Leadership Ash Barty Talks Chasing Dreams, Grand Slams And Staying True To Yourself The 23-year-old tennis superstar from Queensland topped off an incredible 2019 with a world number one ranking. Future Women meets her. By Natalie Cornish Published 18 December, 2019 Leadership Ash Barty Talks Chasing Dreams, Grand Slams And Staying True To Yourself The 23-year-old tennis superstar from Queensland topped off an incredible 2019 with a world number one ranking. Future Women meets her. By Natalie Cornish Published 18 December, 2019 Previous article 6 Books We Can’t Wait To Read In Early 2020 Next article How To Tackle Loneliness And Social Interaction Anxiety This Holiday Season When Ash Barty looks back on 2019, she will no doubt do so with a smile. “It has been an incredible year,” she tells Future Women. “I am so proud of my team and I for what we have achieved.”In case you haven’t been following Barty’s meteoric rise to the top of the tennis world, we’ll recap those achievements. The 23-year-old tennis player, and face of Rado watches, from Ipswich in Queensland is now ranked world number one – only the second Australian woman to hold the title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976 (more on her later). Rado Watches is a proud supporter of Ash Barty, through its YoungStars programme. To mark Barty’s world number one ranking at the age of just 23, they have created the 36 mm Rado HyperChrome Ashleigh Barty Limited Edition. Find out more here. Career Profiled Women in Sport Best Of Future Women Career How career reinvention can lead to lasting success By Lisa Burling Career Are you the mother of your invention? By Melanie Dimmitt Career “Consider this your permission to take up space.” By Melanie Dimmitt Career Nothing compares to being simply the best By Melanie Dimmitt Career You had me at cease and desist By Melanie Dimmitt Career “There’s going to be burnout while you’re building something bigger.” By Melanie Dimmitt Career Lessons learned from scaling my side-hustle By Sita Sargeant Career What Kellie Hush learned from competing with Vogue By Odessa Blain Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
