Grand Slam (tennis) Trivia

Grand Slam (tennis) trivia celebrates the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open, the four majors that have defined tennis history and prestige. From record-setting champions to surprising upsets and funny on-court moments, it offers a concise way to test what you know about the sport’s most famous events.

Easy Grand Slam (tennis) Trivia

13 questions

These easy Grand Slam (tennis) trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.

Question 1
Which major tennis tournament is played in Melbourne at the start of the season?
1. A.Australian Open
2. B.The French Open
3. C.Wimbledon
4. D.The US Open
Answer: The Australian Open.
The Australian Open is one of tennis's four Grand Slam tournaments.
Question 2
At what venue in Paris is the French Open played?
Answer: Roland Garros.
The French Open is played at Roland Garros in Paris.
Question 3
Which city hosts Wimbledon?
Answer: London.
Wimbledon is staged in London, England.
Question 4
The US Open takes place in which city?
Answer: New York City.
The US Open is held in New York City.
Question 5
In tennis, what do you call winning all four major singles tournaments in the same year?
Answer: A Grand Slam.
A calendar-year Grand Slam means winning all four majors in one year.
Question 6
What type of court is used at the Australian Open?
Answer: Hard courts.
The Australian Open is played on hard courts.
Question 7
If you see red dirt and long rallies at the French Open, what surface are the players on?
Answer: Clay courts.
The French Open is played on clay courts.
Question 8
Wimbledon is famous for being played on what kind of court?
Answer: Grass courts.
Wimbledon is played on grass courts.
Question 9
In what year did the Open Era begin in tennis?
Answer: 1968.
The Open Era in tennis began in 1968.
Question 10
Which organization recognizes the four Grand Slam tournaments?
Answer: The International Tennis Federation.
The International Tennis Federation recognizes the four Grand Slam tournaments.
Question 11
What is the name of the Australian Open’s home venue?
Answer: Melbourne Park.
Melbourne Park is the home of the Australian Open.
Question 12
Which court is Wimbledon’s main show court?
Answer: Centre Court.
Centre Court is Wimbledon’s main show court.
Question 13
What is the name of the main stadium at the US Open?
Answer: Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Arthur Ashe Stadium is the main stadium of the US Open.

Grand Slam (tennis) Family Trivia

12 questions

These family Grand Slam (tennis) trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.

Question 1
Who won the 2021 US Open women’s singles title?
1. A.Emma Raducanu
2. B.Coco Gauff
3. C.Ashleigh Barty
Answer: Emma Raducanu
Emma Raducanu won the 2021 US Open women’s singles championship.
Question 2
How old was Emma Raducanu when she won the 2021 US Open?
Answer: 18
Raducanu was 18 years old when she captured the 2021 US Open title.
Question 3
Which player won his first Grand Slam singles title at the 2022 US Open?
1. A.Steffi Graf
2. B.Carlos Alcaraz
3. C.Rod Laver
4. D.Arthur Ashe
Answer: Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz earned his first Grand Slam singles title at the 2022 US Open.
Question 4
At the 2023 US Open, which player celebrated her first Grand Slam singles title?
1. A.Coco Gauff
2. B.Emma Raducanu
3. C.Iga Świątek
4. D.Billie Jean King
Answer: Coco Gauff
Coco Gauff won her first Grand Slam singles championship at the 2023 US Open.
Question 5
Who won the Australian Open women’s singles title in 2022?
Answer: Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty was the 2022 Australian Open women’s singles champion.
Question 6
Which star won the French Open women’s singles title in 2020?
1. A.Iga Świątek
2. B.Ashleigh Barty
3. C.Emma Raducanu
4. D.Coco Gauff
Answer: Iga Świątek
Iga Świątek won the French Open women’s singles championship in 2020.
Question 7
Who became the first Black champion at Wimbledon in 1957?
1. A.Arthur Ashe
2. B.Steffi Graf
3. C.Althea Gibson
4. D.Billie Jean King
Answer: Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson made history is the first Black champion at Wimbledon in 1957.
Question 8
Which player became the first Black man to win Wimbledon singles in 1975?
1. A.Carlos Alcaraz
2. B.Althea Gibson
3. C.Arthur Ashe
4. D.Rod Laver
Answer: Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe became the first Black man to win Wimbledon singles in 1975.
Question 9
How many Grand Slam titles did Billie Jean King win across singles, doubles, and mixed doubles?
Answer: 39
Billie Jean King won 39 Grand Slam titles in total across those events.
Question 10
Who completed a calendar-year Grand Slam in 1988?
1. A.Ashleigh Barty
2. B.Steffi Graf
3. C.Billie Jean King
Answer: Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf completed a calendar-year Grand Slam in 1988.
Question 11
Which player completed a calendar-year Grand Slam in 1969?
Answer: Rod Laver
Rod Laver completed a calendar-year Grand Slam in 1969.
Question 12
What is the name of the trophy awarded to the Australian Open women’s champion?
Answer: Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup
The Australian Open women’s champion receives the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup.

