Tennis (Sports)

41. The winner of French Open, 2008 (Women's singles) was: [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2006]

(a) Dinara Safina
(b) Ana Ivanovic
(c) Jelena Jankovic
(d) Svetlana Kuznetsova

Correct Answer: (b) Ana Ivanovic

Solution:Serbia's Ana Ivanovic won the French Open, 2008 title by defeating Dinara Safina of Russia in the final.

42. In 1992, French Open Tennis Tournament, the Women's singles title was won by: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

(a) Steffi Graf
(b) Jennifer Capriati
(c) Monica Seles
(d) Martina Navratilova

Correct Answer: (c) Monica Seles

43. Who among the following won the women's singles title of the French Open, 2011? [Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]

(a) Lee Na
(b) Maria Sharapova
(c) Venus William
(d) Schiavone

Correct Answer: (a) Lee Na

44. Which country has won the 2016 Davis Cup Tennis tournament? [60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (a) Argentina

Solution:The 105th edition of the Davis Cup was held in Zagreb, Croatia. In the final, Argentina defeated host Croatia to win the Davis Cup title for the first time. The winners of Davis Cup from 2016 are -

Edition	Host Country	Winner
105th (2016)	Croatia	Argentina
106th (2017)	France	France
107th (2018)	France	Croatia
108th (2019)	Spain	Spain
109th (2021)	Spain, Australia, Italy	Russia
110th (2022)	Italy, Spain, Germany, Scotland	Russia
111th (2023)	Italy, Great Britain, Spain, Croatia	Italy

45. Davis Cup championship, 1999 was won by: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]

(a) Australia
(b) France
(c) Sweden
(d) United States of America

Correct Answer: (a) Australia

Solution:Australia defeated France 3-2 in the final of the Davis Cup held in France on 5th December 1999 to win the competition title on 25th November 2018. Croatia won the Davis Cup 2018 title for the second time by defeating France in the final. Spain won Davis Cup 2019 by defeating Canada. In 2022 Davis cup Canada won the title. In 2023 Italy defeated Australia 2-0.

46. In which countries was the Davis Cup Lawn Tennis final played in 2004? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) Switzerland and United States
(b) Spain and United States
(c) Australia and Argentina
(d) Sweden and Belgium

Correct Answer: (b) Spain and United States

47. To win a Grand Slam in tennis, a player must win which one of the following group of tournaments? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]

(a) Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open and US Open
(b) Wimbledon, French Open and US Open
(c) Wimbledon, French Open and Pegas Czech Open
(d) Davis Cup, Wimbledon and French Open

Correct Answer: (a) Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open and US Open

Solution:The winner of four Tennis Grand Slam competitions in a calendar year is called the Grand Slam winner. These competitions are the Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open and U.S. Open.

48. To which game is 'Grand Slam' associated? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

(a) Polo
(b) Baseball
(c) Table Tennis
(d) Tennis

Correct Answer: (d) Tennis

Solution:The winner of four Tennis Grand Slam competitions in a calendar year is called the Grand Slam winner. These competitions are the Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open and U.S. Open.

49. The record of winning four consecutive Grand Slams (tennis) is held by: [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl.) (Pre) 2002, 2003]

(a) Martina Hingis
(b) Monica Selles
(c) Serena Williams
(d) Venus Williams

Correct Answer: (c) Serena Williams

Solution:American player Serena Williams became the fifth female player to win four consecutive Grand Slam events, winning the French Open, Wimbledon, the US Open in 2002 and the Australian Open in 2003. Before her Maureen Connolly Brinker (6), Margaret Court (6), Martina Navratilova (6) and Steffi Graf (5) have won four consecutive Grand Slam events.

50. The following players, whose name is in the following List-I have won the Tennis Grand Slam 1999 in men's singles in the competitions given in List-II. [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]

Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List - I	List - II
A. Yevgeny Kafelnikov	1. Australian Open
B. Andre Agassi	2. French Open
C. Pete Sampras	3. Wimbledon
D. Andre Agassi	4. American Open

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	2	3	4
(b)	4	3	2	1
(c)	3	4	1	2
(d)	2	4	3	1

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The results of the men's singles event in the 2018 Grand Slam Competitions are as follows -

Men's Grand Slam Title Winners

Year	Tournament	Winner	Runner-up
2023	Australian Open	Novak Djokovic	Stefanos Tsitsipas
2022	U.S. Open	Carlos Alcaraz	Casper Ruud¹
2022	Wimbledon	Novak Djokovic	Nick Kyrgios
2022	French Open	Rafael Nadal	Casper Ruud
2022	Australian Open	Rafael Nadal	Daniil Medvedev