Career Timeline of Maya Joint: Major Achievements and Milestones

From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Maya Joint made an impact.

Maya Joint is an American-born Australian professional tennis player. She achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 53 and doubles ranking of No. 107, both on May 26, 2025.

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2017: Ashleigh Barty at the 2017 Miami Open

In 2017, Ashleigh Barty set the previous record of youngest Australian to win a WTA 1000 match at 20 years and 330 days at the Miami Open.

November 2023: College Tennis Commitment

On November 8, 2023, Maya Joint committed to the Texas Longhorns tennis team starting from the 2024/25 season.

2023: First ITF Circuit Title

In 2023, Maya Joint won her first ITF Circuit title at the Gold Coast Tennis International in doubles, partnering with Roisin Gilheany.

2023: Decision to Represent Australia

In early 2023, at 16 years of age, Maya Joint decided to represent Australia, her father's country, and relocated to Brisbane to train at Tennis Australia's National Academy.

January 2024: ITF Jr. Circuit Ranking

On January 29, 2024, Maya Joint achieved a combined ranking of No. 20 on the ITF Jr. Circuit.

December 2024: Turned professional

On December 26, 2024, Joint announced she would turn professional and forego her college tennis opportunity.

2024: Grand Slam Debut

In 2024, Maya Joint made her Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open in mixed doubles with Dane Sweeny as a wildcard pair.

March 2025: WTA 125 Title and Top 100 Ranking

In March 2025, Partnering Taylah Preston, Joint won her first WTA 125 doubles title at the Cancún Open. She qualified for the Mérida Open and defeated Julia Grabher. As a result, Joint reached the top 100 in the singles rankings on March 3, 2025, for the first time in her career. She defeated Donna Vekić, to make it through to her first WTA 500 quarterfinal.

May 2025: First WTA Tour Title and Career-High Rankings

In May 2025, at the Morocco Open, Maya Joint won her first WTA Tour title, defeating Jaqueline Cristian. She and Oksana Kalashnikova also won the doubles title. As a result, she rose to career-high rankings of world No. 53 in singles and No. 107 in doubles on May 26, 2025. That same day she made her French Open debut but lost to Ajla Tomljanović.

May 2025: Achieved Career-High WTA Rankings

On May 26, 2025, Maya Joint achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 53 and a doubles ranking of No. 107 by the WTA.

2025: 2025 Season and Australian Open

In 2025, Maya Joint began the season with a victory over Maddison Inglis at the Brisbane International, reached her first WTA semifinal at the Hobart International, defeating Olga Danilović and Magda Linette, before losing to Elise Mertens. She lost to Jessica Pegula at the Australian Open.

2025: Billie Jean King Cup Debut

In 2025, Maya Joint debuted for the Australia Billie Jean King Cup team against Kazakhstan, losing to Yulia Putintseva. She then defeated Yuliana Monroy as Australia beat Colombia, although it was not enough to see them progress to the finals.