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Benoît Paire
Benoît Paire (Benoit Paire), French tennis player born 1989 in Avignon; career-high ATP No. 18 (2016), 3 singles titles, 2013 Chennai doubles title with Wawrinka, 2015 Comeback Player of the Year.
Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic, Australian tennis player, career-high No. 17 (2016), four ATP titles including 2018 Chengdu, 2011 Wimbledon quarterfinalist; won 2026 Lincoln Challenger, his biggest title since 2018.
Bernardus Golf
Bernardus Golf is a Kyle Phillips-designed championship golf resort in Cromvoirt, North Brabant, Netherlands, opened 2018. Hosted the Dutch Open 2021-2022, KLM Open 2023, and the 2026 Solheim Cup, and is a three-time Golfers' Choice Best Golf Club in the Netherlands.
Bernhard Langer
Bernhard Langer, German golfer born 1957 in Anhausen, two-time Masters champion (1985, 1993), first Official World Golf Ranking number one in 1986, 42 European Tour wins, record 47 PGA Tour Champions wins, 2004 Ryder Cup captain.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, American tennis player, WTA doubles world No. 1 (January 2017), 30 doubles titles, five women's doubles Slams with Lucie Safarova, five mixed doubles titles, 2016 Rio Olympic mixed doubles gold with Jack Sock.
Bethpage Black Course
Bethpage Black Course, Bethpage State Park, Long Island: public Tillinghast/Burbeck course opened 1936; 7,465 yards, slope 155; first public course to host the U.S. Open (2002) and the 2025 Ryder Cup, won by Europe.
Bianca Andreescu
Bianca Andreescu, known as Bibi Andreescu, is a Canadian tennis player who won the 2019 US Open, beating Serena Williams to become Canada's first Grand Slam singles champion.
Big Three (tennis)
Big Three (tennis) refers to Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, who won 66 Grand Slam titles between 2003 and 2023; Djokovic holds the record 24 majors and Nadal a record 14 French Opens.
Bill Tilden
Bill Tilden (William Tatem Tilden II, 1893-1953), "Big Bill," American tennis champion: seven US National and three Wimbledon singles titles, world No. 1 1920-25, Davis Cup leader, then pioneering professional from 1931.
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King (born 1943), American tennis champion and equality activist; 39 Grand Slam titles, record 20 at Wimbledon, founder of the WTA, winner of the 1973 Battle of the Sexes against Bobby Riggs.
Billie Jean King Cup
Billie Jean King Cup, formerly Federation Cup (1963–1995) and Fed Cup (1995–2020), is the ITF's women's World Cup of Tennis, the largest annual women's international team competition, with a record 148 nations in 2026 and the United States holding a record 18 titles.
Billie Jean King Cup zones and group competitions
The Billie Jean King Cup zones and group competitions are regional qualifiers for the Billie Jean King Cup, run in three zones across Groups I to IV.
Billy Horschel
Billy Horschel (born 1986, Grant, Florida) is an American pro golfer, eight-time PGA Tour winner, 2014 FedExCup champion, and 2021 BMW PGA Championship winner who starred for the Florida Gators.
Björn Borg
Björn Borg (born 1956), Swedish tennis champion known as the Ice Man; won 11 Grand Slam titles (6 French Open, 5 Wimbledon 1976-80), 109 weeks at No. 1, retired at 26 in 1983.
Bjorn Fratangelo
Bjorn Fratangelo (born 1993, Pittsburgh) is an American former pro tennis player, 2011 French Open boys' champion over Dominic Thiem, ATP singles high No. 99, and coach-husband of 2025 Australian Open winner Madison Keys.
Blades Brown
Blades Brown, American professional golfer from Nashville, Tennessee; turned pro at 17 in December 2024; 2024 Rolex Junior Player of the Year; youngest U.S. Amateur medalist; shot 60 at the 2026 American Express.
BMW Championship (PGA Tour)
BMW Championship (PGA Tour), formerly the Western Open (1899), is the penultimate FedExCup Playoffs event: top-50 field, no cut, rotating venues, $20 million purse, 2,000 points (750 from 2026).
Bob Bryan
Bob Bryan, American left-handed tennis doubles specialist, twin brother of Mike Bryan; together the most successful men's doubles team ever with 119 ATP titles, 16 Grand Slams, 438 weeks at No. 1, 2012 Olympic gold, 2007 Davis Cup, and 2025 Hall of Fame induction.
Bob Does Sports
Bob Does Sports: YouTube golf and entertainment brand founded 2021 by Doing Things, led by Robby Berger (Bobby Fairways) with Fat Perez and Joey Cold Cuts; about 1.44 million subscribers, Breezy Golf merch, PrizePicks and Takomo deals.
Bobby Jones (golfer)
Bobby Jones (Robert Tyre Jones Jr., 1902–1971), American amateur golfer from Atlanta; won 13 majors 1923–1930 and the only Grand Slam (1930); retired at 28, co-founded Augusta National and the Masters.
Bobby Riggs
Bobby Riggs (1918-1995), American tennis champion, world No. 1 in 1939 after sweeping Wimbledon's three titles; lost the 1973 Battle of the Sexes to Billie Jean King after beating Margaret Court.
Bocce
Bocce (Italian bocci) is an Italian boules sport: players roll 107 mm, 920 g balls toward a 40 mm pallino on a 26.5 x 4 m court, scoring by closeness; distinct from boccia and pétanque.
Boccia
Boccia (Italian for "to bowl") is a Paralympic precision ball sport with no Olympic counterpart, played by athletes with neurological impairments in classes BC1-BC4, throwing six balls toward a jack.
Borg vs McEnroe
Borg vs McEnroe: the 1978-1981 tennis rivalry between Björn Borg and John McEnroe, 14 matches split 7-7, defined by the 1980 Wimbledon final's 18-16 tiebreak and the 1981 changing of the guard.
Borg–McEnroe rivalry
Borg–McEnroe rivalry: 14 matches between Björn Borg and John McEnroe, 1978–1981, tied 7–7, defined by the 1980 Wimbledon final and its 18–16 fourth-set tiebreak.
Boris Becker
Boris Becker, German tennis player born 1967 in Leimen; youngest Wimbledon men's champion at 17 in 1985, six-time Grand Slam winner, 1991 world No. 1, later Djokovic's coach and convicted in 2022 bankruptcy case.
Boris Bošnjaković (Борис Бошњаковић)
Boris Bošnjaković (Борис Бошњаковић), born 1974 in Novi Sad, is a Serbian tennis coach and former player (ATP career-high 740) who heads Novak Djokovic's coaching team since 2025, led the Novak Tennis Center 2020-2023, and worked with Serbia's Davis Cup team since 2010.
Borna Ćorić
Borna Ćorić (born 1996, Zagreb) is a Croatian tennis player, career-high No. 12, 2013 US Open junior champion, 2018 Halle winner, and 2022 Cincinnati Masters champion as World No. 152, the lowest-ranked Masters 1000 winner.
Botic van de Zandschulp
Botic van de Zandschulp, Dutch tennis player (born 1995, Wageningen), career-high ATP No. 22, 2021 US Open quarterfinalist from qualifying, and giant-killer who beat Alcaraz (2024 US Open), Nadal (2024 Davis Cup), and Djokovic (2025 Indian Wells).
Boule lyonnaise
Boule lyonnaise, also called sport-boules, is a precision boules sport in which players roll steel balls toward a jack or knock away opponents' balls with a running throw.