Virginia Wade Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. What is Virginia Wade’s full birth name and exact birth date?
A. Sarah Virginia Wade, 10 July 1945
B. Virginia Sarah Wade, 15 August 1945
C. Elizabeth Virginia Wade, 10 June 1946
D. Margaret Virginia Wade, 5 July 1944
Answer: A. Sarah Virginia Wade, 10 July 1945
Q2. Where was Virginia Wade born?
A. London, England
B. Bournemouth, Dorset, England
C. Durban, South Africa
D. Sydney, Australia
Answer: B. Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Q3. In which country did Virginia Wade spend most of her childhood from age one until fifteen?
A. Australia
B. United States
C. South Africa
D. France
Answer: C. South Africa
Q4. What degree did Virginia Wade earn from the University of Sussex in 1966?
A. History
B. Mathematics and Physics
C. Biology
D. Literature
Answer: B. Mathematics and Physics
Q5. In what year did Virginia Wade turn professional?
A. 1966
B. 1968
C. 1970
D. 1972
Answer: B. 1968
Q6. Which was Virginia Wade’s first Grand Slam singles title?
A. Wimbledon 1977
B. Australian Open 1972
C. US Open 1968
D. French Open 1973
Answer: C. US Open 1968
Q7. Who did Virginia Wade defeat in the final of the 1968 US Open?
A. Evonne Goolagong
B. Billie Jean King
C. Chris Evert
D. Betty Stöve
Answer: B. Billie Jean King
Q8. Which Grand Slam singles title did Virginia Wade win in 1972?
A. Wimbledon
B. French Open
C. Australian Open
D. US Open
Answer: C. Australian Open
Q9. Who was Virginia Wade’s opponent in the 1972 Australian Open final?
A. Evonne Goolagong
B. Billie Jean King
C. Margaret Court
D. Chris Evert
Answer: A. Evonne Goolagong
Q10. In what year and on what significant occasion did Virginia Wade win the Wimbledon singles title?
A. 1975, during Wimbledon’s 90th anniversary
B. 1977, Queen’s Silver Jubilee and Wimbledon’s centenary
C. 1979, during the Open Era expansion
D. 1982, her retirement year
Answer: B. 1977, Queen’s Silver Jubilee and Wimbledon’s centenary
Q11. Who did Virginia Wade defeat in the semifinals of Wimbledon 1977?
A. Evonne Goolagong
B. Billie Jean King
C. Chris Evert
D. Margaret Court
Answer: C. Chris Evert
Q12. Who did Virginia Wade beat in the final to win Wimbledon 1977?
A. Chris Evert
B. Betty Stove
C. Evonne Goolagong
D. Martina Navratilova
Answer: B. Betty Stove
Q13. What score did Virginia Wade win the third set by in the 1977 Wimbledon final?
A. 6-0
B. 6-3
C. 7-5
D. 6-1
Answer: D. 6-1
Q14. How many Grand Slam singles titles did Virginia Wade win in her career?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer: B. 3
Q15. Virginia Wade is the only British woman in history to have won titles at all four Grand Slams in which categories combined?
A. Singles only
B. Doubles only
C. Singles and doubles
D. Mixed doubles only
Answer: C. Singles and doubles
Q16. With whom did Virginia Wade win all four of her Grand Slam women’s doubles titles?
A. Billie Jean King
B. Margaret Court
C. Evonne Goolagong
D. Betty Stove
Answer: B. Margaret Court
Q17. How many Grand Slam doubles titles did Virginia Wade win?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer: C. 4
Q18. What was Virginia Wade’s highest career ranking in singles?
A. World No. 1
B. World No. 2
C. World No. 3
D. World No. 4
Answer: B. World No. 2
Q19. In what year did Virginia Wade achieve her career-high singles ranking of World No. 2?
A. 1972
B. 1975
C. 1977
D. 1979
Answer: B. 1975
Q20. How many professional singles titles did Virginia Wade win in her career?
A. 35
B. 45
C. 55
D. 65
Answer: C. 55
Q21. What was Virginia Wade’s overall singles career win-loss record?
A. 729–289
B. 678–245
C. 912–401
D. 839–329
Answer: D. 839–329
Q22. How many consecutive years did Virginia Wade win at least one singles title from 1968 onwards?
A. 8
B. 11
C. 13
D. 15
Answer: B. 11
Q23. How many times did Virginia Wade compete in Wimbledon during her career?
A. 18
B. 22
C. 26
D. 30
Answer: C. 26
Q24. In what year was Virginia Wade inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame?
A. 1985
B. 1989
C. 1992
D. 1995
Answer: B. 1989
Q25. What honor was Virginia Wade appointed with in 1986 for services to tennis?
A. MBE
B. Knighthood
C. CBE
D. OBE
Answer: D. OBE