Which of these tennis players hails from Switzerland?
Roger Federer
Which of these tennis players hails from Serbia?
Novak Djokovic
What tennis player is married to fellow tennis player Steffi
Graf?
Andre Agassi
What happens if a ball lands on the line?
It’s considered in
What tennis player competed against Bobby Riggs in the 1973
tennis match dubbed “The Battle of the Sexes”?
Billie Jean King
If the server steps over the line while serving, he or she
receives a what?
Footfault
Which of these tennis players hails from Spain?
Rafael Nadal
What legendary tennis player died of aids?
Arthur Ashe
There are two tennis-playing Williams sisters. One is named
Serena. What’s the other one named?
Venus
What is the oldest tennis tournament in the world?
Wimbledon
In tennis, what is the name for the left side of the court?
Ad court
In tennis, what is the name for the right side of the court?
Deuce court
The Australian Open is held in what month?
January
The longest recorded tennis match lasted how long?
11 hours
The service line is how far from the net in tennis?
21 feet
Two men’s tennis players won every US Open from 1978 through
1984. One was John McEnroe. Who was the other tennis player?
Jimmy Connors
What African-American tennis player won the 1968 US Open?
Arthur Ashe
What female tennis player broke Martina Navratilova’s record
of 331 straight weeks at number 1?
Steffi Graf
What tennis player had a father who boxed for the Iranian
Olympic team?
Andre Agassi
What tennis player’s last name means “she who returns” in
Czech?
Martina Navratilova
What tennis star had a tennis ball and racquet above his
crib as a child?
Andre Agassi
Who did John McEnroe beat in the final to win his first
Wimbledon?
Bjorn Borg
Who is the youngest man ever to win the US Open title in
tennis?
Pete Sampras
Who was the first American male to win three straight
Wimbledon singels titles?
Pete Sampras
Who was the first Russian tennis player to win a Grand Slam
singles title?
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Who was the first unseeded player to win Wimbledon?
Boris Becker
Who won her 6th Wimbledon title by beating Evonne Cawley in
40 minutes?
Billie Jean King
Expert
A volley hit with backspin is called what?
Slice
For doubles matches, how wide is a tennis court?
36 feet
For singles matches, how wide is a tennis court?
27 feet
Hitting a tennis shot from the weak side of your body is called what?
Backhand
How long is a tennis court?
78 feet
How long was the shortest tennis match in Wimbledon history?
20 minutes
How many times did Bjorn Borg win the French Open?
6
Jim Courier has how many Grand Slam singles titles?
4
What does 'love' mean in tennis?
0
What's it called when a serve hits the net but still reaches the receiver's side?
Let
What's it called when players are tied in a game 40-40?
Deuce
What's it called when the first shot of a volley series doesn't land in the appropriate area?
Fault
What's it called when two back-to-back service shots don't land in the appropriate area?
Double fault
What's it called when you hit a ball back between your legs?
Tweener
What's it called when you hit a tennis shot from the strong side of your body?
Forehand
What's it called when you return a ball just over the net so your opponent must run up quickly to return to?
Drop shot
What's it called when you return a shot before it bounces on your side?
Volley
What's it called when your opponent returns the ball softly, it goes over your head, and you hit it back as hard as you can?
Overhead smash
What's the name of the shot which originally puts the ball in play?
Serve
What tennis player appeared in 8 consecutive US Open finals?
Ivan Lendl
What tennis player was nicknamed "Melon"?
Thomas Enqvist
Which of these female tennis players once dated golfer Rory McIlroy?
Caroline Wozniacki
Which of these tennis players has never been ranked #1?
Sergi Bruguera
Which of these tennis players has not had a Grand Slam tennis stadium named after him?
Stefan Edberg