Madison Keys Biography

Early Life 

Keys was born on 17th February 1995 to parents Rick and Christine in Rock Island, Illinois, U.S. Sydney, Montana, and Hunter are her three siblings.

Her first taste in tennis rose after she watched Venus Williams playing in a white dress. At the early age of 9, she joined Chris Evert Academy, Boca Raton, Florida from where she began playing tennis.

Career

Keys began her career as a tennis player. At the very early age of 14, she beat world No. 81 Alla Kudryavtseva on the clay courts at the 2009 MPS Group Championships in the home state of Florida.

During that period, she mostly played on the ITF tour and won three titles in singles and one doubles. Also, she beat reigning Wimbledon champion Serena Williams 5-1 in women’s singles.

She defeated Beatrice Capra in the finals of an eight-player wildcard playoff in 2011 to earn a spot in the US Open. The following year, she won another wildcard competition among American players for the 2012 Australian Open. Unfortunately, she lost the first round to 2010 semi-finalist, Zheng Jei.

In 2013 Apia International Sydney, Keys managed to reach the quarterfinals after defeating Lucie Safarova and Zheng Jie. It was the first time for her in a WTA event. She then lost to world no. 6 Li Na.

After that, she claimed her first top ten wins in the 2013 Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, avenging her Syndey loss to Li Na. Later Keys lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues in the second round.

She completed her clay court season at the 2013 French Open winning her first match against Misaki Doi and then losing to Monica Puig in straight sets. Not only this, she beat Lesia Tsurenko, Jamie Hampton, and Mona Barthel to reach the quarterfinals at the Aegon Classic.

Although she failed to defeat world #4 Agnieszka Radwanska in three sets, she reached the third round at Wimbledon. She finished the year at the HP Open in Osaka and reached the WTA semifinal but lost the match against Samantha Stosur. 

In 2013, she finished ranked 37 with an improvement of 112 places from 2012. In 2014, she secured the services of two coaches: former American world number one Lindsay Davenport and her husband, Jon Leach. She won her first singles title at the Premier event in Eastbourne after she beat two top ten players, Jelena Jankovic and Angelique Kerber in a three-set final. 

She was the runner-up in the Charleston Cup after losing to Kerber in the final in 2015. She failed to make it to the semifinal of the Australian Open after losing to world number one Serena Williams. Likewise, Keys got knocked out from the US Open in the fourth round. On  18th May 2015, she placed no. 16 in the world ranking.

In 2016, she defeated two of the top 10 players: Petra Kvitova and Garbine Muguruza winning a spot at the finals in Rome, but this time, she lost to Serena Williams in straight sets. That year, she reached her highest career rank of No.7 in the world. The year she reached the second Premier 5 finale of the year at the Rogers Cup in Montreal but lost in straight sets to Simona Halep. 

Unluckily, she missed the Australian Open because of her left wrist surgery in 2017. She returned in March at the 2017 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. She also began the clay court season in Charleston for the 2017 Volvo Car Open and reached her first Grand Slam final at the 2017 US Open beating Elise Mertens, Tatjana Maria, 17th seed Elena Vesnina, 4th seed Elina Svitolina, qualifier Kaia Kanepi and 20th seed CoCo Vandeweghe.

Check out the clip of  Madison Keys in the 2023 US Open!

In 2023, she reached the 2023 US Open semifinal losing to Belarusian tennis star Aryna Sabalenka. 

Does Madison Keys Have a Boyfriend? Who's Her Husband?

Madison Keys is one of the young tennis players who has just started her career and received popularity among viewers. Her hard work and dedication to her career has won millions of heart fan and has been an inspiration to everyone.

Talking about her personal life, she is currently single. She is quite a busy person and spends most of her time in training sessions. She has no time for a boyfriend as she is dedicated to being the world's number one player.

She is the ambassador of the Evian. Since 2016, she has endorsed brands like Nike and Wilson. 

There have been inquiries about the size of Madison Keys's teeth, but it's attributed to hereditary factors.

Update 2023: Madison Keys Is Engaged!

Madison Keys has entered into an engagement with her fellow tennis athlete, Bjorn Fratangelo. Their engagement story unfolded in March 2023, marked by Madison's joyful acceptance of her fiance Bjorn's proposal.

Madison Keys with her fiance Bjorn Fratangelo. SOURCE: People

This delightful chapter in their relationship follows six years of dating, and Madison couldn't contain her happiness, as she shared the news of their engagement on her Instagram platform. While their fans eagerly await the wedding bells, no official announcements regarding the wedding date have been made as of yet.

Net Worth and Lifestyle

According to reliable sources, Madison has amassed a substantial net worth of $8 million through her illustrious career as a tennis player. Her impressive career earnings have surpassed the $17 million mark, solidifying her status as a prominent figure in the world of professional tennis.

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