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Kong Linghui
Kong Linghui (孔令辉), born 1975 in Harbin, China, is a former table tennis player who won Olympic singles gold at Sydney 2000 and completed a career Grand Slam.
Korn Ferry Tour
The Korn Ferry Tour, formerly the Ben Hogan, Nike, and Nationwide Tours, is the PGA Tour's developmental circuit; its top 20 players earn PGA Tour cards.
Koto Kawaguchi (川口功人)
Koto Kawaguchi (川口功人), born 1999, is a Japanese deaf table tennis player for Toyota Motor who won men's team bronze at the 2022 and 2025 Deaflympics.
Kristina Liutova
Kristina Liutova (born 2010) is a Russian tennis player who won the 2026 WTA Memphis title on her tour debut at 16, reached WTA No. 114, and won W100 ITF titles at Indian Harbour Beach and Sumter.
Kristina Mladenovic
Kristina Mladenovic, also known as Kiki Mladenovic, is a French tennis player and former WTA Doubles World No. 1 with six women's and three mixed doubles Grand Slam titles.
Kristina Penickova
Kristina Penickova (born 2009) is an American tennis player, identical twin of Annika Penickova; 2025 ITF junior girls' World Champion and year-end junior No. 1, Australian Open girls' finalist.
Kristýna Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková (born 1992, Louny), Czech left-handed tennis player, twin sister of Karolína Plíšková; 2010 Wimbledon girls' champion, WTA record 31 aces in a match, career-high No. 35, 2016 Tashkent singles title.
Ksenia Efremova (Ксения Ефремова)
Ksenia Efremova (Ксения Ефремова) is a French tennis player, born in Moscow in 2009, who won the 2026 Australian Open girls' singles title and became the youngest ITF champion since 2003.
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (กุลวุฒิ วิทิตศานต์)
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (กุลวุฒิ วิทิตศานต์), Thai men's singles badminton player; 2023 world champion, Paris 2024 Olympic silver medallist, and Thailand's first Asian Games men's singles badminton gold medallist (2026).
Kurmitola Golf Club
Kurmitola Golf Club, also known as Dhaka Golf Club, is a golf course and members' club in Dhaka Cantonment, Bangladesh, operated by the Bangladesh Army.
Kyle Edmund
Kyle Edmund (born 1995, Johannesburg) is a British former tennis player, career-high No. 14, 2018 Australian Open semifinalist, two ATP titles (Antwerp 2018, New York 2020), 2015 Davis Cup champion; retired August 2025 after knee injuries.
Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour
Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT), the official governing body of women's professional racquetball, formed 2012 under T. J. Baumbaugh after the WIRT and LPRA; Tier 1 events, best-of-five matches to 11 points, champions include Paola Longoria and Maria Jose Vargas.
Lakshya Sen
Lakshya Sen, Indian men's singles badminton player from Almora; former world junior No. 1 (2017), 2018 Asian junior champion, 2021 Worlds bronze, 2022 Commonwealth Games gold, Paris 2024 Olympic fourth place.
Larry King (tennis)
Larry W. King (died May 29, 2026, aged 81) was an American lawyer and sports entrepreneur, ex-husband of Billie Jean King, who co-built the Virginia Slims Circuit, helped found the WTA in 1973, planned the Battle of the Sexes, and co-founded World TeamTennis, Roller Hockey International, and bridge ventures.
Laura Davies
Laura Davies, formally Dame Laura Jane Davies, is an English professional golfer, born in Coventry in 1963, who won 87 tournaments, including four major championships.
Laura Robson
Laura Robson, British former tennis player, 2008 Wimbledon girls' singles champion at 14, 2012 Olympic mixed doubles silver medalist with Andy Murray, career-high WTA No. 27 in 2013, retired 2022 through injury, now a broadcaster and tournament director at Nottingham and Queen's Club.
Lauren Davis
Lauren Davis (born 1993, Gates Mills, Ohio) is a retired American tennis player, career-high No. 26, two WTA titles (Auckland 2017, Hobart 2023), famous for the 2018 Halep Australian Open marathon and 2019 Kerber upset.
Laurence Jackson
Laurence Jackson (1900-1984), Scottish curler and farmer, won gold in men's team curling for Great Britain at Chamonix 1924 alongside his father Willie Jackson; medal confirmed posthumously in 2006.
Laurie Doherty
Laurie Doherty (Hugh Lawrence Doherty, 1875-1919), English tennis player, 1900 Olympic singles and doubles gold medalist, five-time Wimbledon singles champion, and first player to win a major outside his home country.
Laver Cup
The Laver Cup is an annual men's team tennis competition between six European players and six from the rest of the world, first held in Prague in 2017.
Lawn Tennis Association
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, promoting the sport at every level.
Leander Paes
Leander Paes (born 1973, Kolkata), Indian tennis great; 18 Grand Slam doubles titles (8 men's, 10 mixed), 1996 Olympic singles bronze, seven Olympics, record Davis Cup doubles wins, Hall of Fame 2024.
Learner Tien
Learner Tien (born 2005) is an American left-handed tennis player from Irvine, California; 2025 Australian Open fourth-round qualifier who upset Medvedev, 2025 Moselle Open champion and 2025 Next Gen ATP Finals winner.
Lee Hyo Jeong
Lee Hyo Jeong (이효정, also Lee Hyo-Jung), South Korean badminton doubles specialist born 1981 in Busan; three-time Olympian (2000-2008) who won 2008 Beijing gold in mixed doubles with Lee Yong-Dae and silver in women's doubles with Lee Gyeong-Won.
Lee Trevino
Lee Trevino (born December 1, 1939), nicknamed Merry Mex and Super Mex, is a Mexican-American golfer who won six majors, 29 PGA Tour and 29 Champions Tour titles, and the 1971 U.S.-Canadian-British Open triple.
Lee Westwood
Lee Westwood, English golfer, former World No. 1, 25 European Tour wins, 44 worldwide titles, 11 Ryder Cups, no major win, LIV Golf Majesticks GC co-captain.
Lee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae (이용대, born 1988, Hwasun, South Korea) is a badminton doubles specialist, 2008 Olympic mixed doubles gold medalist, 2012 men's doubles bronze medalist, world No. 1 with four partners, and 2024 BWF Hall of Fame inductee.
Lee Zii Jia
Lee Zii Jia (born 1998) is a Malaysian men's singles badminton player, 2021 All England champion over Viktor Axelsen, 2022 Asian champion, career-high world No. 2, and Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medalist.
Lewis Burton
Lewis Burton (born 1992), British former pro tennis player, model, entrepreneur; Wimbledon 2010 boys' doubles finalist with George Morgan; career-high ATP rankings 626 singles, 218 doubles.
Lexi Thompson
Lexi Thompson (Alexis Thompson), American professional golfer, youngest LPGA winner at 2011 Navistar Classic, 2014 Chevron/Kraft Nabisco major champion, 11 LPGA wins, seven Solheim Cups, retired from full-time play in 2024.