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List of Olympic medalists in badminton

Olympic badminton medalists, from Barcelona 1992 debut through Paris 2024; five events including mixed doubles since 1996. China leads with 52 medals; Gao Ling has four, and Viktor Axelsen is the only non-Asian multi-gold winner.

List of Olympic medalists in curling

Olympic curling medalists: men's medal event since Chamonix 1924 (recognized 2006), official again at Nagano 1998, mixed doubles added 2018; Canada leads with 12 medals, 6 gold.

List of Olympic medalists in table tennis

Olympic table tennis medalists, 1988 Seoul to Paris 2024: China has won 37 of 42 golds and 66 medals; Ma Long leads with six golds; program grew from four events to five, six at LA 2028.

List of Olympic medalists in tennis

Olympic tennis medalists: players who won medals in tennis at the Summer Games, a full medal sport 1896-1924 and again since Seoul 1988. Venus Williams leads with 5 medals; the United States leads the all-time table.

List of professional pickleball players

List of professional pickleball players: 204 Carvana PPA Tour pros ranked by the World Pickleball Ranking, led by Anna Leigh Waters (women) and Ben Johns (men), with tennis crossovers like Bouchard and Sock.

List of racket sports

Racket sports, also called racquet sports, are games in which players use a racket, paddle, or bat to strike a ball or shuttlecock, including tennis, badminton, squash, and table tennis.

List of Ryder Cup matches

List of Ryder Cup matches: the USA-Europe biennial match play golf series, first played officially in 1927, Europe joining in 1979. Europe leads 12-9-1 since 1979; USA leads 27-15-2 overall; 2025 won by Europe 15-13 at Bethpage Black.

List of tennis tournaments

The list of tennis tournaments covers professional tennis's hierarchy, from the four Grand Slams through ATP and WTA Tour tiers like Masters 1000 to the Challenger and ITF circuits.

List of tennis umpires

Tennis umpires: certified chair umpires, line umpires, referees, and chief umpires under the ITF-ATP-WTA joint badge system, with notable officials like Alison Hughes and Marija Cicak and the shift to electronic line calling.

List of The Open Championship champions

List of The Open Championship champions: the 92 winners of golf's oldest major, first played at Prestwick in 1860 and won by Willie Park Snr. Harry Vardon leads with six wins; Ryan Fox is the 2026 champion at Royal Birkdale.

List of The Open Championship venues

List of The Open Championship venues: the 14 links courses, all in Scotland, England, and Northern Ireland, that have hosted golf's oldest major since 1860, led by St Andrews (30 Opens) and Prestwick (24), with the current rota and confirmed 2027-2028 hosts.

List of The Prince of Tennis episodes

The Prince of Tennis episode list covers the 178-episode TV anime begun in October 2001, the National Tournament OVAs, and the sequel New Prince of Tennis series.

List of tournament performances by Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods' tournament performances: 82 PGA Tour wins (tied with Sam Snead), 15 majors, 1996 Las Vegas Invitational first pro win, 1997 Masters by 12, 142 consecutive cuts, 68.17 scoring average in 2000, Ryder Cup 13-17-1, Presidents Cup 23-15-1.

List of U.S. Open (golf) champions

U.S. Open (golf) champions, winners of the USGA national open since 1895. First won by Horace Rawlins; four-time winners Willie Anderson, Bob Jones, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus; recent champions include Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau.

List of US Open men's singles champions

US Open men's singles champions, 1881 to present; Open era began 1968 with Arthur Ashe. Connors, Sampras, Federer hold five Open-era titles; Alcaraz won 2025, Zverev 2026.

List of US Open women's singles champions

The list of US Open women's singles champions covers the annual title played in New York since 1887; Molla Mallory holds the all-time record with 8 titles.

List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions

The list of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions covers the men's title at the All England Club since 1877; Roger Federer holds the record with 8 titles, and Jannik Sinner is the reigning champion.

List of Wimbledon ladies' singles champions

The list of Wimbledon ladies' singles champions covers the women's singles title, first contested in 1884 and won by Maud Watson; Martina Navratilova holds the record with 9 titles.

List of world bowling champions

World bowling champions: gold medalists of the IBF (formerly FIQ/WTBA) tenpin world championships, held since Helsinki 1954. Events span singles to masters; the United States leads all-time with 62 gold, 167 total medals through 2023.

List of world number one male golfers

World number one male golfers: players topping the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR), launched 6 April 1986 with Bernhard Langer first. Tiger Woods holds records of 683 total and 281 consecutive weeks; 24 players had reached No. 1 by 2021.

List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players

WTA world No. 1 singles players: 30 women have topped the official computerized ranking since its November 3, 1975 debut with Chris Evert first. Steffi Graf leads with 377 weeks; records, ranking rules, and year-end No. 1 leaders.

Lists of tennis players

Lists of tennis players: official ATP, WTA, and ITF wheelchair rankings, Grand Slam and year-end No. 1 record lists, Hall of Fame rosters, and independent rating systems, with counting rules like the WTA's best 18 singles results.

Lists of tennis records and statistics

Lists of tennis records and statistics: ATP, WTA, ITF and Grand Slam record-keeping plus third-party databases. Djokovic 24 majors, Court 24 all-time, Graf 377 weeks at No. 1, Connors 1,274 match wins.

LIV Golf

LIV Golf, also called the LIV Golf League, is a Saudi PIF-backed professional golf league launched in June 2022 with 54-hole shotgun-start events, permanent teams, and large guaranteed payouts; it moved to 72 holes in 2026 and entered chapter 11 restructuring that September.

Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Hewitt, born 1981 in Adelaide, is an Australian former tennis player who became world No. 1 in 2001 and won the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon.

Loh Kean Yew

Loh Kean Yew (骆建佑) is a Singaporean badminton player known for his agility and powerful smashes, who secured the 2021 BWF World Championships and an Asian Games silver medal.

Long drive

Long drive is golf's distance-only competition, contested on the World Long Drive tour since 1974. Competitors use 47-48 inch, low-loft (4-8.5 degree) conforming drivers to hit grid-bound drives; Zack Holton won the 2025 world title at 471 yards.

Longest tennis match records

Longest tennis match records: John Isner d. Nicolas Mahut, Wimbledon 2010, 11h 5m, 183 games, 70-68, over three days. Also longest doubles (Berdych/Rosol, 7h 2m, Davis Cup 2013), Davis Cup singles (Mayer d. Souza, 6h 43m), and women's (Nelson-Dunbar d. Hepner, 6h 31m) records; final-set tie-breaks since 2022 make the record unbreakable at majors.

Lorenzo Musetti

Lorenzo Musetti, Italian tennis player born 2002 in Carrara, former junior No. 1, career-high ATP No. 5, two 2022 titles, 2024 Olympic bronze, one-handed backhand.

Lorenzo Sonego

Lorenzo Sonego, Italian tennis player born 1995 in Turin; four ATP singles titles (Antalya, Cagliari, Metz, Winston-Salem), career-high No. 21, 2025 Australian Open quarterfinalist, 2023 Davis Cup winner with Italy.