15 May 2018 | Tennis ACT

How much do you know about the ACT’s tennis history?  Test your knowledge with our quiz.

1. Who (pictured) were these leading Canberra players for many years in the post-WW2 era?
2. Which South African born tennis player, now resident in Canberra, played Tom Cavendish in the 2004 movie Wimbledon?
3. In 1980 I was the first female to be honoured with Life Membership of the ACT Tennis Association – who am I?
4. I hold the record number of Resident Championship titles (22) in Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Who am I?
5. My mother served as President of the Ladies Auxiliary and my sister and I were budding tennis juniors in the 1950s – winning at least one junior Resident doubles title together. Playing ever since and a regular volunteer, I was acknowledged at the 2010 ACT Tennis Awards with a special award for services to the tennis community. Who am I?
6. Having once been banned from ACT Open Championships and pennant competitions, I was awarded the “Outstanding Coach” Award at the 75^th Tennis ACT Anniversary dinner in 1998. Who am I?
7. Who as Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Sport opened new clubhouse extensions and the Ken Willis Lounge at Lyneham Tennis Centre in 1990?
8. “As I never tire of saying tennis is so much more than just sport. A fine tennis match is like a play by Shakespeare, a drama about life. At Lyneham this week there have been so many Shakespearean matches”. Written by whom and when?
9. In 1994 the ACT won the Wilson Cup – at the time the most prestigious national event for junior girls- for the first time. Who were the three members of the team?
10. Who was the coach of the team in Q9; now a resident of Canberra, an ACT Open winner, with a career high singles ranking of No. 12 in the world?
11. I played in the 1953 NSW Men’s Singles Championships reaching the second round. An event won by Lew Hoad and with the calibre of players such as Anderson, Rose, Trabert, Rosewall, Seixas and Hartwig. Known as a “gentleman” of the game and a “stalwart of diplomacy through tennis”. Who am I?
12. As an active player, umpire, official and administrator I have been acknowledged as the “driving force of ACT schools tennis” from the 1970s to the 1990s. Who am I?
13. In 1998 as a fifteen year old I was the youngest player to ever win a Fed Cup match going through undefeated in the win over Argentina in Canberra. My recent autobiography makes for sobering reading. Who am I?
14. Currently a coach with Australia’s Fed Cup team I was the other singles team member in the 5-0 win over Argentina in 1998. Who am I?
15. Whilst best known in a Davis Cup context I was a Wimbledon champion and ranked the number one amateur in the two consecutive years I won the ACT Tennis Open. Who am I?
16. A parliamentary draughtsman, and Secretary of the Tennis Association for many years, I was the architect of the new Association constitution adopted in 1968. I was awarded Life Membership in 1971. Who am I?
17. I am not a tennis player but I am a former AIS Scholarship holder, a Newcombe night award winner and have appeared at all four tennis grand slams. Who am I?
18. Who were the members of the first ACT team to win an Australian Seniors Teams Tennis Championship in 2011?
19. Described as a tennis prodigy and with a YouTube tennis video as a six year old, I am now ranked number 2 in Australia in my birth year. Who am I?
20. Winning my first Resident Singles title as a 16 year old, I won a total of six Resident Singles titles in an outstanding ACT tennis career. Who am I?

The answers will be available in the June edition of Court Talk.