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Charley Hull
Charley Hull (born 1996), English professional golfer on the LPGA and Ladies European Tours; nine wins, youngest-ever Solheim Cup player (2013), three major runner-up finishes, and No. 3 Rolex Ranking in 2026.
Charlie Woods
Charlie Woods, son of 15-time major champion Tiger Woods, is an American junior amateur golfer who debuted at the 2020 PNC Championship at age 11, won his first AJGA event at 16, committed to Florida State for 2027, and signed a TaylorMade NIL deal in 2026.
Chen Jing (olympedia 778)
Chen Jing (陈静, born 1968, Wuhan) is a table tennis player, the only Olympian medaling for both China (1988 singles gold) and Chinese Taipei (1996 silver, 2000 bronze).
Chen Long (谌龙)
Chen Long (谌龙), born 1989, Chinese men's singles badminton player; Olympic bronze 2012, gold 2016, silver 2020; world champion 2014 and 2015; retired after 2021, now coaches China juniors.
Chen Longcan
Chen Longcan (陈龙灿), born 1965 in Sichuan, Chinese table tennis player; 1988 Seoul Olympic men's doubles gold with Wei Qingguang, China's first Olympic table tennis gold, and 1985 world singles silver.
Chen Qingchen
Chen Qingchen (陈清晨), Chinese badminton women's doubles player born 1997; with Jia Yifan won Paris 2024 Olympic gold, Tokyo 2020 silver, and a record four World Championships titles; retired 2025.
Cheyenne Woods
Cheyenne Woods, American professional golfer and Golf Channel broadcaster, niece of Tiger Woods; 2014 Volvik RACV Ladies Masters winner, 2011 ACC individual champion at Wake Forest, and LPGA Tour player 2016-2021.
Chi-Chi Rodríguez
Juan Antonio "Chi Chi" Rodríguez (1935–2024), Puerto Rican golfer; 8 PGA Tour wins, 22 senior titles, 1992 World Golf Hall of Fame, Bob Jones Award 1989, famous sword dance, Youth Foundation founder.
China national badminton team (中国国家羽毛球队)
China national badminton team (中国国家羽毛球队, Guoyu), run by the Chinese Badminton Association; multi-time Thomas, Uber, and Sudirman Cup winner that swept all five 2012 Olympic badminton golds.
China national table tennis team
The China national table tennis team, founded in 1952, represents China in international table tennis and has won 32 of 37 Olympic gold medals since 1988.
China Table Tennis Super League
The China Table Tennis Super League (中国乒乓球超级联赛), founded in 1999, is China's top professional club table tennis competition, widely regarded as the world's strongest league, with Shandong Luneng holding a record 6 titles and stars from Ma Long to Wang Chuqin on its rosters.
Chinese regional origins of table tennis players
China produces elite table tennis players through a state-run pipeline of sports schools, provincial teams, and national squads, with talent concentrated in the Yellow River, coastal, and northeast regions.
Chris Evert
Chris Evert (Christine Marie Evert, born 1954) is an American former tennis player who won 18 major singles titles and dominated baseline tennis in the 1970s and 1980s.
Chris Gotterup
Chris Gotterup (born 1999), American PGA Tour golfer, 2022 Haskins Award winner at Oklahoma. Five tour wins including 2025 Scottish Open and 2026 Sony/Phoenix; third at 2025 Open; top-five world ranking.
Christoffer Sundgren
Christoffer Sundgren (born 1989, Sveg, Sweden) is a Swedish curler, lead for Team Edin and then Team Eriksson: Olympic gold 2022, silver 2018, multiple world and European titles.
Christopher Eubanks
Christopher Eubanks, American former pro tennis player from Atlanta; Georgia Tech standout, 2023 Wimbledon quarterfinalist, Mallorca champion, career-high No. 29; retired 2025, now ESPN analyst.
Chung Hyeon (정현)
Chung Hyeon (정현), South Korean tennis player, 2018 Australian Open semifinalist and first Korean Grand Slam semifinalist; Next Gen ATP Finals 2017 champion; career-high No. 19; comeback after back injuries.
CiCi Bellis
CiCi Bellis (Catherine Bellis, born 1999) is a retired American tennis player, 2014 US Open giant-killer at 15, career-high No. 35, 2017 WTA Newcomer of the Year, retired at 22 after four wrist and elbow surgeries.
Clay court
Clay court (terre battue): tennis surface of crushed brick or stone over a limestone base; slowest, highest-bouncing surface, played with sliding; home of the French Open at Roland-Garros.
Clement Smoot
Clement Eyer Smoot (1884-1963), American golfer from Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park, Illinois; won 1904 Olympic team golf gold with the Western Golf Association, tied 17th individually, later founded Smoot-Holman Electrical Company.
Coco Gauff
Coco Gauff (Cori Gauff), American tennis player born 2004, in Delray Beach, Florida. Two-time Grand Slam singles champion (2023 US Open, 2025 Roland Garros), career-high No. 2, 12 WTA singles titles, 2024 WTA Finals winner.
CoCo Vandeweghe
CoCo Vandeweghe (Colleen Vandeweghe), American tennis player, career-high WTA No. 9 (2018), 2017 Australian and US Open semifinalist, 8-0 in the 2017 Fed Cup title run, two singles titles, retired 2023, now a broadcaster.
Colin Montgomerie
Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer born 1963 in Glasgow; 31 European Tour wins, record eight Order of Merit titles, eight Ryder Cups unbeaten in singles, 2010 winning captain, World Golf Hall of Famer, but never won a major.
Collin Morikawa
Collin Morikawa, American pro golfer, two-time major champion (2020 PGA Championship, 2021 Open Championship), Cal Berkeley graduate, six-time PGA Tour winner who ended a 45-start drought by winning the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Conchita Martínez
Conchita Martínez, born 1972 in Monzón, Spain, is a Spanish former tennis player and coach; she won Wimbledon 1994, the first Spanish woman to do so, reached world No. 2, and later coached Muguruza and Andreeva to major titles.
Continental Cup (curling)
Continental Cup (curling): Ryder Cup-style team event launched 2002 in Regina, six North American teams vs six from Europe and Asia, total-points scoring; launching pad for Olympic mixed doubles; paused after 2022-23 season.
Corey Conners
Corey Conners (born 1992, Listowel, Ontario) is a Canadian PGA Tour golfer, two-time Valero Texas Open winner (2019, 2023), 2014 U.S. Amateur runner-up, Kent State actuarial mathematics graduate, and 2025 Masters T8 and Open T10 finisher.
Coverage of elite tennis seasons and rivalries
Coverage of elite tennis seasons and rivalries is a body of documentation recording season-by-season results and head-to-head match histories for the sport's top players, with rivalry inclusion criteria and disputed counts.
Craig Stadler
Craig Stadler, "the Walrus," American golfer from San Diego; 1982 Masters champion, 13 PGA Tour wins, 9 Champions Tour wins, 1983 and 1985 Ryder Cup teams; father of Kevin Stadler.
Creator Classic
The Creator Classic is a PGA Tour golf competition in which popular YouTube and social media creators play a Tour venue under tournament conditions, first held in 2024.