Category: Tennis

Q1. What was Lew Hoad’s full birth name and exact date of birth?
A. Lewis Arthur Hoad, 23 November 1935
B. Lewis Alan Hoad, 23 November 1934
C. Lew Hoad, 15 December 1933
D. Lewis Edward Hoad, 10 October 1934
Answer: B. Lewis Alan Hoad, 23 November 1934

Q2. In which Australian suburb was Lew Hoad born?
A. Manly, New South Wales
B. Bondi, New South Wales
C. Glebe, New South Wales
D. Coogee, New South Wales
Answer: C. Glebe, New South Wales

Q3. How many Grand Slam singles titles did Lew Hoad win during his amateur career?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Answer: B. 4

Q1. In which city and on what date was Jan Kodes born?
A. Prague, 1 March 1946
B. Bratislava, 15 June 1947
C. Ostrava, 1 March 1950
D. Budapest, 5 April 1945
Answer: A. Prague, 1 March 1946

Q2. How many Grand Slam singles titles did Jan Kodes win during his professional career?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer: C. Three

Q3. Which two consecutive years did Jan Kodes win the French Open singles title?
A. 1969 and 1970
B. 1970 and 1971
C. 1971 and 1972
D. 1972 and 1973
Answer: B. 1970 and 1971

Q1. What is Stan Smith’s full birth name and date of birth?
A. Stanley Roger Smith, born December 14, 1946
B. Stanford Smith, born January 15, 1947
C. Steven Roger Smith, born November 20, 1945
D. Stanley Smith, born March 10, 1948
Answer: A. Stanley Roger Smith, born December 14, 1946

Q2. Which university did Stan Smith attend for his collegiate tennis career, where he earned multiple All-American honors?
A. UCLA
B. University of Southern California (USC)
C. Stanford University
D. University of Florida
Answer: B. University of Southern California (USC)

Q3. What major collegiate titles did Stan Smith win at USC?
A. NCAA singles in 1968 and doubles in 1967 and 1968
B. NCAA singles in 1969 and doubles in 1969 only
C. NCAA doubles in 1966 and singles in 1970
D. No NCAA titles; he turned pro directly
Answer: A. NCAA singles in 1968 and doubles in 1967 and 1968

Q1. What is Tony Roche’s full birth name and exact date of birth?
A. Anthony David Roche, born 17 May 1946
B. Anthony Dalton Roche, born 17 May 1945
C. Thomas Anthony Roche, born 15 June 1945
D. Anthony John Roche, born 17 May 1944
Answer: B. Anthony Dalton Roche, born 17 May 1945

Q2. In which Australian town was Tony Roche born?
A. Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
B. Sydney, New South Wales
C. Tarcutta, New South Wales
D. Melbourne, Victoria
Answer: C. Tarcutta, New South Wales

Q3. What was Tony Roche’s highest singles ranking, achieved in 1969?
A. World No. 1
B. World No. 2
C. World No. 3
D. World No. 4
Answer: B. World No. 2

Q1. When and where was Sergi Bruguera born?
A. 16 January 1971, Barcelona, Spain
B. 15 March 1970, Madrid, Spain
C. 20 June 1972, Valencia, Spain
D. 10 December 1969, Seville, Spain
Answer: A. 16 January 1971, Barcelona, Spain

Q2. What is Sergi Bruguera’s height?
A. 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
B. 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
C. 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
D. 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Answer: B. 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Q3. In what year did Sergi Bruguera turn professional?
A. 1986
B. 1988
C. 1990
D. 1992
Answer: B. 1988

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)