Q 01/05

Serena Williams grew up in California, but in which state was she born?

A) Texas

B) Michigan

C) Ohio

D) Louisiana

Answer · why

B) Michigan

Michigan: she was born in Saginaw, her mother's home town, fifteen months after her sister was born in California, and the family moved back west soon...

Q 02/05

Serena Williams was born in 1981, within weeks of which men's tennis great?

A) Rafael Nadal

B) Roger Federer

C) Novak Djokovic

D) Andy Murray

Answer · why

B) Roger Federer

Roger Federer: he is seven weeks the elder, and the two bowed out together as well, playing what were billed as their farewell matches three weeks apa...

Q 03/05

In which California city did Serena and her sister learn tennis on public courts?

A) Inglewood

B) Compton

C) Oakland

D) Long Beach

Answer · why

B) Compton

Compton: the choice was deliberate, because their father wanted his daughters to grow up seeing the gang-ridden streets around the courts and what awa...

Q 04/05

When Serena Williams was nine, her family moved to Florida so she could train at which coach's academy?

A) Harry Hopman

B) Jimmy Evert

C) Rick Macci

D) Robert Lansdorp

Answer · why

C) Rick Macci

Rick Macci: the family crossed the country for his academy, yet in 1995 their father dismissed him and went back to coaching both daughters himself, j...

Q 05/05

At 14, Serena Williams threatened to sue which organisation over a rule that stopped her turning professional?

A) The WTA Tour

B) The US Tennis Association

C) The International Olympic Committee

D) The All England Club

Answer · why

A) The WTA Tour

The WTA Tour: it had barred 14-year-olds from its main events to stop young stars burning out, so she made her debut that October in qualifying at a s...