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Serena and Venus Williams to Reunite for Doubles at Cincinnati Open

Sandy Verma | August 5, 2026 7:24 AM CST

Serena and Venus Williams to Reunite for Doubles at Cincinnati Open/ TezzBuzz/ WASHINGTON/ J. Mansour/ Serena and Venus Williams will reunite in doubles at the Cincinnati Open after receiving a wild-card entry into the tournament. The sisters have not played a competitive doubles match together since the 2022 U.S. Open. Their Cincinnati appearance marks another step in Serena’s comeback and their preparations ahead of the U.S. Open.

FILE – Venus Williams, left, celebrates winning against her sister Serena, right, after a match on the opening day of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 27, 2018. Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams has been given a wild-card entry into the main draw of the National Bank Open next month. Her sister Serena Williams also is playing in Toronto. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Quick Look

Serena and Venus Williams will play doubles at the Cincinnati Open.
Tournament organizers awarded the sisters a wild-card entry.
The Cincinnati Open begins next week in Mason, Ohio.
They last played doubles together at the 2022 U.S. Open.
Serena’s injury prevented a planned reunion at Wimbledon.
The sisters have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together.
They also earned three Olympic gold medals in doubles.
Venus will play U.S. Open mixed doubles with Alexander Bublik.
Serena recently returned to singles competition after nearly four years away.

Deep Look

Williams Sisters Reunite in Cincinnati

MASON, Ohio — Serena and Venus Williams are scheduled to reunite in doubles at the Cincinnati Open as they prepare for the U.S. Open.

Tournament organizers announced Monday that the sisters had received a wild-card entry into the doubles competition, which begins next week.

It will be the first time Serena and Venus have teamed up at the hard-court tournament in Mason, Ohio.

First Doubles Match Together Since 2022

The Williams sisters last played a competitive doubles match together at the 2022 U.S. Open.

They had received a wild card to compete in doubles at Wimbledon, but Serena’s injury prevented them from participating.

The sisters have built one of tennis’ most successful doubles partnerships, winning 14 major championships and three Olympic gold medals together.

Serena Continues Tennis Comeback

The Cincinnati appearance represents the latest stage of Serena’s return to professional tennis at age 44.

She recently competed at Wimbledon, where she lost her first singles match in nearly four years.

Playing alongside Venus in Cincinnati will give Serena additional hard-court competition ahead of the U.S. Open in New York.

Venus Plans US Open Mixed Doubles Appearance

Venus, 46, is also scheduled to compete in mixed doubles at the U.S. Open later this month.

She will partner with Alexander Bublik in New York.

The Cincinnati Open will provide another opportunity for the Williams sisters to return to competition together before the year’s final Grand Slam tournament.