Tennis MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. A ball in play that touches the baseline is ruled to be in play

1. True Statement
2. False Statement
3. Both a and b are correct
4. none of these

2. A player throws a racquet at the ball and hits it so that the ball goes back across the net and into the court. What is the call?

1. The ball is still in play
2. The person that hit the ball wins the point
3. The person who hit the ball loses the point
4. A let is played because of interference

3. A player whose turn it was to serve first in the tie-breaker of a singles match, shall be

1. the server of the first game of the next set
2. the returner of the first game of the next set

4. A point played in good faith stands.

1. True Statement
2. Flase Statement

5. After tossing a ball to serve, the server decides not to hit it and catches it instead. What is the call?

1. A let
2. A fault
3. Loss of point
4. No loss of point unless the server uses his racquet to catch the ball

6. All court measurements are made to the outside edge of the line.

1. True Statement
2. Flase Statement

7. Before returning the second serve, may the receiver clear a ball from the first service fault that has rebounded onto the playing area?

1. Yes
2. No

8. Do the players change ends of the court after a tie-breaker has been used to decide a set?

1. Yes
2. No

9. Does a player lose the point if an imaginary line in the extension of the net is crossed before or after hitting the ball?

1. Yes
2. No

10. During a point, a player accidentally breaks the strings. Can the player continue to play another point with this racquet?

1. Yes
2. No

11. During a rally of a singles point without singles sticks, player A hits a shot that was going out until it hits the doubles post and careens into the proper court of player B, who wins the shot?

1. Player A
2. Player B

12. During the second serve, your opponents left foot touches the baseline but does not completely cross the baseline, what is the call?

1. It is a fault, and it is your point
2. A let is called
3. No call since the foot did not completely cross the line
4. Your opponent gets to redo the first serve

13. How high is the net in the center?

1. 30 inches
2. 32 inches
3. 36 inches
4. 40 inches

14. How many service lets are you allowed in a game?

1. 2
2. 4
3. 8
4. unlimited

15. How much time is allotted between points of a match?

1. 15 seconds
2. 20 seconds
3. 30 seconds
4. 45 seconds

16. How much time is allotted on change overs?

1. 90 seconds except at the end of a set
2. 60 seconds except at the end of a set
3. 2 minutes on all change overs
4. 90 seconds on all change overs

17. If a ball from another court rolls on the court between first and second serves, is the server entitled to two serves?

1. If the server was not in the motion of the second serve, he should get one serve
2. If the server feels that the delay was too long, he would be given two serves
3. If the receiver feels the delay was too long, he would be given two serves
4. A & C

18. If a ball gets broken during play, the point shall be

1. awarded to the last person that hits the ball
2. played until its conclusion and a new ball will be put into play
3. replayed
4. awarded to the person who notices the ball is broken

19. if a ball is found soft after a point, the point shall

1. be played and a new ball substituted immediately
2. not be replayed and the ball will be removed from play
3. not be replayed and the ball will remain in use until the conclusion of the set.

20. If a ball is returned outside the net post and hits in the correct court, but never reaches the same height as the net, the shot is good.

1. True Statement
2. Flase Statement

21. If a ball touches the line, it is regarded as touching the court bounded by that line.

1. True Statement
2. Flase Statement

22. If a player hits a ball on the opponents court, but it is unclear as to which ball was hit, what would be the call?

1. There should be a let called
2. The person show hit the ball should win the point
3. The person who hit the ball should lose the point

23. If a player swings at a ball in play and misses it, and the ball flies out of bounds before touching the surface, the player loses the point

1. True Statement
2. False Statement
3. Both a and b are correct
4. none of these

24. If a players racquet passes over the net after hitting the ball on the players own side of the net and the ball hits the groun in the correct court, the ball is deemed good.

1. True Statement
2. Flase Statement

25. If a point is played starting on the wrong side of the court (adv. Vs. deuce) side, the point is lost by your opponent, and then your opponent realizes that the point was played on the wrong side. Your opponent tells you that a let should be played since the point was played on the wrong side. What is the call?

