Category: Tennis

Q1. Where and when was Naomi Osaka born?
A. Tokyo, Japan – July 1997
B. Osaka, Japan – October 16, 1997
C. New York, USA – October 16, 1998
D. Haiti – April 1997
Answer: B. Osaka, Japan – October 16, 1997

Q2. What are the nationalities of Naomi Osaka’s parents?
A. Haitian father and Japanese mother
B. Japanese father and American mother
C. American father and Haitian mother
D. Both Japanese parents
Answer: A. Haitian father and Japanese mother

Q3. At what age did Naomi Osaka move to the United States?
A. 1 year old
B. 3 years old
C. 5 years old
D. 7 years old
Answer: B. 3 years old

Q1. What is Angelique Kerber’s date of birth?
A. January 18, 1987
B. January 18, 1988
C. February 18, 1988
D. March 18, 1989
Answer: B. January 18, 1988

Q2. In which German city was Angelique Kerber born?
A. Berlin
B. Kiel
C. Bremen
D. Munich
Answer: C. Bremen

Q3. What is Angelique Kerber’s playing hand?
A. Right-handed
B. Left-handed
C. Ambidextrous
D. Switch-hitter
Answer: B. Left-handed

Q1. Where and when was Ashleigh Barty born?
A. Sydney, 1995
B. Ipswich, Queensland, April 24, 1996
C. Melbourne, 1997
D. Brisbane, 1994
Answer: B. Ipswich, Queensland, April 24, 1996

Q2. What is Ashleigh Barty’s Indigenous Australian heritage?
A. Yorta Yorta
B. Ngaragu people
C. Noongar
D. Murri
Answer: B. Ngaragu people

Q3. At what age did Ashleigh Barty start playing tennis?
A. 3
B. 7
C. 5
D. 8
Answer: C. 5

Q1. What is Jennifer Capriati’s date of birth?
A. January 15, 1976
B. March 29, 1976
C. April 12, 1977
D. June 5, 1975
Answer: B. March 29, 1976

Q2. At what age did Jennifer Capriati turn professional?
A. 11
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14
Answer: C. 13

Q3. Which tournament did Capriati win for her first WTA singles title in 1990?
A. Wimbledon
B. Puerto Rico Open
C. Australian Open
D. US Open
Answer: B. Puerto Rico Open

Q1. What is Gabriela Sabatini’s full birth name and date of birth?
A. Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini, May 16, 1970
B. Gabriela Maria Sabatini, June 12, 1971
C. Maria Gabriela Sabatini, April 20, 1969
D. Beatriz Sabatini, May 16, 1968
Answer: A. Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini, May 16, 1970

Q2. In which city and country was Gabriela Sabatini born?
A. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
B. Buenos Aires, Argentina
C. Santiago, Chile
D. Madrid, Spain
Answer: B. Buenos Aires, Argentina

Q3. What was Sabatini’s highest career ranking in both singles and doubles?
A. World No. 3
B. World No. 1
C. World No. 5
D. World No. 2
Answer: A. World No. 3

Q1. Where and when was Simona Halep born?
A. Bucharest, Romania – 1990
B. Constanta, Romania – September 27, 1991
C. Cluj-Napoca, Romania – 1992
D. Timisoara, Romania – 1989
Answer: B. Constanta, Romania – September 27, 1991

Q2. At what age did Simona Halep start playing tennis?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
Answer: A. 4

Q3. What was Simona Halep’s highest career ranking in singles?
A. World No. 2
B. World No. 1
C. World No. 3
D. World No. 4
Answer: B. World No. 1

Q1. What is Hana Mandlikova’s date of birth?
A. 19 February 1962
B. 15 March 1961
C. 22 April 1963
D. 10 January 1960
Answer: A. 19 February 1962

Q2. In which city was Hana Mandlikova born?
A. Prague, Czechoslovakia
B. Sydney, Australia
C. Paris, France
D. New York, USA
Answer: A. Prague, Czechoslovakia

Q3. Who was Hana Mandlikova’s father, and what was his athletic background?
A. A football player
B. A professional tennis coach
C. Vilem Mandlik, an Olympic 200m semi-finalist
D. An Olympic swimmer
Answer: C. Vilem Mandlik, an Olympic 200m semi-finalist

Q1. What was Louise Brough’s full birth name?
A. Althea Louise Brough Clapp
B. Margaret Louise Brough
C. Louise Althea Brough
D. Pauline Louise Brough
Answer: A. Althea Louise Brough Clapp

Q2. In which city and state was Louise Brough born?
A. Beverly Hills, California
B. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
C. New York City, New York
D. Los Angeles, California
Answer: B. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Q3. At what age did Louise Brough’s family move to Beverly Hills, California?
A. 2 years old
B. 3 years old
C. 4 years old
D. 8 years old
Answer: C. 4 years old

Q1. Where and when was Doris Hart born?
A. June 20, 1925, in Coral Gables, Florida
B. June 20, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri
C. May 29, 1925, in New York City
D. June 20, 1930, in Miami, Florida
Answer: B. June 20, 1925, in St. Louis, Missouri

Q2. What childhood illness caused Doris Hart a permanent impairment in her right leg?
A. Polio
B. Osteomyelitis
C. Rheumatoid arthritis
D. Tuberculosis
Answer: B. Osteomyelitis

Q3. At what age did Doris Hart begin playing tennis, encouraged by her brother Bud?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
Answer: C. 10

Q1. What was Pauline Betz’s full birth name and date of birth?
A. Pauline May Addie, July 15, 1920
B. Pauline May Betz, August 6, 1919
C. Pauline Louise Betz, September 12, 1918
D. Pauline Hart Addie, April 22, 1921
Answer: B. Pauline May Betz, August 6, 1919

Q2. In which U.S. city was Pauline Betz born?
A. Los Angeles, California
B. Potomac, Maryland
C. Dayton, Ohio
D. New York City, New York
Answer: C. Dayton, Ohio

Q3. Where did Pauline Betz primarily learn to play tennis as a child?
A. Private country club courts in New York
B. Public courts in Los Angeles, California
C. College courts at Rollins
D. Indoor facilities in Chicago
Answer: B. Public courts in Los Angeles, California