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Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki, German tennis player (born 1989, Troisdorf), 2013 Wimbledon finalist who beat Serena Williams and lost to Bartoli; holds WTA fastest-serve record, 131 mph.
Sahith Theegala
Sahith Theegala (born 1997, Orange, California) is an American PGA Tour golfer, Pepperdine's first national player of the year, winner of the 2023 Fortinet Championship, and the second Indian-heritage PGA Tour winner.
Saina Nehwal (साइना नेहवाल)
Saina Nehwal (साइना नेहवाल), Indian women's singles badminton player born 1990 in Hisar; 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, first Indian woman world No. 1 (2015), retired January 2026.
Sam Burns
Sam Burns (Sam Hollan Burns), American PGA Tour golfer from Shreveport, Louisiana; five-time tour winner including 2021 Valspar and 2023 WGC Match Play; 2017 NCAA Player of the Year from LSU; elite putter, Ryder Cup US team member.
Sam Groth
Sam Groth, Australian tennis player and Victorian Liberal politician; record 263 km/h (163.4 mph) serve at 2012 Busan Challenger; career-high No. 53; deputy Liberal leader who quit politics in 2026.
Sam Querrey
Sam Querrey, American tennis player (born 1987), career-high ATP No. 11, 10 singles titles; beat world No. 1s Djokovic (2016) and Murray (2017) at Wimbledon; retired 2022, now pro pickleball player and Nothing Major podcast host.
Sam Snead
Sam Snead (1912-2002), American golfer nicknamed Slammin' Sam; 82 PGA Tour wins (tied with Tiger Woods), seven majors, oldest PGA Tour winner at 52, never won the U.S. Open.
Samantha Stosur
Samantha (Sam) Stosur, Australian tennis player, 2011 US Open singles champion over Serena Williams, 2010 Roland Garros finalist, doubles world No. 1, eight Grand Slam titles, retired at 2023 Australian Open, now Billie Jean King Cup captain.
Sandra Schmirler
Sandra Schmirler (1963-2000), Canadian curler, "Schmirler the Curler," skipped Canada to the first women's Olympic curling gold at Nagano 1998 and three world titles (1993, 1994, 1997); died of cancer at 36; namesake of a neonatal-care foundation.
Sandy Lyle
Sandy Lyle (Alexander Walter Barr Lyle, born 1958) is a Scottish golfer, 1985 Open champion and 1988 Masters champion, the first UK winner of the green jacket, with 18 European Tour wins and 2012 World Golf Hall of Fame induction.
Sania Mirza (सानिया मिर्ज़ा)
Sania Mirza (सानिया मिर्ज़ा), born 1986, Indian tennis player; first Indian woman to win a WTA singles title (2005 Hyderabad), a Grand Slam doubles title (2015 Wimbledon), and WTA doubles No. 1; six Grand Slam titles; retired 2023.
Sara Errani
Sara Errani, Italian tennis player born 1987 in Bologna; former singles No. 5, 87 weeks doubles No. 1, five majors with Vinci, 2024 Olympic gold with Paolini, four mixed doubles Slams with Vavassori.
Scott O'Neil
Scott O'Neil, American sports executive and LIV Golf CEO since January 2025, succeeding Greg Norman; former CEO of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and Merlin Entertainments; leads LIV Golf 2.0 with BC Partners investment and player equity.
Scottie Scheffler
Scottie Scheffler (born 1996) is an American golfer, world No. 1 since March 2022, with four majors (2022 and 2024 Masters, 2025 PGA and Open), 2024 Olympic gold, and 20 PGA Tour titles before 30.
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Canada's national women's curling championship, first held 1961, Kruger Products (Scott Paper) sponsored since 1982, renamed Scotties in 2006; 18-team format, 2026 champion Team Kerri Einarson.
Scottish Open (golf)
Scottish Open (Genesis Scottish Open), Scotland's national open golf championship, founded 1972, co-sanctioned by the PGA TOUR and DP World Tour since 2022, held at The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, the week before The Open; 2026 winner Tom Kim at 17 under.
Scotty Cameron
Scotty Cameron, American putter designer; founded Cameron Golf International (1992), partnered with Titleist/Acushnet in 1994; his milled putters, including Newport and Phantom lines and Circle T tour models, have won 45+ majors.
Sebastian Korda
Sebastian Korda, son of 1998 Australian Open champion Petr Korda, is an American tennis player who won the 2018 boys' title, three ATP titles, and reached No. 15 in 2024.
Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien Grosjean, born 1978 in Marseille, French tennis player, former world No. 4, 2001 Paris-Bercy Masters champion, four-time Grand Slam semifinalist, 2001 Davis Cup winner, later France's Davis Cup captain and coach of Gasquet, Kyrgios, and Arthur Fils.
Sebastien Lareau
Sébastien Lareau, Canadian tennis player born 1973 in Montréal; doubles specialist, 1999 US Open doubles champion with Alex O'Brien, and Sydney 2000 Olympic men's doubles gold medallist with Daniel Nestor, Canada's first Olympic tennis medal.
Sepp Straka
Sepp Straka (Josef Straka), Austrian PGA Tour golfer born in Vienna, raised in Valdosta, Georgia; University of Georgia graduate, four PGA Tour wins including 2022 Honda Classic and 2025 American Express, 2023 Ryder Cup and two Olympics.
Serena Williams
Serena Williams, American tennis champion, 23-time Grand Slam singles winner (Open Era record), 319 weeks at world No. 1, 14 Grand Slam doubles titles with Venus; retired 2022, returned to competition at 44 in 2026.
Serena Williams career statistics
Serena Williams career statistics: American tennis player, 23 Grand Slam singles titles (Open Era record), 73 WTA singles titles, 858-156 singles record, 319 weeks at No. 1, 14 Grand Slam doubles titles with Venus Williams.
Sergi Bruguera
Sergi Bruguera i Torner, Spanish tennis player and coach born 1971 in Barcelona; back-to-back French Open champion 1993 and 1994, career-high ATP No. 3, 1996 Olympic silver medalist, later Spain's Davis Cup captain and coach of Gasquet, Zverev, and Arthur Fils.
Sergio García
Sergio García (Sergio García Fernández), Spanish golfer born 1980 in Castellón; 2017 Masters champion, 11 PGA Tour wins, Ryder Cup all-time points leader (28.5), founding LIV Golf star released from his contract in October 2026.
Serve (tennis)
Serve (tennis): the stroke that starts each point, hit overhand or underarm into the diagonal service box. Covers ITF rules 16-22, flat, slice, and kick serve types, biomechanics, injury risk, and serve dominance in modern tennis.
Serve-and-volley
Serve-and-volley is a tennis style in which the server rushes to the net to finish points with a volley, dominant on grass until the 2000s.
Seve Ballesteros
Severiano (Seve) Ballesteros Sota, Spanish golfer from Pedreña; winner of five majors (three Opens, two Masters), record 50 European Tour titles, and Ryder Cup icon and 1997 captain; died 2011.
Shane Lowry
Shane Lowry (born 1987, Clara, County Offaly) is an Irish golfer, 2019 Open champion at Royal Portrush, 2009 Irish Open winner as an amateur, 2022 BMW PGA champion, and 2026 Irish Open winner by a record 11 shots.
Shanghai Masters (tennis)
Rolex Shanghai Masters (Shanghai Masters), ATP Masters 1000 men's tennis tournament since 2009 at Qizhong Tennis Center, Shanghai; the only Masters 1000 outside Europe and North America; Djokovic holds 4 titles, Vacherot the 2025 champion.