By Jack Cunniff
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1. Who was the last Australian to appear in an Australian Open singles final?
(a) Lleyton Hewitt
(b) Samantha Stosur
(c) Patrick Rafter
(d) Evonne Goolagong
(e) Mark Philippoussis
2. Which Hall-of-Famer never appeared in an Australian Open final?
(a) Guillermo Vilas
(b) Boris Becker
(c) John McEnroe
(d) Michael Chang
(e) Jimmy Connors
3. Which of these players never won three consecutive Australian Open Women’s Singles titles?
(a) Martina Hingis
(b) Monica Seles
(c) Evonne Goolagong
(d) Steffi Graf
(e) Martina Navratilova
4. Who is the only player to win an Australian Open singles title on both grass and hard courts?
(a) Boris Becker
(b) Hana Mandlikova
(c) Steffi Graf
(d) Mats Wilander
(e) Martina Navratilova
5. Which player has won the most Australian Open singles titles in the Open Era?
(a) Federer
(b) Sampras
(c) Serena Williams
(d) Graf
(e) Agassi
6. The most recent Australian Open Mixed Doubles title that featured both partners representing the same country was:
(a) USA
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) Belarus
(e) South Africa
7. Who were the last two men to repeat as finalists in an Australian Open singles final?
(a) Becker/Sampras
(b) Courier/Edberg
(c) Agassi/Kafelnikov
(d) Federer/Nadal
(e) Denton/Kriek
8. Which player reached the Finals of the Australian Open in every singles appearance?
(a) Monica Seles
(b) Chris Evert
(c) Evonne Goolagong
(d) Margaret Court
(e) Martina Hingis
9. In which year did the Australian Open expand to a 128-player singles draw?
(a) 1985
(b) 1987
(c) 1988
(d) 1989
10. Since moving to hard courts, how many players have won their only Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
11. Which No. 1 ranked doubles player never won a Women’s Doubles title at the Australian Open?
(a) Flavia Pennetta
(b) Paola Suarez
(c) Natasha Zvereva
(d) Jana Novotna
(e) Lindsay Davenport
12. How many matches have the Bryan Brothers lost in Melbourne since 2006?
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
13. Since the Australian Open was first held in 1905, which is the only city that hasn’t held the tournament?
(a) Canberra
(b) Sydney
(c) Perth
(d) Brisbane
(e) Adelaide
14. Which of these women never reached the singles semifinals of the Australian Open?
(a) Julie Halard-Decugis
(b) Belinda Cordwell
(c) Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer
(d) Claudia Porwik
15. Which of these men never reached the singles semifinals of the Australian Open?
(a) Jan Gunnarsson
(b) Malivai Washington
(c) Patrick McEnroe
(d) Aaron Krickstein
TRIVIA ANSWERS
1. Who was the last Australian to appear in an Australian Open singles final?
(a) Lleyton Hewitt, 2005 losing to Marat Safin.
2. Which Hall-of-Famer never appeared in an Australian Open final?
(c) John McEnroe. His best finish was a semifinal in 1983.
3. Which of these players never won three consecutive Australian Open Women’s Singles titles?
(e) Martina Navratilova. Navratilova won titles in 1981, 1983, and 1985.
4. Who is the only player to win an Australian Open singles title on both grass and hard courts?
(d) Mats Wilander. He won titles on grass in 1983 and 1984, and hard courts in 1988.
5. Which player has won the most Australian Open singles titles in the Open Era?
(c) Serena Williams, winning five Australian singles titles to date.
6. The most recent Australian Open Mixed Doubles title that featured both partners representing the same country was:
(c) India. Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi won the Mixed Doubles title in 2009.
7. Who were the last two men to repeat as finalists in an Australian Open singles final?
(b) Courier and Edberg met in the 1992-93 finals, with Courier winning on both occasions.
8. Which player reached the Finals of the Australian Open in every singles appearance?
(b) Chris Evert. She reached the finals in all six of her appearances (1974, 1981, 1982, 194, 1985, and 1988.
9. In which year did the Australian Open expand to a 128-player singles draw?
(c) 1988, the first year that the event moved to Melbourne (Flinders) Park.
10. Since moving to hard courts, how many players have won their only Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open?
(c) 3. Petr Korda (1998), Thomas Johansson (2002) and Victoria Azarenka (2012)
11. Which No. 1 ranked doubles player never won a Women’s Doubles title at the Australian Open?
(e) Lindsay Davemport.
12. How many matches have the Bryan Brothers lost in Melbourne since 2006?
(c) 2 matches, losing to Bhupathi and Knowles in the 2008 semifinals, and to Paes & Stepanek in the 2012 finals
13. Since the Australian Open was first held in 1905, which is the only city that hasn’t held the tournament?
(a) Canberra
14. Which of these women never reached the singles semifinals of the Australian Open?
(a) Julie Halard-Decugis. Cordwell (1989), Werdel-Witmeyer (1995), and Porwik (1988) all reached semifinals, while Halard-Decugis’ best finish was QF in 1993 and 2000.
15. Which of these men never reached the singles semifinals of the Australian Open?
(b) Malivai Washington. Gunnarsson (1989), Patrick McEnroe (1991) and Krickstein (1995) all reached semifinals, while Washington’s best finish was QF in 1994.
