What is Ashleigh Barty's Net Worth?
Ashleigh Barty is a professional Australian tennis player with a net worth of $16 million. Recognized as one of the top players globally, she has held the No. 1 singles spot in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. Barty has an impressive collection of singles and doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including Grand Slam victories at the French Open and Wimbledon Championships. Remarkably, she reigns as the singles champion at the WTA Finals.
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Born in 1996 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, Ashleigh Barty is the daughter of Josie and Robert Barty. Through her father, she belongs to the indigenous Ngaragu people of New South Wales and northeastern Victoria. Barty grew up with two older sisters, Sara and Ali. She attended Woodcrest State College and began playing tennis at the age of four in Brisbane.
Barty quickly showed promise in her junior career, winning her first title at the Grade 4 Australian International in 2009. By 2011, she had reached a career-high ITF world junior ranking of No. 2 after clinching the girls' singles title at Wimbledon.
Start of Professional Career
In 2010, Barty made her professional debut at an International Tennis Federation event in Ipswich. By 2012, she made her main draw debuts in singles and doubles on the WTA Tour. That year marked a breakout on the ITF Women's Circuit, where she recorded a singles record of 34-4 and a doubles record of 25-5 across nine tournaments. Barty secured back-to-back singles titles in Sydney and Mildura and clinched both singles and doubles events at the Nottingham Challenge.
In 2013, Barty found success in doubles on the WTA Tour, partnering with Casey Dellacqua to finish second at three Grand Slam events, including the Australian Open. At just 16, she became the youngest Grand Slam finalist since 2004. Together, Barty and Dellacqua became the first Australian duo to reach the Australian Open women's doubles final since 1977. In late 2014, after announcing an indefinite break from tennis, Barty played cricket with the Brisbane Heat in the Women's Big Bash League.
Breakout Year
Barty returned to tennis in early 2016 and enjoyed a breakout year in singles in 2017. She earned her first career wins at the Australian Open and claimed her first WTA singles title at the Malaysian Open, rocketing from outside the top 100 to No. 17 in the world. Later that year, she reached a Premier 5 final at the Wuhan Open, where she defeated three top-10 players. In doubles, Barty and Dellacqua had another successful year, reaching the quarterfinals or better at three out of four Grand Slam tournaments. The duo finished the year as the third-highest-ranked doubles team, securing a spot in the WTA Finals.
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Rise to No. 1 in the World
In 2018, Barty won her second career WTA title at the Nottingham Open. Partnering with Dellacqua, she won the Miami Open, her first Premier Mandatory title. Later that year, she teamed up with Demi Schuurs to win the Italian Open and the Canadian Open. Teaming with CoCo Vandeweghe, Barty clinched her first Grand Slam title at the US Open.
In 2019, Barty continued her streak of victories, winning her first Grand Slam singles title at the French Open. She also claimed the Birmingham Classic, officially becoming the No. 1 ranked player in the world—the second Australian to achieve this milestone in WTA singles. At the WTA Finals, Barty triumphed in the singles knockout round, earning $4.42 million—the largest prize money in tennis history for a single tournament. She was subsequently named the WTA Player of the Year, becoming the first Australian to receive the honor.
Continued Success
After a hiatus due to COVID-19, Barty returned to win the Yarra Valley Classic and the Australian Open. She successfully defended her Miami Open title by defeating Bianca Andreescu, and went on to win the Stuttgart Open and Wimbledon.
Fed and Hopman Cups
Apart from the WTA Tour, Barty has represented Australia in the Fed Cup and the Hopman Cup. She debuted in the Fed Cup in 2013 and participated in two ties in 2018. In the 2019 Fed Cup final, Barty won all six of her rubbers in the initial rounds, although the team eventually lost to France.
Barty first competed in the Hopman Cup in 2013 alongside Bernard Tomic. She returned in 2019, teaming up with Matthew Ebden. They won their first two ties against Spain and France but lost their singles matches against Germany.
Personal Life
Deeply connected to her heritage, Barty serves as the National Indigenous Tennis Ambassador for Tennis Australia, promoting greater Indigenous participation in the sport. Outside tennis, she is a passionate supporter of the Richmond Football Club, Manchester United, and the West Tigers of the National Rugby League.
In 2016, Barty met Australian professional golfer Garry Kissick at the Brookwater Golf Club. They started dating the following year.
