Miami Open tournament officials on Thursday announced the main-draw wild card recipients for the upcoming 1000-point event.
Among them is 45-year-old Venus Williams, who is a three-time champion in Miami. Williams began her latest comeback to tennis last summer in Washington, D.C. and she has already made five appearances this season — Auckland, Hobart, Melbourne, Austin, and Indian Wells. She has not yet won a match in 2026.
Sloane Stephens is another veteran and former Miami champion (2018) who was granted a wild card. Stephens and Williams will be joined at the season’s fourth WTA 1000 tournament by Jennifer Brady, Taylor Townsend, Ashlyn Krueger, Lilli Tagger, Darja Vidmanova, and Emerson Jones.
On the men’s side, wild cards are going to Moise Kouame, Yibing Wu, Martin Damm, Darwin Blanch, and Rei Sakamoto.
Kouame just turned 17 on March 6. He made his ATP-level debut at the Montpellier 250 in February, qualifying for the main draw before losing to Aleksandar Kovacevic in three sets. The Frenchman has already won two Futures titles this year.
The 2026 Miami Open takes place March 15-29 at Hard Rock Stadium.