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She then played at the [[2017 WTA Finals|WTA Finals]] in the doubles with partner Dellacqua, but they lost in the first round to the eventual finalists [[Kiki Bertens]] and [[Johanna Larsson]]. She then played at the [[2017 WTA Elite Trophy|WTA Elite Trophy]] in the singles. She was drawn in the Rose group with Angelique Kerber and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She defeated both of them in straight sets to advance to the semifinal stage, where she lost against [[CoCo Vandeweghe]] in straight sets. She finishes 2017 with a career-high ranking of No. 17 in the world, making her the highest ranked Australian singles player.
She then played at the [[2017 WTA Finals|WTA Finals]] in the doubles with partner Dellacqua, but they lost in the first round to the eventual finalists [[Kiki Bertens]] and [[Johanna Larsson]]. She then played at the [[2017 WTA Elite Trophy|WTA Elite Trophy]] in the singles. She was drawn in the Rose group with Angelique Kerber and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She defeated both of them in straight sets to advance to the semifinal stage, where she lost against [[CoCo Vandeweghe]] in straight sets. She finishes 2017 with a career-high ranking of No. 17 in the world, making her the highest ranked Australian singles player.


===2018===
===2018: Second WTA title===
Barty began her 2018 season at the [[2018 Brisbane International|Brisbane International]] where she was seeded eighth, but she suffered a shock loss in the first round to Ukrainian [[Lesia Tsurenko]]. In the doubles, however, she and Dellacqua made it to the semifinals before losing to the eventual champions Kiki Bertens and [[Demi Schuurs]]. Barty reached the final of the [[2018 Sydney International|Sydney International]] and lost to former world No.1 [[Angelique Kerber]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Kerber beats Barty to claim Sydney title | url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kerber-beats-barty-claim-sydney-title | date = 13 January 2018 | accessdate = 13 January 2018}}</ref> At [[2018 Australian Open|Australian Open]] Barty reached third round, where she lost to [[Naomi Osaka]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Osaka overwhelms Barty in Aussie Open upset | url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/osaka-overwhelms-barty-aussie-open-upset | date = 20 January 2018 | accessdate = 20 January 2018}}</ref> In February, Barty won both her Fed Cup singles and combined with Dellacqua to help Australia win the [[2018 Fed Cup World Group II]] tie against Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2018/02/11/barty-and-dellacqua-seal-victory-for-australia|title=BARTY AND DELLACQUA SEAL VICTORY FOR AUSTRALIA |publisher=Tennis Australia|date=11 February 2018|accessdate=24 June 2018}}</ref> In March, Barty combined with [[CoCo Vandeweghe]] to win [[2018 Miami Open|Miami Open]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2018/04/02/ash-barty-wins-miami-doubles-title-with-vandeweghe|title=ASH BARTY WINS MIAMI DOUBLES TITLE WITH VANDEWEGHE |publisher=Tennis Australia|date=2 April 2018|accessdate=24 June 2018}}</ref> In April, Barty won both of her Fed Cup singles matches again in the [[2018 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs]], lifting Australia back to the World Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2018/04/22/fed-cup-barty-wins-again-australia-up-2-1|title=FED CUP DAY 2: GAVRILOVA SEALS VICTORY FOR AUSTRALIA |publisher=Tennis Australia|date=22 April 2018|accessdate=24 June 2018}}</ref> In May, Barty lost to number-2 seed [[Caroline Wozniacki]] at the [[2018 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid Open]] and [[Maria Sharapova]] at the [[2018 Italian Open (tennis)|Rome Masters]]. Barty partnered [[Demi Schuurs]] to win the doubles in Rome, increasing her doubles ranking to world number 5.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2018/05/21/barty-rises-to-world-no-5-with-rome-doubles-title|title= |publisher=Tennis Australia|date=21 May 2018|accessdate=24 June 2018}}</ref> Seeded number 1, Barty retired in the semi-final of the [[2018 Internationaux de Strasbourg|Strasbourg International]]; her first [[WTA Tour]] clay semi-final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2018/05/24/ash-barty-powers-into-strasbourg-semifinals|title=ASH BARTY POWERS INTO STRASBOURG SEMIFINALS |publisher=Tennis Australia|date= 24 May 2018|accessdate=24 June 2018}}</ref> At the [[2018 French Open]], Barty lost in round 2 to [[Serena Williams]] in Williams' Grand Slam comeback since giving birth in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|ur=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2018/06/01/brave-barty-beaten-by-serena-in-paris|title=BRAVE BARTY BEATEN BY SERENA IN PARIS |publisher=Tennis Australia|date=1 June 2018|accessdate=24 June 2018}}</ref> In June, Barty won her second [[WTA Tour]] title in [[2018 Nottingham Open|Nottingham]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2018/06/18/barty-beats-britains-konta-to-win-nottingham-open|title=BARTY BEATS BRITAIN’S KONTA TO WIN NOTTINGHAM OPEN |publisher=Tennis Australia|date=18 June 2018|accessdate=24 June 2018}}</ref>
Barty began her 2018 season at the [[2018 Brisbane International|Brisbane International]] where she was seeded eighth, but she suffered a shock loss in the first round to Ukrainian [[Lesia Tsurenko]]. In the doubles, however, she and Dellacqua made it to the semifinals before losing to the eventual champions Kiki Bertens and [[Demi Schuurs]]. She then went south to Sydney for the [[2018 Sydney International|Sydney International]] where she redeemed herself with a straight-set win over [[Veronica Cepede Royg]]. She then defeated Australian wildcard [[Ellen Perez]] in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals, where she scored a straight-sets win over Barbora Strycova to reach the semifinals of the event. She went against fellow Australian [[Daria Gavrilova]], who Barty lost to last year, but Barty came back from a set down to defeat her, and doing so reached her second Premier final and her fourth WTA final where she was beaten by the resurgent Angelique Kerber.<ref>{{cite web| title=Kerber beats Barty to claim Sydney title | url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kerber-beats-barty-claim-sydney-title | date = 13 January 2018 | accessdate = 13 January 2018}}</ref>

