The 2025 Madison Keys tennis season officially began on 30 December 2024, with the start of the ASB Classic in Auckland.
Yearly summary Keys opened her season at Auckland, where she lost in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Clara Tauson. Keys won the Adelaide International, defeating top seed Jessica Pegula in the final in three sets. It was her ninth career singles title.
Seeded 19th at the Australian Open, she defeated 10th seed Danielle Collins, 6th seed Elena Rybakina, and 28th seed Elina Svitolina to reach the semifinals. As a result, she returned to the top 10 in the singles rankings. In the semifinals, Keys upset world No. 2, Iga Świątek, in three sets, coming from a set down (the first semifinalist to do so since Venus Williams in 2017) and a match point down to reach the second major final of her career, eight years after being the US Open finalist. In the final, Keys defeated world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to win her first major title and return to her career-high ranking of world No. 7. She was the first player to win a major after defeating both the world No. 1 and world No. 2 at the Australian Open since Serena Williams in 2005 and at any major since Svetlana Kuznetsova at the 2009 French Open. Her two further wins over top-10 seeds (No. 6 Rybakina and No. 10 Collins) made her the fourth woman (after Evonne Goolagong Cawley at Wimbledon, Mary Pierce at the Australian Open, and Li Na at Roland Garros) to defeat four top-10 seeded opponents en route to a major title. At 29, she became both the oldest first-time women's Australian Open champion and the player with the longest gap between their first two major finals in the Open Era.
On February 24, Keys entered the top 5 for the first time in her career, reaching a ceer high ranking of No. 5. On her return to the tour following her Australian Open title, in Indian Wells, fifth seed Keys defeated Anastasia Potapova in straight sets, recording a bagel in the second set. She then defeated Elise Mertens and Donna Vekić in consecutive three-set matches to extend her winning streak to 15 matches in a row. She beat wildcard player Belinda Bencic in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, she lost 0-6, 1-6 to top seed Aryna Sabalenka in a rematch of their Australian Open final, snapping her 16 match win streak.
Keys was upset by wild card Alexandra Eala in the third round of Miami. She also lost in the third round of Charleston to Anna Kalinskaya. She advanced to the quarterfinals of Madrid, where she lost in three sets to Świątek in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal. She lost in a third set tiebreak to Peyton Stearns in the third of Rome. She chose not to defend her title in Strasbourg.
Seeded 7th at Roland Garros, Keys reached the quarterfinals for the first time since 2019. She defeated Daria Saville, Katie Boulter, Sofia Kenin (saving match points), and Hailey Baptiste to do so. In the quarterfinals, she won the first set but lost in three to eventual champion Coco Gauff. This ended Keys's major match win streak at 11.
On grass courts, Keys made the semifinals of the Queen's Club Championships, where she was upset by eventual champion Tatjana Maria. She was upset in the first round of Berlin by former Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová, who went on to win the title. Seeded 6th at Wimbledon, Wimbledon, she was upset in the third round by Laura Siegemund.
In the fourth round of Montreal, Keys saved match points to defeat 11th seed Karolína Muchová. She lost in the quarterfinals to Tauson. At Cincinnati, Keys lost in the fourth round to Rybakina in three sets. Seeded 6th at the US Open, she was upset by Renata Zarazúa in the first round in a match lasting over three hours.
For the second consecutive year, Keys did not play the Asian swing. Nevertheless, she qualified for the WTA Finals for the first time since 2016. Seeded 7th, Keys lost her opening round robin match to Świątek in her first match since the US Open. In her second match, she lost in three sets to Amanda Anisimova despite leading by a set and a break. Having already been eliminated from semifinal contention, Keys withdrew from her last round robin match against Rybakina due to illness, being replaced by Ekaterina Alexandrova (after Mirra Andreeva declined to take her spot). Keys finished the year ranked No. 7, her highest year end ranking in her career.
All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Madison Keys in 2025.
