Tennis lukkha quiz

Tennis quiz conducted as part of the Lit Lukkha weekend (26-27 September 2015) in IIT Bombay.

1. Tennis Quiz Kaushik Nagaraj Yash Dhoble Anuj Shetty

2. Let’s begin with something easy :) This grand slam tournament was the first event to offer equal prize money for men and women. They were the first to introduce the tie-break system and use a tie-break in the deciding set. It has also been conducted on 3 surfaces over the years. What slam are we talking about? X holds the record of winning this slam on all 3 surfaces. Identify X

3. Answer:

4. The US Open X - Jimmy Connors

5. 2. What does this graph signify?

6. Answer:

7. Singles ranking composite chart of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic

8. 3. Identify the logo and the player in the logo.

9. Answer:

10. This is the logo of the Australian Open. The tournament’s logo is the distinct serve of former world no.1 Stefan Edberg!

11. 4. X has a record of losing 3 consecutive Grand Slam Finals. Coincidentally, he lost all three to the same player Y. Identify X and Y.

12. Answer:

13. X- Rafael Nadal Y - Novak Djokovic

14. 5. Tennis player, X, lost 16 times in a row to Y. He then finally won a match against him and famously said, “And let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody defeats X 17 times in a row” Identify X,Y

15. Answer:

16. X - Vitas Gerulaitis Y - Jimmy Connors

17. 6. X has won a total of 42 Grand Slam titles and ended her career on a winning streak of 470 (singles) matches. She has also won 7 Paralympics medals and 22 year-end championships. Identify X.

18. Answer:

19. X - Esther Vergeer

20. 7. Connect this exhaustive list: Roger Federer - (2009) Rafa Nadal - (2008, 2010) Bjorn Borg - (1978-80) Rod Laver - (1969)

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22. They are the only players in the Open Era to win a Channel Slam (winning Roland Garros & Wimbledon back-to-back), which is considered a daunting task given the drastic change in playing surfaces.

23. 8. Identify:

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25. Rufus the Hawk is a Harris Hawk used by the All England Club to keep pigeons away from their venue. Rufus has been scaring away the birds for 15 years, taking over from the previous hawk, Hamish

26. 9. Connect and complete the following list Steffi Graf Rafael Nadal Serena Williams Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde Serena Williams and Venus Williams Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan X

27. Answer:

28. Andre Agassi Connection : Career Golden Slam Winners

29. 10. Connect and complete the following list : Sampras - 6 times Federer, Connors - 5 times McEnroe, Lendl, Djokovic - 4 times Nadal - ________

30. Answer:

31. 3 times. Connection: This is the list of the players who have held the year-end no.1 ranking the maximum number of times. Rafa Nadal has been the year-end no.1 in 2008, 2010, 2013.

32. 11. Connect the three players in the image below :P

33. Answer:

34. Federer, Female Federer and Baby Federer

35. 12. This one-time Wimbledon champion is known for her very unorthodox style of playing - double handed backhands and double handed forehands. She also won Wimbledon without losing a set. Who are we talking about?

36. Answer:

37. Marion Bartoli

38. 13. Not tennis balls for sure! If you can get what these are, then identifying a former world no.1 should not be too difficult. Who?

39. Answer:

40. Maria Sharapova The image in the previous slide is that of Sugarpova sporty tennis gumballs (a candy business started by Sharapova)

41. 14. “Kokkinakis banged your girl-friend. Sorry to tell you that, mate.” X delivered this scathing comment to Y, in reference to his girlfriend Z. Identify X,Y,Z.

42. Answer:

43. X - Nick Kyrgios Y - Stan Wawrinka Z - Donna Vekic

44. 15. “To me, that’s not tennis. Either I come out with football shoes or I invite Chuck Norris to advise me how to play on this court.” Who made this statement and what court is he talking about?

45. Answer:

46. Novak Djokovic, expressing his displeasure over the extremely slippery conditions of the blue clay in the 2012 Madrid masters

47. 16. Andy Murray began his Wimbledon 2015 campaign against Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan. There was something very unique about that contest. What was it?

48. Answer:

49. Rare occasion when both the players were coached by female coaches. Murray was coached by Amelie Mauresmo while Kukushkin was coached by his wife Anastasia

50. 17. The origin of X, which adorns the top of the lid of the actual cup could date back to the tradition where captains in the Navy coming back from the sea put X on the gates of their home. What is X and which cup are we talking about here?

51. Answer:

52. Pineapple atop the Wimbledon men’s singles trophy

53. 18. Identify this gruesome incident which happened during the 1983 US Open:

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55. Richard Wertheim, was an American tennis linesman, who suffered a fatal injury when Stefan Edberg sent an errant serve directly into his groin. The official had been sitting in a chair and officiating at the center line when the blow knocked him backward. He was rushed to the hospital and died after 5 days.

56. 19. Connect this exhaustive list: Margaret Court - 2 times Doris Hart - 1 time Martina Navratilova - 1 time

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58. They are the only 3 players to have won a Career Boxed Set (winning singles, doubles and mixed doubles at all 4 Grand slams over the course of an entire career). No male has achieved this!

59. 20. Connect and complete the following list: Mark Edmondson (1976) Yannick Noah (1983) __________________ Andy Roddick (2003)

60. Answer:

61. Andy Murray (2013) Connection: They were the last players to win their home slams.

62. 21. Andre Agassi, in his autobiography Open, has accused X of trying to break his concentration by blowing kisses to Brooke Shields (his girlfriend) during the ‘95 US Open Semifinal, and voiced regret that his final loss on tour came to the similarly named Y. Identify X and Y.

63. Answer:

64. X - Boris Becker Y - Benjamin Becker

65. 22. X has the record of being world number 1 for the most number of weeks (quite obvious,no?) while Y has the record of being world number 1 for the least number of weeks. Identify X and Y (also the number of weeks)

66. Answer:

67. X - Roger Federer 302 Weeks Y - Patrick Rafter 1 week Fun fact : Rafter was the first ever opponent of Federer in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament ( French Open ‘99)

68. 23. Give the funda for this exhaustive list: Nikolay Davydenko Dominik Hrbaty Alex Corretja Dustin Brown Chris Guccione Joachim Johansson Olivier Mutis Paradorn Srichaphan Nick Kyrgios

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70. Players with winning records (positive H2H) against Rafa Nadal. Most of them are one-match wonders, testimony to the dominance of Nadal!

71. 24. Connect this exhaustive list: Rod Laver (1969) Roger Federer (2006-07, 2009) Novak Djokovic (2015)

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73. They are the only 3 players in the Open era to reach all four Major finals in a calendar year

74. 25. Connect and complete this exhaustive list: Roger Federer (2007) Novak Djokovic (2009, 2011, 2013) Juan Martin del Potro (2009) ____________ (2015)

75. Answers:

76. Fabio Fognini Connection: These are the only players to beat Nadal 3 or more times in a calendar year

77. 26. An ATP World Tour Award is named after player X. Y has won this award a record 10 times. X incidentally happens to be Y's coach. ID X and Y

78. Answer:

79. X- Stefan Edberg Y- Roger Federer

80. 27. What did Roger Federer name the cow?

81. Answer:

82. Juliette Fun fact: This cow was gifted to Roger Federer on his return to Switzerland (2003 Swiss Open in Gstaad) after his Wimbledon 2003 triumph as he was the first Grand slam winner that the country had produced

83. 28. Identify the player in the image and his unique achievement:

84. Answer:

85. Marcelo Rios (nicknamed El Chino) He was the only player who held the world no.1 spot without winning a single grand slam title

86. 29. Where is this statue located and what does it depict?

87. Answer:

88. Located at Stade Roland Garros in between Court Philippe Chatrier and Court no.1, the square is surrounded by statues of the Four Musketeers of French Tennis, who led France to 6 straight Davis Cup wins (1927-32). At the center of the square is a Davis Cup replica. At its creation, the Roland Garros Trophy was renamed Coupes de Mousquetaires in honour of the quartet.

89. 30. Leonardo Lavalle Moreno won the boys’ singles title at Wimbledon in 1985. There was something very unique about his win that year. What was it?

90. Answer:

91. It was the same year that Boris Becker won the men’s title. Interestingly, he was younger than Moreno!

92. Thank You!