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14 questions · 1999–2026 · answers as per the UPSC key
Which of the following statements with regard to the Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments is/are correct ?
- The tournaments have a shared governance structure establishing the partnership among the four Grand Slam tournaments.
- They are open for entry to all internationally ranked tennis players above the age of 14.
- There is a limitation on the number of ‘Wild Cards’ a player may receive to compete in a Grand Slam Tournament.
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When Leander Paes won the "mixed doubles" at the US Open in the year 2008, who of the following was his partner ?
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Starting with the Australian Open Lawn Tennis Tournament, which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the other three major Lawn Tennis Tournaments?
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Who was Leander Paes’s partner when he won the Doubles Final in the US Open Tennis Tournament?
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Whom did Croatia defeat in the Davis Cup-2005 Finals to win the Davis Cup-2005?
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
- Russia
- Slovakia
- France
- Switzerland
List-I (Leading Woman Lawn Tennis Player) A. Daniela Hantuchova B. Patty Schnyder C. Nadia Petrova D. Amelie Mauresmo
List-II (Country)
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Which countries played in the Lawn Tennis Davis Cup Final in the year 2004?
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Match items in List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
- Svetlana Kuznetsova
- Anastasia Myskina
- Maria Sharapova
- Serena Williams
- Justine Henin Harden
List-I (Lawn Tennis Tournament) A. French Open 2004 B. Wimbledon 2004 C. US Open 2004 D. Australian Open 2004
List-II (Winner of Women’s Singles)
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In the well-known Tennis doubles team, Max Mirnyi — the partner of Mahesh Bhupathi, comes from which of the following countries?
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Whom did Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi beat in the US Open men’s doubles tennis championship in the year 2002 to win the title?
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Who won the title in the finals of French Open men’s singles tennis championship in the year 2002?
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In the year 2001,
in which one of the following Women’s Singles events did Venus Williams defeat Serena Williams to win the title?
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To reach the final of first Grand Slam of the year 2000, Martina Hingis defeated
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In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must win which one of the following groups of tournaments?