Venus Williams is still going strong at the age of 46, with her tennis comeback having continued at Wimbledon.
Williams lost her opening match in mixed doubles at the All England Club, and was unfortunately unable to play doubles with Serena Williams because of an injury to her sister.
Serena is also still impressing at the age of 44, making her the second-oldest active WTA player behind Venus.
It is, however, ATP Tour veteran Aqeel Khan who represents the oldest active professional tennis player.
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Aqeel Khan is the oldest active professional tennis player
Born on 30 January 1980, he is several months older than Venus Williams, who was born on 17 June in the same year.
The hugely experienced 46-year-old is currently 2086th in the ATP rankings, having once climbed as high as 349th.
The Pakistan national holds a 28-38 career win-loss record, and has earned $19,292 across singles and doubles events.
Also a legendary Davis Cup figure for his country, Khan was ranked as Pakistan’s national number one for 24 years.
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How Aqeel Khan is a part of Davis Cup history
Khan is the player who has played the Davis Cup for the most years for his country, but he’s also involved in an intriguing piece of history at the event.
He played against South Korea’s Kim Young-jun in the 2003 Asia/Oceania Group I relegation play-off, which he lost 6-7(17-19), 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(8-10).
Lasting 36 points, that first set tiebreak represents the longest tiebreak in the entire history of the Davis Cup.
It remains to be seen when he will retire, but he may just be inspired by the Williams sisters to keep playing.
Of course, he isn’t the only ATP veteran still going strong despite his lack of youth, with Novak Djokovic having just reached the Wimbledon semifinals.
He did so at 39, while Gael Monfils is still playing at that age, although he will retire at the end of the season, alongside 41-year-old Stan Wawrinka.
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