Ashleigh Barty Young Female Tennis Player 2012

Friday 13 April 2012

Ashleigh Barty Young Female Tennis Player 2012

Name: Ashleigh Barty
Age: 15
Born: 24 April 1996
Birth Place: Ipswich, Queensland
Lives: Springfield, Queensland
Height: 163 cm
Weight: 137 lb(62 kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Coach: Jim Joyce and Scott Draper

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.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). Barty then received a wildcard into the Hobart International, losing in the first round to Bethanie Mattek-Sands 2-6 2-6.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.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. In February, Barty won her first senior title at the Sydney $25,000 ITF tournament, beating countrywoman Olivia Rogowska in the final. The following week she won her second straight ITF title at the Mildura Grand International.