Q 01/05

In which German city was Steffi Graf born in 1969?

A) Mannheim

B) Munich

C) Hamburg

D) Stuttgart

Answer · why

A) Mannheim

Mannheim was her birthplace; her father Peter, a car and insurance salesman, later gave up his job to coach her full time.

Q 02/05

Which man finally passed Graf's record 377 weeks as world No. 1?

A) Roger Federer

B) Novak Djokovic

C) Jimmy Connors

D) Ivan Lendl

Answer · why

B) Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic began his 378th week at No. 1 in February 2023 and said he was 'flattered' to pass Graf, having beaten the men's record of 310 weeks tw...

Q 03/05

Which woman's 24 singles majors top Graf's 22?

A) Suzanne Lenglen

B) Margaret Court

C) Helen Wills

D) Evonne Goolagong

Answer · why

B) Margaret Court

Margaret Court won 13 of her 24 as an amateur, before the Open Era began in 1968, so Graf's 22 stood as the Open Era record until 2017.

Q 04/05

Graf alone has won every major at least four times, but which one did she win exactly four times?

A) The Australian Open

B) The French Open

C) The Wimbledon Championships

D) The US Open

Answer · why

A) The Australian Open

The Australian Open, which she won in 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1994; injuries kept her out of it in 1995 and 1996, the two years she swept the other three...

Q 05/05

Opponents aimed at Graf's backhand side, where she almost always replied with which shot?

A) A topspin drive

B) A slice

C) A flat drive

D) A looping lob

Answer · why

B) A slice

A slice. She seldom hit over the ball on that side, which is why rivals aimed there, yet she kept the shot so low that it set up her next attack.