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Great quiz about the athlete also known as "Jimbo", former World No. 1 tennis player. |
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| Posted: | July 13, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29, 1970) is a former World No. 1 professional American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. |
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| Posted: | July 13, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Boris Becker was a stalwart tennis player for over a decade. He, along with Michael Stich, are arguably the best German tennis players in recent memory. |
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| Posted: | April 30, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Chris Evert is a well known name in the world of women's tennis. She owns several records in the sport still, despite retiring nearly two decades ago. |
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| Posted: | April 30, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Steffi Graf was as dominant a force in women's tennis in the 1980s and early 1990s as Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova were before her. Graf still owns several records, including the most Grand Slam singles victories by a player. |
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| Posted: | April 30, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Ivan Lendl was a hard hitting European tennis player who had a prolific run through the 1980s. He squared off against some of the greatest players of the era, like Borg, McEnroe and Connors, and held his own. |
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| Posted: | April 30, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Big Bill Tilden was as close to a certainty as you can get in sports. He dominated the decade of the 1930s and conquered foes with ease, making him a feared opponent on the court, no matter the surface. |
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| Posted: | May 2, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Bjorn Borg was a tennis wunderkind who had an amazing run of success early in his career. He retired at the age of 26, stunning the tennis world with the abrupt departure. |
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| Posted: | May 11, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Tennis is a sport played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. |
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| Posted: | July 13, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Rod Laver was a dominant presence in tennis during the 1960s and early part of the 1970s. The Rocket, as he was known, successfully completed tennis' Grand Slam. |
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| Posted: | May 7, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Stefan Edberg had a successful career as both a singles and doubles player throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s. He was a top ten player and held the number one ranking in the world for a stretch of time. |
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| Posted: | April 30, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Althea Gibson helped tennis break the color barrier, much like Jackie Robinson did for baseball in 1947. Gibson wasn't limited to being adept at tennis, she also broke the color barrier on the LPGA Tour after her tennis days were over. |
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| Posted: | April 30, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Billie Jean King was a tennis force in the late 1960s throughout the 1970s and even into the early 1980s. She racked up over 100 WTA Tour victories in her career, and battled some of the greats, male and female. |
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| Posted: | April 30, 2011 |
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Martina Navratilova was one of the most dominant female tennis players of the professional tour era. She holds numerous records for titles won, in both singles and doubles competition. |
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| Posted: | May 2, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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John McEnroe may very well be the ultimate bad boy of men's professional tennis. His legendary tirades and rants may be the only thing to eclipse his on court talent. |
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| Posted: | May 11, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Pete Sampras is one of the most successful tennis players in the last couple decades. He held the men's record for the most Grand Slam events won until Roger Federer passed him. |
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| Posted: | May 13, 2011 |
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