Getting To Know: Madison Keys

Written by: Staff on 31st August 2011

Getting To Know: Madison Keys |

(courtesy of USTA)

Sixteen-year-old Madison Keys, the youngest player in the women’s draw, won her
first-ever Grand Slam match in her first try Monday, defeating 37-year-old Jill Craybas
to advance to the second round. Today she takes on No. 27 seed Lucie Safarova in a
matchup of big servers. Here’s a little background on the up-and-coming American:

• Keys had never been to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

• In 2009, she became the youngest player (14 years, 48 days) since Martina

before the 2010 US Open, when she lost in the opening round of qualifying.

Hingis in 1994—and the seventh-youngest in WTA history—to win a WTA
tour-level match, defeating then-No.81 Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia, 7-5, 6-4,
in Ponte Vedra, Fla.

• Keys is also the youngest player ever to compete in World TeamTennis,

• Keys currently trains at the USTA Training Center – Headquarters in Boca

defeating Serena Williams in a one-set match in 2010.

Raton, Fla., with USTA coach Adam Peterson. Previously, she worked with
six-time US Open singles champion Chris Evert and trained at the Evert
Academy, also located in Boca Raton.

• Keys won the doubles title at the USTA Girls’ 18s National Championships

with Samantha Crawford to earn a wild card into the main draw of the 2011
US Open women’s doubles event. They play today.

• In the juniors, this year Keys reached the final of the USTA International

Spring Championships and the round of 16 in girls’ singles and the
quarterfinals in girls’ doubles at Wimbledon. She won the Orange Bowl
doubles title with Lauren Herring in December 2010.

• In her young professional career, Keys has already reached the singles final

at two USTA Pro Circuit events. She won the $10,000 event in Cleveland in
June 2010 and reached the final at the $25,000 event in Bayamon, P.R., four
months later.