Venus Williams has entered the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, which will be held from March 31-April 8. Charleston is the first event that Williams has officially entered since the 2011 U.S. Open, although it is believed she was also automatically entered in the WTA Premier Mandatory Miami tournament, which is played the last two weeks of March.
Williams played her first match since the U.S. Open partnering Liezel Huber in a Fed Cup dead-rubber doubles victory against Belarus. The 31-year-old Williams is contending with Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease.