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Robby Ginepri
Robby Ginepri (Robert Louis Ginepri), American tennis player born 1982 in Fort Lauderdale; career-high ATP No. 15 (2005), 2005 US Open semifinalist losing to Agassi, three ATP titles, Davis Cup 2-0, later a coach.
Robert MacIntyre
Robert MacIntyre, Scottish left-handed professional golfer from Oban; six wins including 2024 Scottish Open and Canadian Open, 2025 U.S. Open runner-up, undefeated 2023 Ryder Cup rookie, career-high world No. 5.
Robert Seguso
Robert Seguso (born 1963, Minneapolis) is an American tennis player, doubles specialist with Ken Flach; 1988 Olympic doubles gold, four Grand Slam doubles titles, world No. 1 doubles team, husband of Carling Bassett.
Robert Trent Jones
Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1906–2000), English-born American golf course architect, the "Open Doctor"; designed or remodeled 350–500+ courses, founded ASGCA, built the Alabama Golf Trail; father of Robert Jr. and Rees Jones.
Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci, Italian tennis player, doubles World No.1 (110 weeks) with five majors alongside Sara Errani; upset Serena Williams in the 2015 US Open semifinal, reached the final, won 8 singles titles, retired May 2018.
Roberto Bautista Agut
Roberto Bautista Agut, Spanish tennis player (born 1988, Castellón), career-high ATP No. 9 in 2019, 12 ATP titles including 2018 Dubai 500, 2019 Wimbledon semifinalist and 2019 Davis Cup winner; retired July 2026.
Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling (born 1984, Tibro, Sweden) is a former Swedish tennis player, career-high No. 4, who beat Nadal at the 2009 French Open and reached the 2009 and 2010 finals; retired 2015, founded RS Sports, Davis Cup captain 2020–2022.
Rod Laver
Rod Laver (born 9 August 1938, Rockhampton, Queensland), nicknamed 'Rocket', Australian left-handed tennis player; only player with two calendar Grand Slams (1962 amateur, 1969 Open era), 11 major singles titles, record 200 tournament titles.
Rod Laver Arena
Rod Laver Arena is the 15,000-seat retractable-roof centre court of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park, opened 1988 as the National Tennis Centre's Centre Court and renamed for Rod Laver on 16 January 2000.
Roger Federer
Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player, record eight-time Wimbledon champion and 20-time Grand Slam winner, 310 weeks at No. 1, retired 2022, Hall of Fame 2026.
Roger Federer career statistics
Roger Federer career statistics: 20 Grand Slam titles, 103 tour titles, 1,251-275 record, 310 weeks at No. 1 (record 237 consecutive), $130.6m prize money; head-to-heads vs Nadal, Djokovic, Murray.
Rohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna (born 1980, Bengaluru) is a retired Indian doubles tennis player, 2024 Australian Open men's doubles champion with Matthew Ebden, 2017 French Open mixed doubles winner, and the oldest man to become ATP doubles world No. 1, at 43.
Roque
Roque: American walled-court variant of croquet, name coined 1899 by Samuel Crosby from "croquet". Ten arches, two stakes, 60x30 ft court; Olympic men's singles once, St. Louis 1904, all-American medals.
Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy, Northern Irish golfer (born 1989, Holywood), six-time major champion; completed the career Grand Slam at the 2025 Masters, first European to do so, with 30 PGA Tour wins and 122 weeks at world number one.
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour (EA SPORTS Rory McIlroy PGA TOUR) is EA Tiburon's 2015 golf game for Xbox One and PS4, the first EA Sports title on Frostbite 3, replacing Tiger Woods PGA Tour but criticized for thin content.
Rory Sabbatini
Rory Sabbatini (born 1976, Durban) is a South African-Slovak golfer, six-time PGA Tour winner (last: 2011 Honda Classic) and Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medalist for Slovakia, with a record final-round 61.
Roy Emerson
Roy Emerson, Roy Stanley Emerson, is an Australian former tennis player who won a record 28 Grand Slam titles, 12 in singles, during the 1960s.
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, Merseyside, England; links club founded 1889, royal status 1951. Hosted The Open 11 times (1954–2026, Ryan Fox the latest champion), six Women's Opens, and the 1969 Ryder Cup concession.
Royal Caledonian Curling Club
The Royal Caledonian Curling Club, founded as the Grand Caledonian Curling Club in Edinburgh in 1838, governed curling in Scotland, publishing the rules and running national competitions.
Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Royal Melbourne Golf Club is a private golf club in Black Rock, Victoria, Australia, founded in 1891 and home to the famed MacKenzie-designed West Course.
Royal Portrush Golf Club
Royal Portrush Golf Club, founded 1888 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is the only club outside Great Britain to host The Open (1951, 2019, 2025), on its Harry Colt-designed Dunluce Links.
Royal St George's Golf Club
Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent, founded 1887 by Dr William Laidlaw Purves; first Open venue outside Scotland (1894), 15 Opens including Morikawa's 2021 win; AIG Women's Open debut 2027.
Royal Troon Golf Club
Royal Troon Golf Club, founded 1878 in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland, is an Open Championship rota links. Its Old Course hosted ten Opens (2024 winner Xander Schauffele) and features the 123-yard Postage Stamp 8th.
Russ Howard
Russ Howard (born 1956, Midland, Ontario) is a Canadian curler, two-time Brier and world champion (1987, 1993), 2006 Olympic gold medallist with Team Gushue, and originator of the Moncton Rule, the free guard zone.
Russell Henley
Russell Henley (born 1989, Macon, Georgia) is an American PGA Tour golfer, six-time tour winner including the 2013 Sony Open debut and 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational, 2025 Ryder Cup member, ranked sixth in the OWGR.
Ryan Gerard
Ryan Gerard (born 1999, Raleigh, NC) is an American PGA Tour golfer; UNC Chapel Hill alumnus, 2024 Korn Ferry graduate, maiden 2025 Barracuda Championship win, 3rd at the 2026 TOUR Championship.
Ryan Harnden
Ryan Harnden, Canadian curler (born 1986, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario), Olympic gold medalist as lead for Brad Jacobs at Sochi 2014; brother of E.J. Harnden; 2013 Brier champion, world silver medalist, later with Team Dunstone.
Ryan Palmer
Ryan Hunter Palmer, born 1976, is an American PGA Tour golfer from Amarillo, Texas, with four wins including the 2019 Zurich Classic with Jon Rahm.
Ryan Sweeting
Ryan Sweeting, Bahamas-born American tennis player (Fort Lauderdale), 2005 US Open junior champion, ATP pro 2005-2013, won 2011 Houston clay title over Nishikori, career-high No. 64, married Kaley Cuoco.
Ryder Cup
The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's team golf match play competition between 12-player teams from Europe and the United States, first played in 1927 for Samuel Ryder's 17-inch gold chalice; 28 matches over three days, 14.5 points to win, next at Adare Manor 2027.