At [[2018 Australian Open|Australian Open]] Barty reached third round, where she lost to [[Naomi Osaka]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Osaka overwhelms Barty in Aussie Open upset | url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/osaka-overwhelms-barty-aussie-open-upset | date = 20 January 2018 | accessdate = 20 January 2018}}</ref>

Barty would later beat Osaka in the semi-final of the Nottingham Classic, held in June. She then progressed to the final, where she defeated Johanna Konta in three sets. This was Barty's second WTA title.


==Playing style==
==Playing style==

Revision as of 07:54, 24 June 2018

Ashleigh Barty
Barty at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Australien
ResidenceIpswich, Queensland, Australia
Born (1996-04-24) 24 April 1996 (age 28)
Ipswich, Australia
Height166 cm (5 ft 5+12 in)
Turned proApril 2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachCraig Tyzzer
Jason Stoltenberg
Prize moneyUS$3,265,749
Singles
Career record162–69
Career titles2 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 16 (29 January 2018)
Current rankingNo. 16 (18 June 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2017, 2018)
French Open2R (2013, 2018)
Wimbledon1R (2012, 2017)
US Open3R (2017)
Doubles
Career record147–49
Career titles7 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 5 (28 May 2018)
Current rankingNo. 9 (18 June 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (2013)
French OpenF (2017)
WimbledonF (2013)
US OpenF (2013)
Mixed doubles
Career record7–8
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2014)
French Open1R (2013)
WimbledonQF (2013)
US OpenQF (2014)
Team competitions
Fed Cup6–2
Last updated on: 17 June 2018.

Ashleigh Barty (born 24 April 1996) is an Australian tennis player and cricketer. Barty first gained media attention by reaching the doubles final of the 2013 Australian Open, partnered with Casey Dellacqua. The pair also reached the finals of both Wimbledon and the US Open in 2013, making Barty one of the most successful WTA debutants in history. In 2017, while again partnering with Dellacqua, Barty finished runner-up at the French Open in the women's doubles which means that she has now made the women's doubles final in each of the four Grand Slams. She also won the 2011 Wimbledon Girls' Championships title at the age of 15. In September 2014, she took a break from tennis and switched to cricket in 2015,[1] earning a contract with the Brisbane Heat for the inaugural Women's Big Bash League.[2] In February 2016 she resumed her career in tennis.[3] Barty has won two WTA singles titles and seven doubles titles (her biggest being the Premier Mandatory title in Indian Wells and the Premier 5 title in Rome both in 2018), and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 16 in January 2018. She is currently the top-ranked Australian women in both singles (No. 16) and doubles (No. 9) on the WTA tour.

