# Serena and Venus Williams Return to US Open Doubles After Four-Year Hiatus

Serena and Venus Williams received a wild card to play doubles at the 2026 US Open after a four-year absence.

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Serena and Venus Williams received a wild card to compete as a doubles team at the 2026 US Open after a four-year absence. [^1]

Serena and Venus Williams are set to return to the US Open doubles competition for the first time since 2022. [^2]

At the Cincinnati Open, the sisters forced a match-deciding super tiebreak against Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns, eventually losing 8-7, 9-8 after Venus double-faulted. [^3]

Serena Williams, 44, and Venus Williams, 46, will face the No. 14-seeded pair of Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint in the first round on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. [^4]

The sisters, who have won 14 major doubles titles together and a combined 30 singles titles, will play in just their second tournament as a duo since Serena returned to the sport in summer 2026. [^5]

Serena Williams, considered by many the greatest women's tennis player of all time, returned to the singles court at Wimbledon as a wild card after almost four years away. [^6]

The Williams sisters are scheduled to play in the women's doubles match on Friday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium. [^7]

Serena Williams, 44, returned to singles tennis at Wimbledon as a wild card after nearly four years away from the sport. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Serena and Venus Williams received a wild card to compete as a doubles team at the 2026 US Open after a four-year absence. (ESPN, News)
2. Serena and Venus Williams are set to return to the US Open doubles competition for the first time since 2022. (Yahoo! Sports, News)
3. At the Cincinnati Open, the sisters forced a match-deciding super tiebreak against Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns, eventually losing 8-7, 9-8 after Venus double-faulted. (ESPN, News)
4. Serena Williams, 44, and Venus Williams, 46, will face the No. 14-seeded pair of Chan Hao-ching and Maya Joint in the first round on Friday at 7 p.m. ET. (ESPN, News)
5. The sisters, who have won 14 major doubles titles together and a combined 30 singles titles, will play in just their second tournament as a duo since Serena returned to the sport in summer 2026. (ESPN, News)
6. Serena Williams, considered by many the greatest women's tennis player of all time, returned to the singles court at Wimbledon as a wild card after almost four years away. (Yahoo! Sports, News)
7. The Williams sisters are scheduled to play in the women's doubles match on Friday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium. (Yahoo! Sports, News)
8. Serena Williams, 44, returned to singles tennis at Wimbledon as a wild card after nearly four years away from the sport. (Yahoo! Sports, News)

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