Joanna Garland
Taiwanese tennis player (born 2001)
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Joanna Garland (Chinese: 葛藍喬安娜; born 16 July 2001) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 117, achieved on 12 January 2026. Garland is the current No. 1 Taiwanese singles player.
Chinese TaipeiGarland at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 July 2001 Stevenage, England |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $404,934 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 268–124 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA 125 |
| Highest ranking | No. 117 (12 January 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 203 (3 August 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2026) |
| French Open | 2R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2025) |
| US Open | Q3 (2026) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 34–27 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 406 (3 April 2023) |
| Last updated on: 15 January 2026. | |
Garland has won 16 singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[1][2]
Early life
Garland is half-British and half-Taiwanese. Born in Stevenage, she moved with her family to Taiwan when she was ten years old.[3]
In 2016 she won the Taiwan national U18 tennis championship.[4] By this time, Garland's parents had returned to Stevenage to look after Garland's grandparents, and took Joanna's brothers with them. Garland stayed in Kaohsiung, living with her aunt, to pursue tennis and continue her schooling, as well as competing on the ITF Junior Circuit in Asia.[5]
Career
Junior years
Coached by Hamid Hejazi, Garland had a very successful junior career and achieved her highest junior ranking of 14 on 26 February 2018.[6][7] Garland reached the quarter-finals of the girls' singles at the 2018 French Open with wins over Gabriella Price, Viktoriia Dema, and Zheng Qinwen, before losing to Leylah Fernandez.[8] She reached the third round of the girls' singles at the 2018 Wimbledon, before losing to Emma Raducanu.[9][10] At the 2018 US Open, she reached the semifinals of the girls' doubles alongside Moyuka Uchijima but they lost to Coco Gauff and Caty McNally.[11]
Professional
Garland defeated Katie Boulter in Thailand in October 2019 as she transitioned from junior to senior tournaments.[12] In October 2020, she beat Boulter to win her first professional title, at a $15k event in Sharm El Sheikh.[13]
In August 2022, Garland won her first 25k level titles with victory at tournaments in England at Foxhills, Surrey and Aldershot. With these victories she became Taiwan's highest ranked female singles player, and pushed her world ranking into the top-300.[14]
In October 2022, she won a W25 doubles title in Loughborough alongside Gabriela Knutson.[15] In December 2022, she qualified for the WTA 125 tournament in Angers, before losing in three sets to Viktoriya Tomova.[16]
Garland won the W35 Nairobi in January 2025, defeating Angella Okutoyi in straight sets in the final.[17]
Ranked No. 177, Garland made her major debut at the 2025 French Open, after qualifying for her first main draw with a win over Anna-Lena Friedsam.[18] She defeated Katie Volynets in the first round; recording her first major match win,[19][20] before losing to Yulia Putintseva in the second round.[20]
At the 2025 Chennai Open, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal with wins over qualifiers Arianne Hartono[21] and Mei Yamaguchi[22] then overcoming lucky loser Arina Rodionova,[23] before losing in the last four to seventh seed Kimberly Birrell, after letting slip a 5–0 lead in the third set and failing to convert on any of her five match points.[24]
Garland won her first WTA 125 title at the 2026 Canberra Tennis International, defeating Polina Kudermetova in the final.[25]
Exhibition events
At the 2026 Australian Open, she reached the finals of the 1 Point Slam exhibition event before losing to amateur player Jordan Smith (who won $1 million in prize money as the champion).[26] Her path to the final involved one-point victories over Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios, Maria Sakkari and Donna Vekic.[27]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2025 | 2026 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | 0–0 |
| French Open | 2R | Q1 | 1–1 |
| Wimbledon | Q3 | 0–0 | |
| US Open | Q1 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 1–1 |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2026 | Canberra Tennis International, Australia | Hard |  Polina Kudermetova |
6–4, 6–2 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 23 (16 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2018 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | W15 | Hard (i) |  Simona Waltert |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard |  Sandra Samir |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard |  Katie Boulter |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard |  Lea Bošković |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Nov 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Lulu Sun |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Mar 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Sakura Hosogi |
4–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Apr 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Rebeka Stolmár |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–5 | May 2022 | ITF Nottingham, UK | W25 | Hard | Sonay Kartal |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Aug 2022 | ITF Foxhills, UK | W25 | Hard | Kyōka Okamura |
3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–5 | Aug 2022 | ITF Aldershot, UK | W25 | Hard |  Ankita Raina |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–5 | Feb 2023 | ITF Swan Hill, Australia | W25 | Grass |  Wang Yafan |
6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7) |
| Win | 7–5 | Oct 2023 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | W25 | Carpet (i) | Ayano Shimizu |
6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Oct 2023 | Playford International, Australia | W60 | Hard |  Astra Sharma |
