Over 80 million people play tennis around the world and it’s also one of the most watched sports on television too. But just how much do you know about this great game? Find out with our fun free tennis trivia questions with answers!
General Tennis Trivia Questions
Which two male tennis players have won the most Grand Slam singles titles?
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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with 20 titles each.
What Oscar winning child star married professional tennis player John McEnroe in 1986?
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Tatum O’Neal.
Who was the first Asian woman tennis player to be ranked world number one?
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Naomi Osaka.
In tennis, what does ATP stand for?
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Association of Tennis Professionals.
Which female tennis player has won the most Grand Slam singles titles?
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Margaret Court with 24 titles.
Which Grand Slam tennis tournament is played on red clay courts?
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The French Open.
Which tennis star was stabbed by a deranged man during a match in 1993?
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Monica Seles.
What former tennis player is Steffi Graf married to?
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Andre Agassi.
Where is the French Open tennis tournament held?
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The Stade Roland-Garros in Paris.
In 1988, who won the Grand Slam and the Olympic gold medal in tennis?
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Steffi Graf.
Easy Tennis Trivia For Kids
What color is a tennis ball?
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Yellow.
What does love mean in tennis?
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Zero, e.g. a score of 30-0 is known as 30-love.
What score is known as “deuce” in tennis?
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40-40.
In tennis, what is the next score after deuce?
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Advantage.
What is a let in tennis?
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A let is when the ball hits the net cord when serving but it still lands in the service court.
How many games do you need to win to win a set in tennis?
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Six games.
What is a fault in tennis?
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When a player serves and the ball lands outside the service box or doesn’t clear the net or net post.
What is an ace in tennis?
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A legal serve that isn’t touched by the receiver and so wins the point.
In which country does the Wimbledon tennis tournament take place?
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England.
What is the maximum number of sets in a tennis match for women?
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Three.
Hard Tennis Trivia
What are the dimensions of a singles tennis court (in feet)?
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78 feet long by 27 feet wide.
Which tennis player won the women’s 2016 U.S. Open?
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Angelique Kerber.
Which is the fourth and last of the tennis Grand Slam tournaments to be played each year?
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The U.S. Open.
Who was the first African-American female tennis player to win Wimbledon?
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Althea Gibson in 1957.
Who was the first African-American male tennis player to win Wimbledon?
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Arthur Ashe in 1975.
What is the maximum diameter of an official tennis ball (in inches)?
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2.70 inches.
Where was tennis star Martina Hingis born?
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Slovakia (in what was then called Czechoslovakia).
Which tennis star, famous for his Battle of the Sexes match with Billie Jean King, wrote the book Court Hustler?
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Bobby Riggs.
In what year was the Australian Open played on grass for the final time?
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1987.
What British tennis player did Chris Evert marry in 1979?
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John Lloyd.
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