Fun Grand Slam (tennis) Trivia

13 questions

These fun Grand Slam (tennis) trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.

Question 1
Which Grand Slam is the grand old elder of the bunch, first held in 1877?
1. A.Wimbledon
2. B.US Open
3. C.French Open
4. D.Australian Open
Answer: Wimbledon was the oldest Grand Slam tournament, first held in 1877.
Wimbledon began in 1877, making it the oldest of the four Grand Slam tournaments.
Question 2
What year did Wimbledon first serve up championship tennis?
Answer: 1877
Wimbledon was first held in 1877.
Question 3
Before it was called the US Open, what event name did it start under in 1881?
Answer: The U.S. National Championships.
The tournament that became the US Open began in 1881 is the U.S. National Championships.
Question 4
Which Grand Slam first appeared on the calendar in 1905?
1. A.French Championships
2. B.US Open
3. C.Wimbledon
4. D.Australian Open
Answer: The Australian Open was first held in 1905.
The Australian Open dates back to 1905.
Question 5
In a delightful crossover nobody asked for, tennis borrowed the term 'Grand Slam' from what card game?
Answer: Contract bridge.
The phrase 'Grand Slam' in tennis was borrowed from contract bridge.
Question 6
True or false: the tennis term 'Grand Slam' originally came from baseball.?
Answer: False
The term came into tennis from contract bridge, not baseball.
Question 7
Who was the first player to pull off a calendar-year Grand Slam in 1938?
Answer: Don Budge.
Don Budge became the first player to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam in 1938.
Question 8
Which woman became the first to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam, doing it in 1953?
Answer: Maureen Connolly.
Maureen Connolly was the first woman to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam, in 1953.
Question 9
Steffi Graf’s 1988 season got a shiny extra label because she also won Olympic gold. What was that season called?
Answer: The Golden Slam.
Graf’s 1988 season is known is the Golden Slam because she added Olympic gold to the Grand Slam.
Question 10
Whose 1988 achievement is nicknamed the Golden Slam?
Answer: Steffi Graf’s.
The Golden Slam refers to Steffi Graf’s 1988 season.
Question 11
Which men’s singles player collected 12 Grand Slam titles?
Answer: Roy Emerson.
Roy Emerson won 12 Grand Slam men’s singles titles.
Question 12
Who turned Roland-Garros into a personal repeat reservation by winning the French Open women’s singles title 7 times?
Answer: Chris Evert.
Chris Evert won the French Open women’s singles title seven times.
Question 13
How many times did Chris Evert win the French Open women’s singles title?
Answer: 7 times.
Chris Evert’s French Open women’s singles total is seven.

Funny Grand Slam (tennis) Trivia

13 questions

These funny Grand Slam (tennis) trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.

Question 1
At Wimbledon, what color wardrobe rule keeps players looking like they all lost a bet with a paint store?
Answer: Players on court must wear predominantly white clothing.
Wimbledon requires players on court to wear predominantly white clothing.
Question 2
If you want to snack like a Wimbledon traditionalist instead of a courtside chaos goblin, what should you order?
1. A.apple pie
2. B.cheese toast
3. C.strawberries and cream
4. D.fish and chips
Answer: Strawberries and cream.
Strawberries and cream are a traditional snack associated with Wimbledon.
Question 3
What is the name of Wimbledon’s giant lawn where fans gather to watch the big screen and collectively gasp in public?
Answer: Henman Hill.
The giant lawn at Wimbledon where fans watch on a big screen is called Henman Hill.
Question 4
Henman Hill also answers to what nickname, proving one grassy slope can have excellent rebranding?
Answer: Murray Mound.
Henman Hill is also nicknamed Murray Mound.
Question 5
Besides berries and cream, what traditional Wimbledon food says, “Yes, tennis can also be lunch”?
1. A.meat pie
2. B.a hot dog
3. C.a pretzel
4. D.a croissant
Answer: A meat pie.
A traditional Wimbledon food item is a meat pie.
Question 6
At the US Open, Arthur Ashe Stadium is especially famous for what kind of sessions that tend to crank the volume way up?
Answer: Night sessions.
The US Open is known for loud night sessions at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Question 7
The tournament’s longest match at Wimbledon in 2010 happened on which court, proving even side courts can become legends?
Answer: Court 18.
Court 18 at Wimbledon hosted the tournament’s longest match in 2010.
Question 8
Who won Wimbledon’s longest match, the one that lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes and probably several lifetimes?
1. A.Andy Murray
2. B.Roger Federer
3. C.John Isner
4. D.Nicolas Mahut
Answer: John Isner.
John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut in Wimbledon’s longest match, lasting 11 hours 5 minutes.
Question 9
That epic Wimbledon marathon finished with what fifth-set score, a number line disguised as tennis?
Answer: 70–68.
The final score of the longest Wimbledon match ended 70–68 in the fifth set.
Question 10
Wimbledon’s live scoreboard system is powered by which company, quietly doing math while everyone else panics?
Answer: IBM.
Wimbledon has a live scorekeeper called the IBM-powered scoreboard system.
Question 11
Who are the quick-footed heroes working all four Grand Slam tournaments, usually while making impossible sprints look normal?
Answer: Ball kids.
Ball kids work all four Grand Slam tournaments.
Question 12
The Australian Open arrives in Melbourne during summer heat in which month, because apparently tennis enjoys a sauna?
Answer: January.
The Australian Open often takes place in Melbourne’s summer heat in January.
Question 13
Which Grand Slam is most associated with sliding on clay, or as tennis calls it, elegant controlled skidding?
1. A.Australian Open
2. B.French Open
3. C.Wimbledon
4. D.US Open
Answer: The French Open.
The French Open is often the major most associated with sliding on clay.

