Legendary Players of Tennis Trivia Quiz

Answer: Chris Evert

Chris Evert was also the first to win at least grand slam title 13 years in a row from 1974-1986.

Answer: Harold Mahony

Harold Mahony won his only major title in 1896 at Wimbledon (the term "grand slam title" wasn't used until 1924). It wasn't until 116 years later that another Scottish born player won a grand slam title (Andy Murray at the 2012 US Open).

Answer: Don Budge

Don Budge won all grand slam titles in 1938 along with two grand slam titles the previous year (Wimbledon and US Open).

Answer: Jimmy Connors

Jimmy Connors won 109 titles and made 164 finals appearances through out his career. He was also the first male tennis player to make 235 semi-final appearance in tennis tournaments.

Answer: Roger Federer

Roger Federer attained the 300 mark in October 2012. Peter Sampras was No. 1 for 286 weeks and John McEnroe for 170 weeks. He was also the first to win more than 15 grand slam titles for men in singles (when he won Wimbledon in 2009).

Answer: Esther Vergeer

Esther Vergeer was ranked number 1 in women's wheelchair tennis from 1999 to 2013 and was also the first tennis player to be undefeated for ten years straight, from 2003 to 2013, winning 470 matches.

Answer: Bjorn Borg

Bjorn Borg won the French Open and Wimbledon titles in 1978-79-80. He would also go on to win the French Open the next year in 1981 and would retire with 11 grand slam titles. Jimmy Connors only won two grand slam titles in the same year once, in 1982, with the US Open and Wimbledon Championships. Ivan Lendl was able to achieve this feat two years in a row, in 1986 and 1987, with the French Open and US Open. John McEnroe also achieved this feat twice but did so in non-consecutive years (1981 and 1984 with the Wimbledon Championships and US Open).

Answer: John Isner and Nicolas Mahut

John Isner and Nicolas Mahut faced each other in the first round of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships in a match that lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes. Leonardo Mayer and Joao Souza played in the 2015 Davis Cup for 6 hours and 43 minutes. John McEnroe and Mats Wilander played in the 1982 Davis Cup for 6 hours and 22 minutes. John McEnroe and Boris Becker played each other in the 1987 Davis Cup for 6 hours and 21 minutes.

Answer: Goran Ivanisevic

Goran Ivanisevic won the 2001 Wimbledon Championships as a wild card, while he was ranked 125 in the world. Pete Sampras was seeded 12 at the 1990 US Open where he won his first grand slam title. Roger Federer was seeded 4 at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships where he won his first title. Marcelo Rios never won a Grand Slam title and made his only grand slam final appearance at the Australian Open in 1998 (where he lost to Petr Korda).

Answer: Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the top ranked team at the end of the year 2009-10-11-12-13-14. Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the top ranked team in women's doubles only twice (in 2000 and 2009). Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the top ranked womens doubles team for five consecutive years 1984-85-86-87-88. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci were the year-ending top ranked team for three consecutive years 2012-132-14.