Behind the Coaching · Tennis · Multiple Choice Trivia
Explore the U.S. Championships, Open Era milestones, surface changes, tiebreaks and equality breakthroughs.
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This Behind the Coaching interactive contains 10 questions about US Open history. Play through each item to receive immediate feedback and an explanation.
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Quiz questions
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Where was the first U.S. National Championships men’s singles event held in 1881?
- New York City
- Newport, Rhode Island
- Philadelphia
- Boston
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Which venue became the long-time New York home of the tournament before the move to Flushing Meadows?
- Forest Hills
- Madison Square Garden
- Central Park
- Randall’s Island
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What year marked the first US Open of the Open Era?
- 1963
- 1968
- 1970
- 1973
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The US Open became the first Grand Slam to introduce a tiebreak set in its main draw in which year?
- 1968
- 1970
- 1975
- 1978
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In 1973, what equality milestone did the US Open become the first Grand Slam to achieve?
- Equal court sizes
- Equal prize money for men and women
- Equal numbers of seeds
- Equal match lengths
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What surface did the US Open use from 1975 through 1977?
- Red clay
- Grass
- Har-Tru green clay
- Indoor carpet
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In what year did the US Open move to Flushing Meadows?
- 1968
- 1973
- 1978
- 1984
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The US Open is the only Grand Slam tournament to have been played on how many different surfaces?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
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Who won her first Grand Slam singles title at the 1999 US Open?
- Venus Williams
- Serena Williams
- Lindsay Davenport
- Martina Hingis
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Which player won five consecutive US Open men’s singles titles from 2004 through 2008?
- Pete Sampras
- Andre Agassi
- Roger Federer
- Novak Djokovic