Category: Tennis

Q1. In what year was Bobby Riggs born?
A. 1915
B. 1918
C. 1922
D. 1925
Answer: B. 1918

Q2. At what age did Bobby Riggs begin taking tennis lessons?
A. 8
B. 11
C. 12
D. 14
Answer: C. 12

Q3. By age 18, Bobby Riggs had achieved what ranking in the United States?
A. No. 1
B. No. 4
C. No. 7
D. No. 10
Answer: B. No. 4

Q1. In which country was Pancho Segura born on June 20, 1921?
A. Peru
B. Ecuador
C. Mexico
D. Colombia
Answer: B. Ecuador

Q2. What was Pancho Segura’s full birth name?
A. Francisco Gonzalez Segura
B. Pancho Ricardo Segura
C. Francisco Olegario Segura Cano
D. Juan Manuel Segura
Answer: C. Francisco Olegario Segura Cano

Q3. What childhood illness contributed to Pancho Segura’s bowlegged appearance and limited his early physical activities?
A. Polio
B. Rickets
C. Tuberculosis
D. Malaria
Answer: B. Rickets

Q1. In what year was Jaroslav Drobny born?
A. 1918
B. 1921
C. 1925
D. 1930
Answer: B. 12 October 1921 in Prague, Czechoslovakia

Q2. Which country did Jaroslav Drobny originally represent in tennis before defecting?
A. Egypt
B. United Kingdom
C. Czechoslovakia
D. Australia
Answer: C. Czechoslovakia

Q3. For which country did Drobny win his French Open singles titles in 1951 and 1952?
A. Czechoslovakia
B. Egypt
C. United Kingdom
D. Bohemia-Moravia
Answer: B. Egypt

Q1. When and where was Michael Stich born?
A. 18 October 1968 in Hamburg, Germany
B. 18 October 1968 in Elmshorn, Pinneberg, Germany
C. 15 June 1970 in Berlin, Germany
D. 22 November 1967 in Munich, Germany
Answer: B. 18 October 1968 in Elmshorn, Pinneberg, Germany

Q2. What was Michael Stich’s career-high singles ranking and the date he achieved it?
A. World No. 1 in 1991
B. World No. 3 in 1994
C. World No. 2 in 1993
D. World No. 4 in 1992
Answer: C. World No. 2 in 1993

Q3. How many ATP singles titles did Michael Stich win during his career?
A. 12
B. 18
C. 22
D. 25
Answer: B. 18

Q1. What is Dominic Thiem’s date of birth?
A. September 3, 1992
B. September 3, 1993
C. October 3, 1993
D. August 15, 1994
Answer: B. September 3, 1993

Q2. Where was Dominic Thiem born?
A. Vienna, Austria
B. Lichtenworth, Austria
C. Wiener Neustadt, Austria
D. Salzburg, Austria
Answer: C. Wiener Neustadt, Austria

Q3. What is Dominic Thiem’s height?
A. 6’0″ (183 cm)
B. 6’1″ (185 cm)
C. 6’3″ (191 cm)
D. 5’11” (180 cm)
Answer: B. 6’1″ (185 cm)

Q1. On what date was Michael Chang born?
A. January 15, 1972
B. February 22, 1972
C. March 10, 1971
D. April 5, 1973
Answer: B. February 22, 1972

Q2. At what age did Michael Chang turn professional?
A. 14
B. 15
C. 16
D. 17
Answer: B. 15

Q3. What unique distinction does Michael Chang hold in Grand Slam history?
A. First left-handed American champion
B. Only player to win all four majors before age 20
C. Youngest male player to win a Grand Slam singles title
D. Youngest to reach world No. 1
Answer: C. Youngest male player to win a Grand Slam singles title

Q1. In which city and country was Juan Martin del Potro born?
A. Buenos Aires, Argentina
B. Tandil, Argentina
C. Córdoba, Argentina
D. Rosario, Argentina
Answer: B. Tandil, Argentina

Q2. What is Juan Martin del Potro’s height?
A. 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
B. 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
C. 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
D. 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Answer: B. 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)

Q3. What nickname is Juan Martin del Potro commonly known by, referencing his hometown?
A. Delpo
B. El Toro
C. El Mago
D. La Bestia
Answer: A. Delpo

Q1. What is Carlos Moya’s date of birth?
A. July 15, 1975
B. August 27, 1976
C. September 10, 1977
D. October 5, 1978
Answer: B. August 27, 1976

Q2. In which Spanish city was Carlos Moya born?
A. Barcelona
B. Madrid
C. Palma de Mallorca
D. Valencia
Answer: C. Palma de Mallorca

Q3. When did Carlos Moya turn professional?
A. 1993
B. 1995
C. 1997
D. 1999
Answer: B. 1995

Q1. In which city and on what date was Yevgeny Kafelnikov born?
A. Moscow, Russia – 18 February 1975
B. Sochi, Russia – 18 February 1974
C. St. Petersburg, Russia – 15 March 1973
D. Kiev, Ukraine – 20 January 1974
Answer: B. Sochi, Russia – 18 February 1974

Q2. What is Yevgeny Kafelnikov’s height?
A. 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
B. 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
C. 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
D. 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Answer: D. 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)

Q3. In what year did Kafelnikov turn professional?
A. 1990
B. 1992
C. 1994
D. 1996
Answer: B. 1992

Q1. What is Thomas Muster’s date of birth and birthplace?
A. October 2, 1967, Vienna, Austria
B. October 2, 1967, Leibnitz, Austria
C. March 15, 1968, Salzburg, Austria
D. July 20, 1966, Graz, Austria
Answer: B. October 2, 1967, Leibnitz, Austria

Q2. Which Grand Slam title did Thomas Muster win, making him Austria’s first Grand Slam singles champion?
A. 1995 French Open
B. 1995 Wimbledon
C. 1996 Australian Open
D. 1994 US Open
Answer: A. 1995 French Open

Q3. In the 1995 French Open final, whom did Thomas Muster defeat to claim his only Grand Slam title?
A. Pete Sampras
B. Boris Becker
C. Michael Chang
D. Andre Agassi
Answer: C. Michael Chang