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 jitendermittal Published 10 July, 2025 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 jitendermittal Published 10 July, 2025 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 womeninsport Best Of Future Women Leaders Why Ilya stepped back from the business she poured her heart into By Ben Tweedie Leaders The most surprising part of being a first time mum had nothing to do with me By rosa762070 Career Women returning to work winners in Queensland’s state budget By jitendermittal Leaders This is an exciting article title By Ben Tweedie Wellbeing It took an ADHD diagnosis and a breakdown to change my relationship with work By jitendermittal Career How to build your personal brand By jitendermittal Career Turia Pitt is calling out double standards By jitendermittal Career Listening to your ego is the best thing you can do for your career By jitendermittal 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.