Eighteen-year-old Maya Joint is making strikes within the WTA singles and doubles rankings following a stellar week in Cancun.
Cancun, Mexico, 18 February 2025 | Jackson Mansell
Girls’s singles:
A semifinal look on the WTA 125 occasion in Cancun has pushed Maya Joint nearer to a maiden top-100 berth.
The 18-year-old rose seven locations to world No.105 following her second semifinal of 2025; she reached the identical stage in Hobart, the place she prevailed in opposition to Australian Open 2020 champion Sofia Kenin.
There might be a three-year Australian first ought to Joint crack the highest 100. She, alongside Kimberly Birrell and Olivia Gadecki, may develop into the primary Aussie trio since Ash Barty, Ajla Tomljanovic and Astra Sharma in March 2022 to concurrently maintain a WTA high 100 rating.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Participant |
Rating |
Transfer |
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Kimberly Birrell |
No.76 |
-1 |
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Olivia Gadecki |
No.98 |
+1 |
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Maya Joint |
No.105 |
+7 |
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Ajla Tomljanovic |
No.112 |
+2 |
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Daria Saville |
No.122 |
+2 |
| Maddison Inglis |
No.134 |
-1 |
| Talia Gibson |
No.140 |
-4 |
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Taylah Preston |
No.159 |
+1 |
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Priscilla Hon |
No.165 |
0 |
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Destanee Aiava |
No.169 |
+1 |
Girls’s doubles:
Joint’s doubles rating additionally rose healthily this week after she paired with Taylah Preston to reign in Cancun. Her maiden WTA 125 doubles triumph noticed Joint climb 55 locations to world No.161.
> READ: Joint and Preston cruise to Cancun crown
Nonetheless, it was Preston who was Australia’s greatest riser. The 19-year-old rose 70 spots to world No.200, transferring contained in the Australian high 10.
The title is reward for a stellar interval for the West Australian on the doubles court docket. It was additionally a maiden WTA 125 crown for Preston, who received the ITF W75 Sydney title with Lizette Cabrera in November, and with Cabrera reached the ultimate eventually week’s Brisbane QTC Tennis Worldwide.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Participant |
Rating |
Transfer |
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Ellen Perez |
No.9 |
0 |
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Storm Hunter |
No.53 |
+1 |
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Olivia Gadecki |
No.77 |
+2 |
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Jaimee Fourlis |
No.147 |
+3 |
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Petra Hule |
No.149 |
+3 |
| Maya Joint |
No.161 |
+55 |
| Priscilla Hon |
No.175 |
-1 |
| Kimberly Birrell |
No.178 |
-2 |
| Taylah Preston |
No.200 |
+70 |
| Alexandra Osborne |
No.217 |
-3 |
Males’s singles:
Tristan Schoolkate continues to ascend the rankings, rising to a brand new profession excessive.
The 23-year-old climbed six locations to world No.134 after reaching the ATP Challenger semifinal in New Delhi, his fourth Challenger semifinal in 4 months.
The West Australian additionally clinched the Brisbane 1 Challenger crown a fortnight in the past and most notably stole a set from world No.1 Jannik Sinner at Australian Open 2025.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Participant |
Rating |
Transfer |
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Alex de Minaur |
No.8 |
-2 |
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Alexei Popyrin |
No.27 |
-1 |
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Jordan Thompson |
No.29 |
0 |
| Aleksandar Vukic |
No.67 |
0 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis |
No.76 |
-3 |
| Rinky Hijikata |
No.78 |
-6 |
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Chris O’Connell |
No.82 |
-3 |
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Adam Walton |
No.90 |
-1 |
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James Duckworth |
No.96 |
-1 |
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Max Purcell |
No.121 |
-1 |
Males’s doubles:
Aussies Rinky Hijikata and Adam Walton enhance their rankings this week after upsetting No.1 seeds Jackson Withrow and Horacio Zeballos 6-4 7-5 [10-7] to succeed in the quarterfinals of the Delray Seaside Open.
Hijikata and Walton fell in a tightly-contested quarterfinal to eventual champions Miomir Kecmanovic and Brandon Nakashima.
Hijikata edged nearer to a high 100 return, rising two spots to world No.106, whereas Walton moved to world No.163 – an enchancment of 4 locations.
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AUSSIE TOP 10 |
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Participant |
Rating |
Transfer |
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Jordan Thompson |
No.9 |
0 |
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Max Purcell |
No.13 |
+1 |
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Matt Ebden |
No.20 |
0 |
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John Friends |
No.34 |
0 |
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John-Patrick Smith |
No.83 |
-8 |
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Matthew Romios |
No.86 |
-1 |
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Rinky Hijikata |
No.106 |
+2 |
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Thomas Fancutt |
No.115 |
+1 |
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Luke Saville |
No.122 |
+2 |
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Tristan Schoolkate |
No.134 |
-1 |
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