Tennis Trivia Questions and Answers

25 questions on Tennis, each with the answer and a short explanation. Part of the Sports set in Rapid Fire Trivia, which holds 2,000 questions across 6 topics.

All 25 questions, with answers

1. 1What Grand Slam tournament uses Rod Laver Arena as its main court?

   AnswerAustralian Open

   The arena honors Australia’s two-time calendar Grand Slam champion Rod Laver in Melbourne.

2. 2Where does the server stand before beginning a point?

   AnswerBehind the baseline

   The server must start behind the baseline and serve diagonally into the opposite service box.

3. 3Who became the first Chinese singles champion at a tennis major?

   AnswerLi Na

   Li Na won the 2011 French Open and later added the 2014 Australian Open.

4. 4Which sport made Iga Świątek famous?

   AnswerTennis

   Świątek became Poland’s first major singles champion and built a particularly strong record on clay.

5. 5How many players compete on each side in singles tennis?

   AnswerOne

   Singles uses one player per side, while doubles uses two players per side.

6. 6Who won the 1988 calendar Golden Slam?

   AnswerSteffi Graf

   Graf won all four majors and Olympic singles gold during the same remarkable season.

7. 7What material covers the outside of a tennis ball?

   AnswerFelt

   The felt covering affects air resistance, spin, visibility, and how the ball interacts with the court.

8. 8Which Grand Slam tournament is played in Paris?

   AnswerFrench Open

   The French Open is staged at Roland-Garros and is the only major played on clay.

9. 9Which player is often called the Swiss Maestro?

   AnswerRoger Federer

   Federer's elegant playing style and sustained success inspired the Swiss Maestro nickname.

10. 10What do players hit over the net in tennis?

    AnswerA ball

    Tennis uses a hollow rubber ball covered with felt to control speed and bounce.

11. 11Which sport made Coco Gauff famous?

    AnswerTennis

    Gauff became an international tennis star as a teenager and later won a major singles title.

12. 12What is a tennis player’s first shot of a point called?

    AnswerThe serve

    Every point begins with a serve struck from behind the baseline into a service box.

13. 13What is the score after a player wins two points in a game?

    Answer30

    The unusual sequence reflects tennis traditions that developed centuries before modern standardized rules.

14. 14Which country does Rafael Nadal represent?

    AnswerSpain

    Nadal became one of Spain’s most successful athletes and a dominant clay-court player.

15. 15What country does Emma Raducanu represent?

    AnswerGreat Britain

    Raducanu became the first qualifier to win a major singles title at the 2021 US Open.

16. 16Which country does Iga Świątek represent?

    AnswerPoland

    Świątek became Poland's first major singles champion by winning the 2020 French Open.

17. 17Which Grand Slam uses Arthur Ashe Stadium as its main court?

    AnswerUS Open

    Arthur Ashe Stadium opened in 1997 and is the largest tennis stadium by capacity.

18. 18What is the score after a player wins the first point of a game?

    Answer15

    Traditional tennis scoring moves from love to fifteen, thirty, and forty before game.

19. 19The Grand Slam calendar normally begins with which tournament?

    AnswerAustralian Open

    The Australian Open is usually held in January, making it the first major tournament each season.

20. 20What action begins each tennis point?

    AnswerA serve

    Every point starts with a serve struck from behind the baseline into the correct service box.

21. 21Which tennis legend was nicknamed 'Rocket Rod'?

    AnswerRod Laver

    Laver remains the only player to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam twice in men's singles.

22. 22What do tennis ball kids mainly do?

    AnswerRetrieve and supply balls

    Ball kids keep matches moving by quickly collecting and delivering balls and towels.

23. 23What score is called deuce?

    Answer40-40

    At deuce, a player usually needs two consecutive points to win the game.

24. 24Which city hosts the French Open?

    AnswerParis

    The French Open is played at Stade Roland-Garros in western Paris during professional singles and doubles competition.

25. 25Who defeated Bobby Riggs in the 1973 Battle of the Sexes match?

    AnswerBillie Jean King

    King’s straight-sets victory became a landmark moment for women’s sport and equal recognition.