Serena Williams to make tennis comeback at 2026 HSBC Championships
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23-time Grand Slam champion and former world No.1 Serena Williams has confirmed her return to tennis, with the American set to make her comeback at this year’s HSBC Championships.
Williams is the winner of 73 singles titles, including 23 Grand Slams. She has spent 319 weeks as the WTA World No.1 and claimed 39 major titles in total. A four-time Olympic gold medallist, she is also the only player to complete a ‘Career Golden Slam’ in both singles and doubles.
The next phase of Williams’ legendary career will begin on the iconic grass courts of The Queen’s Club, as a wild card entry into the doubles draw of the WTA 500 event which runs 8-14 June.
She is set to play her first match in almost four years, in what will be one of the biggest sporting moments of the year so far.
"Queen’s Club feels like the perfect place to begin this next chapter," Williams said. "Grass has given me some of the most meaningful moments of my career, and I’m excited to be back competing on one of the sport’s most iconic stages.”
Now, the 44-year-old is just days away from making her return during the grass court season, with the WTA 500 event at Queen’s serving as a potential lead-in to Wimbledon, which begins just over three weeks later. Williams is a seven time Wimbledon singles champion and also won six doubles titles alongside her sister Venus.
The women’s event at the HSBC Championships will take place between 8-14 June. There are limited tickets available for the WTA event, so make sure to book yours now before it’s too late.
This landmark moment builds on last year’s successful return of tour-level women’s tennis to London for the first time in over 50 years. In 2025 62,000 spectators witnessed some of the best players in the world compete for the WTA title, one of the highest attendances at a standalone WTA event anywhere on tour. The event also pays the second highest prize money for a WTA 500 event anywhere in the world, with a 35% increase this year.
WTA Tournament Director Laura Robson said: “Serena Williams is one of the greatest athletes the world has ever seen, and we’re delighted that she will be making her return to tennis at the LTA's HSBC Championships. Women’s tennis made a historic return to The Queen’s Club last year, and now we have an icon of the game stepping back on to court at this prestigious venue - it's very exciting for the tournament and the fans.”
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