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U.S. Open 2005 Trivia Quiz

Did you take close notice of the final tennis Grand Slam held in 2005. If you think you have, you should give my trivial quiz a go. By the way, this quiz strictly tests you on only the men's sinlges draw. Enjoy, and good luck.

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

Author
anonymous_888

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
217,202

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these tennis players did not compete in the tournament as a qualifier? Hint

Bjorn Phau

Daniele Bracciali

Jonas Bjorkman

Arnaud Clement

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Question 2 of 10

2. Of the 16 qualifiers who participated in the event, how many were not first-round losers? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the only player to lose a match through a walkover? Hint

Jiri Novak

Marat Safin

Victor Hanescu

Nicolas Massu

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many tiebreakers were played during the tournament? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many more games did world number one ranked Roger Federer win than concede? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these players did Argentine 11th seed David Nalbandian not defeat? Hint

Peter Wessels

Alex Bogomolov Jr.

Nicolas Almagro

Fernando Gonzalez

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these players was not knocked out in the first round of the event? Hint

Younes El Aynaoui

Paul Capderville

Paul Goldstein

Juan Carlos Ferrero

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the tournament's 17th seed? Hint

Radek Stepanek

David Ferrer

Dominik Hrbaty

Ivan Ljubicic

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which player was seeded 28th in the tournament? Hint

Greg Rusedski

Olivier Rochus

Tommy Haas

Max Mirnyi

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many Americans competed in the tournament? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these tennis players did not compete in the tournament as a qualifier?

Answer: Bjorn Phau

German lucky loser, Bjorn Phau participated in the event as a replacement for the fifth-seeded Russian and 2000 U.S. Open champion, Marat Safin. Phau went on to upset fellow German, Alexander Popp, before being knocked out in the second round to the eventual Finnish quarter-finalist, Jarkko Nieminen.

2. Of the 16 qualifiers who participated in the event, how many were not first-round losers?

Answer: 6

Of these six qualifiers who made it to the second round, only one qualified to the third round. This man was the 2001 Australian Open runner-up, Arnaud Clement. On the way, he overcame Spanish star Juan Carlos Ferrero and then Great Britain's qualifier, Andrew Murray.

3. Who was the only player to lose a match through a walkover?

Answer: Jiri Novak

The Czech star was meant to have been meeting Chilean Nicolas Massu for a place in the third round. Romania's Victor Hanescu retired in his match against Spanish Albert Montanes. Marat Safin withdrew from the tournament before it commenced.

4. How many tiebreakers were played during the tournament?

Answer: 85

Of these tiebreakers played, 39 were played in the first round, 20 in the second, 17 in the third, six in the fourth, one in the quarterfinals, one in the semi-finals and one in the grand final. The final tiebreaker played was won by the Swiss untouchable, Roger Federer.

5. How many more games did world number one ranked Roger Federer win than concede?

Answer: 57

The eventual champion won 144 games and conceded 87 games over the duration of the tournament. His opponent in the final, Andre Agassi won 157 games, conceding 132 games. Not bad for a man at his age!

6. Which of these players did Argentine 11th seed David Nalbandian not defeat?

Answer: Nicolas Almagro

David Nalbandian, an eventual quarterfinalist in the tournament defeated Alex Bogomolov Jr., Peter Wessels, Fernando Gonzalez and Davide Sanguinetti before being overpowered by Roger Federer, the eventual champion of the tournament.

7. Which of these players was not knocked out in the first round of the event?

Answer: Paul Capderville

Chilean qualifier gave created an unpredicted first round victory against Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu. Younes El Aynaoui was a victim of Thailand's top tennis player, Paradorn Srichaphan, while Paul Goldstein and Juan Carlos Ferrero were victims of Gustavo Kuerten and Arnaud Clement, respectively.

8. Who was the tournament's 17th seed?

Answer: David Ferrer

Spanish rising star, David Ferrer was a third round victim to 15th seeded Slovakian Dominik Hrbaty. Radek Stepanek was the 16th seed, while Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic was the 18th seed.

9. Which player was seeded 28th in the tournament?

Answer: Greg Rusedski

Great Britain's second best Greg Rusedski was eliminated by the in form American wildcard James Blake. Olivier Rochus and Max Mirnyi were seeded 27 and 13th, respectively.

10. How many Americans competed in the tournament?

Answer: 18

Of these 18 Americans, only seven progressed to the second round, with four still contenders after the completion of the second round.

Source: Author anonymous_888

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