Overview
- The U.S. Tennis Association awarded Williams a main-draw wild card in women’s singles and another for mixed doubles with partner Reilly Opelka
- At 45, she will be the oldest singles competitor at Flushing Meadows since Renée Richards was 47 in 1981, according to the International Tennis Federation
- Her 2025 comeback follows a 16-month absence after surgery to remove uterine fibroids, punctuated by a first-round win at the Citi Open that made her the oldest tour-level singles match winner since 2004
- Williams is scheduled to begin mixed doubles on Aug. 19–20 under the new format and to open her singles campaign on Aug. 24 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
- A seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, she last won a U.S. Open match in 2019 and will make her 25th singles appearance at Flushing Meadows