Q 01/05

Chris Evert represented which country?

A) Australia

B) United States

C) Great Britain

D) Czechoslovakia

Answer · why

B) United States

She helped the US win the Fed Cup eight times and played her last match in the 1989 final.

Q 02/05

Who was Evert's greatest rival?

A) Billie Jean King

B) Steffi Graf

C) Tracy Austin

D) Martina Navratilova

Answer · why

D) Martina Navratilova

Between them they held the No. 1 ranking for 592 of the first 615 weeks it existed.

Q 03/05

On which surface was Evert most dominant?

A) Clay

B) Grass

C) Hard court

D) Indoor carpet

Answer · why

A) Clay

Her 382–22 record on the surface, a 94.6% win rate, is still a WTA Tour record.

Q 04/05

Evert's calm demeanour on court earned her which nickname?

A) Golden Girl

B) Iron Lady

C) Ice Maiden

D) Little Mo

Answer · why

C) Ice Maiden

She was also called the Ice Princess; the Hall of Fame later described her game as a 'human backboard'.

Q 05/05

Which stroke did Evert help make standard on the women's tour?

A) One-handed backhand

B) Serve-and-volley

C) Slice forehand

D) Two-handed backhand

Answer · why

D) Two-handed backhand

She played almost entirely from the baseline in an era when serve-and-volley was the dominant style.

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