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An injury to what part of the body caused Andre Agassi to retire?
Elbow
Elbow
Knee
Knee
Foot
Foot
Back
Back
Which player suffered an injury on being stuck by a truck but returned strongly 6 months later?
Chris Evert
Chris Evert
Michael Stich
Michael Stich
Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf
Thomas Muster
Thomas Muster
Who was the most searched-for athlete on Yahoo! in both 2005 and 2008?
Anna Kournikova
Anna Kournikova
Dinara Safina
Dinara Safina
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Which famous singer is Anna Kournikova engaged to?
Elton John
Elton John
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Which maverick said, ‘Being number two sucks’?
Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Ilie Nastase
Ilie Nastase
Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
John McEnroe
John McEnroe
Who received an exemption from the Cypriot national service so that he could play tennis?
Marcos Baghdatis
Marcos Baghdatis
Carlos Moya
Carlos Moya
Richard Kracijek
Richard Kracijek
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl
John McEnroe’s brother captains the US Davis Cup team. What’s his name?
Joseph
Joseph
Patrick
Patrick
William
William
Ivan
Ivan
Whose autobiography is ‘On The Line’?
Goran Ivanisevic
Goran Ivanisevic
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Venus Wiliams
Venus Wiliams
Boris Becker
Boris Becker
Which former No.1 has two children Jaden and Jaz Elle with another tennis great?
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf
Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Davenport
Chris Evert
Chris Evert
Which bad boy said, ‘Everybody loves success, but they hate successful people’?
Boris Becker
Boris Becker
Bjorn Borg
Bjorn Borg
Ilie Nastase
Ilie Nastase
John McEnroe
John McEnroe
Who was also known for the ‘Scissors Kick’ which he would do at midcourt after winning matches?
Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Petr Korda
Petr Korda
Mark Philippoussis
Mark Philippoussis
Marat Safin
Marat Safin
Which tennis legend’s mother Olga was at one point ranked the No. 2 woman player in Czechoslovakia?
Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert
Chris Evert
How much did Anna Kournikova earn through prize money while playing?
3 million
3 million
30 million
30 million
33 million
33 million
13 million
13 million
Whom did Steffi Graf defeat in the Olympic final to achieve the Golden Slam?
Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Capriati
Monica Seles
Monica Seles
Jana Novotna
Jana Novotna
Gabriela Sabatini
Gabriela Sabatini
Who has donated the entire prize money from one tournament every year of his professional career?
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten
Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
What was the nickname given to former French tennis star Rene Lacoste?
Meerkat
Meerkat
Crocodile
Crocodile
Giraffe
Giraffe
Hyena
Hyena
Which actress was Andre Agassi once married to?
Demi Moore
Demi Moore
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon
Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields
Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf
Whose father Wink was a member of the US volleyball team at the 1968 Summer Olympics?
Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Davenport
Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Capriati
Chris Evert
Chris Evert
Who was known as Princess of the Pampas
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova
Gabriela Sabatini
Gabriela Sabatini
Chris Evert
Chris Evert
Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf
Which tennis legend married famous Australian golfer Greg Norman?
Gabriela Sabatini
Gabriela Sabatini
Chris Evert
Chris Evert
Jana Novotna
Jana Novotna
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova
What nationality is Martina Navratilova?
Bulgarian
Bulgarian
Indian
Indian
Czech
Czech
Romanian
Romanian
Which American sister and brother won the mixed double championship at Wimbledon in 1980?
Tracy & John Austin
Tracy & John Austin
Jill & John McEnroe
Jill & John McEnroe
Jill & John Newcombe
Jill & John Newcombe
Rowena & Rod Laver
Rowena & Rod Laver
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