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Taylor Townsend at the 2019 U.S. Open: The 23-year-old American's long journey has reached its destination.
![A video still from the match between Gail Falkenberg and Rosalyn Small at the ITF event in Pelham, Alabama; Roy Coopersmith | Tennismash A video still from the match between Gail Falkenberg and Rosalyn Small at the ITF event in Pelham, Alabama; Roy Coopersmith | Tennismash](https://tennismash.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/granny.jpg)
A video still from the match between Gail Falkenberg and Rosalyn Small at the ITF event in Pelham, Alabama; Roy Coopersmith | Tennismash
![Stephanie Myles on Twitter: "Gail Falkenberg is back - making her 2022 debut in the qualifying at the $25K tournament in Orlando, Fla. She's playing Dia Evtimova, 34, currently No. 701, but Stephanie Myles on Twitter: "Gail Falkenberg is back - making her 2022 debut in the qualifying at the $25K tournament in Orlando, Fla. She's playing Dia Evtimova, 34, currently No. 701, but](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FQlmp7fXwA88HQM.jpg:large)
Stephanie Myles on Twitter: "Gail Falkenberg is back - making her 2022 debut in the qualifying at the $25K tournament in Orlando, Fla. She's playing Dia Evtimova, 34, currently No. 701, but
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Still Swinging at 74: Gail Falkenberg may be the oldest tournament tennis player of all time | Ocala Gazette
![Stefano Berlincioni on Twitter: "Romina Oprandi is the new Gail Falkenberg #rg16 https://t.co/0lXjR5EdGL" / Twitter Stefano Berlincioni on Twitter: "Romina Oprandi is the new Gail Falkenberg #rg16 https://t.co/0lXjR5EdGL" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cirbk5tXEAQFAlq.jpg)
Stefano Berlincioni on Twitter: "Romina Oprandi is the new Gail Falkenberg #rg16 https://t.co/0lXjR5EdGL" / Twitter
![After a break of more than three years - 74-year-old Gail Falkenberg is making a comeback! · tennisnet.com After a break of more than three years - 74-year-old Gail Falkenberg is making a comeback! · tennisnet.com](https://www.tennisnet.com/fileadmin/user_upload/artikel/2021/05/FalkenbergComeback.jpg)
After a break of more than three years - 74-year-old Gail Falkenberg is making a comeback! · tennisnet.com
![USTA on Twitter: "Age is just a number! 69-year-old Gail Falkenberg will compete on the @USTAProCircuit in 2017. Read: https://t.co/uZdVS9g5Fy #USTennis #USTA https://t.co/aHSSxBblo7" / Twitter USTA on Twitter: "Age is just a number! 69-year-old Gail Falkenberg will compete on the @USTAProCircuit in 2017. Read: https://t.co/uZdVS9g5Fy #USTennis #USTA https://t.co/aHSSxBblo7" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzUYDkLVQAEpCZN.jpg)