▁No . ▁ 3 7 , ▁an ▁improvement ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁places ▁from ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 : ▁First ▁W TA ▁title ▁ ▁In ▁Ke ys ' s ▁second ▁tournament ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Sydney ▁International ▁and ▁made ▁her ▁first ▁Premier ▁semif inal . ▁She ▁cru ised ▁past ▁No . ▁ 1 1 ▁Sim ona ▁H ale p ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁No . ▁ 9 ▁Angel ique ▁Ker ber . ▁She ▁next ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open , ▁but ▁was ▁ups et ▁by ▁Zh eng ▁J ie ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁after ▁dro pping ▁a ▁double ▁break ▁advantage ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁set . ▁In ▁February , ▁Ke ys ▁made ▁her ▁Fed ▁Cup ▁debut ▁against ▁Italy . ▁She ▁lost ▁her ▁only ▁singles ▁match ▁to ▁Camil a ▁Giorg i ▁but ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁dead ▁rub ber ▁doubles ▁match ▁with ▁La uren ▁Davis ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁lost ▁the ▁tie . ▁Ke ys ▁again ▁participated ▁in ▁Fed ▁Cup ▁in ▁April . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁lost ▁this ▁tie ▁to ▁France ▁ 3 – 2 ▁and ▁were ▁b ounced ▁from ▁the ▁top - t ier ▁World ▁Group . ▁Ke ys ▁won ▁her ▁first ▁Fed ▁Cup ▁match ▁against ▁Al iz é ▁Cor net ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁win ▁her ▁next ▁singles ▁match ▁or ▁the ▁decis ive ▁doubles ▁rub ber ▁with ▁Slo ane ▁Steph ens . ▁ ▁Ke ys ▁entered ▁the ▁Intern ation aux ▁de ▁Str as bourg ▁having ▁won ▁back