Tennis & Wimbledon Trivia

Every summer, tennis's oldest and most traditional tournament sets up on a patch of grass in southwest London and asks its players to do something increasingly rare in professional sports: wear all white and play by rules that have barely changed in over a century. This quiz is a celebration of that tradition, along with the sport's broader history.

Eleven questions on scoring, surfaces, and the players who defined Wimbledon's grass courts.

Grass, Whites, and Old-School Rules

Wimbledon's insistence on an all-white dress code and its famously fast grass courts set it apart from the other three Grand Slam tournaments, which are played on clay or hard courts. Add in a scoring system that still counts to 'love' instead of zero, and you have a tournament that feels like a deliberate throwback every single year.

Family Ties and Famous Names

Few families have left as deep a mark on the sport as the Williams sisters, whose doubles partnership added Wimbledon titles to an already dominant run through the singles draw. Their success is part of a long line of Wimbledon champions whose names became synonymous with grass-court tennis.

The Scoreboard Quirks

Tennis scoring confuses newcomers for good reason — love, fifteen, thirty, forty, deuce — but once it clicks, it becomes part of the sport's charm. Few moments capture tennis drama better than a match locked at deuce, with both players fighting for the advantage that finally closes it out.