World number one Ashleigh Barty has stunned the sports world by announcing her retirement from professional tennis at the age of just 25. Today we will discuss about Ash Barty: Retirement| Why did retire| Net worth| Partner.
Ash Barty: Retirement| Why did retire| Net worth| Partner
Ashleigh Barty (born 24 April 1996) is an Australian former professional tennis player and cricketer. She is the second Australian tennis player to be ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), after Australian Ivonne Gulagong Kawle, holding the ranking for 120 weeks overall. She was also a top ten player in doubles, achieving a career-high ranking of No. 5 in the world. Barty is a three-time Grand Slam singles champion, and the current champion at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. She is also the Grand Slam doubles champion, having won the 2018 US Open with CoCo Vandeweghe. Barty won 15 singles titles and 12 doubles titles on the WTA Tour.
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 April 1996[1] Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 2010 |
| Retired | 23 March 2022 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Craig Tyzzer |
| Prize money | US$23,829,071
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| Singles | |
| Career record | 305–102 (74.9%) |
| Career titles | 15 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (24 June 2019) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2022) |
| French Open | W (2019) |
| Wimbledon | W (2021) |
| US Open | 4R (2018, 2019) |
Retirement
Australian tennis great and current world number one Ash Barty announced his retirement from the sport at just 25 years old, saying, “It’s time for me to chase other dreams and put down the racket.”
“I wasn’t quite sure how I was supposed to do this,” an emotional Barty told good friend and former doubles partner Casey DeLuca in a video posted to Barty’s social media.
She added: “It’s hard to say… I’m so happy and I’m so prepared. I just know in my heart at this moment that it’s right for me as a person.”
Barty is the current world No. 1 women’s singles player, the second Australian player to reach that position in the WTA ranking era, after fellow Aboriginal woman Evonne Golgong Kawle.
Barty won three Grand Slam singles titles, her first stunning victory at the French Open in 2019, Wimbledon in 2021 and the Australian Open earlier this year – before winning her two Grand Slam titles.
She finished the last three calendar years as the world’s number-one ranked player, a remarkable feat that reflects her consistency across all court surfaces. That record put her in the respected company of Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, and Serena Williams.
She also won the 2018 US Open in women’s doubles with Coco Vandeweghe, reaching the individual ranking of fifth in the world in doubles. In 2021, she partnered with fellow Australian John Pearce to claim a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the Tokyo Olympics.
Why did retire
This isn’t the first time Barty has walked away from tennis: She was Wimbledon junior champion in 2011 at age 15, presiding over a promising professional career, but skipping the tour altogether for nearly two years in 2014. Gave up, because was overwhelmed by pressure and pressure. travel requirement.
She played professional cricket back home in Australia, then eventually picked up a racket once again and returned to her second game.
Barty won the singles major championship on three different surfaces – on clay at the 2019 French Open, on grass at Wimbledon last year and on hard courts at Melbourne Park in January, becoming the first Australian to win in 44 years. Country’s Grand Slam tournament.
But she hasn’t played a tournament since she was presented with the Australian Open trophy by seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Ivonne Gulagong Kawle, her mentor and Indigenous and Australian tennis icon, after her straight-sets final victory over Danielle Collins. .
“I support Ash so much that she does what makes her happy,” Gulagong Kawle told the Associated Press. “I can’t wait to see what happens in the next chapter of Ash’s life, and what helps him achieve his dreams.”
Net worth
in present. Claimed prize money from singles and doubles tennis on the WTA Tour is estimated at US$23,829,071. In 2020, Forbes ranked her the third highest paid female athlete in the world. She earned $13.1 million with $10.1 in prize money.
In 2021, he earned $1,104,611 in prize money for 32 matches, including one Wimbledon win. Her endorsement deals with various companies also put her net worth at the $20 million mark.
Partner
When Ash Barty announced her engagement to longtime partner Gary Kissick, the whole of Australia celebrated with her.
The tennis pro, whose career has soared since he started playing professionally at just 15 years old, his achievements have been scattered in almost every publication in the country, especially since the ouster of Ivonne Goolagong Kavle in 2021 Became the first Australian woman to win Wimbledon. title in 1980
News of Barty’s engagement in November was the perfect way to end such an eventful year for the 25-year-old—and it provided rare insight into her famously personal relationship with PGA trainee professional, Kissick.
Here, we look at the couple’s relationship over the years.
Ash Barty is engaged to 30-year-old PGA trainee professional Gary Kissick, who currently lives in Ipswich, Queensland – where Barty himself grew up.
