Tennis quiz 1. The Wimbledon tennis championship is the oldest in the world, in which year was it first held? 1877 ​ 2. What surface are the courts at Wimbledon? Grass. ​ 3. How many players take part in the first round of the Wimbledon Men's Singles? 128 ​ 4. Who was the last British female player to reach the final of a Wimbledon singles championship? Virginia Wade, who won in 1977. ​ 5. Who in 1985 became the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon Men's Singles? Boris Becker. ​ 6. Who holds the record for the most Wimbledon Women's Singles titles? Martina Navratilova with NINE. ​ 7. Who did Chris Evert beat to win her FIRST Wimbledon singles title? Olga ​ Morozava. ​ 8. When were the Wimbledon championships first televised? 1937 ​ 9. Which British pair won the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Championship in 1987? Jeremy Bates and Jo Durie. ​ ​ 10.Who won her SIXTH Wimbledon singles Championship in 1975? Billie-Jean King. 11.Prior to Andy Murray's win in 2013,who was the last British man to win the Wimbledon singles championship? Fred Perry in 1936. ​ ​ 12.Up to and including 2014, how many times has Roger Federer won the Wimbledon Men's Singles final? Seven ​ 13.In which year did Wimbledon enter the 'Open' era by allowing professionals to play? 1968 ​ 14.Who in 1997 became the youngest Wimbledon champion since Lottie Dod in 1887? Martina Hingis. ​ 15.Up to 2012 on how many occasions have the Williams' sisters won the Wimbledon Women's Singles Title? Ten ,Five each. ​ 16.Who is the President of the All-England Club? H.R.H. The Duke of Kent. ​ 17.How many courts are used during the Wimbledon Championship? NINETEEN. 18.Which TWO women competed in an all UK Wimbledon final in 1961? ​ Angela Mortimer beat Christine Truman. 19.Which man has won the most Wimbledon Men's Championships in the Open Era? Pete Sampras [Seven]. ​ ​ 20.In the professional era which woman has won the most Wimbledon titles [singles, doubles and mixed]? Martina Navratilova with 20 [9 ​ Singles, 7 Doubles and 4 Mixed Doubles]. .