Behind the Coaching · Tennis · Multiple Choice Trivia
Two Grand Slams, two distinctive histories: Parisian clay and Melbourne hard courts.
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This Behind the Coaching interactive contains 10 questions about French Open and Australian Open history. Play through each item to receive immediate feedback and an explanation.
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Quiz questions
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The tournament that became Roland-Garros began in 1891 under what basic identity?
- French Championships
- Paris Masters
- European Open
- Coupe Davis
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In what year was the French championship opened to players from abroad?
- 1919
- 1925
- 1928
- 1933
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The Roland-Garros stadium complex opened for the tournament in which year?
- 1925
- 1928
- 1936
- 1946
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Which Grand Slam was the first of the four majors to embrace the Open Era in 1968?
- Australian Open
- French Open
- Wimbledon
- US Open
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How many Roland-Garros men’s singles titles did Rafael Nadal win?
- 10
- 12
- 14
- 16
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Which woman holds the record with seven Roland-Garros singles titles?
- Steffi Graf
- Chris Evert
- Serena Williams
- Justine Henin
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The Australian Open was first played in 1905 under which name?
- Australian Championships
- Australasian Championships
- Pacific Championships
- Melbourne Open
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In what year did the tournament take the name “Australian Open”?
- 1955
- 1963
- 1969
- 1972
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What major change came with the Australian Open’s move to Flinders Park, now Melbourne Park, in 1988?
- It switched to clay
- It became an indoor-only event
- It became a hard-court tournament
- It stopped playing singles
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Who has won a record 10 Australian Open men’s singles titles?
- Roger Federer
- Novak Djokovic
- Roy Emerson
- Rafael Nadal