Overview

• The International Tennis Federation confirmed Williams’s singles main-draw wildcard for the US Open, set for August 24 to September 8, 2025.
• At age 45, she will be the oldest singles competitor at the tournament since Renee Richards’s 1981 appearance at 47.
• She previously received wildcards for US Open mixed doubles and the Cincinnati Masters singles draw, exiting in the first round at the latter.
• Williams resumed competition in July at the Washington Open, winning her opening match and reaching the round of 16 as the oldest WTA matchwinner in 21 years.
• Her return follows publicly disclosed fibroid-removal surgery and years of misdiagnoses that forced a 16-month hiatus.