Overview
- Tournament director Tommy Haas announced Williams as the event’s first wild card and lauded her as a legend of the sport.
- Williams will play doubles with Leylah Fernandez, a reunion after the pair reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals last year.
- She is scheduled to compete at the ATX Open in Austin immediately beforehand as a tune-up.
- Reports note she would likely be the oldest singles competitor at Indian Wells in the modern era.
- Her return marks a 10th career appearance following a 2002–2016 boycott and a most recent showing in 2024.