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Hyeon Jeong Hwa
Hyeon Jeong Hwa (현정화, Hyun Jung-hwa), born 1969 in Busan, is a retired South Korean table tennis player: 1988 Olympic women's doubles gold with Yang Yeong-Ja, 1992 double bronze, and the only Korean World Championships Grand Slam winner.
Ian Poulter
Ian Poulter is an English professional golfer, born 1976, with 12 European Tour and 3 PGA Tour wins, known for his Ryder Cup match-play record and LIV Golf.
Ian Woosnam
Ian Woosnam (Woosie), Welsh golfer born 1958 in Oswestry; 1991 Masters champion, world No. 1 for 50 weeks, 29 European Tour wins, and winning 2006 European Ryder Cup captain at the K Club.
Iga Świątek
Iga Świątek (Iga Swiatek), Polish tennis player born 2001 in Warsaw; six Grand Slam titles including four Roland Garros, US Open 2022, Wimbledon 2025; WTA No. 1 from April 2022; 37-match win streak in 2022.
Ilana Kloss
Ilana Kloss, South African-born former tennis player, world No. 1 doubles player 1976, 1976 US Open women's doubles and French Open mixed doubles champion; later World TeamTennis CEO/Commissioner 2001-2018 and Billie Jean King's wife.
Ilie Năstase
Ilie Năstase, Romanian tennis player, first ATP world No. 1 (23 August 1973, 40 weeks), two Grand Slam singles titles (US Open 1972, French Open 1973), 64 singles titles, Hall of Fame 1991.
India national badminton team
India national badminton team: BAI-governed men's, women's and mixed squads; first Thomas Cup champions 2022 (3-0 over Indonesia), 2026 bronze, Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games silver, three Olympic medals.
Indian National Badminton Championships
The Indian National Badminton Championships are annual badminton championships in India run by the Badminton Association of India, first held in 1934, and restricted to Indian players.
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells Open (BNP Paribas Open), "Tennis Paradise" and the "Fifth Slam": combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 hard-court event in Indian Wells, California, founded 1974; 2026 champions Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, record 527,626 attendance.
Indonesia national badminton team
Indonesia national badminton team, run by PBSI (founded 1951), fields men's, women's, and mixed squads; record 14 Thomas Cup titles, first won in 1958, plus 8 of Indonesia's 10 Olympic golds.
International Bowling Federation
International Bowling Federation (IBF), formerly FIQ (1952) and World Bowling, is the Lausanne-based IOC/IPC-recognized governing body for tenpin, ninepin, and Para bowling, with 114 member federations, world championships, and Olympic promotion.
International Lawn Tennis Challenge (1900–1971)
The International Lawn Tennis Challenge was an annual men's team tennis competition between nations, first contested in 1900 and known since 1945 as the Davis Cup.
International Racquetball Tour
The International Racquetball Tour (IRT) is the leading men's professional racquetball organization, established in 1990 and staging tournaments across the United States, Canada, and Latin America.
International Table Tennis Federation
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the world governing body of table tennis, founded in London in 1926, with 227 member associations and Olympic recognition since 1988.
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the global governing body of tennis, founded in Paris in 1913 and responsible for the Rules of Tennis, the Davis Cup, and Olympic tennis.
International Tennis Hall of Fame
International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF), Newport, Rhode Island museum and hall of fame founded 1954 by Jimmy Van Alen in the Newport Casino; 272 inductees from 28 countries, 75% vote threshold, Class of 2026 Roger Federer and Mary Carillo.
Internet Invitational
Internet Invitational: invite-only creator golf tournament by Barstool Sports and Bob Does Sports; 48 YouTube golfers at Big Cedar Lodge, Missouri, 2025; $1M purse won by Dalke, Ellis, Franke; season 2 October 2026, $4M.
Ion Țiriac
Ion Țiriac (born 1939, Brașov) is a Romanian former tennis and ice hockey player, 1970 French Open doubles champion with Ilie Năstase, Davis Cup finalist, coach of Boris Becker, and Romania's first Forbes billionaire (2007).
Irish Open (golf)
Irish Open (Comórtas Oscailte na hÉireann), Ireland's national professional golf tournament on the DP World Tour, first played at Portmarnock in 1927, revived 1975; 2026 edition at Doonbeg won by Shane Lowry.
Irish road bowling
Irish road bowling (Ból an bhóthair, "long bullets"): players throw a 28oz iron bowl along country roads, fewest throws wins. Governed by Ból Chumann na hÉireann (1954); strongholds Cork and Armagh; UNESCO listing sought 2026.
Iron (golf)
Iron (golf): a golf club with loft above 10 degrees, numbered by loft, used for approach shots. Covers blades vs cavity backs, R&A/USGA groove rules, forgiveness testing, loft strengthening, and 2026 PGA Tour iron usage.
Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
Isner–Mahut, Wimbledon 2010 first round: John Isner beat Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 70-68 on Court 18 over three days, 22-24 June 2010, in 11 hours 5 minutes, the longest tennis match ever, 183 games with a 138-game fifth set.
Italian Open (tennis)
The Italian Open (Internazionali BNL d'Italia, also Rome Masters) is a combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 red-clay tournament held each May at Rome's Foro Italico; Nadal holds ten titles.
ITF Men's World Tennis Tour
ITF Men's World Tennis Tour: entry-level men's pro tennis circuit (M15, M25 events, formerly Futures), run by the ITF since 2019 between juniors and the ATP Challenger Tour, feeding ATP ranking points.
ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, also called the Women's World Tennis Tour, is the ITF-run entry and mid-level women's professional circuit of about 600 tournaments in 65 countries at W15-W100 prize money levels, feeding the WTA Ranking and pathway.
ITTF World Tour
The ITTF World Tour, launched as the ITTF Pro Tour in 1996, was the international table tennis circuit of Open tournaments, replaced by the WTT Series in 2021.
Iva Jovic
Iva Jovic, American tennis player born 2007 in Torrance, California; two-time WTA 500 Guadalajara champion (2025, 2026), 2026 Australian Open quarterfinalist, career-high WTA singles ranking No. 11.
Iva Majoli
Iva Majoli, Croatian tennis player (born 1977, Zagreb), 1997 Roland Garros champion who beat top seed Martina Hingis; career-high No. 4, eight singles titles, Croatia's first Grand Slam singles winner.
Ivan Ivanov (Иван Иванов) (tennis)
Ivan Ivanov (Иван Иванов), Bulgarian tennis player born 2008 in Varna; 2025 junior Wimbledon and US Open boys' champion, ITF Junior World Champion, Nadal Academy player, later ATP top 500.
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl, born 1960 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, is a Czech-American Hall of Fame tennis player: eight Grand Slam singles titles, 94 ATP titles, 270 weeks at world No. 1, three straight US Opens, later coach of Andy Murray.