Grand Slam Champions Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tom Okker

Arthur Ashe, a native of Virginia, defeated Dutch star Tom Okker in a marathon five-set match. The scores were 14-12, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Ashe also captured grand slam titles at Australia (1970) and at Wimbledon (1975). Okker never won a grand slam tournament. Rosewall had four Grand Slam titles in the Open era. Nastase and Smith each won two Grand Slam titles.

Answer: Andres Gomez

Andres Gomez was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, in 1960. He defeated Andre Agassi to win his lone Grand Slam title. Gaudio and Vilas, from Argentina, also won French Open crowns. The Brazilian Kuerten won three French Open titles.

Answer: Rod Laver

Rod Laver, the Rocket, is considered by some experts to be the greatest male player in tennis history. In 1969, he defeated Andres Gimeno in Australia, Ken Rosewall in Paris, John Newcombe at Wimbledon, and Tony Roche in New York City to capture all four Grand Slam crowns in a single season.

Answer: Clay

In 1975, the U.S. Open switched from grass to Har-Tru clay. Orantes, a clay court specialist, took advantage to defeat Jimmy Connors in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. It would be Manuel's only grand slam title.

Answer: Brian Teacher

Brian Teacher, a product of UCLA, stunned the tennis world when he defeated Kim Warwick to win "down under". Mark Edmonson from Australia was a surprise winner of the Australian Open in 1976. Lutz and Mayer never won Grand Slam singles titles.

Answer: Thomas Muster

Thomas Muster, winner of the 1995 French Open, was born in Austria. Boris Becker and Michael Stich were born and raised in Germany. John McEnroe grew up in Douglaston, New York. However, he was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1959.

Answer: Wimbledon

Ivan Lendl, from Czechoslovakia, was never able to win a title on the Wimbledon lawn. However, he won twice in Australia, three times in Paris, and three times at the U.S. Open.

Answer: Jimmy Connors

American-born Jimmy Connors was a fiery charismatic superstar on the tennis circuit for many years. He was a lefty with a two-handed backhand. Connors won eight Grand Slam titles during his Hall of Fame career.

Answer: The French Open

Bjorn Borg won the 1974 French Open title, defeating Manuel Orantes in the final match, 2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1. It was the first of six victories at the French Open for the Swede. Borg also captured five Wimbledon titles.

Answer: He won a French Open title

In 1995, "Pistol Pete" Sampras teamed up with Jim Courier and Todd Martin to win the Davis Cup for the USA against Russia. Sampras played both singles and doubles, winning three matches for the American side.