With all of the free time, I have created some tennis trivia questions. I think they are fairly difficult, although I may be proven wrong by some of the trivia experts on MTF. If you answer the question correctly, you can pick the next topic.
Note: Only main draw ATP matches (including Grand Slams but not including Davis Cup) from January 1st, 2000 until now are considered. If this is popular, I may create questions from challenger matches or from the 20th century.
Current Topics
Tournament Finals
Qualifiers, Wildcards, Lucky Losers and Protected Rankings
Fewest ATP Wins
Fewest ATP Losses
Matches Played while Outside the Top 100
Tennis Players by Country
Lowest Ranked Winners
Question 1: Fewest ATP Wins
Who is the only player to beat an Olympic singles gold medalist despite only winning one (1) ATP match? - Caio Zampieri in 2011 at Santiago
Question 2: ATP Players by Country
Which country has only had one player win a main tour match in the 21st century (Davis Cup not included) yet has won an ATP tournament? - Luxembourg (multiple answers)
Question 3: Tournament Finals
Many tournament finals are contested between players side by side in the rankings. A recent example is the ATP Cup final with World Number 1 Rafael Nadal playing World Number 2 Novak Djokovic. That is an example of the highest ranked side by side pair. Who are the lowest ranked side by side pair to play each other in an ATP tour final? - Mexico City 2000: Chela (128) d. Puerta (129)
Question 4: Tournament Finals (Easier)
Outside of the big 4 (Djokovic, Murray, Federer, Nadal) who has won the most ATP titles in the 21st century? - Andy Roddick with 32 titles
Question 5: Qualifiers, Wildcards, Lucky Losers and Protected Rankings (Easier)
Who is the only player in win an ATP tournament as a wildcard with a ranking in the top 5 in the world at the time? - Roger Federer (2018 Rotterdam), Novak Djokovic (2017 Eastbourne) & Wawrinka (2017 Geneva) - Problem with Data from Tennis Abstract.
Question 6: Fewest ATP Wins
Despite only having four ATP tour wins, this player never lost in the first round of a tournament. Who is he? - Matthew Barton
Question 7: Qualifiers, Wildcards, Lucky Losers and Protected Rankings (easier)
According to Tennis Abstract's data, which player has received the most wildcards in the 21st century? - James Blake
Question 8: Challenger Finals (Easier)
Who is the highest ranked player to win a challenger event in the 21st century? - Joachim Johansson (12), Luxembourg CH 2004
Question 9: Tennis by Country
Outside of the four countries that host grand slam events, which country has received the most wildcards in the 21st century? - Germany
Question 10: Tournament Finals
Who is the lowest seeded player to win an event in the 21st century? - Ivan Ljubicic (Indian Wells 2010), and Albert Costa (RG 2002)
Question 11: Qualifiers, Wildcards, Lucky Losers and Protected Rankings
What player has entered the main draw of an ATP event (including slams) as a qualifier the most number of times in the 21st century? - Alejandro Falla (42 times)
Question 12: Matches Played Outside the Top 100
Who is the only player to win two completed matches (no retirement or walkover) against top 5 opponents while ranked outside the top 100? - Marin Cilic
Bonus: There is a second player who won two matches over top 5 players while ranked outside the top 100, but this second player does not meet the requirement of completed matches. Who is this player? - Chris Guccione
Question 13 - Tournament Finals
Which two players played in the final is the biggest gap in rankings where the higher ranked player won? - 2009 s-Hertogenbosch final, Benjamin Becker (82) d. Raemon Sluiter (866)
Question 14: Qualifiers, Wildcards, Lucky Losers and Protected Rankings
What is the largest gap in the rankings in a match when a wildcard beat another player?
Question 15: Fewest ATP Wins
Despite only winning one ATP match in the 21st century, he beat a player ranked in the top 5.
Note: Only main draw ATP matches (including Grand Slams but not including Davis Cup) from January 1st, 2000 until now are considered. If this is popular, I may create questions from challenger matches or from the 20th century.
Current Topics
Tournament Finals
Qualifiers, Wildcards, Lucky Losers and Protected Rankings
Fewest ATP Wins
Fewest ATP Losses
Matches Played while Outside the Top 100
Tennis Players by Country
Lowest Ranked Winners
Question 1: Fewest ATP Wins
Who is the only player to beat an Olympic singles gold medalist despite only winning one (1) ATP match? - Caio Zampieri in 2011 at Santiago
Question 2: ATP Players by Country
Which country has only had one player win a main tour match in the 21st century (Davis Cup not included) yet has won an ATP tournament? - Luxembourg (multiple answers)
Question 3: Tournament Finals
Many tournament finals are contested between players side by side in the rankings. A recent example is the ATP Cup final with World Number 1 Rafael Nadal playing World Number 2 Novak Djokovic. That is an example of the highest ranked side by side pair. Who are the lowest ranked side by side pair to play each other in an ATP tour final? - Mexico City 2000: Chela (128) d. Puerta (129)
Question 4: Tournament Finals (Easier)
Outside of the big 4 (Djokovic, Murray, Federer, Nadal) who has won the most ATP titles in the 21st century? - Andy Roddick with 32 titles
Question 5: Qualifiers, Wildcards, Lucky Losers and Protected Rankings (Easier)
Who is the only player in win an ATP tournament as a wildcard with a ranking in the top 5 in the world at the time? - Roger Federer (2018 Rotterdam), Novak Djokovic (2017 Eastbourne) & Wawrinka (2017 Geneva) - Problem with Data from Tennis Abstract.
Question 6: Fewest ATP Wins
Despite only having four ATP tour wins, this player never lost in the first round of a tournament. Who is he? - Matthew Barton
Question 7: Qualifiers, Wildcards, Lucky Losers and Protected Rankings (easier)
According to Tennis Abstract's data, which player has received the most wildcards in the 21st century? - James Blake
Question 8: Challenger Finals (Easier)
Who is the highest ranked player to win a challenger event in the 21st century? - Joachim Johansson (12), Luxembourg CH 2004
Question 9: Tennis by Country
Outside of the four countries that host grand slam events, which country has received the most wildcards in the 21st century? - Germany
Question 10: Tournament Finals
Who is the lowest seeded player to win an event in the 21st century? - Ivan Ljubicic (Indian Wells 2010), and Albert Costa (RG 2002)
Question 11: Qualifiers, Wildcards, Lucky Losers and Protected Rankings
What player has entered the main draw of an ATP event (including slams) as a qualifier the most number of times in the 21st century? - Alejandro Falla (42 times)
Question 12: Matches Played Outside the Top 100
Who is the only player to win two completed matches (no retirement or walkover) against top 5 opponents while ranked outside the top 100? - Marin Cilic
Bonus: There is a second player who won two matches over top 5 players while ranked outside the top 100, but this second player does not meet the requirement of completed matches. Who is this player? - Chris Guccione
Question 13 - Tournament Finals
Which two players played in the final is the biggest gap in rankings where the higher ranked player won? - 2009 s-Hertogenbosch final, Benjamin Becker (82) d. Raemon Sluiter (866)
Question 14: Qualifiers, Wildcards, Lucky Losers and Protected Rankings
What is the largest gap in the rankings in a match when a wildcard beat another player?
Question 15: Fewest ATP Wins
Despite only winning one ATP match in the 21st century, he beat a player ranked in the top 5.