QUIZ – Teenagers in tennis, 15 questions to get your teeth into

From Carlos Alcaraz to Coco Gauff to Emma Raducanu to Linda and Brenda Fruhvirtova, there is no shortage of fresh faces to keep fans hopeful that the future of tennis is bright. To celebrate these young wizards, we’ve put together a short quiz to test your knowledge.

Linda Fruhvirtova posterized for a pop quiz Linda Fruhvirtova posterized for a pop quiz (© AI / Reuters / Panoramic / Tennis Majors
{"question":"1.\tIn February, Brenda Fruhvirtova of the Czech Republic became the youngest player to win an ITF title since 2015. She was\u2026.","image":{"id":279108,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Brenda-Fruhvirtova-UTS-2-1.jpg"},"images":["","","",""],"answers":["15","14","13","12"],"answerssymbols":["","","",""],"correctAnswers":[1],"answerRight":"Correct. Fruhvirtova was 14 years, 10 months and four days old when she beat Caroline Alves to win the ITF event in Tucuman, Argentina. ","answerWrong":"Incorrect. Fruhvirtova was 14 years, 10 months and four days old when she beat Caroline Alves to win the ITF event in Tucuman, Argentina. "}

1. In February, Brenda Fruhvirtova of the Czech Republic became the youngest player to win an ITF title since 2015. She was….

  • 15
  • 14
  • 13
  • 12
{"question":"In Miami, this year, Carlos Alcaraz became the third youngest player to win a Masters 1000 title. The two youngest Masters 1000 title winners are\u2026","image":{"id":594783,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alcaraz_Miami_2022-1.jpg"},"images":["","","",""],"answers":["Michael Chang and Rafael Nadal","Marcelo Rios and Rafael Nadal","Michael Chang and Pete Sampras","Pete Sampras and Rafael Nadal"],"answerssymbols":["","","",""],"correctAnswers":[0],"answerRight":"Correct. Chang in Toronto in 1990 and Nadal in Monte-Carlo in 2005 were younger.. ","answerWrong":"Chang at Toronto in 1990 and Nadal in Monte-Carlo in 2005 were younger."}

In Miami, this year, Carlos Alcaraz became the third youngest player to win a Masters 1000 title. The two youngest Masters 1000 title winners are…

  • Michael Chang and Rafael Nadal
  • Marcelo Rios and Rafael Nadal
  • Michael Chang and Pete Sampras
  • Pete Sampras and Rafael Nadal
{"answertype":"image-text","question":"As of April 4, 2022 four teenagers are ranked inside the WTA\u2019s top 50. The youngest is\u2026","images":[{"id":504506,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Leylah-Fernadez_Indian-Wells_2021.jpg"},{"id":475650,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CORI_GAUFF_USOPEN_2021-1.jpg"},{"id":529484,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Emma-Raducanu-3-1.jpg"},{"id":496913,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/clara-tauson_rbepmnptwe9p1otdmutcpwgd6.jpg"}],"answers":["Leylah Fernandez","Cori Gauff","Emma Raducanu","Clara Tauson"],"answerssymbols":["","","",""],"correctAnswers":[1],"answerRight":"Coco Gauff is just 18, born on 2004, March 13th","answerWrong":"Coco Gauff is the youngest at 18, born on March 13, 2004"}

As of April 4, 2022 four teenagers are ranked inside the WTA’s top 50. The youngest is…

  • Leylah Fernandez
  • Cori Gauff
  • Emma Raducanu
  • Clara Tauson
{"answertype":"image-text","question":"As of April 4, 2022, the youngest player inside the ATP\u2019s top 100 is\u2026.?","images":[{"id":594018,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PANORAMIC_226120_0092.jpg"},{"id":417727,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ARTHUR_FILS_ROLANDGARROS_2021.jpg"},{"id":594768,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Carlos_Alcaraz_run_alcaraz.jpg"},{"id":332203,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Lorenzo-Musetti-in-Rome-in-2020.jpg"}],"answers":["Jannik Sinner","Arthur Fils","Carlos Alcaraz","Lorenzo Musetti"],"answerssymbols":["","","",""],"correctAnswers":[2],"answerRight":"Correct. The Spaniard is 18, having been born on May 3, 2003, just four days younger than Holger Rune.","answerWrong":"Uncorrect. The Spaniard is 18, having been born on May 3, 2003, just four days younger than Holger Rune. Arthur Fils is younger, but not in the Top 100."}

As of April 4, 2022, the youngest player inside the ATP’s top 100 is….?

