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Australian Open 2006 Trivia Quiz

Did you pay close attention to the men's tennis action down in Melbourne Park in 2006? Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by anonymous_888. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
anonymous_888

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
226,623

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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567

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these players entered the tournament as a lucky loser? Hint

Bjorn Rehnqvist

Amer Delic

Jacob Adaktusson

Frederico Luzzi

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many tie-breakers were played throughout the course of the event? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was handed the 28th seed for the tournament? Hint

Filippo Volandri

Taylor Dent

Max Mirnyi

Fernando Verdasco

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many more games did the eventual champion win than lose? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these players was not eliminated in the first round? Hint

Andreas Seppi

Fernando Gonzalez

Boris Pashanski

Jonas Bjorkman

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Question 6 of 10

6. Altogether, how many Australians, Americans, and British competed in the tournament? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these players did the fifth seed not lose a set to? Hint

None listed

Phillip Kohlschreiber

Kevin Kim

Alberto Martin

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Question 8 of 10

8. Filippo Volandri, Mariano Zabaleta, and Alberto Martin were the players to retire in the first round?

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these seeds was the highest to be eliminated in the first round? Hint

Carlos Moya

Gael Monfils

Richard Gasquet

Fernando Gonzalez

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these players did Roger Federer lose the most number of games to? Hint

Nikolay Davydenko

Nicolas Kiefer

Marcos Baghdatis

Tommy Haas

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these players entered the tournament as a lucky loser?

Answer: Frederico Luzzi

The Italian lucky loser was comprehensively triumphant in his first round encounter with Juan Antonio Marin. However, he fell to the sixth-seeded Guillermo Coria.

2. How many tie-breakers were played throughout the course of the event?

Answer: 56

34 of these tiebreakers occurred during the first round of play.

3. Who was handed the 28th seed for the tournament?

Answer: Fernando Verdasco

This player succumbed in the earlier stages of the tournament, being eliminated by Belgium's Kristof Vliegen in four sets.

4. How many more games did the eventual champion win than lose?

Answer: 60

The Swiss maestro by the name of Roger Federer captured his seventh Grand Slam title through his triumph in this tournament. Overall, he won 150 games conceding 90.

5. Which of these players was not eliminated in the first round?

Answer: Boris Pashanski

Serbia and Montenegro's Boris Pashanski defeated Australia's Wayne Arthurs in the first round whereas Fernando Gonazalez, Jonas Bjorkman, and Andreas Seppi, lost to Alex Bogomolv Jr, Denis Gremelmayr, and Janko Tipsarevic respectively.

6. Altogether, how many Australians, Americans, and British competed in the tournament?

Answer: 21

These 21 entrants consisted of 7 Australians, 12 Americans, and 2 British players. Amongst these entrants, only nine progressed through to the second round and four to the third.

7. Which of these players did the fifth seed not lose a set to?

Answer: None listed

Russian Nikolay Davydenko was the tournament's fifth seed. His opponent in the second round was Kevin Kim. He successfully defeated him in 5 sets. Although Phillip Kohlschreiber lost in straight sets, it was Ivan Ljubicic, the seventh seeded Croat who defeated him. Spaniard Alberto Martin failed to compete in the tournament and was replaced by lucky loser Frederico Luzzi.

8. Filippo Volandri, Mariano Zabaleta, and Alberto Martin were the players to retire in the first round?

Answer: False

The players who retired in the first round of play were Filippo Volandri, Razvan Sabau, Mariano Zabaleta, and Marcos Daniel.

9. Which of these seeds was the highest to be eliminated in the first round?

Answer: Fernando Gonzalez

The ninth seeded Chilean lost to American Alex Bogomolov Jr. in five sets. Carlos Moya was the 32nd seed, Gasquet the 14th, and Monfils the 22nd.

10. Which of these players did Roger Federer lose the most number of games to?

Answer: Nikolay Davydenko

Federer dropped 22 games to Davydenko, whilst 14, 12, and 18 respectively to Baghdatis, Kiefer, and Haas. German star, Tommy Haas, was Federer's only opponent to possess the class to bring the Swiss maestro to the fifth set.

Source: Author anonymous_888

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