Category: Tennis

Q1. In what year did Boris Becker turn professional as a tennis player?
A. 1982
B. 1984
C. 1986
D. 1988
Answer: B. 1984

Q2. At what age did Boris Becker become the youngest male Wimbledon singles champion in history?
A. 17 years and 7 months
B. 17 years and 10 months
C. 18 years and 2 months
D. 19 years and 1 month
Answer: A. 17 years and 7 months

Q3. Who did Boris Becker defeat in the final to win his first Wimbledon title in 1985?
A. Ivan Lendl
B. Stefan Edberg
C. Kevin Curren
D. Pete Sampras
Answer: C. Kevin Curren

Q1. In which city and country was Andy Murray born?
A. London, England
B. Glasgow, Scotland
C. Manchester, England
D. Edinburgh, Scotland
Answer: B. Glasgow, Scotland

Q2. In what year did Andy Murray turn professional?
A. 2003
B. 2004
C. 2005
D. 2009
Answer: C. 2005

Q3. Where and when did Andy Murray win his first ATP Tour singles title?
A. San Jose, 2006
B. Rotterdam, 2009
C. Cincinnati, 2008
D. London Queen’s Club, 2009
Answer: A. San Jose, 2006

Q1. Where and when was John Patrick McEnroe Jr. born?
A. New York City, USA, in 1960
B. Wiesbaden, West Germany, on February 16, 1959
C. London, England, in 1958
D. Los Angeles, USA, on January 1, 1959
Answer: B. Wiesbaden, West Germany, on February 16, 1959

Q2. At what age did John McEnroe begin playing tennis at the Douglaston Club in Queens, New York?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 8
D. 15
Answer: C. 8

Q3. Which prestigious junior tennis academy in New York did McEnroe join as a top-ranked junior player?
A. IMG Academy
B. Port Washington Tennis Academy
C. Bollettieri Tennis Academy
D. Saddlebrook Tennis Academy
Answer: B. Port Washington Tennis Academy

Q1. On what date and in which city was Andre Agassi born?
A. April 29, 1969, in Los Angeles, California
B. April 29, 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada
C. March 15, 1971, in New York City, New York
D. June 12, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois
Answer: B. April 29, 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada

Q2. Who was Andre Agassi’s father, and what was his sporting background before influencing Andre’s tennis career?
A. A former Olympic swimmer from Italy
B. A baseball player from Cuba
C. A professional golfer from Australia
D. Emmanuel “Mike” Agassi, a former Olympic boxer from Iran (of Armenian descent)
Answer: D. Emmanuel “Mike” Agassi, a former Olympic boxer from Iran (of Armenian descent)

Q3. At what age was Andre Agassi sent to Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Academy in Florida, and what major decision did he make regarding school?
A. Age 10; completed high school early
B. Age 15; transferred to a tennis-focused public school
C. Age 16; finished college remotely
D. Age 13; dropped out in ninth grade
Answer: D. Age 13; dropped out in ninth grade

Q1. Where and when was Ivan Lendl born?
A. July 7, 1962, in Prague, Czechoslovakia
B. March 7, 1960, in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
C. January 15, 1959, in Brno, Czechoslovakia
D. April 12, 1961, in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Answer: B. March 7, 1960, in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia

Q2. Which country did Ivan Lendl originally represent when he turned professional in 1978?
A. United States
B. Russia
C. Czechoslovakia
D. Germany
Answer: C. Czechoslovakia

Q3. In what year did Ivan Lendl become a U.S. citizen?
A. 1987
B. 1992
C. 1984
D. 1995
Answer: B. 1992

Q1. In which year and location was Jimmy Connors born?
A. 1950 in St. Louis, Missouri
B. 1952 in Belleville, Illinois
C. 1954 in Los Angeles, California
D. 1948 in New York City
Answer: B. 1952 in Belleville, Illinois

Q2. Who served as Jimmy Connors’ primary coach throughout his childhood and early career?
A. Pancho Gonzalez
B. Vic Braden
C. His mother, Gloria Connors
D. Harry Hopman
Answer: C. His mother, Gloria Connors

Q3. In what year did Jimmy Connors turn professional?
A. 1970
B. 1972
C. 1974
D. 1968
Answer: B. 1972

Q1. In which year and city was Bjorn Borg born?
A. 1956 in Malmo
B. 1956 in Stockholm
C. 1958 in Gothenburg
D. 1955 in Sodertalje
Answer: B. 1956 in Stockholm

Q2. At what age did Borg make his Davis Cup debut for Sweden?
A. 13
B. 14
C. 15
D. 16
Answer: C. 15

Q3. What was Borg’s first professional singles title won in 1974?
A. Italian Open
B. Wimbledon
C. French Open
D. US Open
Answer: A. Italian Open

Q1. In which Australian city and on what exact date was Rod Laver born?
A. Sydney on 9 August 1938
B. Rockhampton, Queensland on 9 August 1938
C. Melbourne on 9 August 1940
D. Brisbane on 9 August 1936
Answer: B. Rockhampton, Queensland on 9 August 1938

Q2. Who gave Rod Laver the famous nickname “The Rocket”?
A. His coach Charlie Hollis
B. His rival Ken Rosewall
C. Australian Davis Cup captain Harry Hopman
D. Wimbledon commentator Dan Maskell
Answer: C. Australian Davis Cup captain Harry Hopman

Q3. What was Rod Laver’s first Grand Slam singles title and in which year?
A. Wimbledon in 1961
B. Australian Championships in 1960
C. French Championships in 1962
D. US Championships in 1962
Answer: B. Australian Championships in 1960

Q1. What is Pete Sampras’s full birth name and date of birth?
A. Peter Sampras, born July 12, 1971
B. Petros Sampras, born August 12, 1971
C. Pete Sampras, born August 12, 1970
D. Petros “Pistol” Sampras, born September 12, 1971
Answer: B. Petros Sampras, born August 12, 1971

Q2. In which city and country was Pete Sampras born?
A. Washington, D.C., USA
B. Los Angeles, California, USA
C. Athens, Greece
D. Palos Verdes, California, USA
Answer: A. Washington, D.C., USA

Q3. How tall is Pete Sampras?
A. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
B. 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
C. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
D. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Answer: D. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Q1. In which Spanish town and on what date was Rafael Nadal born?
A. Barcelona on 3 June 1987
B. Manacor, Mallorca on 3 June 1986
C. Madrid on 3 June 1985
D. Valencia on 3 June 1988
Answer: B. Manacor, Mallorca on 3 June 1986

Q2. Which family member, a retired professional footballer who played for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team, is Rafael Nadal’s uncle?
A. Carlos Moya
B. Toni Nadal
C. Miguel Angel Nadal
D. Sebastian Nadal
Answer: C. Miguel Angel Nadal

Q3. At what age did Rafael Nadal turn professional, and who was his primary early coach (his uncle)?
A. Age 14, coached by Carlos Moya
B. Age 15, coached by Toni Nadal
C. Age 18, coached by Francisco Roig
D. Age 16, coached by his father Sebastián
Answer: B. Age 15, coached by Toni Nadal