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THE NAME GAME: 17 MAY 2019

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THE G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) TENNIS PLAYERS

Do not scroll down yet!!! (the correct answers are below). Can you guess the stage surnames of these 

G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) TENNIS PLAYERS? And……. GO…!!!

  1. Serena ……….
  2. Steffi ……….
  3. Roger ……….
  4. Rafael ……….
  5. Pete ……….
  6. John ……….
  7. Andre ……….
  8. Billie Jean ……….
  9. Mats ……….
  10. Arthur ……….

 

 

 

 

 

  1. ANSWERS:
    1. Serena Williams – Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player. The Women’s Tennis Association ranked her world No. 1 in singles on eight separate occasions between 2002 and 2017. She reached the No. 1 ranking for the first time on July 8, 2002. Wikipedia

     

    1. Steffi Graf – Stefanie Maria “Steffi” Graf is a German former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 1 and won 22 Grand Slam singles titles. Wikipedia

     

    1. Roger Federer – is a Swiss professional tennis player who has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a record total of 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks. (Wikipedia)

     

    1. Rafael Nadal – is a Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked world No. 2 in men’s singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Nadal has the most clay court titles in the Open Era, and holds an all-time record of 11 French Open, 11 Monte-Carlo Masters and 11 Barcelona titles. (Wikipedia)

     

    1. Pete Sampras – is an American former tennis player, regarded by many as one of the greatest in the history of the sport. A right-handed player with a single-handed backhand, his precise and powerful serve earned him the nickname “Pistol Pete”. (Wikipedia)

     

    1. John McEnroe – John Patrick McEnroe Jr. is an American retired tennis player, often considered among the greatest in the history of the sport. He was known for his shot-making artistry and volleying skills, as well as his confrontational on-court behavior that frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities. (Wikipedia)

     

    1. Andre Agassi – Andre Kirk Agassi is an American retired professional tennis player and former world No. 1 whose career spanned from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s. (Wikipedia)

     

    1. Billie Jean King – Billie Jean King is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women’s doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. She won the singles title at the inaugural WTA Tour Championships. (Wikipedia)

     

    1. Mats Wilander – Mats Wilander is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden. From 1982 to 1988, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles, and one Grand Slam men’s doubles title. In 1988, Wilander won three of the four Grand Slam singles events and finished that year ranked World No. 1. (Wikipedia)

     

    10. Arthur Ashe – was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam titles. Ashe was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only              black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He retired in 1980. (Wikipedia)

 

SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA

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