General Andy Roddick Knowledge Quiz

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1. Andy was born on August 30th, ______ ?

Answer: 1982

Andy was born on August 30th, 1982 in Omaha, Nebraska.

2. What is Andy's middle name?

Answer: Stephen

Andy's full name is Andrew Stephen Roddick.

3. Which two junior Grand Slam titles did Andy win in 2000?

Answer: Australian Open & US Open

In 2000, Andy won the Australian Open and US Open junior titles without dropping a set. He beat Mario Ancic and Robby Ginepri in the finals, respectively, and finished the year ranked as the No. 1 junior in the world.

4. Andy underwent surgery on his knee in 2000?

Answer: True

Andy underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on April 11th, 2000.

5. At which tournament did Andy make his professional Grand Slam singles debut?

Answer: US Open

Andy's first professional singles appearance in a Grand Slam was at the US Open in 2000. He lost in the first round to Albert Costa in four sets. Andy's first doubles appearance in a Grand Slam was also at the US Open, where he made it to the second round with partner Levar Harper-Griffith in 1999.

6. The first time Andy was forced to retire from a Grand Slam match came at the 2002 Australian Open, when he injured his ankle in the second round against Ivan Ljubicic?

Answer: False

Andy's first time retiring from a Grand Slam match was in the third round of the 2001 French Open against Lleyton Hewitt, when he suffered a hamstring injury.

7. In which city did Andy make his first appearance in a Tennis Masters Series event?

Answer: Miami

The first Tennis Masters Series event Andy played was in Miami. That tournament also happens to be the location of Andy's very first professional match win. He defeated Fernando Vicente 6-4, 6-0 in the first round before losing in the next round to Andre Agassi in straight sets.

8. Andy played his first ever live Davis Cup match against which player?

Answer: Harsh Mankad

Andy made his Davis Cup debut defeating Switzerland's George Bastl in a dead rubber, but Andy's first ever live Davis Cup match came when he defeated Harsh Mankad in the India vs. USA 2001 tie in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The USA won that tie 4-1, and went on to reach the semifinal round where they lost to France. Andy went 7-0 undefeated in Davis Cup play until that semifinal meeting with France where he lost both of his singles matches.

9. Andy's first two ATP tour titles both came on which court surface?

Answer: Clay

Playing in just his 10th professional level tournament, Andy won his first ATP title in Atlanta, GA, then followed up the win with a second title in Houston, TX the week after. Both events were played on clay, making Andy the first American to win back-to-back clay court titles since Jim Courier did it in 1992.

10. What was the score of the fifth set in Andy's epic battle against Younes El Aynaoui in the quarter-finals of the 2003 Australian Open?

Answer: 21-19

Andy defeated Younes El Aynaoui 4-6, 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4, 21-19, making it the longest fifth set (by games) in Grand Slam tennis history. The match lasted just one minute short of five hours, and marked Andy's first time advancing to the semifinals of a Grand Slam.

11. In the summer of 2002, Andy met and began dating what young female pop singer?

Answer: Mandy Moore

Andy met and began dating singer/actress Mandy Moore in the summer of 2002, while in Toronto for the Tennis Masters Series Canada.

12. For what brand of sports drink, did Andy shoot a television commercial in which he served a ball right into the ground of the court?

Answer: Powerade

Andy appeared in a TV ad for Powerade sports drink. In the ad, Andy appears to be playing a match in which he just received a bad line call. Upset with the call, he takes his frustration out on his next serve which is so hard that it sends the ball right into the ground of the clay court he's playing on.

Some wondered whether this was an actual match, and if Andy actually served the ball into the ground. The answer is no. It was all setup specifically for the commercial, and the ball being served into the ground was done with special effects.

13. Andy participated in a television ad campaign in 2002, for which of the following major credit card companies?

Answer: American Express

Andy appeared in a commercial for American Express, which aired throughout the two weeks of the 2002 US Open. The campaign also included commercials featuring fellow tennis stars, Jennifer Capriati and Monica Seles.

14. Andy's first ever late night talk show appearance was on which of the following shows?

Answer: Craig Kilborn

Andy's first ever appearance on a late night talk show was on CBS's "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn." He made the appearance while in Los Angeles for the Mercedes-Benz Cup tournament in 2001.

15. Who did Andy defeat in the final of the 2001 Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, DC, to win the third ATP title of his first full year on tour?

Answer: Sjeng Schalken

Andy easily overcame Sjeng Schalken and a rain delay in the 2001 Legg Mason final, winning in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 to capture the third ATP title of his career and of the year.

16. In what city did Andy reach his first semi-final of a Tennis Masters Series event?

Answer: Rome

Andy's first appearance in a Tennis Masters Series semifinal was at the 2002 tournament in Rome. Tommy Haas ended Andy's run, defeating him 6-1, 7-5 in that semifinal match.

17. Andy was undefeated in ATP final appearances until he lost in the final of which tournament?

Answer: Delray Beach

Andy's record was 4-0 in ATP final appearances before losing in the final at Delray Beach in 2002. Andy was suffering from an upper respiratory infection, and was unable to overcome Davide Sanguinetti, losing 4-6, 6-4, 4-6 in the final.

18. A photo of Andy getting a haircut by his mom, appeared in which magazine for a feature on athletes and their mothers?

Answer: GQ

The photo of Andy and his mom, Blanche, appeared in GQ magazine's October 2002 sports issue.

19. Andy's infamous "absolute moron" quote was directed at which chair umpire, who made a horrible overrule on a call at 4-5 in the fifth set of Andy's 2001 US Open quarter-final match against Lleyton Hewitt?

Answer: Jorge Dias

ATP chair umpire Jorge Dias, notorious for questionable calls and overrules, was the umpire responsible for the overrule that virtually cost Andy the match. As a result of the call, Andy lost his temper, and with it, the match.

20. Andy's exclusive 2001 Rookie Card, the only officially licensed rookie card of Andy, was developed and printed by which company?

Answer: NetPro

Andy's only official Rookie Card was developed and printed exclusively by NetPro.

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