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. 110, achieved on 14 October 2024 and a best doubles ranking of No. 187, achieved on 4 November 2024.[2]
Joint has a career-high ITF juniors ranking of No. 20, achieved on 29 January 2024.[3]
Early life
Joint was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan to an Australian father and a German mother.[4] In early 2023, at 16 years of age, Joint made the decision to start representing her father's country of Australia and relocated to Brisbane to begin training at Tennis Australia's National Academy with the likes of junior world no.1 Emerson Jones.[5]
Ranked as the highest 18 years old at No. 136, she made her Grand Slam singles debut at the 2024 US Open after qualifying[11][12] and recorded her first Grand Slam and also WTA Tour win over Laura Siegemund.[13] She lost in the second round to 14th seed Madison Keys in straight sets.[14]
Grand Slam performance timelines
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.
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