Ash Barty |
2021: Singles: Wimbledon champion!
2022: Singles: Australian Open champion!
Ashleigh Barty was the 27th woman to become the No.1 in world tennis and the second-ever Australian woman to reach the top singles ranking following Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976.
By lifting her sixth career WTA singles title at the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham, Ashleigh Barty became the new WTA World No.1 when the rankings were released on Monday, June 24 , 2019.
Ashleigh Barty was born (24 April 1996) in Ipswich in Queensland, began playing tennis at the age of four.
She had a promising junior career, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 2 in the world after winning the girls' singles title at Wimbledon in 2011. As a teenager, Barty had early success in doubles on the WTA Tour in 2013, finishing runner-up at three Grand Slam doubles events with veteran Casey Dellacqua, including at the Australian Open while still only 16 years old.
In 2014 Barty decided to take an indefinite break from tennis. She ended up playing cricket with the Brisbane Heat for the inaugural Women's Big Bash League. Barty announced her return to professional tennis in February 2016.
Ash has become the people's champion with a salute to her ancestry, Australia and "her" Tigers, AFL's Richmond Football Club.
Ash Barty Retirement
March 23, 2022
Ash Barty made the stunning decision to retire from tennis at the age of 25 saying she 'has nothing more to give'.
Barty, who has won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and French Open, has climbed every mountain she wanted in her career and will retire at the peak having been the number one player for the past two years.
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