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44-Year-Old Serena Williams Gets Wimbledon Wildcard

6/25/2026

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Serena Williams (U.S. tennis player) received a wildcard to enter the Wimbledon singles main draw.
The 44-year-old will return after a 1,395-day gap since her last singles match at the 2022 US Open.
Williams, a seven-time Wimbledon champion with 73 WTA titles and 319 weeks as world No. 1, is one Grand Slam short of Margaret Court’s 24-major record.

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Serena Williams (U.S. tennis player) received a wildcard to enter the Wimbledon singles main draw.
The 44-year-old will return after a 1,395-day gap since her last singles match at the 2022 US Open.
Williams, a seven-time Wimbledon champion with 73 WTA titles and 319 weeks as world No. 1, is one Grand Slam short of Margaret Court’s 24-major record.