Tennis
45-year-old Venus Williams broke the age record at the Australian Open
45-year-old American tennis player Venus Williams He broke the age record at the 2026 Australian Open.
The American became the oldest tennis player to play in the main draw of an Australian major.
Venus broke the record of Japanese woman Kimiko Date, who played at the 2015 Australian Open, at the age of 44.
The age record for all Grand Slam tournaments was set by Raymond Weber Jones at the US Open from 1968 to 1950.
On January 18, Williams Sr. lost to Olga Danilovic in the first round of AO 2026 in three sets, taking a 4-0 lead in the final set.
1 – Venus Williams (45 years & 215 days) will become the oldest player in the Open Era to participate in the Women’s Singles main rule at the Australian Open. Untimely. #AusOpen | @AustralianOpen @WTA
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) January 18, 2026
Source: Sport UA
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