Madison Keys recently reflected on her thoughts on how the dress code considerations played a significant role in selecting the location for the 2025 WTA Finals photoshoot, which featured the top eight singles players in stunning designer outfits. The World No. 7 concluded her WTA Finals tournament journey with illness, losing her group stage matches and withdrawing from her third-round match, which was scheduled against Elena Rybakina.
Madison Keys Shares Her Thoughts on the Location of the WTA Finals Photoshoot
Keys made her second appearance at the WTA Finals, her first being in 2016 at Kallang, Singapore. She began her 2025 WTA Finals after her US Open tournament journey and faced defeat at the hands of Iga Świątek and Amanda Anisimova in her group stage matches.
During her recent appearance on “The Player’s Box Podcast,” the Rock Island, Illinois, native shared her views on the WTA Finals photoshoot and how the location had to be selected in accordance with their dress code. She also revealed that they faced similar issues of location and dress code during last year’s photoshoot as well.
She added, “I heard that they were trying to find a closed location, obviously, because some of the dresses… it was like the shoulders were showing or like there was a cutout or something. And I heard that they were kind of running into an issue last year where if shoulders were out or there was a cutout and you guys took your pictures in a more public place, it was like you kind of had to be shielded away a little.”
While highlighting the location’s selection, she continued, “So, I don’t think they wanted to run into that issue again this year. So, they tried to find a more closed location where we weren’t out in the public. I saw a lot of the comments from people where they were like, obviously, there’s so many places you could have gone and whatever, but dress code wise, I don’t think all of us would have been okay.”
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The official WTA Finals portrait of the singles players captured the elite stars in designer-made outfits. Keys wore a beautiful green gown by Lela Rose, while Jessica Pegula wore a Talbot Runhof dress. The World No. 3, Coco Gauff, was wearing a custom-made Miu Miu dress, and Amanda Anisimova was in a gown designed by A.L.C.
Aryna Sabalenka wore a red dress by Alberta Ferretti, and Świątek wore a custom-designed dress by Lurline, founded by Saudi Arabian sisters Sarah and Siham Albinali. The Italian star, Jasmine Paolini, was dressed in a Brunello Cucinelli outfit, whereas the eventual champion, Rybakina, wore an outfit by STAUD.
The picture was captured at Bab AlSaad Resort, situated in the historic district of Diriyah, Jadidah, by award-winning artist Yumna Al-Arashi.