Tennis (Sports)

31. Which among the following tournaments in the year 2011, the women's singles match did Venus Williams win the title by defeating Serena Williams? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2002]

(a) Australian Open, 2001
(b) French Open, 2001
(c) Wimbledon, 2001
(d) U.S. Open, 2001

Correct Answer: (d) U.S. Open, 2001

32. Mahesh Bhupati and Max Mirnyi won the title by defeating which of the following doubles players in the US Open doubles tennis competition in the year 2002? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]

(a) Wayne Black and Kevin Vlyt
(b) Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan
(c) Jonas Bjork and Todd Wudbridge
(d) Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek

Correct Answer: (d) Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek

33. In the pre-quarterfinals at the US Open 2005, Sania Mirza was defeated by? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Maria Kirilenko
(b) Maria Sharapova
(c) Tatyana Pamova
(d) Anna Lona

Correct Answer: (b) Maria Sharapova

34. When Leander Paes won the 'Mixed Doubles' at the US Open in 2008, who was his partner? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2009]

(a) Ana Ivanovich
(b) Cara Black
(c) Dinara Safina
(d) Yelena Yokovich

Correct Answer: (b) Cara Black

35. Who won the women's singles competition at the 1996 US Open Tennis Championship? [41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]

(a) Monica Seles
(b) Steffi Graf
(c) Martina Hingis
(d) Arancha Sanchez Vicario

Correct Answer: (b) Steffi Graf

36. Who won the men's singles title of the 2016 French Open? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) Ivan Doddies
(b) Novak Djokovic
(c) Andy Murray
(d) Roger Federer

Correct Answer: (b) Novak Djokovic

Solution:The 2016 French Open men's title was won by Novak Djokovic (Serbia) by defeating Andy Murray (Britain). The winner of French Open 2020 (2022 too) men's singles is Rafael Nadal (Spain).

37. Who among the following is the winner of the 1995 French Open Tennis tournament? [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1994-95]

(a) Andre Agassi
(b) Jim Courier
(c) Pete Sampras
(d) Thomas Muster

Correct Answer: (d) Thomas Muster

38. Who won the French Open singles tennis title in the year 2002? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]

(a) Albert Costa
(b) Juan Carlos Ferrero
(c) Andre Agassi
(d) Pete Sampras

Correct Answer: (a) Albert Costa

39. Pete Sampras did not win this Grand Slam of Tennis ? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) (Backlog) 2004]

(a) US Open
(b) Australian Open
(c) Wimbledon
(d) French Open

Correct Answer: (d) French Open

Solution:Pete Sampras reached the semi-finals at the 1996 French Open, while he won the Australian Open title 2 times, Wimbledon 7 times and the US Open 5 times.

40. Whom did Simona Halep beat to win the French Open Tennis competition 2018? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2017]

(a) Sloan Stephens
(b) Serena Williams
(c) Venus Williams
(d) None of these

Correct Answer: (a) Sloan Stephens

Solution:Simona Halep of Romania won the women's singles title of the 2018 French Open Grand Slam Tennis competition by defeating Sloane Stephens of America in the final. Ashleigh Barty of Australia won 2019 French Open's Women Single title. The winner of French Open 2022 women's singles is Iga Swiatek (Poland).