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SportsMoney Venus And Serena Williams Get Wildcard Into Cincinnati Open By Adam Zagoria ,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a basketball and tennis insider Follow Author Aug 03, 2026, 01:12pm EDT Aug 03, 2026, 01:40pm EDT --:-- / --:-- This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . Serena Williams and Venus Williams have been awarded a doubles wild card for the Cincinnati Open.
The sisters are also expected to potentially play at the U.S. Open later this month, Jon Wertheim of Tennis Channel reported last month.
Venus Williams has also received a singles wild card into Cincinnati, along with 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 have won 14 Major titles and three Olympic gold medals. They last took the court for a doubles match together at the 2022 U.S. Open and will be playing the Cincinnati Open for the first time as a team.
Stephens, a Cincinnati semifinalist in 2013, returns for the first time since 2023. The 33-year-old American has won eight titles, including the 2017 U.S. Open, and has been ranked as high as No. 3 in the world.
Qualifying wild cards have been awarded to 2019 U.S. 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 in June.
The Cincinnati Open begins Aug. 8-9 with Community Weekend before matches get underway on Aug. 11. Finals Weekend will be Aug. 22-23 with both men’s and women’s singles finals scheduled for Aug. 23.
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