40 athletes who competed at the age of 40


[post_page_title]Martina Navratilova[/post_page_title]
Martina Navratilova was the face of women’s tennis for years, or at least one of the biggest names to take the court. Navratilova retired from playing singles in 1995, but made a comeback in 2000 when she was 44. But even when she retired from singles, she continued playing doubles and mixed doubles, winning 12 more doubles and three more mixed. Her final Grand Slam title came in 2006, just a month before she turned 50.
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