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Maya Joint

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Maya Joint
Joint in 2024
Country (sports) 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 OpenQ3 (2024)
WimbledonQ2 (2024)
US Open2R (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 Open1R (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]

Joint has a career-high ITF juniors ranking of No. 20, achieved on 29 January 2024.[3]

College career

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On 8 November 2023, Joint committed to the Texas Longhorns tennis team starting from the 2024 season.[4]

Professional career

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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

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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

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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

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Tournament 2024 W–L
Australian Open Q3 0–0
French Open A 0–0
Wimbledon Q2 0–0
US Open 2R 1–1
Win–loss 1–1 1–1

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2024 Kozerki Open, Poland Hard United States Alycia Parks 6–4, 3–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2024 Burnie International, Australia W75 Hard Japan Aoi Ito 1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Win 2–0 Mar 2024 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic W35 Hard China Gao Xinyu 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 2–1 May 2024 Bonita Springs Championship, US W100 Clay New Zealand Lulu Sun 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W40/W50 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2023 ITF Toronto, Canada W25 Hard (i) United States Mia Yamakita Norway Ulrikke Eikeri
Hungary Fanny Stollár
6–7(6), 0–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2023 Gold Coast International, Australia W60 Hard Australia Roisin Gilheany Australia Melisa Ercan
Australia Alicia Smith
7–6(3), 6–1
Loss 1–2 May 2024 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W50 Clay United States Rasheeda McAdoo Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze
Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova
6–3, 4–6, [5–10]

References

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  1. ^ "Maya Joint 2023 US Open profile". usopen.org.
  2. ^ "Maya Joint | Rankings History – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ "Maya Joint junior profile at the ITF". ITF. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Women's Tennis signs prep standout Maya Joint". texassports.com. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ^ Rogers, Leigh (3 December 2023). "Gibson secures biggest singles title on Australian Pro Tour". www.tennis.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Seventeen Aussies to contest mixed doubles at Australian Open 2024". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Polish Open: Joint books spot in final". Tennis Majors. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Parks triumphs in Warsaw to claim second WTA 125 title of year". WTA. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  9. ^ "A record-breaking six Australians qualify at US Open 2024". 22 August 2024.
  10. ^ "US Open 2024's Grand Slam debuts: Shibahara, Joint, Sierra and more". 24 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Maya Joint makes major breakthrough at US Open 2024". 26 August 2024.
  12. ^ "US Open: Keys cruises through second round match". Tennis Majors. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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