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WTA Tour 2005 Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about the 2005 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour from January to April. It has questions on both WTA players and tournaments. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by led14pa. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
led14pa

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
207,948

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which player started the 2005 season ranked #1 in the world? Hint

Serena Williams

Lindsay Davenport

Maria Sharapova

Svetlana Kuznetsova

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which player won the Australian Open in 2005? Hint

Maria Sharapova

Venus Williams

Lindsay Davenport

Serena Williams

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the score of the final in the 2005 Toray Pan Pacific Open? Hint

6-3, 6-4

6-4, 7-5

6-1, 3-6, 7-6(5)

3-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(8)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Maria Sharapova was the first player to win two titles in 2005.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Kim Clijsters ranking entering the Pacific Life Open? Hint

133

108

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which player snapped Justine Henin-Hardenne's 30-match tier I winning streak at the 2005 NASDAQ-100 Open? Hint

Maria Sharapova

Serena Williams

Kim Clijsters

Alicia Molik

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many titles did Lindsay Davenport win during January-April 2005? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who won the 2005 Family Circle Cup? Hint

Venus Williams

Lindsay Davenport

Justine Henin-Hardenne

Elena Dementieva

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the youngest WTA titlest in this period? Hint

Ana Ivanovic

Tatiana Golovin

Maria Sharapova

Jelena Dokic

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Question 10 of 10

10. A Chinese player won a WTA title during this period in 2005.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which player started the 2005 season ranked #1 in the world?

Answer: Lindsay Davenport

Davenport won seven titles in 2004, which helped vault her to the #1 spot. She also reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon and the US Open.

2. Which player won the Australian Open in 2005?

Answer: Serena Williams

Serena defeated Davenport 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, in the championship match. It was her seventh grand slam title, and her second Australian Open.

3. What was the score of the final in the 2005 Toray Pan Pacific Open?

Answer: 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(5)

Maria Sharapova beat Lindsay Davenport in this match. It was her first tier I title. Davenport ended up getting revenge on Sharapova by beating her 6-0, 6-0, in their next match at the Pacific Life Open.

4. Maria Sharapova was the first player to win two titles in 2005.

Answer: True

Her two titles were the Toray Pan Pacific Open and the Qatar Total Open. These two victories helped lift her to a career high #2 ranking at the end of April.

5. What was Kim Clijsters ranking entering the Pacific Life Open?

Answer: 133

She won this title by beating Lindsay Davenport in the final. It was her second Pacific Life Open Title. When she won she became the lowest ranked player to win a tier I event in Sony Ericsson WTA tour history.

6. Which player snapped Justine Henin-Hardenne's 30-match tier I winning streak at the 2005 NASDAQ-100 Open?

Answer: Maria Sharapova

Sharapova beat Henin-Hardenne 6-1, 6-7(6), 6-2. She ended up reaching the final of this tournament, losing to Kim Clijsters.

7. How many titles did Lindsay Davenport win during January-April 2005?

Answer: 2

These two titles were the Dubai Duty-Free Women's Open and the Bausch & Lomb Championships. These two titles helped Davenport hold on to her #1 ranking for the first four months of 2005.

8. Who won the 2005 Family Circle Cup?

Answer: Justine Henin-Hardenne

Henin-Hardenne's victory at the Family Circle Cup was her first victory after coming back from an injury that sidelined her for the later part of 2004 and the early part of 2005. She beat Elena Dementieva in the final 7-5, 6-4.

9. Who was the youngest WTA titlest in this period?

Answer: Ana Ivanovic

Ivanovic won her first career WTA title at the Canberra tournament in January, 2005. She was 17 years old and two months when she beat Melinda Czink 7-5, 6-1.

10. A Chinese player won a WTA title during this period in 2005.

Answer: True

Zheng Jie beat Gisela Dulko of Argentina 6-2, 6-0, in the final of the Moorilla International tournament in January. It was her first career title.

Source: Author led14pa

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