General Awareness : Tennis
The following ten questions are based on Tennis
The correct answers are given at the bottom of the page.
- Which of the following is not a surface on which the grand slams are played?
(1) Grass
(2) Turf
(3) Brown clay
(4) None of these.
- In which year was Tennis First played as a Professional event and not as an amateur game?
(1) 1968
(2) 1975
(3) 1960
(4) 1958
- In the year 1988 she won all four Grand slams along with the Olympic gold and completed what is called a golden slam. Who is she?
(1) Martina Navratilova
(2) Steffi Graf
(3) Monica Seles
(4) Chris Evert
- Sampras broke his record of 12 Grand slams when he won the Wimbledon in the year _____. Who is he?
(1) Bjorn Borg
(2) Ivan Lendl
(3) Rod Laver
(4) Roy Emerson
- Being the governing body of tennis, it is responsible for the promotion of tennis in a non-racial, non-political form. Name the organisation
(1) Association of Tennis Players (ATP)
(2) Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)
(3) International Tennis Federation (ITF)
(4) Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
- This financial services group is the title sponsor for the Davis cup. Name the group
(1) Hugo Boss
(2) BNP paribas
(3) Adecco
(4) Camozzi
- She has won 25 Grand slams – the most by any man or woman. Who is she?
(1) Steffi Graf
(2) Margaret Smith Court
(3) Billie jean King
(4) Martina Navratilova
- Which Grand Slam was the last event won by the Swiss teenage champion Martina Hingis?
(1) 1999 Australian Open
(2) 1998 US open
(3) 2000 French open
(4) 2000 Wimbledon
- Who won the 2003 French open women’s singles title?
(1) Serena Williams
(2) Venus Williams
(3) Justine Henin–Hardenne
(4) Jennifer Capriati
- Which Men’s Singles player is nicknamed ‘ The Scud ’ for his explosive serve?
(1) Mark Phillipoussis
(2) Gustavo Kuerton
(3) Andy Roddick
(4) Roger Federer
Answer Key
(1) | 3 | (2) | 1 | (3) | 2 | (4) | 4 | (5) | 3 |
(6) | 2 | (7) | 2 | (8) | 1 | (9) | 3 | (10) | 1 |
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