Overview
- Tournament organisers posted the pairing on X on Saturday and multiple outlets report Venus has accepted a wildcard to play doubles with Alexandra Eala in the Mubadala DC Open.
- Eala arrives in Washington riding a surge of form after winning the Birmingham Challenger, upsetting defending champion Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon and being voted the WTA’s 'Star of the Swing.'
- The duo first teamed at the Bad Homburg Open in June, where they won an opening match and reached the quarterfinals in their first event together.
- Both players are also entered in the singles draw, which creates a scheduling and workload test for Eala as she builds toward the US Open and for Venus after recent doubles disruptions at Wimbledon.
- The DC Open is highlighting marquee doubles teams, including a reunited Nick Kyrgios–Frances Tiafoe pairing, to drive fan interest and to position doubles as a promotional draw ahead of the North American hard‑court swing.