Joanna Garland (born 16 July 2001) is a professional tennis player who represents Chinese Taipei. She has won seven singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[1][2]
 Garland at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Chinese Taipei |
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| Born | 16 July 2001 Stevenage, England |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $106,797 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 183–99 (64.9%) |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 221 (3 April 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 301 (20 May 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 34–27 (55.7%) |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 406 (3 April 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2018) |
| Last updated on: 20 May 2024. | |
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 held in Kaohsiung.[4] By this time, Garland's immediately family were divided between England and Taiwan; her father lived with her in Taiwan to assist with tennis, while her mother had returned to Stevenage to help look after Garland's grandparents, and took Joanna's brothers with her.[4]
Career
Junior
Coached by Hamid Hejazi, Garland had a very successful junior career and achieved her highest junior ranking of 14 on 26 February 2018.[5][6]
Garland reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 French Open with wins over Gabriella Price, Viktoriia Dema, and Zheng Qinwen before bowing out to Leylah Fernandez.[7] She reached the third round at the 2018 Wimbledon, before losing to local player Emma Raducanu.[8][9] 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.[10]
Professional
Garland defeated Katie Boulter in Thailand in October 2019 as she transitioned from junior to senior tournaments.[11]In October 2020, she beat Katie Boulter to win her first professional title, at a $15k event in Sharm El Sheikh.[12]
In August 2022, Garland won her first $25k level titles with victory at tournaments Foxhills in Surrey, England and Aldershot. With these victories she became Taiwan's highest ranked female singles player, and pushed her world ranking into the top 300.[13]
In October 2022, she won a $25k doubles title in Loughborough alongside Gabriela Knutson.[14]
In December 2022, she qualified for the WTA 125 tournament in Angers before she lost in three sets to Viktoriya Tomova.[15]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2018 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | 15,000 | Hard (i) |  Simona Waltert | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard |  Sandra Samir | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard |  Katie Boulter | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard |  Lea Bošković | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Nov 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Lulu Sun | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Mar 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Sakura Hosogi | 4–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Apr 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Rebeka Stolmár | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–5 | May 2022 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | Sonay Kartal | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Aug 2022 | ITF Foxhills, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | Kyōka Okamura | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–5 | Aug 2022 | ITF Aldershot, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard |  Ankita Raina | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–5 | Feb 2023 | ITF Swan Hill, Australia | 25,000 | Grass |  Wang Yafan | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7) |
| Win | 7–5 | Oct 2023 | ITF Hamamatsu, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | Ayano Shimizu | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Oct 2023 | Playford International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard |  Astra Sharma | 6–7(6), 0–6 |
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2018 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | 15,000 | Hard | Lee Hua-chen | Chan Chin-wei Kotomi Takahata | 6–1, 3–6, [10–1] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2018 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | 15,000 | 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 | 15,000 | Hard |  Mananchaya Sawangkaew |  Nadia Ravita Aldila Sutjiadi | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2019 | ITF Palmanova, Spain | 15,000 | Clay |  Anna Hertel |  Luniuska Delgado  Daniella Medvedeva | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 2022 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | 25,000 | Hard |  Gabriela Knutson | Martyna Kubka  Elena Malygina | 6–3, 6–3 |
Head to head
Top 5 highest rank wins
| # | Tournament | Category | Start date | Surface | Rd | Opponent | Rank | Score | JGR |
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| 1 | Brisbane International, Australia | ITF W60 | 20 November 2023 | Hard | 1R | Olivia Gadecki | No. 132 | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | No. 259 |
| 2 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | ITF W100 | 19 June 2023 | Grass | Q2 | Mai Hontama | No. 176 | 6–3, 6–4 | No. 274 |
| 3 | Osaka, Japan | ITF W25 | 9 April 2019 | Hard | 1R | Ayano Shimizu | No. 198 | 6–0, 6–3 | No. N/R |
| 4 | Aldershot, United Kingdom | ITF W25 | 15 August 2022 | Hard | QF |  Anna-Lena Friedsam | No. 208 | 7–5, 6–2 | No. 317 |
| Brisbane International, Australia | ITF W60 | 20 November 2023 | Hard | QF | Priscilla Hon | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | No. 259 |
- statistics correct as of 24 November 2023[update]
