Australian tennis player (born 2006)
Maya Joint![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Maya_Joint_%282024_Cary%29_01.jpg/220px-Maya_Joint_%282024_Cary%29_01.jpg) Joint in 2024 |
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Born | (2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 (age 18)[1] Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States |
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Plays | Right-handed |
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Prize money | $137,941 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 64–31 |
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Career titles | 2 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 135 (26 August 2024) |
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Current ranking | No. 135 (26 August 2024) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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Australian Open | Q3 (2024) |
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Wimbledon | Q2 (2024) |
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US Open | 2R (2024) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 29–18 |
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Career titles | 1 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 242 (26 August 2024) |
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Current ranking | No. 242 (26 August 2024) |
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Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
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Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
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Last updated on: 26 August 2024. |
Maya Joint (born 16 April 2006) is an American-born Australian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 135 and a best doubles ranking of No. 242, achieved on 26 August 2024.[2]
Joint has a career-high ITF juniors ranking of No. 20, achieved on 29 January 2024.[3]
College career
On 8 November 2023, Joint committed to the Texas Longhorns tennis team starting from the 2024 season.[4]
Professional career
Joint won her first major ITF Circuit title at the 2023 Gold Coast Tennis International in the doubles draw, partnering Roisin Gilheany.[5]
2024: Grand Slam debut and first win
She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2024 Australian Open, in mixed doubles with Dane Sweeny as a wildcard pair.[6]
In July, was runner-up at the WTA 125 Polish Open, defeating Maja Chwalińska[7] before losing in the final to Alycia Parks.[8]
Ranked as the highest 18 years old at No. 136, she made her Grand Slam singles debut at the 2024 US Open after qualifying[9][10] and recorded her first Grand Slam and also WTA Tour win over Laura Siegemund.[11] She lost in the second round to 14th seed Madison Keys in straight sets.[12]
Key W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2024 | Kozerki Open, Poland | Hard | Alycia Parks | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Legend | W100 tournaments (0–1) | W75 tournaments (1–0) | W35 tournaments (1–0) | | Finals by surface | Hard (2–0) | Clay (0–1) | Grass (0–0) | |
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Legend | W60 tournaments (1–0) | W40/W50 tournaments (0–1) | W25 tournaments (0–1) | | Finals by surface | Hard (1–1) | Clay (0–1) | |
References
- ^ "Maya Joint 2023 US Open profile". usopen.org.
- ^ "Maya Joint | Rankings History – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Maya Joint junior profile at the ITF". ITF. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Women's Tennis signs prep standout Maya Joint". texassports.com. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Rogers, Leigh (3 December 2023). "Gibson secures biggest singles title on Australian Pro Tour". www.tennis.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Seventeen Aussies to contest mixed doubles at Australian Open 2024". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Polish Open: Joint books spot in final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Parks triumphs in Warsaw to claim second WTA 125 title of year". WTA. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "A record-breaking six Australians qualify at US Open 2024". 22 August 2024.
- ^ "US Open 2024's Grand Slam debuts: Shibahara, Joint, Sierra and more". 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Maya Joint makes major breakthrough at US Open 2024". 26 August 2024.
- ^ "US Open: Keys cruises through second round match". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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