Guess The Tennis Player

How well do you know tennis?

Guess The Player: ATP and WTA Tennis Quiz

Identify the mystery tennis player from progressive clues about their Grand Slam record, nationality, era, and famous moments. Covers ATP and WTA from 1970 to 2025.

A mystery tennis player is hiding behind six clues, and they could come from either tour. Men's legends, women's legends, everyone is in the same deck.

Clues unlock in a set order: a one-word vibe, nationality and era, tour, Grand Slam count, slam details, and a famous moment. The sooner you commit, the more you score.

How to play Guess The Player, a free tennis guessing game

Choosing the daily puzzle or Unlimited

Choose the daily puzzle, shared by everyone that day, or Unlimited for random legends.

Taking an early swing at the vibe word

Read the vibe word and take an early swing if you're feeling brave.

How each wrong guess reveals a clue

Each wrong guess reveals the next clue in the sequence.

Taking a hint without spending a guess

The hint button unlocks the next clue without spending a guess; the score tier drops either way.

Typing a name from the suggestions

Type the player's name and pick from the suggestions to lock it in.

Guess The Player rules for clues, tours and scoring

Six clues and the scoring tiers

6 clues maximum, with scoring tiers of 1000, 800, 600, 400, 200 and 100 points.

Why the sixth clue ends the round

A wrong guess while the sixth clue is showing ends the game.

Giving up and revealing the player

Giving up ends the round at 0 and reveals the player.

Accepting common short names

Common names work: the game accepts well known short versions of a name.

Guess The Player walkthrough: closing in on Serena Williams

An American star with too many candidates

Suppose clue two describes an American who ruled across the 2000s and 2010s. Too many candidates, so you pass. Clue three says WTA, and clue four lands the hammer: 23 Grand Slam singles titles.

Serena Williams confirmed at 23 titles

Only one player in history owns exactly 23. You type Serena Williams on clue four and take 400 points.

What a sharper era read would have paid

A sharper read on the era hint might have gotten you there a clue earlier for 600. That's the game inside the game.

Guess The Player tips for the tour clue and slam counts

How the tour clue halves the field

The tour clue instantly halves the field. Torn between a man and a woman? Wait for it.

Slam counts as fingerprints

Slam counts are fingerprints at the top: 24, 23, 22 and 20 each point at one or two legends.

Skimming the suggestion list for ideas

The suggestion list doubles as a roster of possible answers. Skim it when you're lost.

Why era knowledge beats forehands

Early clues reward era knowledge. Knowing who peaked when beats knowing forehands.

Guess The Player FAQ: ATP, WTA and loading the player list

Are ATP and WTA players both included?

Yes. The pool mixes men's and women's greats, and the tour clue tells you which side you're on.

Can the same player show up twice in Unlimited?

Yes. Unlimited picks are random each round, so repeats can happen in a long session.

Why does the game load before I can start?

Puzzles come from the site's own tennis database, so the player list downloads first. If it fails, a retry link appears.

Is Guess The Player free to play?

Yes. Guess The Player is free to play on DoUKnowBall, right in your browser. No download and no signup needed.

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