Lesley Turner Bowrey Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. What is Lesley Turner Bowrey’s full birth name and date of birth?
A. Lesley Rosemary Smith, born 16 August 1943
B. Lesley Rosemary Turner, born 16 August 1942
C. Lesley Ann Bowrey, born 15 July 1941
D. Margaret Lesley Turner, born 20 September 1940
Answer: B. Lesley Rosemary Turner, born 16 August 1942
Q2. In which Australian city or region did Lesley Turner Bowrey grow up and begin her tennis career?
A. Melbourne
B. Brisbane
C. Sydney
D. Perth
Answer: C. Sydney
Q3. What was Lesley Turner Bowrey’s highest world singles ranking, and in which year?
A. No. 1 in 1965
B. No. 2 in 1964
C. No. 3 in 1963
D. No. 4 in 1967
Answer: B. No. 2 in 1964
Q4. How many Grand Slam singles titles did Lesley Turner Bowrey win?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 0
Answer: B. 2
Q5. Which Grand Slam tournament did Lesley Turner Bowrey win her singles titles at?
A. Wimbledon and Australian Open
B. US Open and Australian Open
C. French Championships Two Times
D. Only Wimbledon
Answer: C. French Championships Two Times
Q6. Who did Lesley Turner Bowrey defeat in the 1965 French Open singles final?
A. Ann Haydon-Jones
B. Nancy Richey
C. Francoise Durr
D. Margaret Smith
Answer: D. Margaret Smith
Q7. In how many Grand Slam singles finals did Lesley Turner Bowrey appear?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 2
Answer: B. 6
Q8. Which player defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey in the 1964 Australian Championships singles final?
A. Margaret Smith
B. Nancy Richey
C. Billie Jean Moffitt
D. Francoise Durr
Answer: A. Margaret Smith
Q9. What was Lesley Turner Bowrey’s best singles result at Wimbledon?
A. Winner
B. Runner-up
C. Semifinalist
D. Quarterfinalist only
Answer: C. Semifinalist
Q10. How many total Grand Slam titles (singles + doubles + mixed) did Lesley Turner Bowrey win?
A. 9
B. 13
C. 17
D. 11
Answer: B. 13
Q11. With which partner did Lesley Turner Bowrey win her first Grand Slam doubles title?
A. Margaret Smith
B. Judy Tegart
C. Darlene Hard
D. Fred Stolle
Answer: C. Darlene Hard
Q12. How many Grand Slam women’s doubles titles did Lesley Turner Bowrey win?
A. 4
B. 7
C. 5
D. 9
Answer: B. 7
Q13. Which Grand Slam doubles title did Lesley Turner Bowrey and Margaret Smith win in 1964 at Wimbledon?
A. They lost in the final
B. They won the mixed doubles only
C. They did not partner that year
D. They won 7–5, 6–2 against Billie Jean Moffitt and Karen Susman
Answer: D. They won 7–5, 6–2 against Billie Jean Moffitt and Karen Susman
Q14. Who was Lesley Turner Bowrey’s most frequent women’s doubles partner for Grand Slam titles?
A. Judy Tegart
B. Darlene Hard
C. Margaret Smith
D. Gail Sherriff
Answer: C. Margaret Smith
Q15. In which year did Lesley Turner Bowrey win the Australian Open women’s doubles title with Judy Tegart?
A. 1965 only
B. 1964 and 1967
C. 1961
D. 1976
Answer: B. 1964 and 1967
Q16. How many Grand Slam mixed doubles titles did Lesley Turner Bowrey win?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 1
Answer: B. 4
Q17. With whom did Lesley Turner Bowrey win the 1961 and 1964 Wimbledon mixed doubles titles?
A. Fred Stolle
B. Owen Davidson
C. Bill Bowrey
D. Ken Fletcher
Answer: A. Fred Stolle
Q18. In how many Fed Cup (Federation Cup) championship-winning teams did Lesley Turner Bowrey play for Australia?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 2
D. 0
Answer: B. 3
Q19. What role did Lesley Turner Bowrey later hold for the Australian Fed Cup team?
A. Captain-coach 1994–2001
B. Player only
C. Commentator
D. Referee
Answer: A. Captain-coach 1994–2001
Q20. When and to whom did Lesley Turner Bowrey get married?
A. 1965 to Fred Stolle
B. 1970 to Owen Davidson
C. 1968 to Bill Bowrey
D. Never married
Answer: B. 1970 to Owen Davidson
Q21. In what year was Lesley Turner Bowrey inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame?
A. 1985
B. 1994
C. 1997
D. 2009
Answer: C. 1997
Q22. Which Australian honour was Lesley Turner Bowrey appointed in 2009?
A. Order of Australia (AM)
B. Australian of the Year
C. Knight/Dame
D. No honour
Answer: A. Order of Australia (AM)
Q23. What playing style best describes Lesley Turner Bowrey?
A. Aggressive serve-and-volleyer
B. Diminutive, fit baseliner with strong groundstrokes
C. Left-handed power player
D. Net-rushing specialist
Answer: B. Diminutive, fit baseliner with strong groundstrokes
Q24. In which year did Lesley Turner Bowrey win the Italian Championships singles title against Maria Bueno?
A. 1965
B. 1964
C. 1967
D. 1968
Answer: C. 1967
Q25. How many times did Lesley Turner Bowrey reach the Australian Championships singles final?
A. Once
B. Twice
C. Three times
D. Four times
Answer: B. Twice