trivia
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Here are some interesting facts that we're sure you'd want to
know! You will find the answers at the bottom of the page. Ten new
trivia questions every week. If you have an interesting question,
please feel free to submit it!
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1. How many feed wider than a singles
court is a doubles tennis court?
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2. Who is the only men’s tennis player
to be ranked #1 at the end of the year five consecutive times?
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Pete Sampras
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Rod Layer
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John Newcombe
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Jimmy Connors
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3. What court game was first called fives?
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Tennis
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Badminton
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Squash
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Handball
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4. How many points should a team gain to
win a Squash game?
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7
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8
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9
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10
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5. Who invented Racquetball at the
Greenwich, Connecticut YMCA in 1950?
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Gregg Lewis
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Tony Robbins
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Danna Lilly
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Joe Sobeck
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6. How many goose feathers are in a
badminton birdie?
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14
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16
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18
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20
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7. What was the only Grand Slam tennis
title that Jimmy Connors did not win?
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French
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Australian
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Wimbledon
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U.S. Open
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8. How many times has the U.S. won the
Davis Cup?
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29
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30
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31
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32
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9. Since 1973, who has spent the most weeks
rated number 1 for men’s single tennis players?
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Sampras
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McEnroe
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Connors
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Lendl
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10. How many Wimbledon singles tennis
titles did Althea Gibson win?
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0
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1
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2
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3
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Answers:
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1. 8
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2. Jimmy Connors
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3. Handball
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4. 9
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5. Joe Sobeck
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6. 16
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7. French
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8. 31
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9. Lendl
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10. 2
11. Do they ever change rules in tennis?
Yes they do! In fact, here are the rule changes for
2001:
The two minute set break, with no 90 second changeover after
the first game of each set, will be in the Rules of Tennis
for 2001. This means that all tennis matches (not only
professional tennis) will use this system from 2001.
The no-ad scoring system is no longer an “experimental”
scoring system. From 2001 onwards, it will be in the Rules
of Tennis as an alternative to traditional scoring.
The ITF has also approved the following experimental rule
changes for 2001:
Allowing 5 sets in matches where women are playing.
Short sets. The first player/team to win 4 games wins that
set provided that there is a margin of 2 games over the
opponent(s) and if the score reaches 4 games all, a
Tie-Break shall be played. This means that a set can be won
4-0, 4-1, 4-2, .5-3 or 5-4. In the experimental ITF
circuits, the matches are the best of 5 short sets.
Deciding Tie-Break (where a Tie-Break is played instead of
the final set). This system will be used during the Mixed
Doubles event in the 2001 Australian Open. At the end of the
second set, there is a Set Break. After the Set Break, the
Chair Umpire will make another coin toss (to decide
server/receiver/ends/opponent to choose) before the deciding
Tie-Break is played.
Deciding Sudden Death (where a Tie-Break is played at 2
gains all in the final set).
Peter Otto (owner)
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