Hard Grand Slam (tennis) Trivia

14 questions

These hard Grand Slam (tennis) trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.

Question 1
In what year did the US Open leave grass behind and move to clay?
1. A.1978
2. B.1975
3. C.1974
4. D.1976
Answer: 1975
The US Open switched from grass to clay in 1975.
Question 2
What was the first year of the US Open’s clay-court phase?
Answer: 1975
The US Open switched from grass to clay in 1975.
Question 3
Which year marks the US Open’s switch away from clay and onto hard courts?
1. A.1977
2. B.1980
3. C.1978
4. D.1975
Answer: 1978
The US Open switched from clay to hard courts in 1978.
Question 4
If you’re pinpointing the start of the US Open’s hard-court era, what year do you land on?
Answer: 1978
1978 is when the US Open switched from clay to hard courts.
Question 5
Since what year has the French Open been played at Roland Garros?
1. A.1930
2. B.1928
3. C.1925
4. D.1927
Answer: 1928
The French Open has been played at Roland Garros since 1928.
Question 6
What year began the French Open’s run at Roland Garros?
Answer: 1928
The event has been played at Roland Garros since 1928.
Question 7
Wimbledon was first played in 1877 at the grounds of what club?
1. A.All England Lawn Tennis Club
2. B.Royal Wimbledon Club
3. C.London Croquet Society
4. D.All England Croquet Club
Answer: All England Croquet Club
Wimbledon was first played at the All England Croquet Club grounds in 1877.
Question 8
At Roland Garros, which stadium ranks as the second-largest?
1. A.Court Suzanne
2. B.Court Philippe-Chatrier
3. C.Court 1
4. D.Rod Laver Arena
Answer: Court Suzanne-Lenglen
Court Suzanne-Lenglen is Roland Garros’s second-largest stadium.
Question 9
Which venue is the main stadium at Melbourne Park?
1. A.Rod Laver Arena
2. B.Margaret Court Arena
3. C.John Cain Arena
4. D.Court Suzanne-Lenglen
Answer: Rod Laver Arena
Rod Laver Arena is the main stadium at Melbourne Park.
Question 10
The French Open women’s singles champion is handed which trophy?
1. A.Venus Rosewater Dish
2. B.Tiffany trophy
3. C.Coupe Suzanne
4. D.Coupe des Mousquetaires
Answer: Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen
The French Open women’s champion receives the Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen.
Question 11
What trophy goes to the French Open men’s singles champion?
1. A.Tiffany trophy
2. B.Coupe des Mousquetaires
3. C.Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen
4. D.Gentlemen’s Singles Trophy
Answer: Coupe des Mousquetaires
The French Open men’s champion receives the Coupe des Mousquetaires.
Question 12
Which named prize is awarded to the Wimbledon women’s singles champion?
1. A.Venus Rosewater Dish
2. B.Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen
3. C.Ladies' Challenge Cup
4. D.Tiffany trophy
Answer: Venus Rosewater Dish
Wimbledon’s women’s singles champion receives the Venus Rosewater Dish.
Question 13
What is the official trophy name for the Wimbledon men’s singles champion?
1. A.Venus Rosewater Dish
2. B.Coupe des Mousquetaires
3. C.Champions Cup
4. D.Singles Trophy
Answer: Gentlemen’s Singles Trophy
Wimbledon’s men’s singles champion receives the Gentlemen’s Singles Trophy.
Question 14
At the US Open, the women’s singles champion receives what silver trophy?
1. A.Coupe Suzanne-Lenglen
2. B.Coupe des Mousquetaires
3. C.Tiffany trophy
4. D.Venus Rosewater Dish
Answer: the silver Tiffany trophy
The US Open women’s singles champion receives the silver Tiffany trophy.

