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Maya Joint
Singles
Joint at the 2025 Washington Open
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 (age 20) Grosse Pointe, Michigan, US
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Coach	Chris Mahony
Prize money	US$ 1,899,854
Career record	131–83 (61.21%)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 28 (16 February 2026)
Current ranking	No. 87 (29 June 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2025, 2026)
French Open	1R (2025, 2026)
Wimbledon	2R (2026)
US Open	2R (2024, 2025)
Doubles
Career record	66–45 (59.46%)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 33 (16 February 2026)
Current ranking	No. 45 (29 June 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2026)
French Open	2R (2025, 2026)
Wimbledon	3R (2025)
US Open	1R (2025)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2026)

Maya Joint (born on 16 April 2006) is a talented Australian professional tennis player. She has achieved a career-high singles ranking of 28 by the WTA. Her best doubles ranking was No. 33. Maya has won four WTA Tour titles so far: two in singles and two in doubles. She proudly represents Australia in the Billie Jean King Cup team competition.

Early Life and Tennis Beginnings

Maya Joint was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA. Her father, Michael, is Australian, and her mother, Katja, is German. Both her parents were competitive squash, tennis, and badminton players. Maya's father moved from Australia at 19 to play professional squash. He met Katja in Germany. They settled in Detroit in 2004.

Maya started playing tennis very young, in kindergarten. She would hit tennis balls with her father using a squash racquet. She was born a dual citizen of Australia and the United States. As a teenager, Maya showed great promise on the ITF junior circuit. At 17, in mid-2023, she decided to represent Australia. She moved to Brisbane to train at the National Academy (Queensland). There, she trained with other top players like Kim Birrell and Ajla Tomljanović. After her 19th birthday, in mid-2025, Maya moved to Melbourne.

Choosing a Professional Path

On 8 November 2023, Maya committed to play for the Texas Longhorns tennis team in college. This was planned for the 2024/25 season. However, in August 2024, she faced a choice. To keep her eligibility for college sports, she would have to give up prize money from professional tournaments. This is a rule set by the NCAA.

On 26 December 2024, Maya announced her decision. She chose to become a professional tennis player. This meant she would not play college tennis.

Maya Joint's Professional Tennis Career

Maya had a combined ranking of No. 20 on the ITF Junior Circuit on 29 January 2024.

2021-2022: Starting on the Pro Tour

Maya played her first professional tournament at just 14 years old in February 2021. She returned to the professional tour in late 2022. At 16, she won her first main-draw match in a W25 event in Waco, Texas.

2023: First ITF Title

In November 2023, Maya reached her first professional semifinal. This was at the W60 Sydney Challenger event. A month later, she won her first ITF title. This was in doubles at the 2023 Gold Coast Tennis International in Queensland. She partnered with Roisin Gilheany.

2024: Grand Slam Debut and First Singles Win

Maya made her first Grand Slam tournament appearance at the 2024 Australian Open. She played in mixed doubles with Dane Sweeny. In February 2024, at 17, Maya made history. She became the youngest Australian player to win a W75 singles title. This happened at the Burnie tournament.

In July, she was a runner-up at the WTA 125 Polish Open. She made her major singles debut at the 2024 US Open. She qualified for the main draw and recorded her first major win. She defeated Laura Siegemund before losing in the second round.

2025: A Year of Breakthroughs and WTA Titles

Maya started 2025 by winning a match at the Brisbane International. The next week, she reached her first WTA semifinal at the Hobart International. She defeated a top-50 player for the first time. Maya received a wildcard entry into the main draw at the Australian Open.

Partnering with Taylah Preston, Maya won her first WTA 125 doubles title. This was at the Cancún Open in February. In March, she qualified for the Mérida Open. She then entered the top 100 in singles rankings for the first time. She became the second-youngest teenager in the top 100.

Maya made her debut for the Australia Billie Jean King Cup team in April. She played against Kazakhstan. Later, at the Madrid Open, she secured her first WTA Tour main-draw clay-court win. At 19 years and five days, she became the youngest Australian to win a WTA 1000 match. This broke a record set by Ashleigh Barty.

In May, Maya won her first WTA Tour singles title at the Morocco Open. She also won the doubles title at the same tournament with Oksana Kalashnikova. These wins boosted her to new career-high rankings. She then made her French Open debut.

Moving to the grass-court season, Maya won her second career singles title. This was at the Eastbourne Open in June. She saved four match points in the final. Days later, she made her main-draw debut at Wimbledon. In August, she reached the third round of the Cincinnati Open. She also reached the second round of the US Open.

In September, Maya reached the semifinals at the Korea Open. She was also a runner-up in doubles there. The following week, she reached the third round of the China Open. In October, she made it to the semifinals at the Hong Kong Open. She played for Australia in the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs in November. Her team won their group and advanced to the 2026 qualifying round.

