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Grand Slams of 2008 Trivia Quiz

Let us test just how much you paid attention to the four most prestigious tennis tournaments of the year 2008.

A multiple-choice quiz by amos_20. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
amos_20

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

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296,803

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 20

1. Which of the following were the names of the women's singles runner-ups in the Australian, French, Wimbledon, and US Opens, in that order? Hint

Justine Henin, Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, Elena Dementieva

Ana Ivanovic, Ana Ivanovic, Venus Williams, Venus Williams

Ana Ivanovic, Dinara Safina, Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic

Serena Williams, Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams, Serena Williams

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Question 2 of 20

2. Which of the following tennis players won two men's singles Grand Slam titles in 2008? Hint

Roger Federer

Andy Roddick

Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal

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Question 3 of 20

3. Ay the end of the 2008 US Open, who was the officially ranked number one female singles tennis player? Hint

Ana Ivanovic

Elena Dementieva

Serena Williams

Jelena Jankovic

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Question 4 of 20

4. Roger Federer reached the semi-finals or better in all four of the Grand Slams in 2008.

True

False

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Question 5 of 20

5. Ana Ivanovic was down 0-6 in the first set before she beat which player at the 2008 Australian Open? Hint

Jelena Jankovic

Serena Williams

Daniela Hantuchova

Justine Henin

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who beat Novak Djokovic in the 2nd round of Wimbledon to score a huge upset? Hint

Juan Martin del Potro

Marat Safin

Carlos Moya

James Blake

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Question 7 of 20

7. How many Russians did Dinara Safina beat at the women's singles draw of the 2008 French Open? Hint

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Question 8 of 20

8. The 2008 French Open saw the last appearance on the ATP Tour of which former world number one? Hint

Marat Safin

Juan Carlos Ferrero

Carlos Moya

Gustavo Kuerten

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who among the following became a first-time quarterfinalist at a singles Grand Slam event in 2008? Hint

Patty Schnyder

Tamarine Tanasugarn

Nicole Vaidisova

Caroline Wozniacki

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which of the following was the only unseeded player to reach a men's singles Grand Slam final in 2008? Hint

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Gael Monfils

Rainier Schuettler

Mardy Fish

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which of the following doubles duo won the French Open women's doubles title? Hint

Serena and Venus Williams

Cara Black and Liezel Huber

Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko

Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual

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Question 12 of 20

12. Who was the highest seeded player to be eliminated in the first round of the 2008 Wimbledon men's singles? Hint

Ivan Ljubicic

David Nalbandian

Nikolay Davydenko

James Blake

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which female qualifier reached the furthest at the 2008 US Open women's singles draw? Hint

Rosanna de los Rios

Julie Coin

Maria Elena Camerin

Anna-Lena Groenefeld

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Question 14 of 20

14. American Bryan brothers Bob and Mike won two Grand Slam doubles titles in 2008?

True

False

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Question 15 of 20

15. Who among the following women reached the fourth round or better in all the women's singles Grand Slam events in 2008? Hint

Serena Williams

Dinara Safina

Venus Williams

Elena Dementieva

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which 2008 US Open match was controversial because of heated comments between the two players, which resulted to loud "boos" from the audience on one of the players? Hint

Andy Murray vs. Juan Martin del Potro

Andy Roddick vs. Novak Djokovic

James Blake vs. Mardy Fish

Andy Murray vs. Roger Federer

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which Grand Slam changed the surface of their courts in 2008? Hint

French Open

US Open

Wimbledon

Australian Open

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who was the female tennis player who retired while holding the world number one ranking two weeks before the start of the French Open? Hint

Nicole Vaidisova

Dinara Safina

Justine Henin

Maria Elena Camerin

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Question 19 of 20

19. Which of the following were the names of the men's singles champions in the Australian, French, Wimbledon, and US Opens, in that order? Hint

Novak Djokovic, Rafel Nadal, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer

Roger Federer, Rafel Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic, Rafel Nadal, Roger Federer, Roger Federer

Roger Federer, Rafel Nadal, Rafel Nadal, Novak Djokovic

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Question 20 of 20

20. In 2008, which Grand Slam held a ceremony to celebrate its 40th edition since the open era? Hint

Wimbledon

Australian Open

French Open

US Open

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following were the names of the women's singles runner-ups in the Australian, French, Wimbledon, and US Opens, in that order?

Answer: Ana Ivanovic, Dinara Safina, Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic

Maria Sharapova won the Australian Open by beating Ana Ivanovic. On the other hand, Ana Ivanovic won the French Open by beating Russian Dinara Safina. The Wimbledon and US Open were won by Venus and Serena Williams, respectively. Venus beat Serena in the Wimbledon final, while Serena beat Serb Jelena Jankovic in the US Open final.

2. Which of the following tennis players won two men's singles Grand Slam titles in 2008?

Answer: Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal won both Wimbledon and the French Open. Roger Federer on the other hand took the US Open while Novak Djokovic won the Australian.

