Father Richard Williams famously stood up from his Centre Court seat raising a sign bearing the tagline “Williamsdon.”
This month, Venus Williams and sister Serena Williams will reunite in the Wimbledon ladies’ doubles field.
The Williams sisters, who together own a perfect 14-0 mark in Grand Slam doubles finals, were awarded Wimbledon wild cards into doubles today. Neither 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams nor seven-time major singles champion Venus Williams received a singles wild card.
The Williams sisters last played Wimbledon in 2016 when they combined to collect the Wimbledon doubles championship. It was their sixth Wimbledon doubles crown coming 16 years after they won their first Wimbledon doubles championship. Venus Williams has posted an 0-7 singles record in 2026.
The 45-year-old Venus, who turns 46 tomorrow, and 44-year-old Serena lead a list of wild cards that includes their good friends Grigor Dimitrov and Stan Wawrinka into Wimbledon men’s singles.
Roland Garros finalist Maja Chwalinska, whom Venus picked to win the French Open after the quarterfinal round on TNT, received a wild card into the ladies’ main draw.
Here’s a look at the Wimbledon wild-card recipients announced today:
