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Grand Slam tennis

Twelve questions on grand slam tennis. Look closely: the most familiar answer is not always the right one.

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Question sheet

1. Which player completed the women's calendar-year singles Grand Slam in 1953?
- A. Althea Gibson
- B. Maureen Connolly
- C. Shirley Fry
- D. Doris Hart
2. Who completed the women's calendar-year singles Grand Slam in 1970?
- A. Evonne Goolagong
- B. Billie Jean King
- C. Margaret Court
- D. Virginia Wade
3. Who won all four women's singles majors in the calendar year 1988?
- A. Martina Navratilova
- B. Steffi Graf
- C. Gabriela Sabatini
- D. Chris Evert
4. Which Grand Slam singles title did Monica Seles never win during her career?
- A. Roland Garros
- B. Wimbledon
- C. Australian Open
- D. US Open
5. Which tournament supplied 11 of Margaret Court's 24 major singles titles?
- A. US Open
- B. Roland Garros
- C. Australian Championships or Australian Open
- D. Wimbledon
6. How many Grand Slam singles titles did Serena Williams win across her career?
- A. 22
- B. 24
- C. 23
- D. 21
7. Which venue immediately preceded Melbourne Park as the Australian Open's home?
- A. Kooyong
- B. Memorial Drive
- C. White City
- D. Milton
8. In which year did the Australian Open first take place at the complex now called Melbourne Park?
- A. 1990
- B. 1986
- C. 1988
- D. 1992
9. What was the Australian Open's original tournament name when it began in 1905?
- A. Pacific Championships
- B. Australian National Championships
- C. Commonwealth Championships
- D. Australasian Championships
10. Who won the inaugural Wimbledon gentlemen's singles championship in 1877?
- A. William Renshaw
- B. Spencer Gore
- C. Frank Hadow
- D. William Marshall
11. Who won the first Open-era Wimbledon gentlemen's singles title in 1968?
- A. Ken Rosewall
- B. Roy Emerson
- C. Rod Laver
- D. John Newcombe
12. Under Wimbledon's 2025 singles rules, what happens at 6-6 in the final set?
- A. A seven-point tie-break begins
- B. A single deciding point is played
- C. Players continue until a two-game lead
- D. A ten-point tie-break begins

Answer sheet (for the quizmaster)

1. B - Maureen Connolly
Connolly became the first woman to complete the singles calendar Grand Slam, winning all four majors in 1953.
2. C - Margaret Court
Court's 1970 sweep included her fifth US singles championship.
3. B - Steffi Graf
Graf also won Olympic singles gold in Seoul, making her achievement a Golden Slam.
4. B - Wimbledon
Seles won nine major singles titles, but lost her only Wimbledon singles final in 1992.
5. C - Australian Championships or Australian Open
Court won her home major 11 times across its amateur and Open-era versions.
6. C - 23
Williams finished with 23 major singles titles, including seven each at Wimbledon and the Australian Open.
7. A - Kooyong
The Australian Open moved from Kooyong to the new Flinders Park complex in 1988.
8. C - 1988
The purpose-built venue opened for the 1988 tournament under the name Flinders Park.
9. D - Australasian Championships
It became the Australian Championships in 1927 and the Australian Open in 1969.
10. B - Spencer Gore
Gore beat William Marshall in straight sets in the first final.
11. C - Rod Laver
Laver beat fellow Australian Tony Roche in the 1968 final.
12. D - A ten-point tie-break begins
Wimbledon introduced the ten-point final-set tie-break at 6-6 in 2022, with a two-point winning margin required.