Personal life

Barty was born to an Indigenous Australian (Ngarigo) father Robert[4] and a second generation English mother, Josie.[5] She has two older sisters, Ali and Sara. She is a keen supporter of the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League.[6]

Junior career

Playing her first singles events on the ITF junior tour in 2009, she reached the second round at the Waikato Bays ITF and the New Zealand 18 & Under Indoor Championships. Barty had a successful year on the tour in 2010 where she reached the final of her next five tournaments she played in. These included the Australian International Grade 4, Gallipoli Youth Tennis Cup, Queensland Junior ITF International 1, 2010 Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final and the Yonex LTAT- ITF Junior Grade 2 where she didn't lose a set through qualifying and the main draw. This gave her a record of 30 wins to one loss before losing in the second round of the Seogwipo Asian/Oceania Closed Championships. Barty started 2011 by reaching the second round of the Loy Yang Traralgon International and losing in the first round of her first grand slam match at the 2011 Australian Open to third seed Lauren Davis. She also lost in the first round of the doubles.

Barty then won the Grade 1 event, the 17th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup where she won both the singles and doubles events. After early losses at the 22nd Mitsubishi-Lancer International Juniors Championships, Barty again won both singles and doubles events at the 47th Astrid Bowl Charleroi, Belgian International Junior Championships. Her singles title included wins over Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Victoria Kan and Victoria Duval in the final. After coming through a close three-set opening round win over twelfth seed Ganna Poznikhirenko, Barty lost in the second round to Anett Kontaveit at the 2011 French Open. She lost in the quarterfinals of the doubles with Victoria Duval. Barty had two early singles losses in her next tournaments, however, she did win a doubles title in the later with Ons Jabeur at the AEGON Junior International – Roehampton. At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, Barty won her first Grand Slam title after defeating wildcard Lucy Brown, qualifier Katharina Lehnert, Madison Keys, Victoria Duval, Indy de Vroome and a straight sets win over Irina Khromacheva in the final. She also reached the quarterfinals of the doubles with Miho Kowase.

After losing in the third round of singles, Barty won the doubles title at the Canadian Open Junior Championships with Doménica González. At the US Open Barty reached the semi-finals where she lost to top seed Caroline Garcia in straight sets. She lost in the second round of doubles with Doménica González. Barty finished 2011 by winning all five singles and three doubles matches she played at the 2011 Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final. Barty only played one junior tournament in 2012 which would be her final one. This was at the 34 Torneo International "Citta Di Santa Croce" Mauro Sabatini, where she lost in both the singles and doubles finals, partnering Storm Sanders.

Barty reached a career-high ITF Junior ranking of No. 2. She had a singles record of 68 wins to three losses and a doubles record of 42 wins to 12 losses.

Professional career

2010–2011: Professional tour debut

Barty started her professional career in April 2010 just after turning 14 in a $25,000 ITF event in Ipswich where she lost in the first round in straight sets to Karolina Wlodarczak. In just her second professional event she reached a semifinal of a $25,000 event in Mount Gambier which included wins over Ayu Fani Damayanti, Arina Rodionova and Sophie Letcher. She lost in the semifinal against Ana Clara Duarte in straight sets. Barty lost in the second and first round of qualifying in $25,000 events in Traralgon and Bendigo to end her year.

Barty started 2011 at a $25,000 ITF event in Mildura where she lost in the quarterfinals to Gail Brodsky in three sets. She then followed up this result with another quarterfinal in a $25,000 event in Sydney after qualifying. She lost against Rika Fujiwara in straight sets. Her final ITF event of the year was a $25,000 event in Bundaberg where she lost in the first round against Zuzana Zlochová after qualifying. Barty was awarded a wildcard into qualifying at the US Open by Tennis Australia after her success at Junior Wimbledon.[7] She lost in the first round against Julia Glushko in straight sets. In December 2011, she competed with other Australian players for a wildcard berth into the main draw of the 2012 Australian Open, and despite being the youngest player in the draw, she won the competition and the wildcard, beating established players including Casey Dellacqua, Arina Rodionova and Olivia Rogowska in the process.[8] Barty ended 2011 with a singles ranking of No. 669 in the world.

