My Take
Madison Keys is one of those players who makes you stop whatever you're doing the moment she winds up for a forehand — the sheer pace she generates is genuinely jaw-dropping for someone who turned pro as a teenager out of Rock Island, Illinois. She climbed to world No. 7 and reached the 2017 US Open final, which showed she absolutely belongs at the very top, yet for a stretch it felt like her results didn't quite match the raw talent on display. Still, I've always thought Keys is underrated in casual tennis conversation: she hits the ball cleaner than almost anyone on tour, she's refreshingly honest in interviews, and her resilience through injuries and pressure situations speaks for itself. She's the kind of player rivals genuinely fear facing on a good day.
Overview
Madison Marie Keys (born February 17, 1995) is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 5 by the WTA. Keys has won ten career singles titles, including a Major at the 2025 Australian Open. She was also a finalist at the 2017 US Open. Keys was inspired to start playing tennis after watching Venus Williams at Wimbledon on TV.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Madison Keys
- Name (Japanese)
- マディソン・キーズ
- Reading
- までぃそん・きーず
- Born
- February 17, 1995 (age 31)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
- Origin
- Rock Island, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- tennis player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.