2026: WTA 500 Doubles Title and a Memorable Wimbledon Win

Maya started 2026 representing Australia at the 2026 United Cup. She reached the quarterfinals with Alex de Minaur. She then played at the Adelaide International, reaching the quarterfinals. At the Australian Open, Maya was seeded 30th. This made her the first Australian seed since 2022. She lost in the first round of singles, but reached the third round in doubles.

In February, Maya teamed up with Ekaterina Alexandrova. They won her first WTA 500 doubles title at the Abu Dhabi Open. This was a significant win for her.

In June, Maya faced a challenging period. She lost in the first round of the Eastbourne Open. This was her eleventh straight WTA Tour singles defeat. Her ranking dropped as a result. However, at Wimbledon, she achieved a huge victory. She defeated 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in the first round. This was a very high-profile win for her career. Maya then lost in the second round.

Sponsorships

Maya Joint is sponsored by the Australian sportswear brand Elite Eleven.

Performance Timelines

These tables show Maya Joint's performance in major tournaments over the years.

Singles Performance

This table shows Maya's singles results up to the 2026 French Open.

**Key**
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	A	P	Z#	PO	G	F-S	SF-B	NMS	NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	2024	2025	2026	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q3	1R	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
French Open	A	1R	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Wimbledon	Q2	1R	2R	0 / 2	1–1	50%
US Open	2R	2R		0 / 2	2–2	50%
Win–loss	1–1	1–4	1–2	0 / 8	3–7	30%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Qatar Open	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Dubai Championships	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Indian Wells Open	A	1R	2R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Miami Open	A	Q2	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid Open	A	2R	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Italian Open	A	1R	2R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Canadian Open	A	2R		0 / 1	1–1	50%
Cincinnati Open	A	3R		0 / 1	2–1	67%
Win–loss	0–0	4–8	0–4	0 / 12	4–12	25%
Career statistics
Tournaments	2	17	9	Total: 28
Titles	0	2	0	Total: 2
Finals	0	2	0	Total: 2
Overall win–loss	1–2	29–17	3–10	1 / 28	33–29	53%
Year-end ranking	119	32		$1,745,096

Doubles Performance

This table shows Maya's doubles results up to the 2026 French Open.

Tournament	2025	2026	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	3R	0 / 2	2–2	50%
French Open	2R	2R	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Wimbledon	3R		0 / 1	2–1	67%
US Open	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	3–4	3–2	0 / 6	6–6	50%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Qatar Open			0 / 0	0–0	–
Dubai			0 / 0	0–0	–
Indian Wells Open			0 / 0	0–0	–
Miami Open			0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid Open			0 / 0	0–0	–
Italian Open			0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	2R		0 / 1	1–1	50%
Cincinnati Open			0 / 0	0–0	–
China Open	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wuhan Open	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss			0 / 0	0–0	–
Career statistics
Tournaments			Career total:
Titles			Career total:
Finals			Career total:
Overall win–loss
Year-end ranking

WTA Tour Finals

These tables show Maya Joint's results in WTA Tour finals.

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (2–0)

Finals by surface
Clay (1–0)
Grass (1–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–0)
Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 2025	Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco	WTA 250	Clay	Jaqueline Cristian	6–3, 6–2
Win	2–0	Jun 2025	Eastbourne Open, United Kingdom	WTA 250	Grass	Alexandra Eala	6–4, 1–6, 7–6^(12–10)

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (1–1)
WTA 250 (1–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–1)

Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–2)
Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	May 2025	Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco	WTA 250	Clay	Oksana Kalashnikova	Angelica Moratelli Camilla Rosatello	6–3, 7–5
Loss	1–1	Jun 2025	Eastbourne Open, United Kingdom	WTA 250	Grass	Hsieh Su-wei	Marie Bouzková Anna Danilina	4–6, 5–7
Loss	1–2	Sep 2025	Korea Open, South Korea	WTA 500	Hard	Caty McNally	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	3–6, 6–7^(6–8)
Win	2–2	Feb 2026	Abu Dhabi Open, United Arab Emirates	WTA 500	Hard	Ekaterina Alexandrova	Tereza Mihalíková Olivia Nicholls	3–6, 7–6^(7–5), [10–8]

WTA 125 Finals

These tables show Maya Joint's results in WTA 125 finals.

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2025	Cancún Open, Mexico	Hard	Taylah Preston	Aliona Bolsova Yvonne Cavallé Reimers	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Mar 2025	Puerto Vallarta Open, Mexico	Hard	Ena Shibahara	Hanna Chang Christina McHale	6–2, 2–6, [7–10]

ITF Circuit Finals

These tables show Maya Joint's results in 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)

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

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

Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
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)	Mia Yamakita	Ulrikke Eikeri Fanny Stollár	6–7⁽⁶⁾, 0–6
Win	1–1	Nov 2023	Gold Coast International, Australia	W60	Hard	Roisin Gilheany	Melisa Ercan Alicia Smith	7–6⁽³⁾, 6–1
Loss	1–2	May 2024	ITF Otočec, Slovenia	W50	Clay	Rasheeda McAdoo	Ekaterine Gorgodze Valeriya Strakhova	6–3, 4–6, [5–10]