World #1 WTA tennis player Ash Barty signed tennis shoe

Ash Barty is a champion on an off the court. After achieving success as a junior player winning the Wimbledon Juniors singles title she transitioned to the pro tour and finished runner up at three Grand Slam doubles events with Australian veteran Casey Dellaqua. In 2014, Barty decided to take an indefinite break from tennis. She ended up playing pro cricket during her hiatus despite having no formal training in the sport. 

Barty returned to tennis in 2016 and had a strong year in singles in 2017 winning her 1st WTA title and reaching top 20 WTA ranking for the first time in her career. 

Barty finished 2020 with the No. 1 ranking for the second consecutive year, in an abbreviated season that was disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the suspension of play, Barty was off to another strong start to the 2020 season, winning the title at Adelaide and reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open and Doha. 

Barty’s breakout season in 2019 catapulted her into the elite ranks of the WTA. She captured her first singles Premier Mandatory title (Miami) and her maiden singles Grand Slam title (Roland Garros), became the second Australian to ascend to the World No.1 ranking following in the footsteps of her mentor Evonne Goolagong-Cawley, and capped off her career-best year by winning the WTA Finals. Barty has won eight singles and ten doubles titles in her career, in addition to being a three-time winner (2017-2019) of the coveted Newcombe Medal, which recognizes Australia’s most outstanding performer in the sport of tennis.

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