At 45, Venus Williams will be the oldest player in the U.S. Open in decades

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Even megastars like Venus Williams get the health insurance blues In the U.S., as nowhere else, health insurance and employment are deeply connected. Italian Flavia Pennetta in 2015 claimed the spot as oldest female singles winner at the U.S. Open at age 33. At 35 years old, the younger Williams won her 23rd Grand Slam singles title in 2017 — the oldest female player to accomplish that feat. She scored that win at the Australian Open against sister Venus, and the victory also made Serena the oldest female player to hold the world No. Venus Williams Reaches Wimbledon Final At Age 37 “This year’s been amazing,” Venus Williams says after reaching her second Grand Slam final of the 2017 season.