Venus Williams will be playing in her 24th US Open when the tournament gets underway later this month after receiving a wild card from the United States Tennis Association on Wednesday.
Williams, 43, returned to competition earlier this summer after being sidelined for six months because of injury. She recorded her first top-20 win in four years on Monday with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Veronika Kudermetova at the Western & Southern Open.
The former No. 1 made her debut in New York in 1997 and reached the final. She has won the singles titles twice, in 2000 and 2001, and has reached the quarterfinals or better on 12 occasions, most recently in 2017 with a semifinal appearance.
She lost in the first round of the 2022 tournament after receiving a wild card. Williams is currently ranked No. 533 in the world.