Serena and Venus Williams receive Wimbledon doubles wildcard

Serena Williams has been practising at Wimbledon as she prepares for her return to grand slam tennis later this month. The 44-year-old was this week given a wild card into the women’s doubles alongside sister Venus after beginning her comeback at Queen’s Club.

US tennis legend Serena Williams will make her return to Wimbledon in women’s doubles with sister Venus. The pair have been given a wild card into the championships, beginning on June 29, as Serena continues her surprise comeback.

Venus and Serena Williams headline wild cards announced for Wimbledon. The sisters will play doubles for the first time since they played in the 2022 U.S. Open, where they lost their opening match.

Serena and Venus Williams, who live in Palm Beach County, received a doubles wild-card invitation from The All England Club for the Grand Slam grass tournament.

Serena, 44, made her return to competitive tennis for the first time in four years last week.

Serena Williams will make her return to Wimbledon in women's doubles with sister Venus.

Serena Williams will join sister Venus in doubles at Wimbledon after receiving a wild card entry into the women’s doubles draw.

Editor’s note: This explainer has been updated June 16, 2026, to reflect news of Serena Williams playing at Wimbledon with Venus Williams as a wild card. Serena Williams, considered by many the greatest women’s tennis player of all time, will reunite with her sister Venus at Wimbledon as part of her return to tennis. The sisters will compete in the 2026 edition as a wild card entry, the tournament announced June 16. They have won six Wimbledon doubles titles together, and 12 singles titles betwe

Williams began her comeback to tennis at Queen’s Club last week

Serena Williams is given a wildcard to play alongside older sister Venus in the Wimbledon women's doubles.

Serena Williams is given a wildcard to play alongside older sister Venus in the Wimbledon women's doubles.

Serena Williams is given a wildcard to play alongside older sister Venus in the Wimbledon women's doubles.

Serena and Venus Williams are bringing their doubles partnership back at Wimbledon. The All England Club announced a doubles wild card invitation on Tuesday for the sisters to the tournament which starts in less than two weeks. The move comes after 44-year-old Serena recently returned to competition after nearly four years away from professional tennis.

Williams sisters have won six doubles titles at SW19 French Open finalist Chwalinksa awarded wildcard 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. 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. Continue reading...

Tennis great Serena Williams has been handed a doubles wildcard alongside her sister Venus for Wimbledon, which begins on June 29.