Hops
Rookie
All rankings herein refer to the ATP entry rankings
2005 YE refers to the entry rankings as of 12/19/05
2006 YE refers to the entry rankings as of 12/03/06
1) How many times in 2006 did Federer break the record for most ranking points? (2 points)
2) Federer and Nadal finished #1/#2 once again in 2006. When was the last time this happened, the same #1/#2 players two straight years? (2 points)
3) Nadal has been ranked #2 for over 70 consecutive weeks. Who was #2 before Nadal? (2 points)
4) Eight different players in 2006 cracked the top ten for the first time:
a) who was the youngest?
b) who was the oldest?
c) who spent the most weeks in the top ten?
(1 point each)
5) What was the last year there were no South Americans in the YE Top Ten? (2 points)
6) Consider the 2005 YE Top 10, which player fell farthest in the rankings at 2006 YE? (1 point)
7) Now the flip side - which player ranked in the 2006 YE Top 10 was ranked lowest at 2005 YE? (1 point)
8) Which player was ranked between #10 and #20 the entire year? (2 points)
9) Which player was ranked between #15 and #30 the entire year? (3 points)
10) Considering only the top ten players for 2006 YE - name the player who had the largest _percentage_ of his entry points come from the following breakouts. (1 point each)
a) hardcourt
b) clay
c) grass
d) carpet
e) The four Slams
f) The nine Masters Series
g) The five optional tournaments
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25 points max
1-8 Stefan Becker
9-17 Ivan Edberg
18-25 Boris Lendl
2005 YE refers to the entry rankings as of 12/19/05
2006 YE refers to the entry rankings as of 12/03/06
1) How many times in 2006 did Federer break the record for most ranking points? (2 points)
2) Federer and Nadal finished #1/#2 once again in 2006. When was the last time this happened, the same #1/#2 players two straight years? (2 points)
3) Nadal has been ranked #2 for over 70 consecutive weeks. Who was #2 before Nadal? (2 points)
4) Eight different players in 2006 cracked the top ten for the first time:
a) who was the youngest?
b) who was the oldest?
c) who spent the most weeks in the top ten?
(1 point each)
5) What was the last year there were no South Americans in the YE Top Ten? (2 points)
6) Consider the 2005 YE Top 10, which player fell farthest in the rankings at 2006 YE? (1 point)
7) Now the flip side - which player ranked in the 2006 YE Top 10 was ranked lowest at 2005 YE? (1 point)
8) Which player was ranked between #10 and #20 the entire year? (2 points)
9) Which player was ranked between #15 and #30 the entire year? (3 points)
10) Considering only the top ten players for 2006 YE - name the player who had the largest _percentage_ of his entry points come from the following breakouts. (1 point each)
a) hardcourt
b) clay
c) grass
d) carpet
e) The four Slams
f) The nine Masters Series
g) The five optional tournaments
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25 points max
1-8 Stefan Becker
9-17 Ivan Edberg
18-25 Boris Lendl