3. Ay the end of the 2008 US Open, who was the officially ranked number one female singles tennis player?

Answer: Serena Williams

Serena took the number one ranking from Ana Ivanovic after winning her third US Open title.

4. Roger Federer reached the semi-finals or better in all four of the Grand Slams in 2008.

Answer: True

Roger was finalist at the 2008 Wimbledon and French Open, winner at the US Open, and a semi-finalist at the Australian.

5. Ana Ivanovic was down 0-6 in the first set before she beat which player at the 2008 Australian Open?

Answer: Daniela Hantuchova

It was during the semi-finals, Ana was down 0-6, 0-2, when she made a winning comeback against Slovak Daniela Hantuchova. She won with the score of 0-6, 6-3, 6-4.

6. Who beat Novak Djokovic in the 2nd round of Wimbledon to score a huge upset?

Answer: Marat Safin

Safin beat 2008 Australian Open Champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-2 to eventually reach the semi-finals, where he lost to Roger Federer.

7. How many Russians did Dinara Safina beat at the women's singles draw of the 2008 French Open?

Answer: 3

Dinara beat fellow Russians Maria Sharapova, Elena Dementieva, and Svetlana Kuznetsova to reach her first Grand Slam final.

8. The 2008 French Open saw the last appearance on the ATP Tour of which former world number one?

Answer: Gustavo Kuerten

The 31-year-old Brazilian champion had been awarded a wild card to play his final tournament in Roland-Garros, where he won his three Grand Slam titles in 1997, 2000, and 2001.

9. Who among the following became a first-time quarterfinalist at a singles Grand Slam event in 2008?

Answer: Tamarine Tanasugarn

This was Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn's 12th consecutive appearance at Wimbledon.

10. Which of the following was the only unseeded player to reach a men's singles Grand Slam final in 2008?

Answer: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Jo-Wilfried made a surprising run by reaching the Australian Open final. He beat seeded players Andy Murray, Mikhail Youzhny, and Rafael Nadal along the way.

11. Which of the following doubles duo won the French Open women's doubles title?

Answer: Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual

Spaniards Medina Garrigues and Ruano Pascual won the French while the Williams sisters took Wimbledon, the Bondarenko sisters took the Australian, and the Black-Huber duo took the US.

12. Who was the highest seeded player to be eliminated in the first round of the 2008 Wimbledon men's singles?

Answer: Nikolay Davydenko

Davydenko was seeded fourth but lost in the 1st round to German Benjamin Becker. Nalbandian and Ljubicic also both lost in the first round but were seeded 7 and 26 respectively. Meanwhile, ninth-seeded Blake lost in the second round.

13. Which female qualifier reached the furthest at the 2008 US Open women's singles draw?

Answer: Anna-Lena Groenefeld

German Anna Lena Groenefeld was the last qualifier standing, reaching the fourth round and beating seeded players Daniela Hantuchova and Alize Cornet on the way.

14. American Bryan brothers Bob and Mike won two Grand Slam doubles titles in 2008?

Answer: False

The American duo only won the last Grand Slam men's doubles title event of the year at the US Open by beating the team of Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes.

15. Who among the following women reached the fourth round or better in all the women's singles Grand Slam events in 2008?

Answer: Elena Dementieva

Elena reached the semi-finals of the US Open and Wimbledon, the quarterfinals of the French, and the fourth round at the Australian. No woman reached the quarterfinals or better in all four of the Grand Slam in women's singles in 2008.

16. Which 2008 US Open match was controversial because of heated comments between the two players, which resulted to loud "boos" from the audience on one of the players?

Answer: Andy Roddick vs. Novak Djokovic

Roddick's comment on Djokovic's injuries led this match to become controversial when Djokovic replied negatively to this comment in an interview held after their match. This was followed by loud "boos" from the crowd to Djokovic.

17. Which Grand Slam changed the surface of their courts in 2008?

Answer: Australian Open

The tournament's Rebound Ace surface that had been used since 1988 was replaced by a newer, faster Plexicushion surface.

18. Who was the female tennis player who retired while holding the world number one ranking two weeks before the start of the French Open?

Answer: Justine Henin

Justine retired in May 2008 while ranked no. 1 in the world at the age of 25. She was the highest ranked player to do so.

19. Which of the following were the names of the men's singles champions in the Australian, French, Wimbledon, and US Opens, in that order?

Answer: Novak Djokovic, Rafel Nadal, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer

Rafael Nadal won both the French Open and Wimbledon. Roger Federer on the other hand took the US Open, while Novak Djokovic won the Australian.

20. In 2008, which Grand Slam held a ceremony to celebrate its 40th edition since the open era?

Answer: US Open

The US Open tournament opened with a 40th year celebration of the open era, which featured some of the past champions.

Source: Author amos_20

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