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Jun 16, 2026
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Serena Williams Returns to Wimbledon with Venus in Doubles

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Serena and Venus Williams have received a wildcard to compete in the women's doubles draw at Wimbledon, marking Serena's return to the tournament after four years of retirement.

The Williams Sisters' Return to Wimbledon

Serena and Venus Williams will rekindle their legendary doubles partnership at Wimbledon this month after receiving a wildcard into the women’s doubles draw of the Championships.

Details of the Wildcard Announcement

The All England Club announced its wildcard recipients on Tuesday morning in what was one of the highly anticipated wildcard announcements in recent memory considering Serena’s return to professional tennis this month after four years of retirement.

  • Serena, a seven-times singles champion, did not request a singles wildcard for the Championships.
  • Venus, a five-time singles champion, has also not received a singles wildcard.

Other Wildcard Recipients

The Wimbledon wildcard committee also had some more complicated decisions to make this year. Maja Chwalinska, the Polish player who stunned the tennis world this month by reaching the French Open women’s singles final as a qualifier, has also received a wildcard.

  • Chwalinska will assume the rare status of being a wildcard and a seeded player at a grand slam tournament due to her sharp jump.
  • Singles wildcards were also awarded to veterans Stan Wawrinka, who will retire this year, and Grigor Dimitrov.

Serena's Comeback Continues

Serena will take the next step in her comeback later today as she competes alongside Karolina Muchova of Czechia, the singles No 10, in the first round of the Berlin WTA tournament against Routliffe and Giuliana Olmos.

The Williams Sisters' Legacy

The Williams sisters are one of the most successful doubles pairings of all time, having won 14 grand slam titles together, the joint-second highest in the open era among teams, and six women’s doubles titles at Wimbledon, the highest in the open era.