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WTA Tour: 2004 Trivia Quiz

A look back at the 2004 season of the WTA Tour.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ynaes716. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Ynaes716

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
198,289

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What player retired in 2004 after 16 years of being on the WTA Tour?

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who did Kim Clijsters defeat in the 2004 Autralian Open semi-finals? Hint

Lisa Raymond

Fabiola Zuluaga

Patty Schnyder

Amelie Mauresmo

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Question 3 of 10

3. Whose 19 match winning streak did Anastasia Myskina end at the 2004 French Open?

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many Russians lost in the first round of the 2004 Wimbledon Championships? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many singles players withdrew from the U.S. Open during its two weeks of competition? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which player compiled a 29-18 win-loss record for the 2004 season? Hint

Paola Suarez

Jennifer Capriati

Nadia Petrova

Vera Zvonareva

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the only Chinese player to win a singles title in the 2004 WTA Tour season? Hint

Tian Tian Sun

Na Li

Ting Li

Jie Zheng

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many times was Kim Clijsters taken to three sets in her 2004 season? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the oldest player to win a single match in the 2004 season?

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which doubles team made the most final appearances in the 2004 season? Hint

Svetlana Kuznetsova & Elena Likhovtseva

Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suarez

Nadia Petrova & Meghann Shaughnessy

Cara Black & Rennae Stubbs

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What player retired in 2004 after 16 years of being on the WTA Tour?

Answer: Amanda Coetzer

Amanda Coetzer, who is from the Republic of South Africa, retired in June. In her career, she reached #3 in the world and won nine WTA Tour titles. Her last match was against Marta Marrero in Acapulco, where she lost to her 7-5, 6-3 in the first round.

2. Who did Kim Clijsters defeat in the 2004 Autralian Open semi-finals?

Answer: Patty Schnyder

Patty made it to her first ever Grand Slam semi-final when she defeated Lisa Raymond in the quarters 7-6(2), 6-3. She then lost to Clijsters 6-2, 7-6(2) in the semi-finals.

3. Whose 19 match winning streak did Anastasia Myskina end at the 2004 French Open?

Answer: Venus Williams

Venus had won two titles, Charleston and Warsaw, two fed cup matches, and made it to the quarterfinals of the French Open before falling to eventual winner Anastasia Myskina 6-3, 6-4. She made it to the finals of Berlin, but had to withdraw before the match, so she technically did not lose the match.

4. How many Russians lost in the first round of the 2004 Wimbledon Championships?

Answer: 7

Out of 14 Russians in the main draw, Jidkova, Krasnoroutskaya, Safina, Kuznetsova, Douchevina, Dementieva, and Kirilenko, all lost in the first round. The other half, Petrova, Likhovtseva, Panova, Zvonareva, Sharapova, Bovina, and Myskina, moved passed the first round.

5. How many singles players withdrew from the U.S. Open during its two weeks of competition?

Answer: 1

In the third round of the 2004 U.S. Open, Nathalie Dechy of France withdrew from the tournament before her match started against Elena Dementieva of Russia. Out of 128 singles players, 127 played complete matches.

6. Which player compiled a 29-18 win-loss record for the 2004 season?

Answer: Vera Zvonareva

Zvonareva's 29-18 2004 record included a win in Memphis over Lisa Raymond. Zvonareva also could not make it past the fourth round of a Grand Slam the entire season.

7. Who was the only Chinese player to win a singles title in the 2004 WTA Tour season?

Answer: Na Li

Na Li became the first ever Chinese player to win a WTA Tour singles title. She won the 2004 Guangzhou title where she defeated Martina Sucha 6-3, 6-4.

8. How many times was Kim Clijsters taken to three sets in her 2004 season?

Answer: 4

Kim only played 22 matches during the 2004 season due to a wrist injury, and she was taken to three sets four times by Justine Henin-Hardenne, Silvia Farina Elia, Jelena Kostanic, and Marta Marrero.

9. Who was the oldest player to win a single match in the 2004 season?

Answer: Martina Navratilova

At age 48, the greatest female player in the history of tennis, Martina Navratilova played in a handful of matches in 2004. She won two out of seven matches, which included a 6-4, 6-3 win over Mara Santangelo at Eastbourne and a 6-0, 6-1 win over Catalina Castano at Wimbledon.

10. Which doubles team made the most final appearances in the 2004 season?

Answer: Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suarez

Ruano Pacual & Suarez made 11 final appearences in 2004, winning six of them. Their big wins included the Australian Open, Indian Wells, Roland Garros, and the U.S.Open.

Source: Author Ynaes716

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