Overview
- The International Tennis Integrity Agency’s reinstatement page shows Williams will be eligible to compete starting Feb. 22 after re-entering the testing pool in 2025.
- Williams has not announced any plans to play and has not commented on the listing after previously denying a comeback on social media and offering noncommittal replies in a January TV interview.
- Under tennis rules, retired players must be available for out-of-competition testing for six months before returning, which Williams has now satisfied.
- If she opts to compete, timelines make Indian Wells in early March and Miami later that month feasible targets, with eligibility across singles, doubles, and mixed; a Feb. 23 start in Austin would be a tight turnaround.
- Practice reports from Alycia Parks describe Williams as in great shape, and sister Venus’s active schedule at age 45 underscores a broader trend of late-career returns.