Singles matches Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score 1 1R Lucia Bronzetti 73 Win 6–4, 6–4 2 2R Jaqueline Cristian 85 Win 6–1, 6–2 3 QF Clara Tauson 50 Loss 4–6, 6–7(7–9) 4 1R Beatriz Haddad Maia 16 Win 6–2, 6–1 5 2R Jeļena Ostapenko 17 Win 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 6 QF Daria Kasatkina 9 Win 6–1, 6–3 7 SF Liudmila Samsonova 26 Win 5–7, 7–5, 3–0 ret. 8 W Jessica Pegula 7 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 9 1R Ann Li 84 Win 6–4, 7–5 10 2R Elena-Gabriela Ruse 125 Win 7–6(7–1), 2–6, 7–5 11 3R Danielle Collins 11 Win 6–4, 6–4 12 4R Elena Rybakina 7 Win 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 13 QF Elina Svitolina 27 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 14 SF Iga Świątek 2 Win 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(10–8) 15 W Aryna Sabalenka 1 Win 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 – 1R Bye 16 2R Anastasia Potapova 34 Win 6–3, 6–0 17 3R Elise Mertens 28 Win 6–2, 6–7(8–10), 6–4 18 4R Donna Vekić 22 Win 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–3 19 QF Belinda Bencic 58 Win 6–1, 6–1 20 SF Aryna Sabalenka 1 Loss 0–6, 1–6 – 1R Bye 21 2R Elina Avanesyan 36 Win 6–3, 6–3 22 3R Alexandra Eala 140 Loss 4–6, 2–6 – 1R Bye 23 2R Caroline Dolehide 73 Win 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 24 3R Anna Kalinskaya 33 Loss 2–6, 4–6 – 1R Bye 25 2R Lucia Bronzetti 59 Win 6–4, 6–3 26 3R Anna Kalinskaya 29 Win 7–5, 7–6(7–3) 27 4R Donna Vekić 21 Win 6–2, 6–3 28 QF Iga Świątek 2 Loss 6–0, 3–6, 2–6 – 1R Bye 29 2R Varvara Gracheva 65 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–1 30 3R Peyton Stearns 42 Loss 6–2, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) 31 1R Daria Saville 137 Win 6–2, 6–1 32 2R Katie Boulter 38 Win 6–1, 6–3 33 3R Sofia Kenin 30 Win 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 34 4R Hailey Baptiste 70 Win 6–3, 7–5 35 QF Coco Gauff 2 Loss 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 1–6 – 1R Bye 36 2R Anastasia Zakharova 111 Win 6–3, 6–2 37 QF Diana Shnaider 12 Win 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 38 SF Tatjana Maria 86 Loss 3–6, 6–7(3–7) 39 1R Markéta Vondroušová 164 Loss 5–7, 6–7(6–8) 40 1R Elena-Gabriela Ruse 58 Win 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 7–5 41 2R Olga Danilović 37 Win 6–4, 6–2 42 3R Laura Siegemund 104 Loss 3–6, 3–6 – 1R Bye 43 2R Laura Siegemund 54 Win 6–2, 6–1 44 3R Caty McNally 116 Win 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 45 4R Karolína Muchová 14 Win 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 46 QF Clara Tauson 19 Loss 1–6, 4–6 – 1R Bye 47 2R Eva Lys 62 Win 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1) 48 3R Aoi Ito 94 Win 6–4, 6–0 49 4R Elena Rybakina 10 Loss 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 2–6 50 1R Renata Zarazúa 82 Loss 7–6(12–10), 6–7(3–7), 5–7 51 RR Iga Świątek 2 Loss 1–6, 2–6 52 RR Amanda Anisimova 4 Loss 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 – RR Elena Rybakina 6 Withdrew Source:
Doubles matches Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score 1 1R Magda Linette / Rebecca Šramková 95 / 475 Win 7–6(7–3), 4–6, [10–6] 2 2R Sofia Kenin / Lyudmyla Kichenok 38 / 9 Loss 3–6, 4–6 3 1R Peyton Stearns / Markéta Vondroušová 53 / 362 Loss 6–3, 2–6, [5–10]Source:
Mixed doubles matches Tournament Match Round Opponent CombinedRank Result Score 1 1R Iga Świątek / Casper Ruud 14 Loss 1–4, 2–4
Schedule Per Madison Keys, this is her current 2025 schedule (subject to change).
