Serena Williams and Venus Williams have been handed a doubles wildcard for Wimbledon 2026. The pair, who won 12 Wimbledon singles titles between them and collected six women’s doubles trophies at SW19—including their most recent in 2016—have not played togethe
When Serena Williams and Venus Williams walk back onto Wimbledon’s doubles stage together, it will feel less like a routine entry and more like a deliberate return to the place they helped redefine.
The Williams sisters have been given a doubles wildcard for Wimbledon 2026. In the 1990s. they arrived as talented teenagers. reshaping the sport with powerful. athletic styles that routinely left opponents struggling to keep up. Their impact is measured in titles as much as influence: between them. they have won 30 Grand Slam singles titles. including 12 Wimbledon victories.
They have also owned SW19 as a team. Together, the pair have won six women’s doubles titles at the Championships—first in 2000 and most recently in 2016. Now, three decades after their initial breakthrough, they are reuniting on the biggest stage.
The timing adds weight. The pair have not played together since the 2022 US Open. which was Serena Williams’ final tournament before she “evolved away” from the sport. That absence has turned their wildcard into something fans will read as more than an invitation; it is a signal that the partnership is stepping back into view.
Venus Williams, who turns 46 on Wednesday, has continued to compete more sparingly in recent seasons. This year at the Australian Open, she was given a singles wildcard. Her return has not been just about being present—she also made headlines last year at the Washington Open by becoming the second oldest woman to win a WTA Tour-level singles match. beating 23-year-old Peyton Stearns.
Ahead of Wimbledon’s reunion, Venus also addressed the question many people have carried since Serena began talking and playing her way back: would it translate?
At the French Open. Venus was asked about her sister’s comeback. and she said she was “not worried” about how Serena would play. “What I will tell you is she will not hit for four months then grab her racquet and come out and hit a tonne out of the ball – it’s incredible. ” Venus Williams told TNT Sports. “The quality of her stroke is obviously there. She is a natural – she is very tenacious.”.
Between the wildcard and the gap since they last played together. one detail keeps returning: Wimbledon is not simply another tournament for them. It is the venue where their partnership delivered repeated. decisive moments—first in 2000. again in 2016—and now it is where the duo gets its next chapter at the same height.
For Wimbledon 2026, the story is set: two sisters, a new entry point, and a comeback that Venus refuses to see as fragile.
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