Memorize these and you could recognize 40.8% of all Tennis clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the Davis Cup | 5 | This silver bowl is awarded annually to the nation that wins the World's Men's Tennis title |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 5 | In 1990 she became the 1st since 1900 to win a Wimbledon singles title in 3 different decades |
| 3 | Wimbledon | 4 | In 1920, Bill Tilden became the 1st American to win this major tournament |
| 4 | Roger Federer | 4 | In April 2007 Switzerland issued its very first stamp of a living person, a 1-franc stamp depicting this tennis player |
| 5 | deuce | 4 | Slang term for the bill seen here:(Jefferson's on it) |
| 6 | an ace | 4 | Not just a high card in bridge, but a legal serve a receiver is unable to touch |
| 7 | the umpire | 3 | Title of person who sits in the chair & officiates at a tennis match |
| 8 | Rod Laver | 3 | In 1969, this red-headed Aussie great became only man ever to win the Grand Slam twice |
| 9 | doubles | 3 | The court for this is 9 ft. wider than for singles |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | Native country of all 4 finalists in men's & women's singles at 1986 U.S. Open |
| 11 | clay | 3 | From 1973-79, Chris Evert Lloyd won 125 straight matches on this surface |
| 12 | Bobby Riggs | 3 | Long before losing to Billie Jean King, he won at Wimbledon in 1939 |
| 13 | the serve | 3 | It gets games off to a fast start, the fastest clocked at 163.6 mph |
| 14 | Rafael Nadal | 3 | In 2010 this Spaniard exceeded $10 million in tournament earnings & was the world's No. 1 ranked player |
| 15 | Maria Sharapova | 3 | In 2004 this Russian-born woman won the Wimbledon singles title |
| 16 | a foot fault | 3 | If you touch the baseline during a serve, you've committed this kind of fault |
| 17 | the U.S. Open | 2 | (Video of Cheryl at the Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI.) The first U.S. Men's National Singles Championship, played right here in 1881, evolved in... |
| 18 | the Australian Open | 2 | Held in Melbourne in January, it's the first of the 4 tennis Grand Slam events every year |
| 19 | Steffi Graf | 2 | In 1988, this West German became only the third woman to win the Grand Slam |
| 20 | overhead | 2 | (Sofia serves up a shot.) The shot being gracefully executed here is this one with an 8-letter name |
| 21 | Monica Seles | 2 | This top-ranked female tennis player was attacked during an April 1993 match in Germany |
| 22 | love | 2 | This term for a tennis score of zero may come from a corruption of French for "the egg" |
| 23 | Ivan Lendl | 2 | This Czech won the US Men's Singles 3 three times in the 1980s & was runner up 5 times |
| 24 | Australia | 2 | John Newcombe, Ken Rosewall, & Rod Laver are all from this country |
| 25 | Argentina | 2 | Gabriela Sabatini |
| 26 | the tennis net | 2 | Originally, it was 7 ft. at the ends, sagging to 5 ft. in the middle |
| 27 | a rally | 2 | This 5-letter word means an extended exchange of strokes before a point |
| 28 | a racket | 2 | To decide which player serves first, this piece of equipment is usually tossed |
| 29 | a lob | 2 | Getting close to the net gives you better angles on your volleys but leaves you vulnerable to this--look up! |