Ash Barty

A shock announcement by tennis player Ash Barty, that she's retiring from the sport at the age of 25, offers young people some important career lessons.

Sebag-Montefiore, co-founder of consultancy 10Eighty, said it was important to reframe these changes as sideways moves instead of a step back.For leadership and career coach Kat Hutchings, it was Barty's admission that she didn't feel completely fulfilled upon achieving her goal that offered an important takeaway.Hutchings told CNBC that we can be striving toward a job title for years only to sometimes reach it and "find it wasn't quite what we expected," but pointed out that this happens at all levels of leadership." The tennis star said she had been thinking about the decision for a long time, but that it was winning the Grand Slam title at Wimbledon last year that changed her perspective.Despite achieving her "one true dream" of winning Wimbledon, Barty said there was a little part of her that "wasn't quite satisfied, wasn't quite fulfilled." Barty's mother, Josie, was once a professional golfer and later became a radiographer.Harrison, a senior lecturer in careers, guidance and counseling at Canterbury Christ Church University in the U.K., told CNBC that it's important for anyone considering a career change to have support from close ones.More broadly, Harrison said it was interesting to note the growing number of people in their mid to late twenties and early thirties experiencing a "quarter-life crisis" or rethinking their goals and priorities.She said it was easy for people to feel "locked-in" to a chosen job or career but that we shouldn't be afraid to change direction.Harrison recommended taking time to learn new skills and hobbies, as well as speaking to others about their career experiences." "There was this perspective shift in me in this second phase of my career that my happiness wasn't dependent on the results, and success for me is knowing that I've given absolutely everything I can," Barty said, adding that she no longer had the "physical drive, the emotional want" to continue to challenge herself at the top level of tennis." I am spent, I just know physically I have nothing more to give and that for me is success," she said.Barty said she understood that some people might not understand her decision to step back, particularly having just won her third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January. Indeed, Dellacqua pointed out that Barty was currently probably "one of the most marketable athletes in the world." It is increasingly common to change careers and whilst this can feel scary and overwhelming it can also be invigorating and freeing and lead to better job satisfaction," she said.Similarly, career coach Liz Sebag-Montefiore told CNBC that with the constant challenges people face in life "it's OK to reassess the best way forward."

World No. 1 Ash Barty announced her retirement from tennis at age 25.

She transitioned over to playing cricket before returning to tennis in 2016. There were tears when I did finally leave, and then when we left." Despite a great professional year, it was somewhat of a trying one personally, she said. That feeling was answered, she said, by being able to bring it home at the Australian Open, which she called "my perfect way" to celebrate her career. About six months earlier, she claimed the title at Wimbledon. "I just had that gut feeling after Wimbledon."

El anuncio llega tan sólo dos meses después de que Barty ganó el Abierto de Australia, el tercer título de Grand Slam en su carrera. “Es la primera vez que he ...

Su anuncio fue particularmente sorpresivo ante el éxito que había tenido en las canchas recientemente. Pasó 21 semanas en el primer puesto del escalafón mundial, incluidas las últimas 114 en fila. Simplemente sé por el momento en mi corazón esto es lo correcto para mí como persona”, expresó la tenista australiana mediante un video de seis minutos difundido en Instagram, en el que la voz se le quebraba por la emoción. Es difícil de decir... “Pero estoy muy contenta. “No estaba muy segura de cómo iba a hacer esto...

Less than two months after winning the Australian Open, top-ranked Ash Barty has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 25, saying she leaves ...

Her victory at the Australian Open satisfied another gap, and Barty said she was completely aware that "my happiness wasn't dependent on the results.'' "I know I've done this before,'' Barty said with a laugh in the retirement video, "but in a very different feeling. "When you work so hard your whole life for one goal -- to be able to win Wimbledon, which was my dream, the one true dream that I wanted in tennis, that really changed my perspective." I just know at the moment, in my heart, for me as a person, this is right," Barty said, her voice shaky at times, during a six-minute video posted on her Instagram account Wednesday in Australia. Only one other woman has walked away from the sport while atop the WTA rankings: Justine Henin was No. 1 when she retired in May 2008, after spending 61 consecutive weeks ranked at the top. Barty won 15 tour-level titles in singles and another 12 in doubles since first turning pro in 2010.

La jugadora australiana Ashleigh Barty -número uno del mundo- deja estupefacto a los amantes del tenis al anunciar su retiro con sólo 25 años de edad.

Su compatriota Sam Stosur y también ganadora de un Grand Slam resaltó la "increíble carrera" de Barty, mientras que la ex número uno Simona Halep, de Rumania, se preguntó: "¿Qué viene ahora para ti? "Sé que la gente podrá no entenderlo. De veras siento en este momento en mi corazón, para mí como persona, esto es lo correcto", escribió.

Ash Barty, primera del ranking mundial, anuncia en las redes sociales que se retira del tenis a los 25 años.

The Australian women's tennis star, currently ranked No. 1 in the world, steps away from the game at age 25.