2012: Entering the top 200

Due to her strong results at the end 2011, Barty received a wildcard into the qualifying event of the Brisbane International (a WTA Premier tournament). There she lost in the first round to No. 1 seed Vania King.[9] Partnered with Casey Dellacqua, Barty also received a wildcard into the doubles tournament, reaching the semifinals before bowing out to the American pairing of Spears and Kops-Jones. Barty then received a wildcard into the Hobart International, losing in the first round to Bethanie Mattek-Sands.[10] Due to winning the Australian Open Wildcard Playoff, Barty was awarded a Wildcard into the women's singles at the Australian Open, where she lost to Anna Tatishvili in the first round.[11] She also entered the women's and mixed doubles, pairing up with Laura Robson and Benjamin Mitchell respectively. Barty and her respective partners failed to make it past the first round in either event. In February, Barty won her first senior title at the Sydney $25,000 ITF tournament on hard courts, beating countrywoman Olivia Rogowska in the final. The following week she won her second straight ITF title at the Mildura Grand International on grass courts, beating countrywomen Viktorija Rajicic in the final. The following week she participated in the ITF event in Ipswich on clay courts, losing to Pole Sandra Zaniewska in the final.

In May, after playing junior events across Europe, Barty received a wildcard into the main draw at the French Open, where she was defeated in the first round by fourth seed and eventual semi-finalist Petra Kvitová.[12] Barty then rebounded on the grass courts, winning the biggest title of her career to date at the $50,000 ITF event at Nottingham, beating Tatjana Malek in the final, as well as winning the doubles title with Sally Peers. Following her victory, Barty's qualifying draw wildcard at Wimbledon (earned for winning the 2011 Junior event) was improved to a main draw wildcard, losing in the first round to Roberta Vinci.

Barty then returned to Australia to play $25,000 ITF events. The first was in Esperance where she made the final, losing to countrywoman Olivia Rogowska. A few weeks later Barty won the Traralgon event, defeating Arina Rodionova in the final. Rodionova got her revenge on Barty the next week in Bendigo defeating her in the semifinal. Barty played her final ITF event of the year in Japan which was a $75,000 event. She lost in the quarterfinals. Barty was shocked in the second round of the Australian Open Wildcard Playoff by Bojana Bobusic. Barty finished 2012 ranked No. 195 in singles and No. 172 in doubles.

2013: Doubles success

Barty started her 2013 season in Perth, partnering Bernard Tomic at the Hopman Cup after Casey Dellacqua had to withdraw with a foot injury. Following a win over Andrea Petkovic who retired hurt and a comprehensive loss to Ana Ivanovic, Barty scored the biggest victory of her career in Perth, defeating former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 6–0, 6–3 in just 55 minutes.

"I can't believe it myself, I don't remember anything about it. This tops Wimbledon (she won the girls' tournament in 2011), this trumps everything. I'm just so happy with the way I played."

—Barty speaking on her win over Francesca Schiavone.[13]

Barty received a wildcard into the Hobart International where she drew defending champion Mona Barthel.[14] After winning the first set, Barty only won one more game in the match.[15] In the doubles event, Barty partnered Bojana Bobusic and reached her second WTA doubles semifinal.

Barty at the 2013 US Open

Barty drew Slovakian 15th seed Dominika Cibulková in the first round of the Australian Open.[16] However, after a promising start to the match by taking the opening set, she lost the next two sets with the win of just one game.[17] In the doubles event, Barty partnered countrywoman Dellacqua. They opened the tournament by cruising past Francesca Schiavone and Polona Hercog in straight sets. This win was Barty's first ever Grand Slam victory. They then stunned the third seeded team of Maria Kirilenko and Lisa Raymond and the 14th seeded team of Natalie Grandin and Vladimíra Uhlířová en route to the quarterfinals. The duo then reached the semifinal by defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Šafářová. Their semifinal was played on Rod Laver Arena, which was Barty's first match on the court. Barty and Dellacqua made the final by defeating Zheng Saisai and Varvara Lepchenko in two sets and became the first Australian duo to reach the women's doubles final of the Australian open since 1977.[18] They played top seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in the final. They dropped the opening set 6–2 in just 29 minutes. But gained composure in the second to take it 6–3. The Italians won the third set and the match. Errani and Vinci took home the title after being defeated the previous year.[19]