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Easy Grand Slam (tennis) Trivia

Which major tennis tournament is played in Melbourne at the start of the season?

At what venue in Paris is the French Open played?

Which city hosts Wimbledon?

The US Open takes place in which city?

In tennis, what do you call winning all four major singles tournaments in the same year?

What type of court is used at the Australian Open?

If you see red dirt and long rallies at the French Open, what surface are the players on?

Wimbledon is famous for being played on what kind of court?

In what year did the Open Era begin in tennis?

Which organization recognizes the four Grand Slam tournaments?

What is the name of the Australian Open’s home venue?

Which court is Wimbledon’s main show court?

What is the name of the main stadium at the US Open?

Grand Slam (tennis) Family Trivia

Who won the 2021 US Open women’s singles title?

How old was Emma Raducanu when she won the 2021 US Open?

Which player won his first Grand Slam singles title at the 2022 US Open?

At the 2023 US Open, which player celebrated her first Grand Slam singles title?

Who won the Australian Open women’s singles title in 2022?

Which star won the French Open women’s singles title in 2020?

Who became the first Black champion at Wimbledon in 1957?

Which player became the first Black man to win Wimbledon singles in 1975?

How many Grand Slam titles did Billie Jean King win across singles, doubles, and mixed doubles?

Who completed a calendar-year Grand Slam in 1988?

Which player completed a calendar-year Grand Slam in 1969?

What is the name of the trophy awarded to the Australian Open women’s champion?

Fun Grand Slam (tennis) Trivia

Which Grand Slam is the grand old elder of the bunch, first held in 1877?

What year did Wimbledon first serve up championship tennis?

Before it was called the US Open, what event name did it start under in 1881?

Which Grand Slam first appeared on the calendar in 1905?

In a delightful crossover nobody asked for, tennis borrowed the term 'Grand Slam' from what card game?

True or false: the tennis term 'Grand Slam' originally came from baseball.?

Who was the first player to pull off a calendar-year Grand Slam in 1938?

Which woman became the first to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam, doing it in 1953?

Steffi Graf’s 1988 season got a shiny extra label because she also won Olympic gold. What was that season called?

Whose 1988 achievement is nicknamed the Golden Slam?

Which men’s singles player collected 12 Grand Slam titles?

Who turned Roland-Garros into a personal repeat reservation by winning the French Open women’s singles title 7 times?

How many times did Chris Evert win the French Open women’s singles title?

Funny Grand Slam (tennis) Trivia

At Wimbledon, what color wardrobe rule keeps players looking like they all lost a bet with a paint store?

If you want to snack like a Wimbledon traditionalist instead of a courtside chaos goblin, what should you order?

What is the name of Wimbledon’s giant lawn where fans gather to watch the big screen and collectively gasp in public?

Henman Hill also answers to what nickname, proving one grassy slope can have excellent rebranding?

Besides berries and cream, what traditional Wimbledon food says, “Yes, tennis can also be lunch”?

At the US Open, Arthur Ashe Stadium is especially famous for what kind of sessions that tend to crank the volume way up?

The tournament’s longest match at Wimbledon in 2010 happened on which court, proving even side courts can become legends?

Who won Wimbledon’s longest match, the one that lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes and probably several lifetimes?

That epic Wimbledon marathon finished with what fifth-set score, a number line disguised as tennis?

Wimbledon’s live scoreboard system is powered by which company, quietly doing math while everyone else panics?

Who are the quick-footed heroes working all four Grand Slam tournaments, usually while making impossible sprints look normal?

The Australian Open arrives in Melbourne during summer heat in which month, because apparently tennis enjoys a sauna?

Which Grand Slam is most associated with sliding on clay, or as tennis calls it, elegant controlled skidding?

Hard Grand Slam (tennis) Trivia

In what year did the US Open leave grass behind and move to clay?

What was the first year of the US Open’s clay-court phase?

Which year marks the US Open’s switch away from clay and onto hard courts?

If you’re pinpointing the start of the US Open’s hard-court era, what year do you land on?

Since what year has the French Open been played at Roland Garros?

What year began the French Open’s run at Roland Garros?

Wimbledon was first played in 1877 at the grounds of what club?

At Roland Garros, which stadium ranks as the second-largest?

Which venue is the main stadium at Melbourne Park?

The French Open women’s singles champion is handed which trophy?

What trophy goes to the French Open men’s singles champion?

Which named prize is awarded to the Wimbledon women’s singles champion?

What is the official trophy name for the Wimbledon men’s singles champion?

At the US Open, the women’s singles champion receives what silver trophy?

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