QUIZ : How much do you really know about clay-court tennis ?
Calling all clay-court aficionados… is the terre battue your raison d’être? Is the red clay of Roland-Garros your personal tennis Mecca? Then prove your knowledge by taking our clay-court quiz!
Clay court tennis, Rafa Nadal’s shoes (© AI / Reuters / Panoramic / Tennis Majors)
In French, what’s the official name of the French Open ?
- Internationaux de France de Roland-Garros
- Championnat du monde sur terre battue
- Trophée des Mousquetaires
- BNP-Paribas Paris Masters
Only one of these milestones has NOT been achieved by Rafael Nadal at Roland-Garros
- Winning 13 trophies
- Reaching 15 finals
- Winning the title as a teenager
- Winning the trophy in his first appearance
How many matches did Rafael Nadal lose at Roland-Garros?
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
What is the name of Centre Court at the French Open?
- Court des Mousquetaires
- Court Suzanne-Lenglen
- Court Philippe-Chatrier
- Court Yannick Noah
Before Nadal, who won the most titles on the French clay, and was supposedly the best clay player in history?
- Mats Wilander, 5 trophies
- Björn Borg, 6 trophies
- Guillermo Vilas, 7 trophies
- Roy Emerson, 12 trophies
The US Open was played on clay in the past.
- 👍 Right
- 👎 Wrong
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What is har-tru ?
- A kind of muddy court when it rained too much on the surface
- The state of the clay court before they add red crushed brick
- A green clay used in the USA
- The name of the inventor of clay
When, where and why was clay created ?
- In Paris, during the 1920's for a France – USA Davis Cup final, to suit French player's game
- In Cannes, at the end of the 19th century, when they realized grass couldn't properly grow and afford tennis in the French Riviera
- In Toulouse in the 17th century, in the first outdoor palm court created in "the pink brick city"
- In Vichy during World War II, by German invaders who just wanted to have fun
What can be considered as the clay court Grand Slam on the men’s tour – the four with the Masters 1000 label ?
- Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, Rome, French Open
- Madrid, Rome, French Riviera Open, French Open
- Monte-Carlo, Madrid, Rome, French Open
- Monte-Carlo, Hamburg, Rome, French Open
Only one of these things happened
- Steffi Graf won all her matches on clay, French Open included, aged 16
- They played on an artificial blue clay in Madrid in 2012
- Roger Federer lost 7 matches in Paris against Rafael Nadal
- Michael Chang won Roland-Garros in 1989 with an underarm serve on the championship point
So many things have happened at the French Open since 2020. Only one of these is false
- Now they play night sessions with lights
- Now they have a roof when it rains
- Now the Hawk-Eye is employed and no mark should be checked by human eye
- Now Rafael Nadal, still active, has his own statue here
She is arguably the best clay female player of all-time thanks to 7 trophies in Paris and a streak of 125 consecutive wins on the Tour on clay. Tick her name.
- Chris Evert
- Martina Navratilova
- Monica Seles
- Steffi Graf
- Serena Williams
- Simona Halep
Only one of this things is false
- Isner and Opelka played a final on clay in 2022
- 17-year-old champion emerged on the men's and women's side in Paris in 1989
- They played Roland-Garros at night with lights in the 1970's
- No French player has won the French Open since 1983 on the men's side
- French government authorized spectators to break the curfew to attend the end of Nadal-Djokovic en 2021
- They played a 5-set final on the women's side in Paris in 1990 and 1991
Give the first name and the last name of the trophy holder on the women’s side in Roland-Garros (no copy-paste, no accent or special typo requested)
No answers available.
Only one of these pictures was not shot in Roland-Garros. Tick it.
- Rafaal Nadal hailing the people
- Ash Barty having a back problem
- Stefanos Tsitsipas' backhand
- Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams
Only one of these events didn’t or doesn’t happen on indoor clay
- The regular WTA Stuttgart tournament
- The Davis Cup final when Federer and Switzerland won in 2014
- Roland-Garros men's final Nadal – Djokovic in 2020
- The men's tennis Masters in 1971
She’s a French tennis legend and she’s just been appointed as the French Open’s tournament director
- Amélie Mauresmo
- Mary Pierce
- Marion Bartoli
- Amélie Oudéa-Castéra
Only one of these legends never won in Paris
- Roger Federer
- John McEnroe
- Novak Djokovic
- Andre Agassi
Only one of these grass specialists played a final in Paris. Tick him.
- Boris Becker
- Pete Sampras
- Goran Ivanisevic
- Stefan Edberg
Name the year of this picture
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
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