Venus & Serena Williams Get Wildcard Into Cincinnati Open

Aug 04, 2026 12:12 AM - 1 hour ago 3

Serena Williams and Venus Williams person been awarded a doubles chaotic paper for the Cincinnati Open.

The sisters are besides expected to perchance play astatine the U.S. Open later this month, Jon Wertheim of Tennis Channel reported past month.

Venus Williams has besides received a singles chaotic paper into Cincinnati, on pinch Sloane Stephens, Taylor Townsend, Darja Vidmanova, Elvina Kalieva, Caroline Dolehide and Lois Boisson for the Aug. 8-23 tournament.

As a doubles team, the Williams sisters person won 14 Major titles and 3 Olympic golden medals. They past took the tribunal for a doubles lucifer together astatine the 2022 US Open and will beryllium playing the Cincinnati Open for the first clip arsenic a team.

Venus Williams owns a 12-10 Cincinnati Open record, having reached the semifinals successful 2012 and quarterfinals successful 2019. The 46-year-old first played connected the WTA Tour successful 1994, and has won 49 profession singles titles, including 7 Majors and the 2000 Olympic golden medal. She held the WTA No. 1 ranking for 11 weeks.

Stephens, a Cincinnati semifinalist successful 2013, returns for the first clip since 2023. The 33-year-old American has won 8 titles, including the 2017 US Open, and has been classed arsenic precocious arsenic No. 3 successful the world.

Townsend, victor of the 2023 Cincinnati doubles title, made her first WTA Tour last successful Austin and climbed backmost wrong of the Top 100. The American will header the doubles tie arsenic the world No. 1 squad alongside Katerina Siniakova.

Vidmanova conscionable posted her career-best WTA result, reaching her first WTA last past week successful Memphis. The 23-year-old Czech was the first subordinate from the University of Georgia and 3rd female successful NCAA history to execute the NCAA Triple Crown: winning the team, singles and doubles titles during her collegiate career.

Kalieva turned 23 past week while besides reaching her first WTA semifinal successful Memphis. The New York City autochthonal claimed her biggest profession title earlier this twelvemonth astatine the World Tennis Tour W100 successful San Diego.

Chicago-area native Dolehide is simply a two-time WTA finalist who recently won the World Tennis Tour W100 successful Evansville, Ind., The 27-year-old will beryllium making her 3rd Cincinnati Open singles appearance.

Last year, Boisson became the first chaotic paper successful the Open Era to scope the Roland Garros women’s singles semifinals. The 23-year-old Frenchwoman will beryllium making her Cincinnati Open debut.

Qualifying chaotic cards person been awarded to 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu, Akasha Urhobo, Carol Young Suh Lee, Jeline Vandromme and Robin Montgomery, a 21-year-old American who claimed her first WTA title successful June.

The Cincinnati Open originates Aug. 8-9 pinch Community Weekend earlier matches get underway connected Aug. 11. Finals Weekend, presented by Credit One Bank, will beryllium Aug. 22-23 pinch some men’s and women’s singles finals scheduled for Sun, Aug. 23.