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Ash Barty of Australia waves after defeating Danielle Collins of the U.S. in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 29, 2022. Ash Barty, the world No. 1 women's tennis player, has surprised the ...

"I have given everything I can to this beautiful of sport and I'm really happy with that. She became the first Australian player in 44 years to win at her home event in January, beating four U. S. tennis stars on the way. I am spent," she explained in a short interview with her friend and former doubles partner Casey Dellacqua.

The world No. 1 women's tennis player, has retired at just 25, only two months after winning the Australian open, saying she wants to pursue other dreams.

"I have given everything I can to this beautiful of sport and I'm really happy with that. She became the first Australian player in 44 years to win at her home event in January, beating four U. S. tennis stars on the way. I am spent" she explained in a short interview with her friend and former doubles partner Casey Dellacqua.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — World No. 1-ranked Ash Barty has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 25.

“I know I’ve done this before,” Barty said with a laugh in the retirement video, “but in a very different feeling. Her victory at the Australian Open satisfied another gap, and Barty said she was completely aware that "my happiness wasn’t dependent on the results.” “When you work so hard your whole life for one goal — to be able to win Wimbledon, which was my dream, the one true dream that I wanted in tennis, that really changed my perspective."

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — World No. 1-ranked Ash Barty has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 25. Barty said in an emotional video posted ...

Ashleigh Barty, the No. 1 women's tennis player in the world, has announced her retirement from the sport at 25 years old.

I’ve given absolutely everything I can to this beautiful sport of tennis and I’m really happy with that and for me that is my success." And I’ve been able to share that with so many incredible people, but to be able to win Wimbledon, which was my dream – the one, true dream that I wanted in tennis – that really changed my perspective," Barty said. And that for me is success. "As a person, this is what I want. "... I’m so grateful to everything that tennis has given me. Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way, I’ll always be grateful for the lifelong memories that we created together."

The Australian won 15 titles in her career and was the sport's top player for 121 weeks.

“We will miss you so much, Ash.” I am spent.” The Australian won 15 titles, including the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the French Open and was the sport’s top player for 121 weeks.

The three-time Grand Slam champion said in a social media post, “the time is right now for me to step away and chase other dreams and to put the rackets ...

“I know how much work it takes to bring the best out of yourself,” she said to Dellacqua in the video posted Wednesday, “It’s just I don’t have that in me anymore. If Barty sticks with her decision, she will be the first player to win a Grand Slam singles title in her final match since Pete Sampras, the American star who did not play on tour again after winning the 2002 U. S. Open at age 31, announcing his retirement nearly a year later. She is the first women’s player to retire while on top of the singles rankings since the Belgian star Justine Henin unexpectedly announced her retirement in May 2008.

Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty dropped major news on social media on Tuesday: the world's top-ranked player is retiring from the sport.

Without the “physical drive and emotional want” to continue competing at the top level of tennis, Barty felt like this was the perfect time to step away from tennis. “There was just a little part of me that wasn’t quite satisfied, wasn’t quite fulfilled, and then came the challenge of the Australian Open,” Barty said. “I’m so grateful to everything that tennis has given me,” she said.

Ash Barty's retirement shocked the sports world, but for someone more interested in a low-key family first lifestyle than what comes with being a tennis ...

Barty herself talked in her retirement video about being "Ash Barty the person for a while," and speculation has already begun that a third sporting career could be in her future, with AFLW, the Australian rules women's competition, touted for the passionate footy fan. There's little doubt she could double her career prize money -- which stands at US$23,829,071 -- and add a couple more Slams to her résumé if she continued, but Barty has earned the right to decide when to step away. The constant travel, expectation and fame never really sat well with her, and while many of her contemporaries were moving and settling in the tax haven principality of Monaco, Barty was more than content living her best life in Ipswich, in the western suburbs of Brisbane. Globally she was widely admired by her contemporaries, and one of the most popular players on tour. Barty's announcement comes as a huge shock, but when you dig a little deeper, it's not exactly surprising that she's hanging up the rackets and transitioning into the next phase of her life. In many ways she was the perfect athlete. But as successful as she would become, in Australia, Barty was admired more for her laidback, carefree attitude. "I feel very humble to be in such a select group," Barty said upon learning what she had achieved. She would return in 2021, winning Wimbledon in July before adding her home title of the Australian Open seven months later. But even when Henin announced her retirement in 2008, it wasn't off the back of a major triumph. I just know at the moment in my heart for me as a person this is right." Barty, 25, is the current world No. 1 and has held that ranking for 114 consecutive weeks -- the fourth-longest streak in WTA history.

* Barty claimed four singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF circuit in 2012. * Won one WTA doubles title and reached three Grand Slam doubles finals ...

* Started her second season as the top-ranked player in 2020. Retired from her second-round match at French Open due to a hip injury. * Defeated Karolina Pliskova in her first Wimbledon final in 2021 to win her second Grand Slam title.

BRISBANE, Australia — Ash Barty surprisingly retired from tennis at age 25 while ranked No. 1 and less than two months after winning the Australian Open for ...

