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Roland Garros 2005 Trivia Quiz

A quiz testing your knowledge on the Roland Garros Tennis Championships held in 2005.

A multiple-choice quiz by anonymous_888. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
anonymous_888

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
210,701

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
593

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these players was not a lucky loser? Hint

Tomas Tenconi

Juan Pablo Brzezicki

Flavio Saretta

Hugo Armando

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Question 2 of 10

2. Besides Roger Federer, who was the other Swiss player who entered the main draw? Hint

Stanislas Wawrinka

Marco Chiudinelli

Marc Rosset

Ivo Heuberger

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Question 3 of 10

3. Robin Soderling was given the 33rd seed. Which seed did he replace? Hint

Taylor Dent

none of the above

Lleyton Hewitt

Joachim Johansson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Rafael Nadal won 142 games during the Roland Garros. How many did he lose? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following former Roland Garros champions did not lose in the first round? Hint

Albert Costa

Carlos Moya

Gustavo Kuerten

Andre Agassi

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these players had to retire during their match? Hint

All listed

Dmitry Tursunov

Vincent Spadea

Nicolas Kiefer

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the final of the men's singles, Mariano Puerta won the first set tiebreak. How many points did his opponent score in the tiebreak. Hint

None listed

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many tiebreaks were played in the first round? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the 16th seed in the Grand Slam? Hint

Mario Ancic

Dominik Hrbaty

Radek Stepanek

Tommy Robredo

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many qualifiers progressed through to the second round of the main draw? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these players was not a lucky loser?

Answer: Tomas Tenconi

Tomas Tenconi lost in the first round to James Blake in straight sets.

2. Besides Roger Federer, who was the other Swiss player who entered the main draw?

Answer: Stanislas Wawrinka

Stanislas Wawrinka surprisingly reached the round of 32, upsetting 22nd seed Nicolas Massu and qualifier James Blake along the way. He then lost to the eventual runner-up, Mariano Puerta.

3. Robin Soderling was given the 33rd seed. Which seed did he replace?

Answer: Joachim Johansson

Robin Soderling unfortunately lost to Korean Hyung-Taik Lee in the second round in straight sets.

4. Rafael Nadal won 142 games during the Roland Garros. How many did he lose?

Answer: 77

He lost 32 of those games in his final two matches.

5. Which of the following former Roland Garros champions did not lose in the first round?

Answer: Carlos Moya

The 2002 champion, Albert Costa lost in straight sets. The 1997, 2000, and 2001 champion, Gustavo Kuerten lost in four sets, and the 1999 champion, Andre Agassi lost in five enduring sets.

6. Which of these players had to retire during their match?

Answer: Vincent Spadea

Spadea retired in his second round match against German star, Tommy Haas. Dmitry Tursunov and Nicolas Kiefer both withdrew from the tournament halfway through.

7. In the final of the men's singles, Mariano Puerta won the first set tiebreak. How many points did his opponent score in the tiebreak.

Answer: None listed

Puerta won the tiebreak 8-6 against Rafael Nadal. However, Nadal went on to win the match, and therefore the championships in four sets.

8. How many tiebreaks were played in the first round?

Answer: 24

None of the tiebreaks were won 7-0.

9. Who was the 16th seed in the Grand Slam?

Answer: Radek Stepanek

Hrbaty was seeded 16th, Robredo 15th, and Ancic 18th.

10. How many qualifiers progressed through to the second round of the main draw?

Answer: 10

However, Fernando Vicente and Stanislas Wawrinka were the only two qualifiers to progress through to the round of 32.

Source: Author anonymous_888

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