Tennis

A bit of a name fest here, but there are at least a couple that are guessable.

Questions

When American tennis player Bethanie Mattek-Sands won mixed-doubles gold at the 2016 Olympics she was partnered by which former junior US Open winner who took up professional pickleball in 2023? Neither player ever made it past the last 16 in a Grand Slam singles tournament.

JACK SOCK

Five times a winner of Grand Slam titles in women’s doubles, Bethanie Mattek-Sands’ successes in that event came alongside which Czech player who lost the 2015 French Open final to Serena Williams?

LUCIE ŠAFÁŘOVÁ

A winner of two Grand Slam men’s doubles tournaments with Curaçao-born Jean-Julien Rojer, which Romanian tennis player partnered Bethanie Mattek-Sands to the mixed doubles title at the 2012 Australian Open?

HORIA TECĂU

Bethanie Mattek-Sands defeated a team containing her former partner Horia Tecău in the semi-final of the 2015 French Open mixed doubles. With which compatriot did she team up with, the pair going on to win the event?

MIKE BRYAN

The first time since 1982 that a pair had successfully defended their title in the US Open mixed doubles, which tennis player partnered with Bethanie Mattek-Sands to achieve this in 2019?

JAMIE MURRAY

The only Grand Slam singles final for which Romanian tennis player came when she was defeated by Slovenia-born Mima Jaušovec at the 1977 French Open? She also reached the mixed doubles finals at that event, suffering defeat to a pair that included John McEnroe.

FLORENȚA MIHAI

Who was the US tennis player who had male to female sex reassignment surgery and tried to compete as a lady at the 1976 US Open? She later coached Martina Navratilova to two Wimbledon titles.

RENÉE RICHARDS

Number 1 for a record 8 consecutive years in the 1950s, what nationality was Pancho Gonzales? In 1968 at the age of 40 he defeated defending champion Roy Emerson in the French Open quarter finals before losing to Rod Laver in the semis.

AMERICAN

When Marcus Baghdatis reached the final of the Australian Open he was under the wing of Frenchman Patrick Mouratoglou, the later coach of which tennis player for the ten years from 2012 to 2022?

SERENA WILLIAMS

Marián Vajda, long-time coach to Novak Djokovic, began coaching which fellow Slovak tennis player in May 2022? Their partnership ended the following year after improved results failed to materialise.

ALEX MOLČAN

Tennis Grand Slam finalists

Given that I couldn’t remember that either Rod Laver or Margaret Court were Australian last week I’m not sure how much hope there is for me with these…

Questions

The most recent male to win both the individual and doubles tournaments at a Grand Slam was Yevgeny Kafelnikov at the 1996 French Open. Reaching a singles high of 26 in the world, which Czech player partnered him in that doubles success, this being the first of three Grand Slam titles for the pair?

DANIEL VACEK

The best Grand Slam run for which alliterative French tennis player came at the 1972 French Open when he reached the final, losing in 4 sets to Spaniard Andrés Gimeno? That same year he reached a career high in the rankings of number 16.

PATRICK PROISY

Defeating South African Ian Vermaak and Chilean Luis Ayala in the finals of the 1959 and 1960 French Opens respectively, Italian tennis player Nicola Pietrangeli was born in which country?

TUNISIA

Winner of Wimbledon in 1973, which Czech player was defeated by Patrick Proisy in the 1972 French Open when attempting to win the tournament for the third year in a row?

JAN KODEŠ

Credited with coining the term ‘bagel’ for a 6-0 set, which American reached their only Grand Slam final at the 1976 French Open when they lost in four sets to Adriano Panatta?

HAROLD SOLOMON

Born in Slovenia, which Yugoslav player did Chris Evert defeat in the 1983 French Open final? This was her third final in that event, with her one victory coming in 1977.

MIMA JAUŠOVEC

Martina Navratilova defeated which American player in the 1982 French Open final? Their career was curtailed by a shoulder injury and they never won a Grand Slam singles event.

ANDREA JAEGER

Known for wearing glasses while she played and taking a long time between points, which West German lost to Hana Mandlíková in the 1981 French Open final, the only time she reached the last match of a Grand Slam?

SYLVIA HANIKA

Previously beating Mima Jaušovec in the 1978 French Open final to win her sole Grand Slam title, which Romanian again reached the final of that tournament in 1980, this time succumbing to defeat against Chris Evert?

VIRGINIA RUZICI

Reaching Grand Slam finals on three occasions but never victorious, which Australian did Chris Evert defeat in the 1979 French Open final? She did manage to get the taste of being a Grand Slam champion in the doubles four times.

WENDY TURNBULL