Question 1

True or false: Edberg's first coach was his mother, a former professional player.

Accepted Answer

False. His first coach was his father, Bengt Edberg, a police officer and tennis enthusiast, not a professional player.

Question 2

True or false: Edberg never lost a Grand Slam final before turning 20.

Accepted Answer

False. He lost the 1985 Australian Open final to Mats Wilander at age 19, making this statement false.

Question 3

True or false: Stefan Edberg was ranked world No. 1 for over 100 consecutive weeks.

Accepted Answer

False. His total weeks at No. 1 were 72, not consecutive; he held the top spot for 20 weeks in a row at most.

Question 4

True or false: Edberg won the ATP Sportsmanship Award five years in a row.

Accepted Answer

True. He won it from 1988 to 1992, a record for consecutive Sportsmanship Awards on the ATP Tour.

Question 5

True or false: Edberg never defeated Boris Becker in a Grand Slam final.

Accepted Answer

False. He beat Becker in the 1990 Wimbledon final and the 1992 US Open final, winning both their major finals.

Question 6

True or false: Stefan Edberg won a Grand Slam on all four surfaces during his career.

Accepted Answer

True. Edberg won Wimbledon on grass, the US Open on hard, and the Australian Open on grass/hard, plus the French Open on clay? Actually, he never won the French—making this false.

Question 7

True or false: Edberg once won a match without hitting a single forehand winner.

Accepted Answer

True. In a 1990 match against Ivan Lendl, Edberg played exclusively backhand approaches and volleys, recording zero forehand winners.

Question 8

True or false: Edberg was the last male player to win Wimbledon while serving and volleying on every point.

Accepted Answer

True. His 1990 Wimbledon final victory over Becker was a pure serve-and-volley display, a style that soon faded from the men's game.

Stefan Edberg Trivia Questions