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Venus Williams Teams with Baptiste for French Open Doubles

5/14/2026

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Venus Williams Doubles Return

Venus Williams will play doubles at the French Open starting May 24, 2026, partnering with Hailey Baptiste.
Williams will not enter the singles draw at Roland Garros.
Williams entered the Australian Open as a wildcard and lost in three sets to Olga Danilovic in the first round.
Williams is a former World No. 1 with seven Grand Slam singles titles, 14 doubles titles and French Open doubles victories in 1999 and 2010.

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Venus Williams Commentates

TNT will feature Venus Williams as a commentator for Roland Garros, her second year in the role.
Hailey Baptiste advanced to the Madrid Open semifinals by defeating Jasmine Paolini, Belinda Bencic and Aryna Sabalenka.
Venus Williams is a four-time Olympic gold-medalist, a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, and holds a perfect 14-0 record in Grand Slam doubles finals with Serena.

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Venus Williams Doubles Return

Venus Williams will play doubles at the French Open starting May 24, 2026, partnering with Hailey Baptiste.
Williams will not enter the singles draw at Roland Garros.
Williams entered the Australian Open as a wildcard and lost in three sets to Olga Danilovic in the first round.
Williams is a former World No. 1 with seven Grand Slam singles titles, 14 doubles titles and French Open doubles victories in 1999 and 2010.

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