  • Jannik Sinner
  • Arthur Fils
  • Carlos Alcaraz
  • Lorenzo Musetti
{"question":"Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest champion in the history of three different ATP events. They are:","image":{"id":594703,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/PANORAMIC_226806_0006-1.jpg"},"images":["","","",""],"answers":["Umag, Rio, Miami","Melbourne, Rio, Miami","Umag, Cordoba, Miami","Acapulco, Indian Wells, Miami"],"answerssymbols":["","","",""],"correctAnswers":[0],"answerRight":"Correct, Alcaraz\u2019s three titles so far came in Umag in 2021, Rio and Miami in 2022.","answerWrong":"Alcaraz\u2019s three titles so far came in Umag, Rio and Miami."}

Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest champion in the history of three different ATP events. They are:

  • Umag, Rio, Miami
  • Melbourne, Rio, Miami
  • Umag, Cordoba, Miami
  • Acapulco, Indian Wells, Miami
{"question":"Linda Fruhvirtova was the youngest female to reach the round of 16 in Miami since 2004. That player was\u2026","image":{"id":593791,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Linda_Fruhvirtova_father.jpg"},"images":["","","",""],"answers":["Venus Williams","Serena Williams","Maria Sharapova","Angelique Kerber"],"answerssymbols":["","","",""],"correctAnswers":[2],"answerRight":"Correct. Maria Sharapova reached the last 16 in 2004 when she was still 16.","answerWrong":"Incorrect. Maria Sharapova reached the last 16 in 2004 when she was still 16."}

Linda Fruhvirtova was the youngest female to reach the round of 16 in Miami since 2004. That player was…

  • Venus Williams
  • Serena Williams
  • Maria Sharapova
  • Angelique Kerber
{"question":"The youngest player - male or female - to ever hold the No 1 ranking is\u2026","images":["","","","","",""],"answers":["Tracy Austin","Steffi Graf","Martina Hingis","Monica Seles","Mats Wilander","Michael Chang"],"answerssymbols":["","","","","",""],"correctAnswers":[2],"answerRight":"Martina Hingis was 16 years, 182 days old when she first became world No 1 in 1996.","answerWrong":"Martina Hingis was 16 years, 182 days old when she first became world No 1 in 1996."}

The youngest player – male or female – to ever hold the No 1 ranking is…

  • Tracy Austin
  • Steffi Graf
  • Martina Hingis
  • Monica Seles
  • Mats Wilander
  • Michael Chang
{"answertype":"image-text","question":"Of the four men pictured below, who was the youngest when the photos were taken?","images":[{"id":312835,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/12\/becker_wimbledon_1985_otd_12_17.jpg"},{"id":304714,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/11\/panoramic_00007601_000988-scaled-e1605286209426.jpg"},{"id":331254,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/RAFAEL_NADAL_MIAMI_2005.jpg"},{"id":299656,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/10\/MUSETTI_Majors_panoramic_PANOTENROME18092020_090-copie.jpg"}],"answers":["","","",""],"answerssymbols":["","","",""],"correctAnswers":[0],"answerRight":"Yes, that's Boris Becker in 1985, the only one aged 17 in these pictures.","answerWrong":"Yes, that's Boris Becker in 1985, the only one aged 17 in these pictures."}

Of the four men pictured below, who was the youngest when the photos were taken?

{"question":"A teenager has won a Grand Slam title in each of the last three years. The three are: ","image":{"id":501145,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/EMMA_RADUCANU.jpg"},"images":["","","",""],"answers":["Emma Raducanu, Iga Swiatek, Bianca Andreescu","Emma Raducanu, Bianca Andreescu, Carlos Alcaraz","Emma Raducanu, Daniil Medvedev, Iga Swiatek","Emma Raducanu, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek"],"answerssymbols":["","","",""],"correctAnswers":[0],"answerRight":"Emma Raducanu won the US Open in 2021, Iga Swiatek won the French Open in 2020 and Bianca Andreescu won the US Open in 2019. All of them were 19.","answerWrong":"Emma Raducanu won the US Open in 2021, Iga Swiatek won the French Open in 2020 and Bianca Andreescu won the US Open in 2019."}

A teenager has won a Grand Slam title in each of the last three years. The three are:

