Category: Tennis

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

Q1. In which Argentine city was David Nalbandian born on January 1, 1982?
A. Buenos Aires
B. Unquillo
C. Cordoba
D. Rosario
Answer: B. Unquillo

Q2. What is David Nalbandian’s height?
A. 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
B. 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
C. 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
D. 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Answer: A. 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Q3. Which hand did Nalbandian use for his dominant playing style, paired with a two-handed backhand?
A. Left-handed
B. Right-handed
C. Ambidextrous
D. Switch-hitter
Answer: B. Right-handed

Q1. What is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s date of birth?
A. 17 April 1984
B. 17 April 1985
C. 17 April 1986
D. 17 April 1987
Answer: B. 17 April 1985

Q2. In which French city was Jo-Wilfried Tsonga born?
A. Paris
B. Lyon
C. Le Mans
D. Marseille
Answer: C. Le Mans

Q3. What is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s height?
A. 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
B. 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
C. 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
D. 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Answer: B. 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Q1. What was Laurence Doherty’s full birth name?
A. Reginald Frank Doherty
B. Hugh Laurence Doherty
C. William Laurence Doherty
D. Arthur Laurence Doherty
Answer: B. Hugh Laurence Doherty

Q2. In which year was Laurence Doherty born?
A. 1872
B. 1873
C. 1875
D. 1880
Answer: C. 1875

Q3. Where was Laurence Doherty born?
A. Broadstairs, Kent
B. Wimbledon, London
C. Cambridge, England
D. New York, USA
Answer: B. Wimbledon, London

Q1. What was Jean Borotra’s nickname, inspired by his energetic and acrobatic playing style?
A. The Flying Frenchman
B. The Bounding Basque
C. The Elegant Parisian
D. The Net King of Europe
Answer: B. The Bounding Basque

Q2. In which year was Jean Borotra born?
A. 1898
B. 1895
C. 1901
D. 1905
Answer: A. 1898

Q3. Where was Jean Borotra born?
A. Paris, France
B. Biarritz, France
C. Lyon, France
D. Marseille, France
Answer: B. Biarritz, France

Q1. In what year was Pat Cash born?
A. 1963
B. 1965
C. 1967
D. 1969
Answer: B. 1965

Q2. What was Pat Cash’s career-high ATP singles ranking, and in which month and year did he achieve it?
A. World No. 3 in 1987
B. World No. 4 in 1988
C. World No. 5 in 1986
D. World No. 6 in 1989
Answer: B. World No. 4 in 1988

Q3. Pat Cash turned professional in which year?
A. 1982
B. 1980
C. 1984
D. 1986
Answer: A. 1982

Q1. What was Vitas Gerulaitis’s full birth name and date of birth?
A. Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis, July 26, 1954
B. Vitas Gerulaitis, June 26, 1954
C. Vytautas Gerulaitis, August 15, 1955
D. Kevin Vitas Gerulaitis, September 17, 1954
Answer: A. Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis, July 26, 1954

Q2. Where was Vitas Gerulaitis born?
A. Vilnius, Lithuania
B. Brooklyn, New York, USA
C. Howard Beach, Queens, New York
D. Los Angeles, California
Answer: B. Brooklyn, New York, USA

Q3. Vitas Gerulaitis was nicknamed “The Lithuanian Lion” primarily because of his:
A. Aggressive playing style
B. Roaring celebrations on court
C. Lithuanian immigrant heritage and long blondish hair
D. Coaching methods
Answer: C. Lithuanian immigrant heritage and long blondish hair

Q1. In what year was Yannick Noah born?
A. 1955
B. 1960
C. 1965
D. 1970
Answer: B. 1960

Q2. Where was Yannick Noah discovered playing tennis as a child?
A. Cameroon
B. Paris, France
C. Nice, France
D. London, England
Answer: A. Cameroon

Q3. In what year did Yannick Noah turn professional?
A. 1975
B. 1977
C. 1979
D. 1981
Answer: B. 1977

Q1. What is Tomas Berdych’s exact date of birth?
A. 17 September 1984
B. 17 September 1985
C. 15 September 1986
D. 20 September 1987
Answer: B. 17 September 1985

Q2. In which Czech town was Tomas Berdych born?
A. Prague
B. Brno
C. Valasske Mezirici
D. Ostrava
Answer: C. Valasske Mezirici

Q3. How tall is Tomas Berdych?
A. 6’2″ (188 cm)
B. 6’0″ (183 cm)
C. 6’7″ (201 cm)
D. 6’5″ (196 cm)
Answer: D. 6’5″ (196 cm)

Q1. What is David Ferrer’s nationality and birthplace?
A. Argentine, Buenos Aires
B. Spanish, Xabia
C. Italian, Rome
D. French, Paris
Answer: B. Spanish, Xabia

Q2. On what date was David Ferrer born?
A. 2 April 1982
B. 15 May 1985
C. 10 June 1980
D. 22 March 1984
Answer: A. 2 April 1982

Q3. What is David Ferrer’s height?
A. 6’2″ (188 cm)
B. 5’9″ (175 cm)
C. 6’0″ (183 cm)
D. 5’11” (180 cm)
Answer: B. 5’9″ (175 cm)