6–7(6), 0–6 |
| Win | 8–6 | Oct 2024 | ITF Kayseri, Turkey | W35 | Hard |  Çağla Büyükakçay |
6–1, 7–6(1) |
| Win | 9–6 | Nov 2024 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W35 | Carpet |  Valentini Grammatikopoulou |
5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–6 | Nov 2024 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W35 | Carpet |  Giorgia Pedone |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 11–6 | Nov 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard |  Kamilla Bartone |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 12–6 | Dec 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W35 | Hard |  Hanne Vandewinkel |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 12–7 | Dec 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W35 | Hard |  Anastasia Gasanova |
3–6, 6–7(1) |
| Win | 13–7 | Dec 2024 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | W35 | Clay |  Lian Tran |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 14–7 | Jan 2025 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | W35 | Clay |  Angella Okutoyi |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 15–7 | Mar 2025 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W35 | Carpet |  Weronika Falkowska |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 16–7 | Mar 2025 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W35 | Carpet |  Viktória Hrunčáková |
7–6(4), 6–2 |
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2018 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | W15 | Hard | Lee Hua-chen |
Chan Chin-wei Kotomi Takahata |
6–1, 3–6, [10–1] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2018 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | W15 | Hard | Emily Appleton |
 Jung So-hee Kim Mi-ok |
7–6(5), 6–7(5), [12–14] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Dec 2018 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | W15 | Hard |  Mananchaya Sawangkaew |
 Nadia Ravita Aldila Sutjiadi |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2019 | ITF Palmanova, Spain | W15 | Clay | Anna Hertel |
 Luniuska Delgado Daniella Medvedeva |
7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 2022 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, United Kingdom |
W25 | Hard |  Gabriela Knutson |
Martyna Kubka  Elena Malygina |
6–3, 6–3 |
Longest winning streak
29-match win streak (2024)
| # | Tournament | Category | Start date | Surface | Rd | Opponent | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | ITF Kayseri, Turkey | W50 | 14 October 2024 | Hard | 2R |  Aliona Falei |
No. 209 | 2–6, 3–6 |
| 1 | ITF Kayseri, Turkey | W35 | 21 October 2024 | Hard | 1R | Arina Bulatova |
No. 587 | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2 | 2R |  Zoziya Kardava |
No. 744 | 6–1, 6–4 | ||||
| 3 | QF |  Dalila Jakupovic |
No. 227 | 6–0, 6–4 | ||||
| 4 | SF | Daria Egorova |
No. 625 | 4–6, 7–6(3). 6–1 | ||||
| 5 | F (1) | Çağla Büyükakçay |
No. 366 | 6–1, 7–6(1) | ||||
| 6 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W35 | 4 November 2024 | Carpet | 1R | Beatrice Ricci |
No. 391 | 7–5, 6–0 |
| 7 | 2R | Noemi Basiletti |
No. 916 | 6–2, 7–6(3) | ||||
| 8 | QF | Giorgia Pedone |
No. 196 | 6–2, 6–0 | ||||
| 9 | SF | Katarína Kužmová |
No. 360 | 1–6, 6–2, 6–2 | ||||
| 10 | F (2) | Valentini Grammatikopoulou |
No. 446 | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 | ||||
| 11 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W35 | 11 November 2024 | Clay | 1R | Beatrice Ricci |
No. 391 | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 12 | 2R | Vittoria Paganetti |
No. 825 | 6–1, 1–6, 6–2 | ||||
| 13 | QF | Dalila Jakupovic |
No. 227 | 6–1, 7–6(5) | ||||
| 14 | SF | Samira De Stefano |
No. 582 | 6–7(7), 6–1, 6–1 | ||||
| 15 | F (3) | Giorgia Pedone |
No. 196 | 6–2, 6–3 | ||||
| 16 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | 25 November 2024 | Hard | 1R |  Ann Akasha Ceuca |
n/a | 2–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| 17 | 2R | Maya Drozd |
No. 1175 | 6–0, 6–4 | ||||
| 18 | QF |  Arlinda Rushiti |
No. 558 | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | ||||
| 19 | SF | Loes Ebeling Koning |
No. 734 | 6–3, 6–3 | ||||
| 20 | F (4) | Kamilla Bartone |
No. 552 | 6–1, 6–1 | ||||
| 21 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W35 | 2 December 2024 | Hard | 1R |  Maria Sara Popa |
No. 444 | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 22 | 2R | Katarína Kužmová |
No. 360 | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 | ||||
| 23 | QF |  Rositsa Dencheva |
No. 502 | 6–3, 6–2 | ||||
| 24 | SF | Isabella Shinikova |
No. 338 | 6–7(3), 6–4, 6–1 | ||||
| 25 | F (5) | Hanne Vandewinkel |
No. 224 | 6–4, 6–2 | ||||
| 26 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W35 | 9 December 2024 | Hard | 1R | Maria Sara Popa |
No. 444 | 6–0, 6–0 |
| 27 | 2R | Polina Iatcenko |
No. 542 | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||
| 28 | QF | Kamilla Bartone |
No. 552 | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||
| 29 | SF | Rositsa Dencheva |
No. 502 | 6–3, 6–3 | ||||
| – | F (6) | Anastasia Gasanova |
No. 413 | 3–6, 6–7(1) |
Head to head
Top 5 highest-rank wins
| # | Tournament | Category | Start date | Surface | Rd | Opponent | Rank | Score | JGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Open, France | Grand Slam | 26 May 2025 | Clay | 1R |  Katie Volynets |
No. 65 | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | No. 175 |
| 2 | Suzhou WTA 125, China | WTA 125 | 29 September 2025 | Hard | 1R | Lucia Bronzetti |
No. 73 | 6–3, 7–5 | No. 134 |
| 3 | Japan Women's Open, Japan | WTA 250 | 13 October 2025 | Hard | Q2 | Caty McNally |
No. 88 | 6–1, 6–3 | No. 132 |
| 4 | Libéma Open, Netherlands | WTA 250 | 9 June 2025 | Grass | Q2 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
No. 105 | 6–0, 6–3 | No. 147 |
| 5 | Canberra Tennis International, Australia | WTA 125 | 5 January 2026 | Hard | 1R |  Diane Parry |
No. 122 | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 | No. 129 |
- statistics correct as of 10 January 2026[update]
