Ashleigh Barty is about to face Madison Keys in the Australian Open semifinal with the aim of finally winning her home slam. Here is her biography with reference to her net worth, coach, aborigen origin, family and boyfriend.
Ashleigh was born on 24 April 1996 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, to Josie and Robert Barty. Ashleigh has 2 sisters: Ali, Sara. Her father became a Queensland and Australian representative in golf before working for the State Library of Queensland. her mother was also a state representative for Queensland in golf.
Barty started playing tennis when she was just four. Initially, she played netball, but she decided not to focus on that sport because it was “for girls.”
Ashleigh won 14 career titles so far including the French Open (2019) and Wimbledon (2021).
The Aborigenal origin
Ashleigh has always been proud of her indigenous origins. Barty has Ngarigo ancestry through her father’s side. This is an interesting similarity with Evonne Goolagong Cawley, an Indigenous Australian, who conquered her first Wimbledon in 1971. Cawley is of Wiradjuri Aboriginal descent. Ashleigh won Wimbledon in 2021 and on that occasion she decided to wear a dress inspired by Cawley 1971 Wimbledon outfit.
“For me to be able to wear an outfit inspired by Evonne’s iconic scalloped dress is really amazing. Before we had put in the process of creating my version of her iconic dress, I wanted to make sure she was okay. I called her and asked her. She was really excited,” said Ashleigh.
Net worth and boyfriend
Barty won US$21,665,851 in prize money so far. Her net worth is estimated at US$ 16,000,000.
Ashleigh has been dating her boyfriend Garry Kissick since 2016. He is a 30-year-old golf player and PGA Trainee Professional working at the Brookwater Golf & Country Club in Brisbane. They are currently engaged after he proposed last November.
Barty at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked world no.1, Ashleigh owns an overall 9-0 record in 2022. Ashleigh is now playing at the Australian Open where she bested Lesya Tsurenko 6-0 6-1
, Lucia Bronzetti 6-1 6-1, Camila Giorgi 6-2 6-3, Amanda Anisimova 6-4 6-3 and Jessica Pegula 6-2 6-0.Ashleigh Barty will compete against the world no.51 Madison Keys in the semifinal on Thursday at 7:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena. Their record is 2-1 for Barty.
Ashleigh has won 1 title in 2022 in Adelaide.
The Australian won 14 titles in her career: 8 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Keys at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked no.51, Keys owns a compiled 11-1 win-loss record in 2022. Madison is currently playing at the Australian Open where she overcame Sofia Kenin 7-62 7-5, Jaqueline Cristian 6-2 7-5, Qiang Wang 4-6 6-3 7-62, Paula Badosa Gibert 6-3 6-1 and Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 6-2.
Madison Keys will face the world no.1 Ashleigh Barty in the semifinal on Thursday at 7:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena. Their record is 2-1 for Barty.
The American has won 1 title in 2022 in Adelaide.
The American won 6 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Ashleigh Barty and Madison Keys squared off 3 times. Their actual record is 2-1 for Barty. The last time they played each other, Ashleigh Barty won 6-3 7-5 in the quarter in Paris (French Open) in June 2019.