Joelle King – 500 Matches: The Breakdown

Joelle King – 500 matches: The Breakdown

Joelle King joined an exclusive club of active players to reach 500 PSA tour matches following her victory against Emily Whitlock in the second-round of the U.S. Open 2023 presented by TRUIST.

The New Zealand No.1 has a career-high ranking of World No.3 and has won 16 titles to date, with her most recent piece of silverware coming at Singapore Open 2022.

We’ve broken down the stats behind King’s first 500 matches and have taken a look at some of her most notable fixtures along the way.

Career Stats

Matches: 500

Won: 322 (64.4%)

Lost: 178 (35.6%)

Tournaments: 188

Finals: 29 (15.43%)

Titles: 16 (55.17%)

Match Breakdown

Wins (Best of Five Only)

3-0: 191 (59.32%)

3-1: 73 (22.67%)

3-2: 44 (13.66%)

Defeats (Best of Five Only)

2-3: 40 (22.47%)

1-3: 50 (28.09%)

0-3: 68 (38.20%)

Most Frequently Played Opponent

Nour El Sherbini

Won: 1

Lost: 17

Notable Moments:

First PSA Match…

2004 North Shore Open: First Round – Joelle King (NZL) bt Rebecca Hawkes (NZL) 9-2, 9-1, 4-9, 5-9, 9-3

First PSA Title…

2008 North Island Championship: Final – [1] Joelle King (NZL) bt [3] Jackie Laurenson (NZL) 3-0: 9-0, 9-0, 9-2

First Title on SQUASHTV…

2018 Hong Kong Open: Final – [5] Joelle King (NZL) bt [2] Raheem El Welily (EGY) 3-0: 11-4, 12-10, 19-17 (48m)

First Time in World’s Top 100

July 2004

First Time in World’s Top 50

October 2008

First Time in World’s Top 10

November 2012

Longest Match…

2014 Greenwich Open: Final – [2] Joelle King (NZL) bt [3] Low Wee Wern (MAS) 3-2: 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-8 (96m)