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Sports Quiz
Tennis
The biggest and most important tennis tournament in the world, Wimbeldon, is being held in (where else?) Wimbeldon— a London suburb— again this year, from late June to early July. But did you know that some of the world’s greatest tennis players are Jewish? Find out more about Jewish athletes who really raise a “racquet” now!
1. One of the best players ever called himself a "Greek Jew." He was ranked #1 for six straight years and won a record 14 Grand Slam titles. Who is it?
2. The greatest woman to ever play tennis for Israel is Anna Smashnova. At her peak in 2003, she was the ranked ___ best player in the whole world!
3. In 1968, the 8th best player in the world was Pierre Darmon. He also was #1 in:
4. 1951 was a great year for Richard Savitt; he won the Wimbeldon and Australia singles titles, ranked #2 worldwide, and was considered the best on the US _____ Cup team.
5. Baron Umberto Louis deMorpungo beat the world’s champ in 1924. He was Italy’s #1 in 1929, when he was named Italian Tennis Commissioner by this Italian leader:
6. In 1956, British Jew Angela Buxton and African-American Althea Gibson won a Wimbedon match together. When there are two players on a side in tennis as a team, that’s called:
7. Dr. Daniel Prenn moved to England after he was barred from playing in his home country in 1933, where he had been the #1 player for four straight years. Where was he from?
8. Herb Flam was #5 in the world in 1957 and #2 in the US for three years in the 1950s, taking a break to serve in the Navy. He won his first national championship when he was only:
9. Brian Gottfried was #3 worldwide in 1977. With his partner, he won doubles at Wimbeldon once and in the French Open twice. With the US and Australian Opens, those tournaments are together called the:
10. Gladys Heldman founded World Tennis Magazine, and Julie Heldman was #2 in the US two years running and in the world Top Ten for four years. They are:

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