▁tennis ▁alongside ▁Slo ane ▁Steph ens ▁and ▁Co Co ▁V ande weg he . ▁She ▁deb uted ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁the ▁W TA ▁rank ings ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁woman ▁to ▁realize ▁this ▁mil estone ▁since ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ▁sevent een ▁years ▁earlier . ▁When ▁Ke ys ▁and ▁Steph ens ▁faced ▁off ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁US ▁Open ▁final , ▁they ▁sn apped ▁a ▁stre ak ▁of ▁no ▁American ▁women ▁aside ▁from ▁the ▁Williams ▁sister s ▁appearing ▁in ▁a ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁singles ▁final ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Ke ys ▁has ▁also ▁had ▁success ▁on ▁all ▁surfaces , ▁having ▁reached ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁quarter final ▁stage ▁of ▁all ▁four ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁tournament s . ▁ ▁Ke ys ▁was ▁inspired ▁to ▁start ▁playing ▁tennis ▁after ▁seeing ▁the ▁dress es ▁Ven us ▁Williams ▁was ▁we aring ▁at ▁W im ble don ▁on ▁TV . ▁Origin ally ▁from ▁the ▁Qu ad ▁C ities ▁in ▁Illinois , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Florida ▁to ▁train ▁at ▁the ▁E vert ▁Tennis ▁Academy . ▁Her ▁coach es ▁regarded ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁pro dig y ▁and ▁believed ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁chance ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁major ▁title . ▁Ke ys ▁turned ▁pro ▁on ▁her ▁ 1 4 th ▁birth day ▁and ▁quickly ▁showed ▁her ▁potential ▁by ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁young est ▁players ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁W TA ▁Tour ▁level ▁match ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later . ▁She ▁also ▁won ▁a ▁World