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: Martina Navratilova was the first openly gay athlete to win a major sports championship in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

True. After publicly coming out as bisexual in 1981, Navratilova won the US Open in 1983, making her the first openly gay athlete to win a major championship in the United States. No earlier openly gay athlete had achieved this.

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: Martina Navratilova never lost a singles match at Wimbledon after her first title in 1978.

Accepted Answer

False. She lost in later years, such as the 1980 semifinal to Chris Evert and the 1994 final to Conchita Martínez.

Question 5

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.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

True. Martina Navratilova won 167 WTA singles titles, the most of any tennis player, male or female, in the Open era. Jimmy Connors holds the men’s record with 109.

Question 7

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 8

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

Accepted Answer

False. Navratilova has repeatedly stated that Chris Evert was her greatest rival. There is no record of her ever claiming a male player she coached was a greater rival.

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