With the announced decision to withdraw from tennis, ash barty shocked the whole world once again, and this time it wasn’t with one of the brand photos. The 25-year-old tennis player has decided to retire after achieving all her tennis goals and she believes she is no longer hungry to continue playing.
Retiring as the second woman to become world number 1 Justine HeninBarty was at the top for over 2 years, spending 112 consecutive weeks at the top. He retires after 119 weeks at the top, and his 112-week streak is the 4th longest on the WTA Tour.
Barty ended Australia’s 44-year wait for a self-made Australian Open champion when he won. 2022 Australian Open And he did it in style, without dropping a single set throughout the tournament. He also made it the only 5th active player to have a major in all 3 surfaces he participated in. Serena Williams and big-3 while being only the 3rd Australian woman behind the legends on the list Margaret Court and Evonne Googalong Cawley difficult to achieve success.
“Australia has a rich history in tennis and @ashbarty has represented it very well. I have no doubt that he will continue to inspire and make a positive difference in the world. I wish him the best in the next chapter of his life.” tweeted out Billie Jean King On Barty’s retirement, highlighting how he became the flag bearer of Australian tennis throughout his successful and illustrious career.
Ash Barty’s trophy cabinet
Barty was an active singles and doubles player involved in both disciplines and was also trying his hand at Mixed Doubles. 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In total, he played 42 finals in his career, 21 in both disciplines, 21 in singles and 21 in doubles.
In singles, he won 3 Grand Slam championships, 1 WTA Elite cup, 1 WTA Final cup, 3 championships in WTA-1000 tournaments, 5 championships in WTA-500 tournaments and 2 championships and 15 championships in WTA-250 tournaments. In 21 finals, he lost 3 finals in the WTA-1000 tournaments, 3 finals in the WTA-500 tournaments, and remained undefeated in the other stages of the Tour.
He has played in doubles, 6 Grand Slam finals and only 2018 US Open. In the round, he won all 4 of the WTA-1000 finals and all 4 of the WTA-250 finals. In WTA-500 events, she won 3 of the 7 finals she competed in, while claiming the championship on all surfaces. He completed the doubles discipline with 12 championships out of 21 finals he played.
With bronze medal Barty, who won the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, is opening the curtain of a successful career by winning 27 championships from 42 finals he played, achieving a 64% win rate in the finals and retiring as one of the greatest in Australian tennis.
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