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Did Christine Truman ever beat the great Australian champion Margaret Court in a singles match at Wimbledon?
Josephine Roberts, Cheltenham

THE JUDGE: I went to Christine, now a perceptive member of the BBC Radio 5 Live tennis commentary team, for this answer: 'One of my most memorable moments was beating Margaret in the Wimbledon quarter-finals in 1961 when she was the number one seed. It was before she became Mrs Court and was plain Miss Smith, and she had won the first of her 11 Australian championships. We had a tremendous match. 1 lost the first set 6-3 and it looked as if Margaret was going to sweep me off the court. But I managed to square the match by winning the second set 6-4, and squeezed to a 9-7 win in the deciding set after saving two match points. 1 went on to the final where 1 was beaten by Angela Mortimer, but it was the victory over Margaret that remains brightest in my memory.'

Who have been the youngest winners of the men's and women's titles at Wimbledon?
M.G. Morris, Woking, Surrey

THE JUDGE: Boris Becker (17 years 227 days) was the youngest men's champion when he took the title for the first time in 1985. Charlotte 'Lottie' Dodd was the youngest women's champion (15 years 285 days) when winning the first of her five titles in 1887.

Is it correct that Britain's Mark Cox once beat the great Pancho Gonzalez?
Roger Phillips, Salisbury

THE JUDGE: Mark Cox became the first amateur to beat a professional after tennis went open when he eliminated the legendary Pancho Gonzales in the 1968 British hard court championships. The next day he conquered two-times Wimbledon champion Roy Emerson. Cox, a law graduate from Cambridge University and later a respected BBC commentator, turned professional in 1970.

Who was the first player to achieve the double Grand Slam?
Bryan Gow, Leicester

THE JUDGE: Rod Laver was the first to complete a second Grand Slam (i.e. holding at one and the same time the four major championship singles titles: Wimbledon, United States, Australian and French). He first won in 1962 (beating Martin Mulligan at Wimbledon and Roy Emerson in the other three finals), and his second Grand Slam came in 1969 (when he conquered John Newcombe at Wimbledon, Tony Roche in the US final, Andres Gimeno in the Australian and Ken Rosewall in the French).

Which doubles partners were first to achieve the Grand Slam?
Peter Moore, Berkhampstead

THE JUDGE: Australian partners Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor were first to win the Wimbledon, US, French and Australian doubles titles in 1951. Ken Fletcher and Margaret Court completed the mixed doubles Grand Slam in 1962.

Who were the quartet known as the 'Four Musketeers' of tennis?
Frank Simpkins, Cheadle

THE JUDGE: This was the collective nickname for the four French masters - Henri Cochet, Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon and Ren6 Lacoste. They dominated the world's tennis courts betwen 1927 and 1932. Lacoste's name continues to be famous through the sports manufacturing business that he started. His nickname was 'The Crocodile' and this is why Lacoste clothing has this as their logo.

When did Sweden's Stefan Edberg win his first Grand Slam title?
Jill Stephens, Barnet

THE JUDGE: Edberg won all four Junior Grand Slam titles in 1983, and captured his first senior Grand Slam title when winning the Australian Open in 1985. His first Wimbledon victory was in 1988, when he defeated Boris Becker in four sets in the final on the Centre Court.

Had Pat Cash won any Grand Slam championships before his victory at Wimbledon?
Alan Marshall, Kensington

THE JUDGE: Pat's Wimbledon triumph in 1987 was his first major title (a straight sets victory over Ivan Lendl in the final).. He was Wimbledon and United States Junior champion in 1982. A succession of injuries prevented him from making a greater impact on the world stage.

Who was the eldest of the three Australian tennis masters Lew Hoad, Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall?
Matthew Glover, Sittingbourne, Kent

THE JUDGE: Ken Rosewall (2 November 1934) was 21 days older than Lew Hoad (23 November 1934). Rod Laver (9 August 1938) was the 'baby' of the trio.

Is it correct that tennis master Donald Budge was a Scot by birth?
Roland Hogg, Oldham

THE JUDGE: Donald Budge, the first winner of the tennis Grand Slam (1938), was born in Oakland, California, on 13 June 1915. His father was a former Scottish professional footballer.

Does Tim Henman have a special sports hero who has inspired him?
Margaret Pilkington, Penzance

THE JUDGE: I went to Britain's tennis hero for this reply: 'When I was young my imagination was captured by stories of the exploits of my grandfather Henry Billington, who played Donald Budge at Wimbledon in 1938. As I developed my interest in sport I was inspired by the single-minded attitude and consistency of Nick Faldo. Other sportsmen particularly admired include basketball's Michael Jordan, and that gentleman of the court Stefan Edberg.'

What nationality was Jaroslav Drobny when he became Wimbledon champion?
Raymond Turner, Milton Keynes

THE JUDGE: Drobny became a political refugee after leaving his native Czechoslovakia in 1949. He held Egyptian nationality when he won the Wimbledon title at his sixteenth attempt in 1954 by beating Ken Rosewall 13-11, 4-6, 6-2, 9-7. Drobny became a British citizen in 1960.

Is is correct that Jaroslav Drobny was an Olympic medallist?
Eric Bailey, Hanley

THE JUDGE: Yes, but not at tennis. He was a silver medallist with the Czechoslovakian ice hockey team in the 1948 Olympics.

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