Left on the Base Line Trivia Quiz

Answer: Goran Ivanisevic

Ivanisevic was previously runner up at Wimbledon in the years 1992, 1994 and 1998. 1994 saw his career high when he was ranked number 2 men's singles tennis player in the world. He retired from professional tennis in 2004.

Answer: Monica Seles

Monica Seles had won eight Grand Slam singles titles before her 20th birthday and was ranked number 1 in March 1991. She was stabbed during a match against Magdalena Maleeva while taking a break between games. She did not return to playing professional tennis for another two years but she was unable to maintain her previous form and retired in 2008.

Answer: Greg Rusedski

Greg Rusedski was born in 1973 in Montreal, Quebec to an English mother and a German born father. He chose to adopt British Citizenship in 1995 and play for Britain. He was UK number 1 in 1997 and 1999 and won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 1997.

Answer: Roscoe Tanner

Tanner's strong left-handed serve earned him the nickname "The Rocket" and was the fastest serve recorded from February 1978 until September 2004 when it was beaten by Andy Roddick. He retired from the game in 1985.

Answer: Rod Laver Arena

The Rod Laver Arena was built to replace the Kooyong Stadium and was opened in 1988 to house the Australian Open. It was named in honour of Rod Laver who was winner of the Australian Open three times in 1960, 1962 and 1969. Laver also achieved the Grand Slam twice, in 1962 and 1969 (he was ineligible from 1963 to 1967 inclusive, as he had turned pro).

The Open Era began in 1968. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1981.

Answer: Jimmy Connors

Jimmy Connors dominated the game of tennis in 1970s and was as well known for his behaviour on the court as his tennis prowess. His titles include eight majors, three year end championships and 17 Grand Prix Super Series. His autobiography "The Outsider" won the best autobiography/biography category at the British Sports Book Awards in 2014.

Answer: 6

Martina Navratilova won the women's singles title every year between 1982 and 1987 and has a total of 12 wins all together. She retired with the most single titles (167) and most double titles (177). In 2006, just before her 50th birthday, she won her last major title winning the mixed doubles at the US Open.

Answer: Ann Haydon-Jones

In the 1967 Wimbledon championships Haydon-Jones lost the final to Billie-Jean King. The pair met again in 1969 and Haydon-Jones won in three sets 3-6 6-3 6-2. She also won the mixed doubles the same year with her partner Australian Fred Stolle. In the 1970s she was employed by the BBC as a commentator and continued to do this for the next three decades.

She became the first ever woman not to be a member of the British Royal Family to present trophies at Wimbledon and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 New Year Honours List.

Answer: SuperBrat

In the late 1970s and early 1980s John McEnroe was at the forefront in the game of tennis winning seven Grand Slam singles titles and nine Grand Slam doubles titles. He was as well known for his on court tantrums as he was for his skill at volleying and shot-making and made his phrase "You cannot be serious" famous. He later used this as the title of his autobiography.

Answer: French Open

By winning the 2014 French Open Nadal became the first male player to win the title nine times. He also became the first player to win at least one Grand Slam title for 10 consecutive years breaking the previous record of eight set by Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer.

His skill playing on clay courts earned him the title "The King of Clay". Although naturally right handed he was encouraged by his uncle, Toni Nadal, to play left handed to give him an advantage on the tennis court.