Ashleigh Ash Barty is a former professional tennis player on the Women's Tennis Association tour, 2011-22.
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Ash Barty was the second Australian tennis player to be ranked No. 1 in the world in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), holding the ranking for 121 weeks overall.
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Ash Barty began playing tennis at the age of four in nearby Brisbane.
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Barty has been in a relationship with Australian professional golfer Garry Kissick since 2017, and announced their engagement in November 2021.
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Barty married Kissick on 23 July 2022. Former world number one and four-time grand slam champion Ash Barty announced on Friday she is expecting her first child with husband Garry Kissick.
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The 26-year-old shocked the tennis community when she announced her retirement last March — two months removed from winning the Australian Open.
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Kissick, 32, made a similar announcement on his own Instagram with the caption “Little Red, 2023.”
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Barty and Kissick’s pregnancy announcement made its way around social media as plenty of tennis figures congratulated the couple.
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Barty used her adorable border collie Origi to help reveal the news to her 516K Instagram followers.
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