This seemed inevitable, right? Once Serena Williams decided to return to professional tennis, at least to play doubles while leaving open the possibility of playing singles eventually, it was likely only a matter of time before she teamed up with her sister, the great Venus Williams.
That has now happened. After Serena's initial doubles partner, Victoria Mboko, was injured in a singles match at the HSBC Championships, and Mboko was forced to retire from the event (also ending Williams' run at the tournament), it was clear Serena would need a new doubles partner for Wimbledon. That is where Venus comes in.
The two announced on Tuesday that the sister duo will participate in the grass-court major, which begins on June 29. While both will probably need to keep shaking off a bit of rust, they could be a pair to be reckoned with at Wimbledon. Both players were elite at singles during much of their careers, but both are also good at doubles.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams will play doubles together at Wimbledon 2026
No one can be sure how long their run at Wimbledon will last, of course. Doubles can be a weird facet of tennis. Good teams tend to stick together for a while, but two players who have never played with one another can also suddenly be good.
What is certain is that the Williams sisters teaming up is exceedingly fitting and a gift to the sport. No one expected Serena to return to tennis until late last year, and one could not be sure of the path she would choose to take. Many fans might have assumed she would return to singles quickly, but that might not ever happen.
Back together, at Wimbledon 💚💜
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 16, 2026
Serena and Venus Williams will compete in the Ladies’ Doubles at The Championships 2026 pic.twitter.com/xrOV0yeBCJ
At Wimbledon, she appears set to only play doubles, though she could still get a wild card to enter in singles. No reports have yet surfaced that she is thinking of doing so.
Of course, Serena Williams and Venus Williams have a history of great play together in doubles. The duo won 14 Grand Slam titles, including six at Wimbledon, and never lost a major final. In total, they won 23 doubles titles together.
Maybe the expectation won't be that they take home the trophy at Wimbledon in 2026 (they last won the title in 2016 at the London major), but no one is likely to count them out either. They have too much successful history together, and another title would make for a great story.
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