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I was going to make this really tough, but decided against it. (It is the holiday season.) Scoring is: 4 points each for questions 1-20, and 1 point for each Yes/No answer in question 21. To give others a chance, I ask Zummi, Rollo, Big Lindsay, and Declan to withhold posting their answers until at least noon tomorrow (board time).
All questions pertain to women's tennis (singles) in the Open Era. <br />
<br /><ol start="1">[*]Who holds the record for most consecutive times holding seed in the main draw of a WTA tournament. (No challengers, satellites, qualifying, exhibitions, Hopman Cup, etc.) Note: if a player is unseeded in a tournament, it neither adds to nor ends the streak.<br />
<br />[*]Taking #1 a step further, who holds the record for most consecutive times holding seed in the main draw of Tier 2 and above tournaments. (In other words, the big tourneys.)<br />
<br />[*]After her sex-change operation, Renee Richards joined the WTA tour at the age of 42, and played a handful of seasons. Thus it's no surprise that she holds the record for the oldest player in a slam in the open era. Other than Renee, who is the oldest woman to enter the singles competition at a Grand Slam in the open era?<br />
<br />[*]Obligatory silly question: which player changed her skirt on court during the 2001 US Open? (Also known as the "seeing if you were paying attention" question. <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> )<br />
<br />[*]What is the nickname given to the series of junior tournaments Chanda Rubin sponsored?<br />
<br />[*]Has anyone ever held each of the top 8 seeding positions in Grand Slams? If so, who? (Must give all names for full credit.)<br />
<br />[*]If you counted every seeding a player has had in a Grand Slam, from #1 down, what is the record for the furthest down the list in which someone has held all of the seedings? And by whom?<br />
<br />[*]Who has held the most different Grand Slam seedings in the top 16, and how many?<br />
<br />[*]Who was the oldest player ever seeded at a slam, and her approx. age (Years and months)?<br />
<br />[*]Who has the biggest gap between first and last slam seedings, and how long was it?<br />
<br />[*]Who has been seeded the most times in slams, and how many times?<br />
<br />[*]Who has the most top 8 seedings in slams, and how many?<br />
<br />[*]Who has the most top 4 seedings in slams, and how many?<br />
<br />[*]Who has the most #1 seedings in slams, and how many?<br />
<br />[*]Who was seeded in the most consecutive slams, and how many?<br />
<br />[*]Who was seeded #1 in the most consecutive slams, and how many?<br />
<br />[*]Who was seeded the most consecutive years at the Australian Open?<br />
<br />[*]Who was seeded the most consecutive years at the French open?<br />
<br />[*]Who was seeded the most consecutive years at Wimbledon?<br />
<br />[*]Who was seeded the most consecutive years at the US Open?<br />
<br />[*]Yes or no for each of these. Have these players been seeded at a slam?<br /><ol start="a">[*]Leslie Allen<br />[*]Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz<br />[*]Yayuk Basuki<br />[*]Rene Blount<br />[*]Sandra Cecchini<br />[*]Natasha Chmyreva<br />[*]Monique di Maso<br />[*]Jeanne Evert<br />[*]Patty Fendick<br />[*]Gigi Fernandez<br />[*]Barbara Jordan<br />[*]Ann Kiyomura<br />[*]Betsy Nagelsen<br />[*]Eva Pfaff<br />[*]Joanne Russell<br />[*]Kazuko Sawamatsu<br />[*]Naoko Sawamatsu<br />[*]Pam Teeguarden<br />[*]Sharon Walsh-Pete<br />[*]Robin White<br />[/list=a][/list=a]
All questions pertain to women's tennis (singles) in the Open Era. <br />
<br /><ol start="1">[*]Who holds the record for most consecutive times holding seed in the main draw of a WTA tournament. (No challengers, satellites, qualifying, exhibitions, Hopman Cup, etc.) Note: if a player is unseeded in a tournament, it neither adds to nor ends the streak.<br />
<br />[*]Taking #1 a step further, who holds the record for most consecutive times holding seed in the main draw of Tier 2 and above tournaments. (In other words, the big tourneys.)<br />
<br />[*]After her sex-change operation, Renee Richards joined the WTA tour at the age of 42, and played a handful of seasons. Thus it's no surprise that she holds the record for the oldest player in a slam in the open era. Other than Renee, who is the oldest woman to enter the singles competition at a Grand Slam in the open era?<br />
<br />[*]Obligatory silly question: which player changed her skirt on court during the 2001 US Open? (Also known as the "seeing if you were paying attention" question. <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> )<br />
<br />[*]What is the nickname given to the series of junior tournaments Chanda Rubin sponsored?<br />
<br />[*]Has anyone ever held each of the top 8 seeding positions in Grand Slams? If so, who? (Must give all names for full credit.)<br />
<br />[*]If you counted every seeding a player has had in a Grand Slam, from #1 down, what is the record for the furthest down the list in which someone has held all of the seedings? And by whom?<br />
<br />[*]Who has held the most different Grand Slam seedings in the top 16, and how many?<br />
<br />[*]Who was the oldest player ever seeded at a slam, and her approx. age (Years and months)?<br />
<br />[*]Who has the biggest gap between first and last slam seedings, and how long was it?<br />
<br />[*]Who has been seeded the most times in slams, and how many times?<br />
<br />[*]Who has the most top 8 seedings in slams, and how many?<br />
<br />[*]Who has the most top 4 seedings in slams, and how many?<br />
<br />[*]Who has the most #1 seedings in slams, and how many?<br />
<br />[*]Who was seeded in the most consecutive slams, and how many?<br />
<br />[*]Who was seeded #1 in the most consecutive slams, and how many?<br />
<br />[*]Who was seeded the most consecutive years at the Australian Open?<br />
<br />[*]Who was seeded the most consecutive years at the French open?<br />
<br />[*]Who was seeded the most consecutive years at Wimbledon?<br />
<br />[*]Who was seeded the most consecutive years at the US Open?<br />
<br />[*]Yes or no for each of these. Have these players been seeded at a slam?<br /><ol start="a">[*]Leslie Allen<br />[*]Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz<br />[*]Yayuk Basuki<br />[*]Rene Blount<br />[*]Sandra Cecchini<br />[*]Natasha Chmyreva<br />[*]Monique di Maso<br />[*]Jeanne Evert<br />[*]Patty Fendick<br />[*]Gigi Fernandez<br />[*]Barbara Jordan<br />[*]Ann Kiyomura<br />[*]Betsy Nagelsen<br />[*]Eva Pfaff<br />[*]Joanne Russell<br />[*]Kazuko Sawamatsu<br />[*]Naoko Sawamatsu<br />[*]Pam Teeguarden<br />[*]Sharon Walsh-Pete<br />[*]Robin White<br />[/list=a][/list=a]