1. Your opponent is right, a let should be played on the correct side of the court
2. You play the rest of the game on the wrong side according to the score
3. Your opponent is wrong and the entire service game starts completely over
4. Your opponent is wrong, the point stands and the game continues on the correct side of the court according to the score

26. If a server should break a string during a first serve that was a fault and he must go to the bench to get another racquet, is he entitled to a let and allowed to serve his first serve again?

1. Yes
2. No

27. If a spectator calls a ball out during the point, what is the call?

1. A hindrance and the point is replayed
2. A hindrance and the point is lost by the player whose fan made the hindrance
3. No hindrance can be called

28. If the ball is hit around the outside of the net post and lands in the court what is the ruling?

1. You lose the point for cheating
2. Ball is out and not played
3. Balls is in and is played
4. Considered a let and point is replayed

29. If the server is interrupted during the delivery of the second serve, how many serves is the server entitled to?

1. One serve
2. Two serves

30. If you cannot tell whether or not a shot was in, the point is

1. replayed
2. called in
3. called out

31. If you catch a ball while you are behind the baseline that your opponent hit that is going out before it bounces what is the call?

1. The ball was going to land out and since you were behind the baseline it does not matter that you caught the ball and it is your point.
2. It is your opponents point, the ball cannot be touched before it hits the ground
3. You replay the point
4. Your opponent wins the game

32. If you hit a drop shot that bounces on your opponents side of the net and has enough backspin to come back over the net to your side of the net without your opponent touching the ball, who wins the point?

1. You
2. Your opponent
3. No one, a let is played
4. No one but you feel stupid

33. If you hit a shot that lands out and your opponent hits the ball back and does not call the ball out, what is the ruling?

1. Ball is out
2. Ball is in
3. A let is played
4. You make the call for him

34. If you realize that in your singles match, you have made a mistake in scoring and you are serving a second serve from the wrong court, what should be done?

1. All points played stand and you should move to the correct side and serve your second serve
2. All points played stand and you should serve your second serve from the same side as you did the first and then make the correction at the conclusion of that point
3. The game should be replayed

35. If your first serve hits your opponents doubles partner without hitting the ground first, who wins the point?

1. You
2. Your opponent
3. No one, a let is played
4. No one, a second serve is played

36. If your groundstrokehits the net post but does not go over the net but deflects into your opponents court, what is the call?

1. Play the ball, it landed in the court
2. Playa let
3. Do not play the ball, the net post does not count if the ball does not go over the net.
4. Play a second serve

37. Is a player allowed to jump over the net into the opponents court while the ball is in play?

1. Yes
2. No

38. Is one member of a doubles team allowed to play alone against the opponents?

1. Yes
2. No

39. Is the receiver allowed to stand outside the lines of the court?

1. Yes
2. No

40. Is the server allowed to have one or both feet off the ground?

1. Yes
2. No

41. Is the server required to call the score at the beginning of each game and the point scores as the games go on in matches without officials?

1. Yes, with no penalties if he fails to do so
2. Yes, with code violations for failure to do so
3. No, this is purely optional, however it is recommended

42. ln a doubles match, the receivers partner touches the net before the ball that has been served touches the ground outside the correct service court. What is the call?

1. Itisa let
2. If the receiving team calls the ball out before the receivers partner touches it, the serve is out
3. The receiving team loses the point
4. It is a service fault

43. May a doubles team switch its serving order at the beginning of a new set?

1. Yes
2. No

44. May a player serve underhanded?

1. Yes
2. No

45. May a server run at the baseline in his preparation to serve?

1. As long as he makes contact before he enters the playing area
2. No, he must be stationary before starting his service motion

46. May a server suddenly increase the pace between his first and second serve?

1. Yes
2. No

47. Must a request to remove a ball lying in the opponents court be honored?

1. Yes, but not while a ball is in play
2. The person who hit the ball should win the point
3. The person who hit the ball should lose the point

48. Must an official tell a player how he is foot-faulting if he is asked?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Only on a second serve foot-fault

49. Players agree that they have played six points, but disagree over the score because they do not agree on the second point. The receiver acknowledges that the server was calling out the score and that he didnt express disagreement until now. What should be done?

1. The servers score prevails
2. The players would have to follow the policy as stated in question #17
3. A tournament official must make the decision

50. The ball passes under the net cord between the net and the net post without touching anything, is the shot deemed good?

1. Yes
2. No