Maya Joint

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Maya Joint
Maya Joint (2024 Cary) 01.jpg
Joint in 2024
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 (age 18) [1]
Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$137,941
Singles
Career record64–31
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 135 (26 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 135 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2024)
Wimbledon Q2 (2024)
US Open 2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record29–18
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 242 (26 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 242 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2024)
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]

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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]

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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

Tournament 2024 W–L
Australian Open Q3 0–0
French Open A0–0
Wimbledon Q2 0–0
US Open 2R 1–1
Win–loss1–11–1

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2024 Kozerki Open, PolandHard Flag of the United States.svg 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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Feb 2024 Burnie International, AustraliaW75Hard Flag of Japan.svg Aoi Ito 1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win2–0Mar 2024ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicW35Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gao Xinyu 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Loss2–1 May 2024 Bonita Springs Championship, USW100Clay Flag of New Zealand.svg Lulu Sun 1–6, 3–6

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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 2023ITF Toronto, CanadaW25Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Mia Yamakita Flag of Norway.svg Ulrikke Eikeri
Flag of Hungary.svg Fanny Stollár
6–7(6), 0–6
Win1–1 Nov 2023 Gold Coast International, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roisin Gilheany Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melisa Ercan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Smith
7–6(3), 6–1
Loss1–2May 2024ITF Otočec, SloveniaW50Clay Flag of the United States.svg Rasheeda McAdoo Flag of Georgia.svg Ekaterine Gorgodze
Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeriya Strakhova
6–3, 4–6, [5–10]

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