Maya Joint's breakthrough 2025 season has gotten another chapter after the rising star became the first Australian teenager since Jelena Dokic in 2000 to enjoy a 30-win season on the WTA Tour.
On Monday, Joint - who celebrated her 19th birthday in April - kicked off her Hong Kong debut by impressively coming back from a set and a break down to beat Anastasija Sevastova 2-6 6-4 6-3. For the Australian, it was her 30th win on the main level this year.
The last Australian WTA teenager to do so was former world No. 4 Dokic, who was just 17 when she made the 2000 Wimbledon semifinal and registered 34 wins that season.
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Joint won her first two WTA titles this year
The week before the French Open, Joint became a WTA champion after winning it all on the clay courts of Rabat. A month later, the Australian lifted her second WTA title after conquering the grass courts of Eastbourne. It is worth mentioning that she was also a semifinalist in Seoul before losing to Iga Swiatek.
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Since last week, Joint - who currently enjoys a career-high ranking of No. 32 in the world - is also the highest-ranked Australian female tennis player. She replaced Daria Kasatkina.
"I mean I guess when you're finished with tennis, or when you get to No.1, I guess then you've kind of done it. Then you can celebrate. Any milestone in the top 100 is really special. Top 50, top 40, top 30, anything is just a crazy achievement. I think it's important to celebrate when you do it, but not let it take focus away from... like, you've not reached the goal yet," Joint explained on the Sit-Down podcast in May when asked about her future goals.
