Serena Williams will return to women’s singles at Wimbledon, beginning June 29, after a pause since 2022. The 44-year-old seven-time Wimbledon singles champion has been named a wild-card entrant and is also set for a doubles wild card with Venus Williams.
Serena Williams’s Wimbledon comeback is no longer just a rumor whispered around tennis courts—it has a date.
Williams will return to women’s singles action at Wimbledon. which begins June 29. taking a wild-card entry into the third Grand Slam of the season. At 44. she hasn’t played singles since 2022. the year she retired. but the seven-time Wimbledon champion is now set to step back onto the grass where her story was written.
The build-up hasn’t been a straight line. Williams recently put her racquet back in play at the HSBC Championships at The Queen’s Club in doubles. partnering with Canada’s Victoria Mboko. But their run ended early when Mboko withdrew due to a knee injury. Before that. Williams teamed up with Czechia’s Karolina Muchova at the Berlin Open. but was knocked out in the first round.
Now, she will compete solo once more. Williams is a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, and Wimbledon represents the kind of stage she has dominated before—especially considering she has seven Wimbledon singles titles to her name.
Her return isn’t limited to singles. Wimbledon has also granted Williams a wild-card entry for doubles play with her older sister, Venus Williams. Together, the sisters have previously won six doubles titles, making that event another emotional chapter alongside the singles comeback.
For tennis fans, the dates are clear. For Williams, the grass court question is simple: can the singles return—after a gap since 2022—pick up where her legend left off?
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