Serena Williams is set to return to Grand Slam singles at Wimbledon after receiving the tournament’s final women’s singles wildcard. The All England Club announces she will compete in the women’s singles event starting next week, with the wildcard entry confirmed about eight days before the grass-court tournament begins. Williams, 44 and a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, had not played a singles match since the 2022 U.S. Open, where her most recent singles appearance ended in a three-set loss to Ajla Tomljanović.
In addition to the singles wildcard, Williams is already scheduled to play doubles at Wimbledon with her older sister Venus. Multiple outlets note that she began her comeback on grass through earlier doubles appearances and had been granted a wildcard for the doubles event alongside Venus before the singles entry was announced.
The reports also describe the decision as a notable development given her nearly four-year absence from singles competition, following an earlier announcement that she was returning to professional tennis. Wimbledon is expected to feature her first singles Grand Slam main-draw appearance since 2022.
