titles did Alex Corretja win during his professional career?
A. 12
B. 13
C. 17
D. 25
Answer: C. 17

Q1. What is Kei Nishikori’s nationality and birthplace?
A. Chinese, born in Beijing
B. Japanese, born in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture
C. South Korean, born in Seoul
D. American, born in Florida
Answer: B. Japanese, born in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture

Q2. On what date was Kei Nishikori born?
A. 29 December 1989
B. 15 March 1990
C. 5 June 1988
D. 12 October 1991
Answer: A. 29 December 1989

Q3. What is Kei Nishikori’s height?
A. 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
B. 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
C. 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
D. 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Answer: B. 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Q1. What is Tommy Haas’s full birth name and exact date of birth?
A. Thomas Mario Haas, born April 3, 1978
B. Tommy Peter Haas, born March 15, 1979
C. Thomas Haas, born June 12, 1977
D. Mario Haas, born April 3, 1980
Answer: A. Thomas Mario Haas, born April 3, 1978

Q2. In which German city was Tommy Haas born?
A. Berlin
B. Munich
C. Hamburg
D. Frankfurt
Answer: C. Hamburg

Q3. At what age did Tommy Haas begin playing tennis, initially using a wooden plank to hit balls against a wall?
A. Two
B. Four
C. Six
D. Eight
Answer: B. Four

Q1. In which year was William Augustus Larned born?
A. 1872
B. 1868
C. 1875
D. 1880
Answer: A. 1872

Q2. William Larned won a record-tying number of U.S. National Championships singles titles. How many did he win?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Answer: C. 7

Q3. In which consecutive years did William Larned first win and then defend his U.S. National Championship title?
A. 1899–1900
B. 1901–1902
C. 1905–1906
D. 1910–1911
Answer: B. 1901–1902

Q1. What is Petr Korda’s birthdate and birthplace?
A. 23 January 1968, Prague, Czechoslovakia
B. 15 March 1970, Brno, Czechoslovakia
C. 10 June 1967, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
D. 5 February 1969, Plzen, Czechoslovakia
Answer: A. 23 January 1968, Prague, Czechoslovakia

Q2. Which Grand Slam singles title did Petr Korda win, and in what year?
A. 1998 Australian Open
B. 1992 French Open
C. 1997 Wimbledon
D. 1993 US Open
Answer: A. 1998 Australian Open

Q3. In the 1998 Australian Open final, Petr Korda defeated Marcelo Ríos with what score?
A. 6–4, 6–2, 7–6
B. 7–5, 6–4, 6–3
C. 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
D. 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Answer: D. 6–2, 6–2, 6–2

Q1. What is Tom Okker’s full birth name and exact date of birth?
A. Thomas Samuel Okker, born 22 February 1944
B. Tom Okker, born 15 March 1945
C. Thomas Okker, born 10 January 1943
D. Samuel Okker, born 22 February 1945
Answer: A. Thomas Samuel Okker, born 22 February 1944

Q2. By which nickname was Tom Okker widely known due to his exceptional speed and agility on the court?
A. The Dutch Destroyer
B. The Flying Dutchman
C. The Amsterdam Ace
D. The Clay King
Answer: B. The Flying Dutchman

Q3. In which city and country was Tom Okker born?
A. Rotterdam, Netherlands
B. Amsterdam, Netherlands
C. The Hague, Netherlands
D. Utrecht, Netherlands
Answer: B. Amsterdam, Netherlands

Q1. What was Budge Patty’s full birth name?
A. John Edward “Budge” Patty
B. William Edward Patty
C. Robert John Patty
D. Edward Francis Patty
Answer: A. John Edward “Budge” Patty

Q2. In which U.S. city was Budge Patty born on February 11, 1924?
A. Los Angeles, California
B. Fort Smith, Arkansas
C. New York City, New York
D. Chicago, Illinois
Answer: B. Fort Smith, Arkansas

Q3. At what age did Budge Patty’s family move to Los Angeles, where he learned to play tennis?
A. Two
B. Four
C. Six
D. Eight
Answer: B. Four

Q1. What is Marcelo Rios’s nationality and birthplace?
A. Argentine, Buenos Aires
B. Chilean, Santiago
C. Spanish, Madrid
D. Brazilian, Rio de Janeiro
Answer: B. Chilean, Santiago

Q2. On what exact date was Marcelo Rios born?
A. 26 December 1975
B. 15 March 1976
C. 10 January 1974
D. 5 November 1977
Answer: A. 26 December 1975

Q3. What is Marcelo Rios’s height?
A. 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
B. 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
C. 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
D. 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Answer: B. 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Q1. What is the nationality of former professional tennis player Miloslav Mecir?
A. Czech
B. Slovak
C. Hungarian
D. Polish
Answer: B. Slovak

Q2. In which year was Miloslav Mecir born?
A. 1964
B. 1965
C. 1966
D. 1968
Answer: A. 1964

Q3. What nickname was Miloslav Mecir commonly known by, reflecting his graceful court coverage and movement?
A. The Magician
B. The Big Cat
C. The Wall
D. The Rocket
Answer: B. The Big Cat

Q1. In which Spanish city was Manuel Orantes born on February 6, 1949?
A. Barcelona
B. Madrid
C. Granada
D. Seville
Answer: C. Granada

Q2. What is Manuel Orantes’s playing hand and signature backhand style?
A. Right-handed with two-handed backhand
B. Left-handed with one-handed backhand
C. Right-handed with one-handed backhand
D. Left-handed with two-handed backhand
Answer: B. Left-handed with one-handed backhand

Q3. What was Manuel Orantes’s career-high singles ranking, achieved in August 1973?
A. World No. 1
B. World No. 2
C. World No. 3
D. World No. 4
Answer: B. World No. 2