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David Feherty
David Feherty (born 1958, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland), former professional golfer with 10 worldwide wins and 1991 Ryder Cup player; later CBS, NBC, Golf Channel commentator and LIV Golf analyst.
David Ferrer
David Ferrer is a Spanish former professional tennis player who reached a career-high world No. 3 in 2013 and won 27 singles titles, including the 2012 Paris Masters.
David Goffin
David Goffin, Belgian tennis player (born 1990, Rocourt), career-high ATP No. 7 in 2017, six singles titles, four Grand Slam quarterfinals, Davis Cup finalist 2015 and 2017, retired after the 2026 season.
David Murdoch
David Murdoch, Scottish curler from Lockerbie; two-time world men's champion skip (2006, 2009), Olympic silver at Sochi 2014 for Great Britain; later British Curling Olympic head coach and Curling Canada's High Performance Director from 2023.
David Nalbandian
David Nalbandian (born 1982), Argentine tennis player, 2002 Wimbledon finalist, 2005 Tennis Masters Cup champion; beat Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic at 2007 Madrid; retired 2013 with 11 titles.
Davis Cup
Davis Cup: the ITF's official men's international tennis team competition, founded 1900 by Dwight Davis, aka the World Cup of Tennis; 157 nations in 2025, USA leads with 32 titles, Italy reigning champion.
Davis Cup zonal competition
The Davis Cup zonal competition is the regional ladder beneath the Davis Cup's top tier, dividing most member nations into Americas, Asia/Oceania, and Europe/Africa zones on promotion and relegation.
Davis Love III
Davis Love III, American golfer (born 1964, Charlotte, NC): 21 PGA Tour wins including 1997 PGA Championship and 1992/2003 Players; two-time Ryder Cup captain (2012, 2016); World Golf Hall of Fame 2017; RSM Classic host.
Dayana Yastremska
Dayana Yastremska, Ukrainian tennis player born 2000 in Odessa; three WTA titles, career-high No. 21, 2024 Australian Open semifinalist as qualifier, first Ukrainian AO semifinalist.
Debbie Knox
Debbie Knox (Deborah Knox, born 1968, Dunfermline) is a Scottish curler who won gold in women's curling at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics playing third for Rhona Martin's British team, Britain's first Winter Olympic gold since 1984.
Deng Yaping
Deng Yaping (邓亚萍), Chinese table tennis player born 1973 in Zhengzhou; four Olympic golds in singles and doubles (1992, 1996) with Qiao Hong, eight years world number 1, penhold short-pips style, Hall of Fame 2003.
Denis Shapovalov (Денис Викторович Шаповалов)
Denis Shapovalov (Денис Викторович Шаповалов), born 1999 in Tel Aviv, is a Canadian left-handed tennis player, 2016 junior Wimbledon champion, career-high No. 10, four ATP titles, 2021 Wimbledon semifinalist, 2022 Davis Cup winner.
Dhakshineswar Suresh
Dhakshineswar Suresh (DK), Indian tennis player from Madurai; 6'5" big server via Georgia Gwinnett and Wake Forest college tennis; Davis Cup debut 2025, 5-1 rubbers, beat Kym, de Jong, den Ouden; ATP career-high 352.
Diamond Court
Diamond Court (钻石球场), also Shouchuang Diamond Court, is the 15,000-seat center court of the China National Tennis Center in Beijing; opened 2011, hard court, 12-minute retractable roof, main stadium of the China Open.
Dick Williams
Dick Williams (Richard Norris Williams, 1891-1968), American tennis player and Titanic survivor; won 1924 Olympic mixed doubles gold with Hazel Wightman, U.S. singles 1914/1916, Wimbledon doubles 1920, refused leg amputation after the 1912 sinking.
Diego Schwartzman
Diego Schwartzman (Diego Sebastián Schwartzman Daiez), Argentine tennis player, career-high ATP No. 8 in 2020, four ATP titles, Roland Garros semifinalist, retired February 2025 at the Argentina Open.
Dinara Safina (Динара Мубиновна Сафина)
Dinara Safina is a retired Russian tennis player, born 1986 in Moscow, who reached world No. 1 in April 2009, won 12 singles titles, and lost three Grand Slam finals.
Dipika Pallikal
Dipika Pallikal Karthik, Indian squash player from Chennai; first Indian in women's world top 10 (Dec 2012), Arjuna Award 2012, CWG 2014 doubles gold, 2022 World Doubles twin golds, 2023 Asian Games mixed doubles gold; wife of cricketer Dinesh Karthik.
Disc golf courses in the United States
Disc golf courses in the United States: ~11,165 courses (UDisc 2026), most of any country; 9- or 18-hole tee-pad-and-basket layouts, mostly free public-park amenities; PDGA skill-level tees; Kansas leads per capita.
Disc Golf Pro Tour
Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT), founded 2016 by Steve Dodge, is the Official Pro Tour of the PDGA for MPO and FPO professional disc golf, running 25+ Elite Series, Q-Series, and EuroTour events ending in the DGPT Championship.
Djokovic–Federer rivalry
Djokovic–Federer rivalry: 50 ATP meetings 2006-2020 between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, Djokovic leading 27-23; second-most-played Open Era men's rivalry, marked by the 2019 Wimbledon final and three saved-match-point majors.
Djokovic–Nadal rivalry
Djokovic–Nadal rivalry: the most-played men's tennis rivalry, 60 matches from 2006 to 2022, Djokovic leading 31-29; Nadal dominant on clay, Djokovic on hard courts, nine Grand Slam finals tied 4-4 before 2020.
Dominic Thiem
Dominic Thiem is an Austrian former professional tennis player, ranked as high as No. 3, who won the 2020 US Open and retired in 2024 after a wrist injury.
Dominika Cibulková
Dominika Cibulková (born 1989, Bratislava), Slovak tennis player, 2016 WTA Finals champion who beat World No.1 Kerber 6-3, 6-4 on debut; 2014 Australian Open finalist, eight WTA titles, career-high No.4, retired 2019.
Donald Trump and golf
Donald Trump and golf covers the Trump Organization's golf business of 21 properties worldwide and Trump's golfing during his presidencies, including his East Potomac Golf Links redesign.
Donald Young (tennis)
Donald Young, American left-handed tennis player; youngest junior Grand Slam champion and junior world No. 1 (2005 Australian Open boys, age 15 years 191 days); career-high ATP No. 38, two ATP finals, retired at 2024 US Open.
Donna Vekić
Donna Vekić, Croatian tennis player (born 1996, Osijek), five WTA titles including Queen's 2026, 2024 Wimbledon semifinalist, Paris 2024 Olympic silver medallist, career-high WTA No. 17.
Dorothy Lambert Chambers
Dorothea Katherine Lambert Chambers (1878-1960), British tennis champion, seven-time Wimbledon ladies' singles winner 1903-1914 and 1908 London Olympics outdoor women's singles gold medalist.
Du Jing
Du Jing (杜婧), born 1984 in Anshan, Liaoning, is a Chinese former badminton player who won women's doubles gold with Yu Yang at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, later 2010 world champion and Liaoning team coach.
Duckpin bowling
Duckpin bowling is a small-ball variant of ten-pin bowling from Baltimore, played with a 5-inch fingerless ball, 9.4-inch pins, three rolls per frame, and no recorded sanctioned 300 game.