Question 1

True or false: Wilander never won a Grand Slam on grass.

Accepted Answer

False. He won the 1988 Australian Open on grass, which was still a grass-court event that year, before switching to hardcourt.

Question 2

True or false: Wilander won the US Open without losing a set.

Accepted Answer

False. He lost a set in the quarterfinals to Andrés Gómez in 1988, though he still won the title.

Question 3

True or false: Wilander once coached the Swedish Davis Cup team to victory.

Accepted Answer

True. He captained Sweden to the Davis Cup title in 1997, guiding players like Bjorkman and Norman.

Question 4

True or false: Mats Wilander won the French Open as a teenager.

Accepted Answer

True. He won his first French Open in 1982 at age 17, making him one of the youngest Grand Slam champions in history.

Question 5

True or false: Mats Wilander retired with a losing record against Jimmy Connors.

Accepted Answer

False. Wilander led their head-to-head 4-2, including a win at the 1988 Australian Open semifinals.

Question 6

True or false: Wilander once played a Davis Cup match that lasted over six hours.

Accepted Answer

True. In 1982, his Davis Cup match against John McEnroe lasted 6 hours and 22 minutes, the longest in Cup history at the time.

Question 7

True or false: Mats Wilander defeated Bjorn Borg in Borg's final professional match.

Accepted Answer

False. Borg’s last match was a loss to Henri Leconte in 1981; Wilander never faced Borg in an official match.

Question 8

True or false: Wilander is the only male player to win all four Grand Slams on three different surfaces.

Accepted Answer

True. He won on grass, clay, and hardcourt in the 1980s, a feat unmatched until Novak Djokovic later matched it.

Mats Wilander Trivia Questions