Keys Claims Third Eastbourne Championship

Richard Pagliaro | Saturday, June 27, 2026
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The Eastbourne grass remains a winning field for Madison Keys.

 The second-seeded Keys dictated play on serve stopping Tatjana Maria 7-5, 6-4 to capture her 11th career championship on Eastbourne’s grass.

Keys did not surrender a set in five tournament wins to collect her third Eastbourne championship, following her maiden title in 2014 and her 2023 title run.

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It was Keys’ first title since her inspired run to the 2025 Australian Open where she beat Iga Swiatek and No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to win her maiden major. Keys avenged a 6-3, 7-6(3) loss to Maria in the 2025 Queen’s Club semifinals that saw Maria go on to win her biggest championship at Queen’s Club.

Today, Keys served for the opening st at 5-4 only to see Maria save three set points to level after 10 games.

Resetting, Keys won a 12 point game, the longest of the opening set, to break back for 6-5. On her fifth set point, Keys served out the opening set at 30.

In the second set, Keys stamped four love holds in her five service games to seal the title in one hour, 33 minutes.

The 31-year-old Keys improved to 11-6 lifetime in Tour-level finals.