Madison Keys

She has won six WTA tournaments, five of which were at the Premier level, with her most recent victory coming at the 2019 Cincinnati Open, a Premier 5 event.
Madison Keys in a file photo (image: twitter)

Madison Keys is a professional tennis player from the United States. The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has ranked her as high as world No. 7, a position she first held in October 2016. Keys has appeared in one Grand Slam tournament final, the 2017 US Open, as well as the 2016 WTA Finals and the 2016 Summer Olympics. She has won six WTA tournaments, five of which were at the Premier level, with her most recent victory coming at the 2019 Cincinnati Open, a Premier 5 event.

Keys has used her aggressive playing style to become one of the pioneers of the next generation of American tennis, alongside Sloane Stephens, CoCo Vandeweghe, and Sofia Kenin. She is known for having a fast serve and one of the most powerful forehands in the game. Keys was inspired to start playing tennis after seeing Venus Williams' dresses at Wimbledon on TV. She moved to Florida to train at the Evert Tennis Academy after growing up in the Quad Cities of Illinois. Her coaches thought she was a prodigy with a good chance of winning a major title.

Junior Career

Keys went 23-2 in her girls 12s matches when she was 12 years old, including a perfect 19-0 in 2007. Her most notable victory was in the 12-and-under Junior Orange Bowl. Keys began competing in ITF 18-and-under events when he was 13 years old. She won the Copa del Cafe, a high-level Grade 1 tournament in Costa Rica, in January 2009, becoming the first American to do so in the event’s 26-year history.  Keys competed in only five ITF Junior Circuit events as a 15-year-old, instead opting to compete in eight ITF Pro Circuit events during the same time period. Her best result that year was winning the Grade B1 Pan American Closed ITF Championships in both singles and doubles.

Senior Career

Keys made her pro debut in February 2009, on her 14th birthday. A few months later, she made her WTA Tour debut at the Ponte Vedra Beach Championships, having only played in one previous professional tournament, where she lost her only match. She defeated world No. 81 Alla Kudryavtseva in straight sets in her debut. She became the seventh-youngest player in WTA tour history to win a match at the age of 14 years and 48 days. Keys began her career on the ITF Circuit, where she won three singles titles and one doubles title. Her next WTA Tour appearance came in March 2011, when she was awarded a wild card into the Miami Open. Despite having a chance to serve for the match, Keys was defeated in the first round by No. 41, Patty Schnyder. A few months later, Keys won an invitational playoff to earn one of the American wild card spots in the US Open main draw. She defeated fellow American Jill Craybas in her Grand Slam tournament debut, becoming the event’s youngest match winner in six years.

Keys has won five WTA singles titles to date, including one Premier 5, four Premier, and four more finals. After breaking into the top 100 after reaching the third round of the 2013 Australian Open, Keys made her public debut as a teenager in the 2015 Australian Open semifinals, losing to World No. 1 and eventual champion Serena Williams. Following the tournament, she broke into the top 20 for the first time. Keys achieved a top 10 ranking for the first time in her career on June 20, 2016, after reaching the Birmingham final. Keys reached her first Grand Slam final at the 2017 US Open in September.

Grand Slam singles record

Competition Best result Year
Australian Open Semi-final 2015, 2022
French Open Semi-final 2018
Wimbledon Quarter-final 2015
US Open Final 2017

Madison Keys boyfriend

Bjorn Fratangelo, named after tennis legend Bjorn Borg, is ranked No. 158 on the ATP tour. In 2016, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 99. The American’s most notable accomplishment on the court came in 2011, when he won the French Open junior title by defeating Dominic Thiem in the final. The title catapulted him to No. 2 in the junior rankings, and he was later given a wildcard into the US Open qualifiers, where he lost in the first round. Four years later, he made his Grand Slam debut at the US Open, losing in straight sets to Tomas Berdych. On the ITF circuit, he has 12 titles to his name.

Fratangelo and Keys have been dating since 2017, when Keys advanced to the US Open final. They have been seen attending each other’s matches at various tournaments. Last year, Keys and Fratangelo competed in mixed doubles at the US Open, where they were defeated in the first round by Ellen Perez and Marcelo Demoliner.

Madison Keys parents

Rick and Christine Keys are Madison Keys’ parents. They have four daughters. Sydney is Madison’s older sister, and she has two younger sisters named Montana and Hunter. Madison Keys is more than just the family’s athlete. Rick, her father, was also a basketball player while attending Augustana College. He competed in the NCAA. Christine Keys, Madison Keys’ mother, graduated from Marycrest University. She became an attorney after graduating from De Pau University’s law school. Madison Keys gave up her career and relocated to Florida after being offered a training position at Evert Academy.

Madison Keys net worth

Madison Keys, the tennis star, has an estimated net worth of USD 8 million in 2022. Madison Keys has won a lot of money over the years. Madison Keys’ tennis career has earned her a total of USD 12 million. Madison Keys was the first American ambassador for Evian, a French water company, and began endorsing Wilson’s Ultra rackets in 2017. Madison has had some pretty good endorsement opportunities since she was a child, as she was offered a Nike sponsorship when she was 14 years old. Aside from that, she supports Orangetheory Fitness and Acuvue.

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Madison Keys at US Open; Credit: Twitter@Madison_Keys

Madison Keys at US Open; Credit: Twitter@Madison_Keys Madison Keys at US Open; Credit: Twitter@Madison_Keys

Madison Keys in a file photo (Image credits: Twitter)

Madison Keys in a file photo (Image credits: Twitter) Madison Keys in a file photo (Image credits: Twitter)

Adelaide International champion Madison Keys; Credit: Twitter/@AustralianOpen

Madison Keys in a file photo (image: twitter)Twitter/@AustralianOpen Madison Keys in a file photo (image: twitter)

Madison Keys wins the Adelaide International title; Credit: Twitter/@AdelaideTennis

Madison Keys wins the Adelaide International title; Credit: Twitter/@AdelaideTennis Madison Keys wins the Adelaide International title; Credit: Twitter/@AdelaideTennis

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