In her next tournament, Barty won her first WTA main draw singles match at the Malaysian Open defeating Chanel Simmonds in the first round. Barty then reached the quarterfinal by defeating qualifier Zarina Diyas.[20] She lost to world No. 29 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarterfinal.[21]

Barty at the 2013 French Open

Barty then travelled to USA playing a series of ITF tournaments and the WTA tournament in Charleston. She had limited success in singles with her best result being a semifinal finish in a $25,000 ITF tournament in Pelham. In doubles, however, she continued to perform well, reaching a WTA semifinal in Charleston with Anastasia Rodionova which meant she had reached the semifinals in all three WTA doubles tournaments she had entered. She also won ITF titles in Pelham (with Arina Rodionova) and Innisbrook (Alize Lim).

Tennis Australia awarded Barty a wildcard into the French Open.[22] She scored her first grand slam singles victory by defeating the Czech Republic's Lucie Hradecká in the first round. She had previously failed to win a match in five Grand Slam tournaments.[23] She subsequently played world No. 12, Maria Kirilenko, in the second round. Barty had made an encouraging start to the match, however with scores locked at 3–3, rain forced play to be suspended for the day. She was blown away when play resumed on day six, winning just one more game in the match.[24]

Barty opened her Grass court season at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham. She lost the first round in qualifying against Nadiia Kichenok. However, in the doubles with Casey Dellacqua they reached the final where the third seeds defeated Cara Black and Marina Erakovic in straight sets. This was Barty's first WTA title and Dellacqua's second.[25] After losing in the first round of qualifying at Wimbledon, Barty and Dellacqua recorded three straight sets win to reach the quarterfinals of the women's doubles which included defeating fifth seeds Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears.[26] In the quarterfinals they upset second seeds Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká.[27] They reached their second Grand Slam final of the year after taking down seventh seeds Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Květa Peschke.[28] Barty and Dellacqua were defeated in the final by eighth seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai.[29]

Tennis Australia awarded Barty a wildcard into the US Open due to her excellent results in 2013. She opened the tournament with a win over Estrella Cabeza Candella in straight sets.[30] Barty lost in the second round in straight sets to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[31] Barty again partnered with Casey Dellacqua for the women's doubles as the eighth seeds. Barty and Dellacqua won through to the final without the loss of a set. This included wins over ninth seeds Liezel Huber and Nuria Llagostera Vives, second seeds Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina, and 10th seeds Sania Mirza and Zheng Jie.[32] In the final they went down in three sets against fifth seeds Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká.[33] Barty ended the year ranked No. 164 in singles and No. 12 in doubles.

2014: Break from tennis

Barty started her 2014 season in qualifying at the Brisbane International after receiving a wildcard. She reached the main draw, where she upset former world No. 5, Daniela Hantuchová, in the first round.[34] She was due to play former world No. 1, Maria Sharapova, in the next round, however, she withdrew from the tournament due to a left adductor injury.[35] On 8 January, Barty was awarded a wildcard into the Australian Open.[36] Barty was beaten in the first round by Serena Williams in straight sets.[37] Barty and women's doubles partner Dellacqua were beaten in the second round by Hungary's Tímea Babos and Croatian Petra Martić. At Wimbledon, Barty lost in the final round of qualifying, in a close three-set match against Anett Kontaveit. In September, Barty announced that she is 'taking a break' from tennis.[38]

2016: Return to tennis

Barty announced her return to professional tennis in February.[39] Barty competed in doubles only and in five events across Australia in the ITF circuit, winning three of them, including her first tournament back where she partnered Jessica Moore.

In May, Barty qualified for and reached the semifinals of Eastbourne ITF and continued her good form into June, where she qualified for and made the quarterfinal in Nottingham. She lost in two tie-breakers to eventual champion and No. 1 seed Karolína Plíšková. At Wimbledon, Barty received a wildcard into qualifying and lost in the second round.

Barty didn't play again until November where she qualified and reached the quarterfinal of the Taipei Challenger. Barty ended the 2016 season with a ranking of 271.

