Ash Barty named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her contribution to tennis and youth development programs
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Ashleigh Barty
Former World No. 1 Ash Barty continues to reap rewards from her brilliant tennis career which she bid adieu earlier this year having won the 2022 Australian Open a few weeks prior to announcing her retirement. Barty’s win in the Australian Open ended the wait for the first Australian homegrown player to win the major and it was her third singles Grand Slam title and fourth career major having earlier won the 2018 US Open doubles title as well.
Barty was the second woman after Justine Henin to be ranked No. 1 at the time of retirement. Barty’s achievements in tennis made her a role model for many youngsters, especially among the indigenous community of Australia. Barty’s indigenous roots made her quite popular and as a result, helped her become the face of many youth development-oriented programs across the country.
Ash Barty named Officer in the Order of Australia
In the final year of Barty’s career, she won the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, brought home an Olympic Bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finished the year as the World No. 1 for the third year in a row, was named the 2021 Women’s Player of the Year for the second time and capped off her career by winning the Australian Open where she did not drop a single set and lost her service only once.
Barty was one of the 992 Australians who were honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list and the tennis superstar was made the Office of Australia (AO). The Officer of the Order of Australia is awarded to individuals for “Distinguished service of a high degree to Australia or to humanity at large”.
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