Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Serena and Venus Williams Reunite for U.S. Open Doubles
Serena and Venus Williams are famous sisters who play tennis together.
They received a special invitation, called a wildcard, to enter the U.S. Open doubles tournament.
This lets them compete without qualifying through the usual process.
They last played together at the U.S. Open in 2022.
They recently played doubles at the Cincinnati Open but lost their first match.
Serena returned to competitive tennis after being away for nearly four years.
The sisters have won many major doubles titles and Olympic gold medals together.
Reports disagree about the years of their two U.S. Open doubles victories.
Their next U.S. Open doubles matches are scheduled to start on September 3.
Serena and Venus Williams received a wildcard into the U.S. Open women’s doubles tournament.
The sisters last played together in 2022 and recently lost their opening match at the Cincinnati Open.
Reports agree they won the U.S. Open doubles title twice, but differ on the winning years: 1999 and 2009, or 2009 and 2019.
The sisters have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles and Olympic gold medals in 2000, 2008 and 2012.
The U.S. Open women’s doubles first round is scheduled to begin September 3 at Flushing Meadows.
- Who
- Tennis sisters Serena Williams and Venus Williams.
- What
- They received a wildcard to compete together in the U.S. Open women’s doubles tournament.
- When
- The wildcard was announced Wednesday; the women’s doubles first round is scheduled for September 3.
- Where
- The U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows.
- Why
- Tournament organizers invited the sisters to compete in an event they have won twice.
- Tournament entry
- Serena and Venus Williams received a wildcard for the U.S. Open women’s doubles event.
- Previous U.S. Open appearances
- The sisters have played together at the U.S. Open nine times and are reported to have a 27-7 record.
- U.S. Open titles
- They have won the event twice; reports list the years as 1999 and 2009 or 2009 and 2019.
- Last partnership
- They last played together in 2022.
- Combined achievements
- They have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles and Olympic gold medals in 2000, 2008 and 2012.
- Recent Cincinnati result
- They lost their opening match at the Cincinnati Open this month.
- Scheduled start
- The U.S. Open women’s doubles first round is scheduled to begin September 3.
