Serena Williams to make tennis comeback at 2026 HSBC Championships

23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, now 44, has confirmed her return to professional tennis after nearly four years away, accepting a wild card entry into the doubles draw at the WTA 500 HSBC Championships at Queen's Club. The tournament runs from 8-14 June 2025, with the grass court event serving as a potential warm-up for Wimbledon, where Williams is a seven-time singles champion. Williams, who holds 319 weeks as world No.1 and four Olympic gold medals, described Queen's Club as 'the perfect place to begin this next chapter.'