Singles schedule
DateTournamentLocationTierSurfaceresultpointsNewpointsResult 30 December 2024 – 5 January 2025 WTA Auckland Open New Zealand WTA 250 Hard 054Quarterfinals lost to Clara Tauson4–6, 6–7(7–9) 6 January 2025 – 11 January 2025 Adelaide International Australia WTA 500 Hard 0500Winner defeated Jessica Pegula6–3, 4–6, 6–1 12 January 2025–26 January 2025 Australian Open Australia Grand Slam Hard 02000Winner defeated Aryna Sabalenka6–3, 2–6, 7–5 5 March 2025 –16 March 2025 Indian Wells Open United States WTA 1000 Hard3R65390Semifinals lost to Aryna Sabalenka0–6, 1–6 18 March 2025 –30 March 2025 Miami Open United States WTA 1000 Hard4R12065Third round lost to Alexandra Eala4–6, 2–6 31 March 2025 – 6 April 2025 Charleston Open United States WTA 500 Clay2R160Third round lost to Anna Kalinskaya2–6, 4–6 22 April 2025 –4 May 2025 Madrid Open Spain WTA 1000 ClaySF390215Quarterfinals lost to Iga Świątek6–0, 3–6, 2–6 7 May 2025 –18 May 2025 Italian Open Italy WTA 1000 ClayQF21565Third round lost to Peyton Stearns6–2, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) 18 May 2025 – 24 May 2025 Internationaux de Strasbourg France WTA 500 ClayW5000 Withdrew 26 May 2025 –9 June 2025 French Open France Grand Slam Clay3R130430Quarterfinals lost to Coco Gauff7–6(8–6), 4–6, 1–6 9 June 2025 – 15 June 2025 Queen's Club Championships United Kingdom WTA 500 Grass 0195Semifinals lost to Tatjana Maria3–6, 6–7(3–7) 16 June 2025 – 22 June 2025 German Open Germany WTA 500 Grass 01First round lost to Markéta Vondroušová5–7, 6–7(6–8) 23 June 2025 – 28 June 2025 Eastbourne Open United Kingdom WTA 250 GrassSF1950 Withdrew 30 June 2025 –13 July 2025 Wimbledon Championships United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass4R240130Third round lost to Laura Siegemund3–6, 3–6 27 July 2025 –7 August 2025 Canadian Open Canada WTA 1000 Hard2R10215Quarterfinals lost to Clara Tauson1–6, 4–6 7 August 2025 –18 August 2025 Cincinnati Open United States WTA 1000 Hard 0120Fourth round lost to Elena Rybakina7–6(7–3), 4–6, 2–6 24 August 2025 –7 September 2025 US Open United States Grand Slam Hard3R13010First round lost to Renata Zarazúa7–6(12–10), 6–7(3–7), 5–7 24 September 2025 –5 October 2025 China Open China WTA 1000 Hard4R1200 Withdrew 6 October 2025 –12 October 2025 Wuhan Open China WTA 1000 Hard1R100 Withdrew 1 November 2025 –8 November 2025 WTA Finals Saudi Arabia WTA Finals Hard 00Round robin withdrew against Elena Rybakina2 losses Total year-end points 2126 4335 2209
Yearly records
Head-to-head match-ups Keys has a () WTA match win–loss record in the 2025 season. Her record against players who were part of the WTA rankings top ten at the time of their meetings is (). Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at the time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:
Lucia Bronzetti 2–0 Elena-Gabriela Ruse 2–0 Donna Vekić 2–0 Elina Avanesyan 1–0 Hailey Baptiste 1–0 Belinda Bencic 1–0 Katie Boulter 1–0 Danielle Collins 1–0 Jaqueline Cristian 1–0 Olga Danilović 1–0 Caroline Dolehide 1–0 Beatriz Haddad Maia 1–0 Varvara Gracheva 1–0 Aoi Ito 1–0 Daria Kasatkina 1–0 Sofia Kenin 1–0 Ann Li 1–0 Eva Lys 1–0 Caty McNally 1–0 Elise Mertens 1–0 Karolína Muchová 1–0 Jeļena Ostapenko 1–0 Jessica Pegula 1–0 Anastasia Potapova 1–0 Liudmila Samsonova 1–0 Daria Saville 1–0 Diana Shnaider 1–0 Elina Svitolina 1–0 Anastasia Zakharova 1–0 Anna Kalinskaya 1–1 Elena Rybakina 1–1 Aryna Sabalenka 1–1 Laura Siegemund 1–1 Iga Świątek 1–2 Amanda Anisimova 0–1 Alexandra Eala 0–1 Coco Gauff 0–1 Tatjana Maria 0–1 Peyton Stearns 0–1 Markéta Vondroušová 0–1 Renata Zarazúa 0–1 Clara Tauson 0–2
Top 10 record ResultW–L Opponent Tournament SurfaceScore Win1–0 Daria Kasatkina9Adelaide International, AustraliaHardQF6–1, 6–320Win2–0 Jessica Pegula7Adelaide International, AustraliaHardF6–3, 4–6, 6–120Win3–0 Elena Rybakina7Australian Open, AustraliaHard4R6–3, 1–6, 6–314Win4–0 Iga Świątek2Australian Open, AustraliaHardSF5–7, 6–1, 7–6(10–8)14Win5–0 Aryna Sabalenka1Australian Open, AustraliaHardF6–3, 2–6, 7–514Loss5–1 Aryna Sabalenka1Indian Wells Open, United StatesHardSF0–6, 1–65Loss5–2 Iga Świątek2Madrid Open, SpainClayQF6–0, 3–6, 2–65Loss5–3 Coco Gauff2French Open, FranceClayQF7–6(8–6), 4–6, 1–68Loss5–4 Elena Rybakina10Cincinnati Open, United StatesHard4R7–6(7–3), 4–6, 2–66Loss5–5 Iga Świątek2WTA Finals, Saudi ArabiaHard (i)RR1–6, 2–67Loss5–6 Amanda Anisimova4WTA Finals, Saudi ArabiaHard (i)RR6–4, 3–6, 2–67
Finals Singles: 2 (2 titles) Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) WTA 1000 (0–0) WTA 500 (1–0) Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Finals by setting Outdoor (2–0) Indoor (0–0)