Tennis (Sports)

Total Questions: 63

11. The winner of Wimbledon, 1998 (Men's singles) is: [43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999]

Correct Answer: (b) Pete Sampras

12. The winner of the Wimbledon 2009 title is: [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2007]

Correct Answer: (a) Roger Federer

13. Marion Bartoli won the 2013 Wimbledon women's singles title. Which country is she from? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (a) France

14. Whom did the winner of Wimbledon 1993, Pete Sampras defeat in the final? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]

Correct Answer: (a) Jim Courier

15. Who among the following did not participate in the 1997 Wimbledon? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (c) Steffi Graf

16. The 2001 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship Men's Singles title was won by: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

Correct Answer: (c) Goran Ivanisevic

17. Serena Williams won the Wimbledon Championship (Women's Singles) 2003, by defeating: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2003]

Correct Answer: (d) Venus Williams

18. Who is the first Indian woman to win in Wimbledon? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

Correct Answer: (b) Sania Mirza
Solution:India's Sania Mirza teamed up with Russia's Alisa Kleybanova won the junior women's doubles final held in 2003 by defeating Katrina Bohmova (Czech Republic) and Michaella Krajicek (Netherlands).

19. Who won the women's singles title at the Wimbledon Tennis Grand Slam, 2004? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

Correct Answer: (d) Maria Sharapova

20. Who won her first Grand Slam Australian Open Tennis Competition 2014 (Women's Singles)? [56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (a) Li Na
Solution:In the women's singles final of the 102nd edition of Lawn Tennis' prestigious Grand Slam. Australian Open (first of the year) held in Melbourne on 26th January 2014, Li Na of China won her the first Australian Open title by defeating Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova.

The Australian Open, 2020 women's single-winner was Sofia Kenin (USA) and the runner-up was Garbine Muguruza (Spain). Naomi Osaka won the Australian Open 2021 women's singles title by defeating Jennifer Brady in the final.

Women's Grand Slam Title Winners

YearTournamentWinnerRunner-up
2023Australian OpenAryna SabalenkaElena Rybakina
2022U.S. OpenIga SwiatekOns Jabeur
2022WimbledonElena RybakinaOns Jabeur
2022French OpenIga SwiatekCoco Gauff
2022Australian OpenAshleigh BartyDanielle Wllins