Ashleigh Barty
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| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
| Born | 24 April 1996 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.64 m) |
| Plays | Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 13,582 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0-2 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA |
| Highest ranking | No. 544 (10 October 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 670 (9 January 2012) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2012) |
| US Open | LQ (2011) |
| Australian Open Junior | R1 (2011) |
| French Open Junior | R2 (2011) |
| Wimbledon Junior | W (2011) |
| US Open Junior | SF (2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2-2 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA |
| Highest ranking | No. 315 (9 January 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 315 (9 January 2012) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2012) |
| French Open Junior | QF (2011) |
| Wimbledon Junior | QF (2011) |
| US Open Junior | R2 (2011) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 0-1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2012) |
Ashleigh Barty (born 24 April 1996 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian tennis player who is currently the number 2 ranked junior in the world. [1]
2011
Barty won the Junior Wimbledon Championships in July, beating Irina Khromacheva in the final. 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, won the competition and the Wildcard, beating established players including Casey Dellacqua, Arina Rodionova and Olivia Rogowska in the process.
2012
Due to her strong results at the end of last year, Barty received a wildcard into the qualifying event of the Brisbane International (a WTA Premier tournament). There she lost in the first round to number one seed Vania King 1-6 2-6.[2] Partnered with Casey Dellacqua, Barty also received a wildcard into the doubles tournament, reaching the semi-finals before bowing out to the American pairing of Spears and Kops-Jones 7-5 6-7(3) [7-10]. Barty then received a wildcard into the Hobart International, losing in the first round to Bethanie Mattek-Sands 2-6 2-6.[3] Due to winning the Australian Wild Card playoff last year Barty was entered into the women's singles at the Australian Open, where she lost 2-6 6-7(4) to Anna Tatishvili in the first round.[4] She also entered the women's and mixed doubles, pairing up with fellow junior prodigy Laura Robson and Benjamin Mitchell respectively. Barty and her respective partners failed to make it past the first round in either event.
Career statistics
Junior Grand Slam singles finals (1–0)
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 2011 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass |  Irina Khromacheva
|
7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
Singles Performance Timeline
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | W-L | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 0-1 | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | 0-0 | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | 0-0 | |||||||||||||||
| US Open | LQ | 0-0 | |||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "ITF Junior Rankings". ITF. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "Ashleigh Barty crashes out of Brisbane International qualifying". Perth Now. 30 Dec 2011.
- ^ "Ashleigh Barty gets reality check". Herald Sun. 8 January 2012.
- ^ "Women's Singles Draw". Australian Open.
External links
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Template:ITF junior profile
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