“I know I’ve done this before,” Barty said with a laugh in the retirement video, “but in a very different feeling. “When you work so hard your whole life for one goal — to be able to win Wimbledon, which was my dream, the one true dream that I wanted in tennis, that really changed my perspective.” “I’ll never, ever, ever stop loving tennis,” she said. “It’s pretty gutsy, it’s pretty noble,” Molik said. “Ash, what can I say, you know I have tears right?” tweeted Simona Halep. “My friend, I will miss you on tour. She won 15 tour-level titles in singles and another 12 in doubles since first turning pro in 2010.

World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty has shocked the tennis world by announcing her retirement from the sport after winning three major singles titles in the last ...

With her accomplishments at the Grand Slams, WTA Finals, and reaching the pinnacle ranking of No.1 in the world, she has clearly established herself as one the great champions of the WTA."Barty has won three major singles titles -- the 2019 French Open, the 2021 Wimbledon and the 2022 Australian Open. In total, she has won 15 singles titles and 12 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and was the first Australian to win the Australian Open singles title since 1978. World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty has shocked the tennis world by announcing her retirement from the sport after winning three major singles titles in the last three years." Only 18 at the time, she wanted to "experience life as a normal teenaged girl," she said.She returned to tennis full-time in 2017 -- and went on to dominate the sport, winning 25 of her last 26 matches. She added that she had been thinking about retirement for "a long time," and the decision was cemented after winning Wimbledon last year and the Australian Open this year. Ashleigh Barty beats Danielle Collins to become first home Australian Open singles champion since 1978The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) confirmed her retirement in a news release." The post included a video, filmed with retired Australian tennis player Casey Dellacqua, in which Barty further explains her decision."

Ash Barty did things on her own terms as she won three Grand Slam singles titles and spent more than two consecutive years at No. 1 in the women's tennis.

“I know I’ve done this before,” Barty said with a laugh in the retirement video, “but in a very different feeling. “When you work so hard your whole life for one goal — to be able to win Wimbledon, which was my dream, the one true dream that I wanted in tennis, that really changed my perspective.” “Ash, what can I say, you know I have tears right?” tweeted Simona Halep. “My friend, I will miss you on tour. “I’ll never, ever, ever stop loving tennis,” she said. “It will always be a massive part of my life but now I think it’s important I get to enjoy the next phase of my life as Ash Barty the person, not Ash Barty the athlete.” I am spent.”

(Reuters) - Following is reaction to Australia's world number one Ash Barty's retirement from professional tennis at the age of 25. AUSTRALIAN PRIME M...

A champion in every sense of the word. Always followed your heart and I hope you keep doing this!” “One of a kind. I admire you as a player and a person.. I can’t wait to see what the next chapter brings, and to watch Ash achieve her dreams post-tennis.” “Ash, what can I say, you know I have tears right?

(CNN) – La número uno del mundo Ashleigh Barty, de Australia, se retira del tenis profesional a los 25 años. La Asociación de Tenis Femenino (WTA, por sus ...

Barty is retiring only two months after winning the Australian Open, saying she wants to pursue other dreams.

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El anuncio de la australiana, de 25 años, se produce menos de dos meses después de que ganara el Abierto de Australia.

La WTA dijo que Barty ha ocupado el puesto número 1 durante 114 semanas consecutivas. Solo sé en este momento en mi corazón que para mí como persona esto es correcto” . . es difícil de decir...

The world's No. 1 player deciding to retire at age 25 may come as a surprise, but she has always played the game according to her terms.

She might not. She might return. (After a year that, famously, included a stint playing cricket, Barty returned to tennis rejuvenated.) Here was a player who spoke openly about both the hardship that COVID-19 travel restrictions had placed on her mental health and her desire to start a family. Here was a player who had already previously retired as a teenager, mostly for the simple reason that tennis no longer held joy for her. And at 25, she was—and still is—in the meaty prime of her career in a sport where Serena and Venus Williams are still active in their 40s. Even in a sport with an impossibly high threshold for dramatic flourish, tennis outdid itself Tuesday night with the announcement that the WTA Tour’s No. 1 player, Australia’s Ash Barty, was retiring at 25.

(Reuters) - Following is reaction to Australia's world number one Ash Barty's retirement from professional tennis at the age of 25. AUSTRALIAN PRIME M...

A champion in every sense of the word. Always followed your heart and I hope you keep doing this!” “One of a kind. I admire you as a player and a person.. I can’t wait to see what the next chapter brings, and to watch Ash achieve her dreams post-tennis.” “Ash, what can I say, you know I have tears right?

Barty is retiring only two months after winning the Australian Open, saying she wants to pursue other dreams.

"I have given everything I can to this beautiful of sport and I'm really happy with that. She became the first Australian player in 44 years to win at her home event in January, beating four U. S. tennis stars on the way. I am spent," she explained in a short interview with her friend and former doubles partner Casey Dellacqua.