Category: Tennis

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

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