Sport in South America Tennis Professionals (ATP) Marcelo Rios, the first Latin American World number 1 in women tennis and the first Latin American to win a Grand Slam Anita Lizana, three-time French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten, US Open winner Gabriela Sabatini, French Open winners Gastón Gaudio and Andrés Gómez, 2009 US Open winner Juan Martín del Potro, and double Olympic Gold medalist Nicolás Massú. Golf is growing in popularity in both Brazil and Argentina but is not widely played elsewhere in South America. Bolivia has the highest tournament class golf course in the world. Jai alai or Basque pelota is played in many
Alai Kalaniuvalu Alai Kalaniuvalu Alai Kalaniuvalu (born October 23, 1971) is a former American football guard in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Denver Broncos. He played college football at Oregon State University and was drafted in the third round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Kalaniuvalu attended Kaimuki High School in Honolulu, Hawaii before moving to Seattle, Washington where he attended Franklin High where he was a two-time All Metro League selection. He attended Walla Walla CC (WA) before transferring to Oregon State. Kalaniuvalu attended summer camp with the Atlanta