The Trivia Thread

Dedans Penthouse

Dedans Penthouse

Legend
Who was John McEnroe's opponent when he utter the famous line (whine): "You cannot be serious!"

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Tom Gullikson
 
FreeBird

FreeBird

Legend
I wish I had made some more puzzles. Unfortunately, I am super duper busy for the next week. :( To worsen things, Nathaniel won't be here. Sorry sbengte, but wrong time to bump it.
 
Mustard

Mustard

Bionic Poster
Jim Courier won the Australian Open and the French Open in 1992. What was the name of the qualifier who shockingly defeated Courier in the third round of 1992 Wimbledon to end Courier's 25 match winning streak and his hopes of achieving the Grand Slam?
 
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Nathaniel_Near

Guest
Oh yes, a truly great thread.

Should definitely be revived with some verve post Wimbledon when we're all more bored.

Heck, this thread should just be going non stop.
 
Mainad

Mainad

Bionic Poster
Mustard said:
Jim Courier won the Australian Open and the French Open in 1992. What was the name of the qualifier who shockingly defeated Courier in the third round of 1992 Wimbledon to end Courier's 25 match winning streak and his hopes of achieving the Grand Slam?
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I'm afraid I cheated and googled. It was Andrei Olhovskiy, a 30 year old Russian who had only once before made the 4th round of a Grand Slam (at 1988 Wimbledon).
 
stringertom

stringertom

Bionic Poster
Nadal just passed 700 wins and is 11th all time. What player has the most wins (and is the only player in the top 23 in career wins) WITHOUT a slam title?
 
triforce defender

triforce defender

Semi-Pro
How many times has Nadal lost a grand slam match after winning the first set? Which grand slam tournaments and to whom did he lose those matches?
 
Mustard

Mustard

Bionic Poster
triforce defender said:
How many times has Nadal lost a grand slam match after winning the first set? Which grand slam tournaments and to whom did he lose those matches?
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3 times.

2007 US Open R16 against Ferrer - (Ferrer won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2)
2012 Australian Open F against Djokovic - (Djokovic won 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5)
2012 Wimbledon R64 against Rosol - (Rosol won 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4)
 
stringertom

stringertom

Bionic Poster
Mustard said:
3 times.

2007 US Open R16 against Ferrer - (Ferrer won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2)
2012 Australian Open F against Djokovic - (Djokovic won 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5)
2012 Wimbledon R64 against Rosol - (Rosol won 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4)
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The third one does not count as a loss...Rafael Nadal.

The second one I have tried to obliterate from my memory...takes up too much space on the hard drive.
 
stringertom

stringertom

Bionic Poster
Keeping the Wimby champion defeat theme:

What player ended Rod Laver's reign as Wimby champion in '70 (also in 4R)?
 
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Vensai

Vensai

Professional
Alright, I'll post a trivia question. Who won Wimbledon (and almost completed a grand slam that year) by defeating Ken Rosewall 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4?
 
Mainad

Mainad

Bionic Poster
Mustard said:
Which player ended Richard Krajicek's Wimbledon title defence at the fourth round stage in 1997?
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That was the perennial home favourite, Tim Henman. Tim then went on to lose to the 1991 Wimbledon champion, Michael Stich in the quarter-final!
 
Mainad

Mainad

Bionic Poster
stringertom said:
Name the seven players to defeat Nadal @SW19???

trick question...get digging there!
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I can only think of 6:

1. Childs (a Brit WC) in 2003 (his 1st appearance).*

2. Muller in 2005

3. Federer in 2006 & 2007

4. Djokovic in 2011

5. Rosol in 2012

6. Darcis in 2013

* Edit. It was actually to Srichaphan in the 3rd round.

He didn't play 2004 and 2009 and won in 2008 and 2010.

So who can I have missed? :confused:
 
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stringertom

stringertom

Bionic Poster
Mainad said:
I can only think of 6:

1. Childs (a Brit WC) in 2003 (his 1st appearance).

2. Muller in 2005

3. Federer in 2006 & 2007

4. Djokovic in 2011

5. Rosol in 2012

6. Darcis in 2013

He didn't play 2004 and 2009 and won in 2008 and 2010.

So who can I have missed? :confused:
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Dig deeper! I warned u it's a trick question!

Your #1 answer is wrong BTW. Childs lost to him 2R.
 
Mainad

Mainad

Bionic Poster
Mustard said:
Lamine Ouahab, if I remember rightly. He beat Rafael Nadal in the semi finals of 2002 Junior Wimbledon. That was one of the very few junior tournaments that Nadal ever played.
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I never thought Nadal ever played the Juniors so I never thought of that!
 
stringertom

stringertom

Bionic Poster
Mustard said:
Lamine Ouahab, if I remember rightly. He beat Rafael Nadal in the semi finals of 2002 Junior Wimbledon. That was one of the very few junior tournaments that Nadal ever played.
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Yes! And he is still active @ #326 (142 points). Ouahab lost in the finals to Aussie Todd Reid, a player I did work for on the Futures tour before injuries felled him.
 
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McEnroeisanartist

Hall of Fame
What player has reached the most Grand Slam 4th Rounds without ever reaching a Grand Slam quarterfinal? Note: I do not know the answer.

I know that Tommy Robredo has reached 7 Grand Slam quarterfinals but never a semifinal.
 
Mustard

Mustard

Bionic Poster
McEnroeisanartist said:
What player has reached the most Grand Slam 4th Rounds without ever reaching a Grand Slam quarterfinal? Note: I do not know the answer.
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I'm not sure. Was it Jeremy Bates? Bates twice got to the Wimbledon Round of 16 (1992 and 1994), losing both times to Guy Forget. In the 1992 match, Bates led 2 sets to 1 and had a match point, and somebody sneezed loudly on the match point. Forget came back and won.
 
Phoenix1983

Phoenix1983

G.O.A.T.
McEnroeisanartist said:
What player has reached the most Grand Slam 4th Rounds without ever reaching a Grand Slam quarterfinal? Note: I do not know the answer.

I know that Tommy Robredo has reached 7 Grand Slam quarterfinals but never a semifinal.
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Interesting question, I'd love to know the answer!

I believe Robredo jointly holds that "most QFs without an SF" record with a pre-Open Era British player called Bobby Wilson.

The "most SFs without a F" record is also held by a British man of course - Tim Henman, with 6.
 
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McEnroeisanartist

Hall of Fame
What man won the 2nd most amount of singles matches in one season in the last 30 years? How many?

In the last 30 years, 1. Federer - 92 (2007), 2. Muster - 86 (1995), 3. Sampras - 85 (1993)
 
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McEnroeisanartist

Hall of Fame
Since the year end rankings in 1973, Who is the only player to finish a season ranked #3 and yet never reached a Grand Slam final in his career?

Who are the only two players to finish a season ranked #4 and yet never reached a Grand Slam semifinal in his career?
 
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Moose Malloy

G.O.A.T.
What player has reached the most Grand Slam 4th Rounds without ever reaching a Grand Slam quarterfinal? Note: I do not know the answer
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I haven't come across any that lost 5 4th rounds, but these players all lost 4:

John Fitzgerald
Christo Van Rensburg
Arnaud Boetsch
Francisco Clavet
Wayne Arthurs

Boetsch had the highest career ranking of those players(12), and was the only one of the players to lose a 4th round at each of the 4 majors.
 
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