50 Tennis Quiz Questions and Answers

A highly individualistic sport, tennis is a game of intense rivalry, nerves of steel and stories of sporting heroics.

Not only is tennis a sport for the most impressive physical specimens, it is a sport with a very large fanbase.

Now it is time to put your tennis fandom to the test: is the ball in your court, or will it be a swing and a miss?

Regardless, this tennis trivia is the one to try. We’ve compiled 50 tennis quiz questions and answers, all focusing on one of the world’s most loved sports. From Wimbledon to the Williams sisters, this quiz has it covered.

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But first things first, it’s time for you to put your tennis knowledge to use with these tennis quiz questions and answers.

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Tennis Quiz Questions and Answers

Questions

  1. Who was the first man to win 20 Grand Slam men’s singles titles in the Open era?
  2. What was the title of the exhibition tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs?
  3. What is the name of Andy and Jamie Murray’s mother?
  4. What is the technical term for a 40-40 score in tennis?
  5. Which tennis player had their Australian visa cancelled in 2022 because of their Covid-19 vaccination status?
  6. In what US state does the Indian Wells tournament take place?
  7. Which male tennis player was consistently ranked in the top 10 between 2005 and 2023?
  8. Which former world number one tennis player was nicknamed A-Rod?
  9. Which Norwegian tennis player did Carlos Alcaraz beat in the 2022 US Open Final?
  10. ATP is a governing body of the men’s professional tennis circuits. But what does acronym ATP stand for?
  11. Elena Rybakina was born in Russia, but which country has she represented since 2018?
  12. In 2020, Naomi Osaka showed her support for the Black Lives Matter movement with an article of clothing. What was it?
  13. What is the traditional snack served at Wimbledon?
  14. The French Open is also known by what name?
  15. How many points are awarded to the runner-up in a men’s ATP Grand Slam?
  16. How old was Venus Williams when she turned professional?
  17. Which tennis player shares his name with a Swedish apparel fashion brand?
  18. In what year was the first Wimbledon tournament held?
  19. Which actor plays Richard Williams, the father of Serena and Venus Williams, in the 2021 biographical sports drama film ‘King Richard’?
  20. Which five-time grand slam winner was suspended from play after testing positive for meldonium in 2016?
  21. What is the name of the main stadium which hosts the US Open tennis tournament?
  22. A tennis player has to win which five tournaments to win a ‘Golden Slam’?
  23. On which Balearic Island is the Rafa Nadal Academy located?
  24. Which tennis player founded the Women’s Sports Foundation in 1974?
  25. Which tennis player was fined $7,500 for spitting and swearing during his second-round win at the U.S. Open?
  26. What is Coco Gauff’s actual first name?
  27. Along with partner Neil Broad, who won the silver medal in the men’s doubles for team Great Britain at the 1996 Olympics?
  28. The Davis Cup is run by which tennis governing body?
  29. Which brand was the official supplier of tennis balls for Wimbledon between 1902 and 2023?
  30. What fruit adorns the top of the Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles trophy?
  31. Since 1945, Wimbledon has only been cancelled once. True or False?
  32. Out of the French Open, Wimbledon, the US Open and the Australian Open, which tournament did Pete Sampras never win?
  33. Which tennis player became the first woman to earn over $1 million in a season?
  34. Which former tennis player controversially stated that if Serena Williams played the men’s circuit “she’d be like 700 in the world”?
  35. In 2022, the men’s and women’s singles champions at the French Open won how much money each?
  36. In 2023, women and girls competing at Wimbledon will have the option of wearing coloured undershorts instead of the traditional white. True or false?
  37. Prior to Andy Murray, who was the last British tennis player to win the men’s Wimbledon championship?
  38. Steffi Graf married which famous tennis player in 2001?
  39. How many nations entered the Davis Cup in 2023?
  40. John McEnroe is a graduate of Stanford University. True or False?
  41. Which international team won the final of the Billie Jean King Cup in 2022?
  42. Other than Romanian and English, what other language can Emma Raducanu speak fluently?
  43. Which brothers hold the most ATP Masters 1000 tournament doubles titles?
  44. What is the term for winning or losing a set 6–0?
  45. The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is the national governing body of tennis for Great Britain and which two self-governing British Crown Dependencies?
  46. Who was Novak Djokovic’s coach between 2006-2017?
  47. Who was named ATP Player of the Year 1989?
  48. What is the name of the technology used in tennis to determine if the ball is in or out?
  49. The Terra Wortmann Open is held in which country?
  50. How many mixed doubles titles has Serena Williams won in her professional career?

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Answers

  1. Roger Federer
  2. The Battle of the Sexes
  3. Judy Murray
  4. Deuce
  5. Novak Djokovic
  6. California
  7. Rafael Nadal
  8. Andy Roddick
  9. Casper Ruud
  10. The Association of Tennis Professionals
  11. Kazakhstan
  12. A face mask
  13. Strawberries and cream
  14. Roland-Garros
  15. 1200
  16. 14
  17. Björn Borg
  18. 1877
  19. Will Smith
  20. Maria Sharapova
  21. Arthur Ashe Stadium
  22. The Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, the US Open, & the Olympics/Paralympics
  23. Majorca, Spain
  24. Billie Jean King
  25. Nick Kyrgios
  26. Cori Gauff
  27. Tim Henman
  28. International Tennis Federation (ITF)
  29. Slazenger
  30. A pineapple
  31. True – it was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
  32. The French Open
  33. Martina Navratilova
  34. John McEnroe
  35. 2.2 million euros
  36. True
  37. Fred Perry
  38. Andre Agassi
  39. 155
  40. False – he enrolled on a tennis scholarship, but left without graduating as he became professional tennis player.
  41. Switzerland
  42. Mandarin
  43. The Bryan Brothers
  44. A Bagel
  45. The Channel Islands & the Isle of Man
  46. Marian Vajda
  47. Boris Becker
  48. Hawk-Eye
  49. Germany
  50. Two

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