Question 1

True or false: Navratilova was born in Czechoslovakia and became a U.S. citizen in 1981.

Accepted Answer

True. She defected from Czechoslovakia in 1975 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen on July 17, 1981.

Question 2

True or false: She never lost a singles match at Wimbledon after her first title in 1978.

Accepted Answer

False. She lost multiple times at Wimbledon after 1978, including to Chris Evert, Pam Shriver, and Conchita Martínez in the 1994 final.

Question 3

True or false: Navratilova never won a Grand Slam singles title after turning 30.

Accepted Answer

False. She won several after 30, including Wimbledon in 1987, 1988, and 1990. Her last singles major came at age 33.

Question 4

True or false: She was the first openly gay athlete to win a major sports championship in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

False. Navratilova came out in 1981, but Billie Jean King was outed earlier. Other athletes also preceded her in winning major titles.

Question 5

True or false: Navratilova won a Grand Slam title in her 40s in both doubles and mixed doubles.

Accepted Answer

True. She won the 2006 US Open mixed doubles with Bob Bryan at age 49, and multiple doubles titles in her 40s, including Wimbledon 2003.

Question 6

True or false: Navratilova holds the record for most singles titles by any player in the Open era.

Accepted Answer

False. She has 167 singles titles, second all-time behind Chris Evert's 157? Actually, Navratilova has 167, the most in the Open era for women. Wait: true, she does hold that record.

Question 7

True or false: She once said her greatest rival was not Chris Evert, but a man she coached.

Accepted Answer

False. Navratilova has often called Chris Evert her greatest rival. She never coached a male player whom she considered a greater rival.

Question 8

True or false: Martina Navratilova won a Wimbledon title in 2003 at age 46 in mixed doubles.

Accepted Answer

True. She won the 2003 Wimbledon mixed doubles title with Leander Paes, becoming the oldest Wimbledon champion in the Open era at 46 years and 8 months.

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