Maya Joint Schedule Biography Ranking and Indian Wells Open 2027

Maya Joint Profile and Indian Wells Overview

Maya Joint is an American born Australian professional tennis player born on 16 April 2006 in Grosse Pointe Michigan. The 20 year old reached a career high WTA singles ranking of World number 28 in February 2026 and is the leading young woman in Australian tennis. She has won two WTA singles titles in Rabat and Eastbourne in 2025 plus three doubles titles. She became known around the world by beating 23 time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in the first round of Wimbledon 2026.

This guide covers the Maya Joint schedule and biography and her ranking and the Indian Wells Open 2027 outlook. It also explains her titles and playing style and prize money and family. See the full list on the Players page and the Points Table. Official rankings are published on the WTA Tour website.

Maya Joint Career at a Glance

Maya Joint Biography and Early Life

Joint was born in Grosse Pointe in the Detroit area of Michigan into a racquet sports family. Her father Michael Mick Joint is a Melbourne born former professional squash player who left Australia at 19 to chase the sport and played in Argentina and Canada and Germany. In Germany he met her mother Katja Joint who competed in squash and tennis and badminton. The couple settled in Detroit in 2004 and moved back to Australia in 2025 when Mick took a coaching role at the MCC Squash Club.

Maya started tennis in kindergarten hitting balls with her father on local Michigan courts and often used squash racquets. That unusual start gave her great feel for the ball. Her mother travelled with her to nearly every tournament until she was 16.

Switching to Australia and the NCAA Controversy

A dual citizen of Australia and the United States from birth she represented the US in her early junior years. In mid 2023 at age 17 she chose to represent her father country and moved to Brisbane to train at the Tennis Australia National Academy with players such as Ajla Tomljanovic and Kim Birrell. She later settled in Melbourne in 2025. She says she owes her career to Tennis Australia and calls the Billie Jean King Cup her proudest memory.

Her path nearly went through US college tennis as she committed to the University of Texas for 2024 and 2025. In August 2024 she had to give up 140000 US dollars in US Open prize money to protect her NCAA eligibility. The ruling was widely criticised and Andy Roddick called it absurd. In December 2024 she turned professional and she still studies a criminal justice program through Indiana University East with a goal of becoming a detective one day.

Maya Joint Career Timeline

2021 to 2024 Juniors to a Grand Slam Debut

Joint played her first professional event at 14 in 2021 and built her ranking on the ITF circuit after switching to Australia. In February 2024 she became the youngest Australian to win an ITF W75 singles title in Burnie. In August she qualified for the US Open and made her Grand Slam debut. She beat Laura Siegemund for her first major main draw win before losing to Madison Keys.

2025 Breakout Season and Two Titles

The year 2025 was her breakthrough. She reached the Hobart semifinal then won her first WTA singles title in Rabat and also took the doubles there with Oksana Kalashnikova. She won a second title in Eastbourne where she saved four championship points against Alexandra Eala. In Madrid she became the youngest Australian to win a WTA 1000 match and broke the record of Ash Barty. She finished the year at No 32 and was the top ranked Australian woman.

2026 WTA 500 Doubles Titles and the Serena Win

Joint reached a career high of World number 28 in February 2026. She won her first WTA 500 doubles titles in Abu Dhabi with Ekaterina Alexandrova and in Monterrey with Xu Yifan. Seeded 30th at the Australian Open she was the first Australian woman seeded there since Barty in 2022. At Wimbledon she beat Serena Williams on Centre Court in round one which was the biggest win of her career. She also reached the Korea Open singles final but a back injury interrupted her season.

Maya Joint Titles and Finals

Joint has won five WTA Tour titles with two in singles and three in doubles.

Maya Joint Ranking History and Current Ranking

Joint reached a career high WTA singles ranking of World number 28 on 16 February 2026 and a career high doubles ranking of No 26 on 14 September 2026. In late September 2026 she is ranked around No 75 in singles and No 31 in doubles after a mid season back injury. Rankings change every week so check the WTA site for the latest line.

Maya Joint Playing Style Racket and Team

Joint is an aggressive right handed baseliner with a two handed backhand. Clay is her favourite surface because she trained on it every summer with her grandparents in Germany and she loves to slide. She also moves well on hard courts and her early years with squash racquets gave her unusually good hands. She is quick and a fierce competitor and holds a brown belt in karate which earned her the Ginger Ninja nickname.

She names Roger Federer and Ash Barty as her idols and says Simona Halep is her favourite WTA player. She plays with a Yonex racket and wears the Australian brand Elite Eleven. In 2025 she became the first Australian on the Red Bull athlete roster. She is coached by Chris Mahony and works with a mental coach inside the Tennis Australia system.

Maya Joint at Indian Wells

Joint is a recent arrival at the BNP Paribas Open with two main draw appearances and a best result of the second round.

Maya Joint 2026 Indian Wells Round by Round

Her 2026 campaign in the California desert was cut short by a lower back injury picked up around the event. It kept her out of action for part of the following stretch of the season.

Indian Wells Open 2027 Schedule Draw and Overview for Maya Joint

The full draw is released closer to the event so her exact path is not set. On a ranking near No 75 she may play without a seed and face a tougher first round than in 2026 unless she climbs the rankings before entries close. Check the daily order of play on the Schedule page and see ticket options on the Tickets page. Learn about the courts on the Venue Guide and read how to watch the BNP Paribas Open 2027 in the USA.

Records and Milestones of Maya Joint

Records

• Beat 23 time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in the first round of Wimbledon 2026 in the first singles match for Williams since the 2022 US Open.
• First Australian woman seeded at the Australian Open since Ash Barty in 2026 as the 30th seed.
• Youngest Australian to win a WTA 1000 main draw match in Madrid 2025 which broke the record of Barty.
• Saved four championship points to beat Alexandra Eala for the 2025 Eastbourne title.
• Youngest Australian to win an ITF W75 singles title in Burnie 2024.

Maya Joint Net Worth and Prize Money

At this early stage of her career Joint has earned about 2500000 US dollars in WTA prize money and the total has climbed sharply since her 2025 breakthrough. Her personal net worth has not been officially shared. Beyond prize money her income comes from sponsors including Red Bull and Yonex and Elite Eleven. These are prize money figures and not audited net worth estimates.

Maya Joint Family and Personal Life

Her father Mick Joint is a former professional squash player from Australia and her mother Katja is a German who played racquet sports. She holds dual Australian and American citizenship and lives in Melbourne. Away from the court she studies criminal justice and dreams of becoming a detective. She is close with the other Australian women on tour and supports Tennis Australia in every Billie Jean King Cup tie.

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