🎾 Tennis Chain

Name a player who beat the current player at a Grand Slam to extend your chain!

Same starting player for everyone today

Random starting player, play as many times as you like

Tennis Chain: Grand Slam Defeats Trivia Game

Build the longest chain of tennis players by naming someone who defeated the current player at a Grand Slam. Covers ATP and WTA tours from 1970 to 2025.

Every tennis great has lost to somebody. Tennis Chain turns that into a game: start from a legend, name a player who beat them at a Grand Slam, then someone who beat that player, for as long as your memory holds.

There's no timer and no guess meter. Just one rule: every answer must be a real Grand Slam defeat of your current player, and one mistake ends the run.

How to play Tennis Chain, a free Grand Slam connection game

Picking Daily Challenge or Unlimited

Pick Daily Challenge, where everyone starts from the same player, or Unlimited for a random starter.

Thinking of a Grand Slam winner

Think of anyone who beat the current player at a major.

Searching and submitting a name

Search the name and submit. The game verifies the matchup before the link counts.

How a verified defeat joins the chain

Each verified defeat adds the winner to your chain, and they become the new current player.

Playing on until you miss or cash out

Keep going until you miss, repeat a player, or cash out with Give Up.

Tennis Chain rules for links, points and badges

Every verified link is worth 100 points

Every verified link is worth 100 points.

How the multiplier grows the chain

Your total is multiplied by 1.5 once the chain reaches 5 links and by 2 at 10.

What ends a run instantly

Naming a player already used in the chain ends the run, and so does one wrong answer.

Badges at 3, 5 and 10 links

Badges land at 3 links (Club Player), 5 (Pro Circuit) and 10 (Grand Slam Champion).

Retrying after a connection problem

If the checker hits a connection problem, nothing is lost; just retry.

Tennis Chain walkthrough: from Federer to a broken link

Starting the chain at Roger Federer

Say you start on Roger Federer. Rafael Nadal beat him at Roland Garros more than once: link one. Nadal to Novak Djokovic is just as easy. Link two.

Wawrinka earns the Club Player badge

From Djokovic you remember Stan Wawrinka's 2015 French Open final win. Link three, 300 points, and the Club Player badge is yours.

Where the chain finally breaks

Then you blank on who ever beat Wawrinka at a slam, toss out a name you can't back up, and the run ends at 300.

Tennis Chain tips for finals and big career hubs

Thinking of Grand Slam finals first

Think finals first. Title matches are the defeats everyone remembers.

Only chaining into losses you can picture

Don't chain into a player whose losses you can't picture. You have to escape everyone you name.

Saving your big hubs for later

Save the big hubs, players with famous losses across eras, for when you're stuck.

Tennis Chain FAQ: defeats, accounts and connection errors

Does the win have to be a final?

No. Any victory over your current player at a Grand Slam counts, first round included.

Do I need an account for the leaderboard?

No account needed. You just type a nickname when you save your score.

The game couldn't verify my answer. Did I lose?

No. That message means a connection hiccup, not a wrong answer. Your chain stays alive and you can resubmit.

Is Tennis Chain free to play?

Yes. Tennis Chain is free to play on DoUKnowBall, right in your browser. No download and no signup needed.

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