The Williams sisters are coming back to Wimbledon doubles in 2026. That’s the news that dropped this week and it instantly became the most interesting thing happening in tennis. Venus and Serena haven’t played a Grand Slam doubles match together since the US Open in 2022, and before that it had been years. So their reunion at the All England Club feels like something between a gift and a time machine.
But let’s be real for a second. Their doubles record is absurd. Fourteen Grand Slam titles as a team. Fourteen finals appearances. Fourteen wins. They never lost a Grand Slam doubles final. Not one. That’s not just dominance. That’s a statistical freak occurrence that doesn’t happen in sports very often, especially across two decades.
French Open 1999 was the start
Their first major title together came on clay in Paris, which is funny because neither sister is primarily known as a clay court player. But they won Roland-Garros in 1999 anyway, beating the field with raw power and movement that other teams just couldn’t match. That title told everyone they weren’t just talented singles players who might dabble in doubles. They were a legitimate threat.
They swept the 1999 US Open too
Six months later they won the US Open in New York. That made it two majors in one season, and it cemented that the French Open wasn’t a fluke. Serena also won the singles title at that same US Open, which started to feel like a turning point for the whole sport. The sisters were young, confident, and hitting harder than anyone else.
Wimbledon 2000 started their grass court legend
Wimbledon became their home base for doubles. They won their first title there in 2000 and went on to win five more at the same tournament. Their games were built for grass — the serve, the return, the athleticism. They made it look easy in ways that it definitely was not.
The career Grand Slam came at the 2001 Australian Open
Winning the Australian Open in 2001 gave them titles at all four majors. They were still in their early 20s. Most players never win a career Grand Slam in singles or doubles. The sisters did it in doubles before they’d really hit their primes.
2010 French Open: holding all four at once
This one is wild. They won the 2010 French Open, which meant they simultaneously held all four Grand Slam doubles titles. That’s rare in any era. The fact that they did it while playing a limited doubles schedule — mostly just majors and Olympic events — makes it even harder to process. They weren’t grinding the tour week after week like dedicated doubles teams. They just showed up and won.
Wimbledon 2016 was supposed to be the end
Their 14th and most recent Grand Slam title came at Wimbledon in 2016. They beat Timea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova in the final. Nobody knew at the time it would be their last major win together. But looking back, it was a perfect ending to that chapter. Another Wimbledon trophy. Another perfect final record preserved.
US Open 2022 felt like a farewell
Serena’s apparent retirement tour made their first-round doubles match at the 2022 US Open an event. They lost early. It didn’t matter. The crowd was there to watch two icons share the court one last time. Or so everyone thought.
Wimbledon 2026 changes the narrative
Now they’re back. The All England Club announced it with a simple tweet and the tennis world reacted like a family reunion got scheduled. Six of their 14 major doubles titles came at Wimbledon. The setting, the surface, the crowd — it all fits. Nobody knows how far they’ll go or how sharp their games will look after the time off. But that’s not really the point. The point is they’re playing together again, and that alone makes the tournament worth watching.
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