History of Maya Joint in Timeline

Maya Joint is a professional tennis player who represents Australia, despite being born in America. She has achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 80 in March 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 161 in February 2025, as recognized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

April 2006: Maya Joint's Birth

On April 2006, Maya Joint was born in America and would later become an Australian tennis player.

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November 2023: Commitment to Texas Longhorns

On November 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 the age of 16, 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 Juniors Ranking

In January 2024, Maya Joint achieved a career-high ITF juniors ranking of No. 20.

December 2024: Decision to Turn Professional

On December 26, 2024, Maya 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.

2024: Grand Slam Singles Debut and First WTA Tour Win

In 2024, ranked No. 136 and the highest 18-year-old, Maya Joint made her Grand Slam singles debut at the US Open after qualifying. She recorded her first Grand Slam and WTA Tour win over Laura Siegemund, but lost in the second round to Madison Keys.

February 2025: Career-High Doubles Ranking

In February 2025, Maya Joint reached her best doubles ranking of No. 161.

March 2025: Career-High Singles Ranking

In March 2025, Maya Joint achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 80 by the WTA.

2025: 2025 Season

In 2025, Maya Joint started the season with a victory over Maddison Inglis at the Brisbane International. She later reached her first WTA semifinal at the Hobart International, defeating Olga Danilović and Magda Linette. She lost in the semifinals to Elise Mertens. Joint was given a wildcard entry into the main draw at the Australian Open, but lost to Jessica Pegula in the first round.

2025: First WTA 125 Doubles Title and Top 100 Ranking

In 2025, Maya Joint, partnering with Taylah Preston, secured her first WTA 125 doubles title at the Cancún Open. She then qualified for the main-draw at the Mérida Open and defeated Julia Grabher. As a result, Joint reached the top 100 in the singles rankings for the first time, becoming only the second teenager in the top 100. Joint also defeated Donna Vekić to reach her first WTA 500 quarterfinal. She lost the quarterfinal match against Elina Avanesyan.

2025: Billie Jean King Cup Debut

In April 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.