Williams Sisters Gain Berlin Open Wildcard for Wimbledon Doubles

Serena Williams and Venus Williams will play doubles together at Wimbledon starting on 29 June after the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club handed them a wildcard. The berlin open connection comes through Serena, who is playing there alongside Karolina Muchova, while Venus arrives after a season that has offered far fewer match wins.

It is another Wimbledon entry for the sisters who first won the doubles title in 2000 and last lifted it in 2016. They have claimed the championship six times, and this return places two of tennis’s most recognisable names back in the same draw.

Williams sisters and Wimbledon

Serena will turn 45 in September, and Venus will turn 46 on Wednesday. That age gap against the rest of the field makes their doubles slot stand out before a ball is struck, especially with Serena carrying the distinction of being the record Grand Slam winner with 23 titles.

Venus has already given one sign of sharpness in doubles this spring. She won a doubles match at the Madrid Open in April with Katie Boulter, even as her singles results have lagged behind.

Venus Williams’ season line

Her singles record this season is the friction point in the story: seven losses from seven matches. The Wimbledon wildcard bypasses that run and puts the focus back on the pair that has shaped so much of the tournament’s doubles history.

For Wimbledon, the move adds a proven team with six titles and a 24-year span between their first and most recent wins. For readers tracking the sisters, the immediate next step is simple: their doubles run begins on 29 June, with Serena and Venus back in the same event after years of separate paths.