Q 01/05

How many Grand Slam singles titles has Venus Williams won?

A) One

B) Three

C) Seven

D) Fifteen

Answer · why

C) Seven

Seven: five at Wimbledon and two at the US Open. It could have been double that, as her own sister beat her in seven other major finals.

Q 02/05

Which 15-year-old qualifier beat Venus in the first round of Wimbledon in 2019?

A) Naomi Osaka

B) Coco Gauff

C) Emma Raducanu

D) Amanda Anisimova

Answer · why

B) Coco Gauff

Coco Gauff, ranked 313th, won 6-4, 6-4 and said she cried after a win for the first time. Venus had won four major titles before Gauff was even born.

Q 03/05

On which city's public courts did Venus and her sister learn tennis?

A) Pasadena

B) Inglewood

C) Compton

D) Santa Monica

Answer · why

C) Compton

Compton: her father moved the family there on purpose when Venus was a toddler, believing a rough neighbourhood would give his daughters a fighter's m...

Q 04/05

To which state did Venus's family move in 1991 so she and her sister could train with coach Rick Macci?

A) Texas

B) Florida

C) Arizona

D) Georgia

Answer · why

B) Florida

Florida: Rick Macci coached both sisters there from 1991 to 1995, until their father, who had taught himself the game from books and videos, took over...

Q 05/05

Unbeaten in 63 junior matches, Venus did what for three years before turning professional?

A) Played basketball

B) Played no tournaments

C) Played only doubles

D) Trained in Spain

Answer · why

B) Played no tournaments

Played no tournaments: her father pulled her off the junior circuit at 11, partly to spare her early pressure. Her 1994 debut in Oakland was her first...