Classic Tennis Stars

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Instructions: Serve up your knowledge of tennis legends from the sport's most exciting era, from the 1940s through the 1980s!

1.
Which American tennis player won the Grand Slam (all four major titles in one year) in 1953?
A
Jack Kramer
B
Tony Trabert
C
Pancho Gonzales
D
Maureen Connolly
2.
Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in the famous 'Battle of the Sexes' match in what year?
A
1977
B
1973
C
1975
D
1971
3.
Which Australian tennis great won 11 Grand Slam singles titles in the 1960s, including the calendar Grand Slam in 1962 and 1969?
A
Ken Rosewall
B
John Newcombe
C
Roy Emerson
D
Rod Laver
4.
Which fiery American player was known for his on-court outbursts and the phrase 'You cannot be serious!'?
A
Jimmy Connors
B
Ilie Nastase
C
Vitas Gerulaitis
D
John McEnroe
5.
Chris Evert was famous for her powerful baseline game and which signature shot?
A
Two-handed backhand
B
Drop shot
C
Serve and volley
D
Slice forehand
6.
Which Swedish player was known as 'Ice Borg' for his cool demeanor and won five consecutive Wimbledon titles from 1976 to 1980?
A
Bjorn Borg
B
Stefan Edberg
C
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
D
Mats Wilander
7.
Arthur Ashe became the first Black man to win which Grand Slam singles title in 1968?
A
US Open
B
Australian Open
C
French Open
D
Wimbledon
8.
Martina Navratilova, born in Czechoslovakia, won a record how many Wimbledon singles titles?
A
7
B
10
C
9
D
8
9.
Which American player, known as 'Little Mo,' tragically had her career cut short by a horseback riding accident in 1954?
A
Althea Gibson
B
Doris Hart
C
Margaret Osborne duPont
D
Maureen Connolly
10.
Who was the first Black woman to win a Grand Slam title, taking the French Open in 1956?
A
Virginia Wade
B
Althea Gibson
C
Evonne Goolagong
D
Billie Jean King
11.
The famous 1980 Wimbledon final between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe featured an epic tiebreaker in which set?
A
Fourth set
B
Fifth set
C
Third set
D
Second set
12.
Jimmy Connors was known for playing with what unusual racket material that most players had abandoned?
A
Wood
B
Steel
C
Aluminum
D
Fiberglass
13.
Which Australian woman won the Grand Slam in 1970, becoming only the second woman to accomplish this feat?
A
Virginia Wade
B
Kerry Melville
C
Evonne Goolagong
D
Margaret Court
14.
Pancho Gonzales dominated professional tennis in the 1950s. What was his heritage that made him a trailblazer?
A
Cuban American
B
Mexican American
C
African American
D
Native American
15.
The 'Open Era' of tennis, allowing professionals to compete in Grand Slams alongside amateurs, began in what year?
A
1968
B
1965
C
1971
D
1974

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