Venus Williams and Janice Tjen reach Guangzhou doubles quarters

Venus Williams and Janice Tjen are through to the 2026 Guangzhou Open doubles quarterfinals. In their first match as a team, they defeated Ekaterine Gorgodze and Kimberley Zimmermann 6-0, 7-5. The official WTA draw, reviewed on October 27, already placed Tjen and Williams among the final eight teams, but it did not yet identify their next opponents or list a match time.

The result that sent the team into the quarterfinals

Tjen and Williams began their campaign against Gorgodze and Zimmermann and completed the match in straight sets. The first ended 6-0; the second was closer, but the new partnership secured the victory 7-5.

The score matters because it separates two details that can become blurred in quick searches: the team has won its round-of-16 match and is therefore through to the quarterfinals; that does not mean its next match has already been played or fully announced.

Venus’ WTA page also features the video “Tjen, Venus Williams sweep into Guangzhou quarterfinals in doubles debut,” confirming that this was the pair’s competitive debut. It appears among the highlights on the player’s official profile.

Who they will face next

In the version of the draw available during reporting, the quarterfinal slot opposite Tjen/Williams remained blank. The other match in that section paired Harriet Dart and Naïma Karamoko against fourth seeds Eri Hozumi and Andreja Klepač, but the source did not yet show a winner.

It is therefore not safe to name the next opposing team in advance. No confirmed match time appeared in the reviewed material either. Since draws can change as matches finish or organizers adjust the order of play, readers should open the “Doubles” tab in the official tournament draw and check its latest status before making plans to follow the match.

A new partnership backed by championship experience

Although the pairing with Tjen is new, doubles represents a substantial chapter in Venus’ career. The WTA lists 22 doubles titles, earned mainly alongside Serena Williams. That record includes Grand Slam championships and three Olympic doubles gold medals, won in Sydney, Beijing and London.

Her profile also records that Venus reached world No. 1 in singles and led the doubles rankings for eight weeks in 2010. In 2025, she reached the US Open doubles quarterfinals with Leylah Fernandez. Those achievements do not determine the outcome in Guangzhou, but they show the experience she brings to a newly assembled team.

Tjen is also competing in the Guangzhou singles event: in the tournament overview reviewed, Janice Tjen appeared as the No. 2 seed. That listing belongs to the singles draw and should not be confused with the team’s position in doubles.

The Guangzhou Open context

The Guangzhou Open is a WTA 250 tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Nansha International Tennis Center in Guangzhou, China. The 2026 edition is scheduled for October 26 through November 1 and features 32 players in singles and 16 teams in doubles.

According to the WTA, the event joined the tour calendar in 2004, when Li Na won its inaugural title. In the 2026 doubles draw, Tjen and Williams’ victory leaves a potential path of three rounds: quarterfinal, semifinal and final. That describes the structure of the draw, not a prediction that they will advance.

How to check results without mixing up the draws

The draws page lets readers switch among “Singles,” “Doubles” and “Qualifying.” To find the campaign discussed here, select “Doubles” and look for “Tjen / Williams.” The 6-0, 7-5 result appears in the round of 16, while the team’s name is already positioned in the quarterfinals.

Three items should be checked separately: the match status, the opponents’ names and any schedule information. A name entered in the bracket confirms the matchup, but not necessarily the start time; an empty field means that information had not been determined in the displayed update. The tournament overview also provides an option to check broadcasting choices by region, without guaranteeing identical availability in the United States, Brazil or other markets.

What was confirmed on October 27

The firm result is that Venus Williams and Janice Tjen advanced after beating Gorgodze and Zimmermann 6-0, 7-5. It is also confirmed that this is their first event as a team and that they occupy a place in the doubles quarterfinals.

Their opponents, the exact date and the start time of the next match were not specified in the sources reviewed. To avoid outdated information, those details should be checked directly in the WTA draw once the next matchup is filled in.