Question 1

True or false: Roche served as Roger Federer's primary coach from 2005 to 2007.

Accepted Answer

True. Federer hired Roche as coach in 2005, and they worked together until 2007, winning 8 Grand Slams.

Question 2

True or false: Tony Roche is the only man to win all four Grand Slam doubles titles in a calendar year.

Accepted Answer

False. No man has won all four in a calendar year; Roche won all four across 1965-1967 with Newcombe, not in one year.

Question 3

True or false: Tony Roche was a top-10 singles player for over a decade.

Accepted Answer

False. Roche peaked at world No. 2 in 1969 but was only in the top 10 for about 5 years due to injuries.

Question 4

True or false: Roche never won a Grand Slam doubles title with John Newcombe.

Accepted Answer

False. Roche won 12 Grand Slam doubles titles, most with John Newcombe, including 5 Wimbledons.

Question 5

True or false: Tony Roche coached Ivan Lendl during Lendl's late-career resurgence.

Accepted Answer

True. Roche coached Lendl from 1990 to 1993, helping him win the 1990 Australian Open and reach world No. 1.

Question 6

True or false: He was born left-handed but played tennis right-handed.

Accepted Answer

True. Roche was naturally left-handed but learned tennis right-handed due to a childhood injury to his left arm.

Question 7

True or false: Roche lost the 1968 Wimbledon final to Rod Laver in a five-set thriller.

Accepted Answer

False. Roche lost the 1968 Wimbledon final to Laver, but it was in straight sets (6-3, 6-4, 6-2).

Question 8

True or false: Tony Roche won the French Open singles title in 1966 as a qualifier.

Accepted Answer

True. Roche indeed won the 1966 French Open as an unseeded qualifier, defeating István Gulyás in the final.

Tony Roche Trivia Questions