  • Emma Raducanu, Iga Swiatek, Bianca Andreescu
  • Emma Raducanu, Bianca Andreescu, Carlos Alcaraz
  • Emma Raducanu, Daniil Medvedev, Iga Swiatek
  • Emma Raducanu, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek
{"question":"Back again with Brenda Fruhvirtova. She recently became the youngest player to compete in a WTA main draw match since 2009. The last player was\u2026","images":["","","",""],"answers":["Petra Kvitova","Sloane Stephens","Jennifer Capriati","Madison Keys"],"answerssymbols":["","","",""],"correctAnswers":[3],"answerRight":"Correct. Madison Keys was 14 years and 331 days old when she played in the main draw in Ponte Vedra Beach in April 2009.","answerWrong":"Incorrect: Madison Keys was 14 years and 331 days old when she played in the main draw in Ponte Vedra Beach in April 2009."}

Back again with Brenda Fruhvirtova. She recently became the youngest player to compete in a WTA main draw match since 2009. The last player was…

  • Petra Kvitova
  • Sloane Stephens
  • Jennifer Capriati
  • Madison Keys
{"question":"The last teenager to win a men\u2019s singles Grand Slam title, and the year and Grand Slam he accomplished that task in, was\u2026","images":["","","",""],"answers":["Rafael Nadal, 2005 French Open","Marat Safin, 2000 US Open","Lleyton Hewitt 2001 US Open","Novak Djokovic 2008 Australian Open"],"answerssymbols":["","","",""],"correctAnswers":[0],"answerRight":"Yes! Rafael Nadal won the French Open in 2005, having turned 19 during the event.","answerWrong":"Oh no, you missed this one: Rafael Nadal won the French Open in 2005, having turned 19 during the event."}

The last teenager to win a men’s singles Grand Slam title, and the year and Grand Slam he accomplished that task in, was…

  • Rafael Nadal, 2005 French Open
  • Marat Safin, 2000 US Open
  • Lleyton Hewitt 2001 US Open
  • Novak Djokovic 2008 Australian Open

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{"question":"When Jennifer Capriati played her first Grand Slam aged 14, what did she achieve ?","images":["","","",""],"answers":["She won","She was runner-up","She was semi-finalist","She gave a walkover after the first point"],"answerssymbols":["","","",""],"correctAnswers":[2],"answerRight":"Great job! She was a semi-finalist at Roland-Garros in 1990.","answerWrong":"No, you're kidding.  She was a semi-finalist at Roland-Garros in 1990."}

When Jennifer Capriati played her first Grand Slam aged 14, what did she achieve ?

  • She won
  • She was runner-up
  • She was semi-finalist
  • She gave a walkover after the first point
{"answertype":"true-false","question":"In 1989, two U18 players won the same Grand Slam on the men's and women's side.","images":["",""],"answers":["\ud83d\udc4d Right","\ud83d\udc4e Wrong"],"correctAnswers":[0],"answerRight":"Correct. They were Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario and Michael Chang at Roland-Garros.","answerWrong":"Wrong, it did happen at Roland-Garros with Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario and Michael Chang."}

In 1989, two U18 players won the same Grand Slam on the men’s and women’s side.

  • 👍 Right
  • 👎 Wrong
{"question":"A 17-year-old male player became the first Chinese player to qualify at Indian Wells last month (yes this one is hard). He was\u2026.","images":["","","",""],"answers":["Hanwen Li","Mike Shang","Yi Cong Mo","Juncheng Shang"],"answerssymbols":["","","",""],"correctAnswers":[3],"answerRight":"Well done! Juncheng Shang lost to Jaume Munar in the first round.","answerWrong":"Juncheng Shang is the man. He lost to Jaume Munar in the first round."}

A 17-year-old male player became the first Chinese player to qualify at Indian Wells last month (yes this one is hard). He was….

  • Hanwen Li
  • Mike Shang
  • Yi Cong Mo
  • Juncheng Shang
{"answertype":"free-text","question":"Who is this person? (give the first name and the surname, correctly spelled, nothing else)","image":{"id":595055,"url":"https:\/\/www.tennismajors.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dominic_Stricker_2021.jpg"},"answerFree":"Dominic Stricker","answerRight":"You're really good, you know !","answerWrong":"This player is Dominic Stricker, from Switzeland, aged 19."}

Who is this person? (give the first name and the surname, correctly spelled, nothing else)

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