Who is Ash Barty’s husband, Garry Kissick?

3-time Grand Slam title winner Ash Barty continues to live her life away from tennis with her husband Garry Kissick, her partner since 2016.

Ash Barty and Garry Kissick

Ash Barty, the former Australian professional tennis player won three Grand Slam titles during her career. Her most notable achievements include an early victory at the 2011 Wimbledon tournament. She won the girls’ singles title at the age of 15 and made a run to the 2014 Australian Open finals, where she became the youngest Grand Slam finalist in a decade. She also won her first WTA title in 2017, which propelled her into the top 17.

By winning the French Open 2019, she became the first Australian woman to win a singles event since 1973. She became the World No. 1 for the first time on 24th June 2019 and held the rank for a total of 121 weeks. The Aussie later went on to win the 2021 Wimbledon Championships and the 202 Australian Open.

Garry Kissick is Ash Barty’s husband, a golf player, and a PGA training professional at Brisbane’s Brookwater Golf & Country Club. He began his career at the club over a decade ago in golf operations and worked his way up the corporate ladder to become the greens irrigation technician.

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Ash Barty’s husband Gary Kissick

Ash Barty's boyfriend Gary Kissick — Garry Kissick and Ash Barty

For a few years, Barty and Kissick have been going strong. Kissick works at Brookwater Golf Club, where the two first met in 2016. The tennis player was on her way to the greens for a round of golf, but she had no idea that her life would never be the same. Barty and Kissick hit it off right away and started dating.

But it wasn’t until 2017 that their relationship became public when Ash invited Gary to the Newcombe Awards (where she earned Australian tennis’ highest honor). Ash Barty and Gary Kissick are both from Queensland. Barty always credited Gary to be a crucial part of her tennis career success.

The couple announced their engagement in the month of November 2021 and tied the knot in July 2022, months after Barty retired. Since her retirement, Barty has chose to stay away from the spotlight as she enjoys her personal life. The former World No. 1 announced pregnancy in January 2023 sharing the excitement to welcome the couple’s first child.

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