2017: First WTA title, French Open doubles final, top-ten victories and top-20 debut

Barty began the season at the Brisbane International where she defeated Aleksandra Krunić in straight sets. She then faced the world No. 1 Angelique Kerber and lost in three sets.[40] Barty then received a wildcard into the Australian Open where she defeated Annika Beck in straight sets, marking her first victory at the slam. She beat Shelby Rogers in straight sets to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time before falling to Mona Barthel in three sets. Barty also competed in the doubles where she teamed with Casey Dellacqua once more. They made it to the quarterfinals, losing to top-seeds Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia.

During Australia's Fed Cup World Group II tie against Ukraine, Barty pushed world No. 13 Elina Svitolina to three sets.

In Malaysia, Barty qualified for the main draw and went on to make the final, where she defeated Nao Hibino in straight sets for her first WTA Tour title.[41][42] She also won the doubles title with Dellacqua. Afterwards, she entered the top 100 of the rankings for the first time in singles at world No. 92. She received a wildcard for the Miami Open and defeated former world No. 5, Eugenie Bouchard,[43] but lost to compatriot and 14th seed Samantha Stosur in the second round.[44]

After losing to Jelena Ostapenko in the final round of qualifying in Rome, Barty qualified and progressed to the quarterfinal round in Strasbourg where she lost to compatriot and seventh seed Daria Gavrilova in three sets. She would go on to win the doubles title with Dellacqua however, with a straight-sets win over the top-seeded Chan sisters. Barty's clay court season ended with a first-round loss to 12th seed Madison Keys and a maiden appearance in the French Open doubles final alongside Dellacqua. This meant Barty had now reached at least the final of each grand slam.

Barty started the grass court season by defeating Tatjana Maria and Jana Fett to make the Aegon Open quarterfinals, before losing to Johanna Konta. She then reached the final of the Birmingham Classic, defeating Markéta Vondroušová, Barbora Strycova, Camila Giorgi and eventual Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza en route. In the final, she was defeated by Petra Kvitova in three sets. At Wimbledon, Barty lost surprisingly to the fourth seed, Elina Svitolina in the first round.

In the American summer hardcourts, Barty continued her solid results, qualifying and reaching the round of 16 of the Rogers Cup, defeating 18th seed Elena Vesnina before losing to Muguruza. At the 2017 Western & Southern Open, Barty qualified for the main draw and secured her first top-10 win over No. 9, Venus Williams, before losing to sixth seed Caroline Wozniacki in the round of 16. At the US Open, Barty reached the third round for the first time, upsetting 21st seed Ana Konjuh and defeating Aliaksandra Sasnovich. She then lost to the eventual champion Sloane Stephens.

Barty's biggest breakthrough of her career came at the Wuhan Open. Barty defeated young American Catherine Bellis before consecutively besting four top-10 seeds, Johanna Konta, Agnieszka Radwańska, Karolina Pliskova and 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko to reach her third WTA final of the year and her first Premier-5 final, becoming the first Australian singles player to reach a Premier-5 final since Samantha Stosur in 2012. She lost to Caroline Garcia in three sets. After her performance, her ranking rose to a career high of 23. At the China Open, she received a bye because of her strong performance in Wuhan. But in the second round she was defeated by Elina Svitolina; her second loss to the Ukrainian this year.

She then played at the WTA Finals in the doubles with partner Dellacqua, but they lost in the first round to the eventual finalists Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson. She then played at the WTA Elite Trophy in the singles. She was drawn in the Rose group with Angelique Kerber and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She defeated both of them in straight sets to advance to the semifinal stage, where she lost against CoCo Vandeweghe in straight sets. She finishes 2017 with a career-high ranking of No. 17 in the world, making her the highest ranked Australian singles player.

2018: Second WTA title

Barty began her 2018 season at the Brisbane International where she was seeded eighth, but she suffered a shock loss in the first round to Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko. In the doubles, however, she and Dellacqua made it to the semifinals before losing to the eventual champions Kiki Bertens and Demi Schuurs. Barty reached the final of the Sydney International and lost to former world No.1 Angelique Kerber.[45] At Australian Open Barty reached third round, where she lost to Naomi Osaka.[46] In February, Barty won both her Fed Cup singles and combined with Dellacqua to help Australia win the 2018 Fed Cup World Group II tie against Ukraine.[47] In March, Barty combined with CoCo Vandeweghe to win Miami Open.[48] In April, Barty won both of her Fed Cup singles matches again in the 2018 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs, lifting Australia back to the World Group.[49] In May, Barty lost to number-2 seed Caroline Wozniacki at the Madrid Open and Maria Sharapova at the Rome Masters. Barty partnered Demi Schuurs to win the doubles in Rome, increasing her doubles ranking to world number 5.[50] Seeded number 1, Barty retired in the semi-final of the Strasbourg International; her first WTA Tour clay semi-final.[51] At the 2018 French Open, Barty lost in round 2 to Serena Williams in Williams' Grand Slam comeback since giving birth in 2017.[52] In June, Barty won her second WTA Tour title in Nottingham. [53]

