The Australian Tennis Star Ash Barty’s retiring announcement from the sport has shocked the entire world.
Full name Ashleigh Barty is the current World No.1 professional tennis player and cricketer. She is the second tennis player of Australia to be ranked No. 1 in the world in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association.
Ash is a three-time Grand Slam singles champion, and the reigning champion at Wimbledon and the Australian Open.
She is even a Grand Slam doubles champion, winning the 2018 US Open with CoCo Vandeweghe. She has won 15 singles titles and 12 doubles titles on the WTA Tour.
Why Is Tennis Star Ash Barty Retiring And What Happened To Her?
Tennis Star Ash Barty is retiring simply because she does not have the physical drive, the emotional desire, and the challenge to be at the very top of the level anymore.
Ash announced her parting from the sport on Wednesday via her Instagram account attending a short interview video with Casey Dellacqua.
As Ash has conquered the world by being at the top, her dream has been fulfilled. Moreover, she has already reached the peak of her career and now wants to live a peaceful life with her family.
She once stepped away from tennis in late 2014 but was not quite satisfied and fulfilled. After returning, she triumphed to the victory and was completely spent on her dreams and goals.
After that, her life’s purpose was at peace and there was no drive or force left to give more and decided to retire.
Ash Barty Current Net Worth In 2022
Ash Barty has a net worth of $21.6 million dollars according to Daily Mail Uk. Her 2022 Australian Open triumph solely brought in $2,163,220 dollars.
Ash’s prize money total at the time of her retirement is at $23,829,071 dollars according to The Sporting News.
She is living a lavish lifestyle but her modesty is what makes her the tennis world’s number one person.
Moreover, she is engaged to professional golfer Garry Kissick and they were rumored to move into a mansion in Brisbane’s west.
As per the Forbes Money List for highest-paid female athletes, Ash reached in at number eight last year in terms of earnings.
She got $3.9 million dollars on the court, after winning at the All England Club.
Further, she bought an expensive luxury car Jaguar and posted a picture of her car on Instagram.
Ash Barty Family And Siblings: Her Sisters Better At Sport Than Her
Ash Barty belongs to an English immigrants family and has two siblings Sara and Ali. She was born to Josie Barty and Robert Barty on 24 April 1996 in Ipswich, Queensland.
Her mother, Josie, is the daughter of English immigrants and her father, Robert, is from the rural North Queensland town of Bowen.
Sara and Ali, her older sisters were better at that sport than her, especially at netball.
From her great-grandmother, Ash became a member of the Indigenous Australian Ngaragu people. Ngaragu is the Aboriginal people of southern New South Wales and northeastern Victoria.
Her father was the golf representative of Queensland and Australia and after that, he worked for the State Library of Queensland.
Her mother was also a golf state representative for Queensland and then worked as a radiographer.