Playing style

Barty possesses an all-court game and is suited to play on all surfaces, Her first serve is either flat or slice and her second serve is generally a kick serve. Her biggest weapon is her forehand from which she can generate angles with pace and spin. Her variety is also her strength and she can play any shot in the book (slices, drop shots, lobs etc.).

Barty's game has been likened to former world number one and five-time grand slam tournament winner Martina Hingis for her small size and array of shots.[54]

Career statistics

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 SR W−L
Australian Open A 1R 1R 1R A A 3R 3R 0 / 5 4–5
French Open A 1R 2R 1R A A 1R 2R 0 / 5 2–5
Wimbledon A 1R Q1 Q3 A Q2 1R 0 / 2 0–2
US Open Q1 A 2R 1R A A 3R 0 / 3 3–3
Win–Loss 0–0 0–3 2–3 0–3 0–0 0–0 4–4 3–2 0 / 15 9–15
Year-end Ranking 669 195 164 218 - 325 17

Doubles

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 SR W−L
Australian Open A 1R F 2R A A QF 2R 0 / 5 10–5
French Open A A 1R QF A A F 1R 0 / 4 8–4
Wimbledon A A F QF A 1R QF 0 / 4 11–4
US Open A A F 1R A A 2R 0 / 3 6–3
Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 15–4 7–4 0–0 0–1 12–4 1–2 0 / 16 35–16
Year-end Ranking 172 12 39 261 11

Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 4 (0–4)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2013 Australian Open Hard Australien Casey Dellacqua Italien Sara Errani
Italien Roberta Vinci
2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up 2013 Wimbledon Grass Australien Casey Dellacqua Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
China Peng Shuai
6–7(1–7), 1–6
Runner-up 2013 US Open Hard Australien Casey Dellacqua Tschechische Republik Andrea Hlaváčková
Tschechische Republik Lucie Hradecká
7–6(7–4), 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2017 French Open Clay Australien Casey Dellacqua Vereinigte Staaten Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Tschechische Republik Lucie Šafářová
2–6, 1–6

Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 2017 Wuhan Open Hard Frankreich Caroline Garcia 7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7), 2–6

Doubles: 2 (2–0)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2018 Miami Open Hard Vereinigte Staaten CoCo Vandeweghe Tschechische Republik Barbora Krejčíková
Tschechische Republik Kateřina Siniaková
6–2, 6–1
Winner 2018 Italian Open Clay Niederlande Demi Schuurs Tschechische Republik Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
Tschechische Republik Barbora Strýcová
6–3, 6–4

Cricket

Ash Barty
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–2016Brisbane Heat
2015–2016Queensland Fire
Career statistics
Competition WBBL WNCL
Matches 9 2
Runs scored 68 11
Batting average 11.33 5.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 39 10
Catches/stumpings 3/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 January 2016

In July 2015, Barty started training with the Queensland Fire, Queensland's women's cricket team, after discussions with the team's coach, Andy Richards.[1] After a successful start to her cricket career in the Brisbane women's premier competition, which included scoring 63 and taking 2-14 in her second game, Barty was signed by the Brisbane Heat to be part of their squad for the inaugural Women's Big Bash League.[2] She made her debut in the Women's Big Bash League on December 5, 2015 against the Melbourne Stars hitting 39 off 27 balls batting at number 6 [55] and has been a regular part of the team.

In grade cricket for the 2015-16 season, Barty averaged 46.60 runs in the Katherine Raymont Shield for Western Suburbs District Cricket Club with a top score of 107. With the ball, she averaged 18.75 taking 8 wickets.[56] Her team won the grand final against Sandgate - Redcliffe.[57]

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