Monique Barry Explained

Monique Barry
Residence:Melbourne, Australia
Birth Date:21 June 2002[1]
Birth Place:New Plymouth, New Zealand
Careerprizemoney:$29,069
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 592 (22 July 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 592 (22 July 2024)
Doublestitles:4 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 418 (27 May 2024)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 442 (22 July 2024)
Updated:22 July 2024

Monique Barry (born 21 June 2002) is a tennis player from New Zealand. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 592, which she reached on 22 July 2024, and a career-high doubles ranking of 418, achieved on 27 May 2024.[2] [3]

Early life

Born in New Plymouth, Barry moved to Queensland with her family at the age of 4 years-old before basing herself in Melbourne.[4]

Career

In 2019, Barry won the singles title at the Warrnambool grass-court tournament.[5]

Barry was named the New Zealand player of the year in 2022 and 2023.[4] She won her first doubles title on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour in July 2022 in Caloundra, Australia with fellow Kiwi Vivian Yang.[6] In July 2023, she won her second title, playing doubles with Indian player Shrivalli Bhamidipaty in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand with a straight-sets win over home pairing Punnin Kovapitukted and Supapitch Kuearum.[7] That month, she represented New Zealand in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup, playing doubles alongside Vivian Yang in a 3-0 win over Malaysia.[8]

In December 2023, she won the wildcard playoff match at the ASB Tennis Arena in Auckland to earn a debut on the WTA Tour at the 2024 Auckland Open.[9] [10]

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
W75 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments (0–2)
W15 tournaments (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 2022ITF Caloundra, AustraliaW15Hard Vivian Yang Aoi Ito
Nanari Katsumi
6–2, 7–6(5)
Loss1–1Jul 2022ITF Caloundra, AustraliaW15Hard Stefani Webb Aoi Ito
Nanari Katsumi
2–6, 2–6
Loss1–2Jun 2023ITF Tainan, TaiwanW25Clay Lee Ya-hsin Tsao Chia-yi
Yang Ya-yi
2–6, 2–6
Win2–2Jul 2023ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandW15Hard Shrivalli Bhamidipaty Punnin Kovapitukted
Supapitch Kuearum
6–3, 7–6(3)
Win3–2Jul 2023ITF Caloundra, AustraliaW15Hard Lily Fairclough Yui Chikaraishi
Elyse Tse
6–4, 6–1
Loss3–3Mar 2024ITF Swan Hill, AustraliaW35Grass Alana Parnaby Sakura Hosogi
Misaki Matsuda
2–6, 2–6
Loss3–4Jul 2024ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat,
Thailand
W15Hard Alicia Smith Patcharin Cheapchandej
Punnin Kovapitukted
3–6, 1–6
Win4–4Jul 2024ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat,
Thailand
W15Hard Alicia Smith Jeong Bo-young
Punnin Kovapitukted
6–4, 6–3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monique Barry. Tennis Explorer. 29 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Monique Barry. WTA. 29 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Monique Barry. ITF. 29 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Monique Barry wins ASB Classic wildcard playoff tournament. i.stuff.co.nz. 29 December 2023. David. Long. 27 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Couple takes out 2019 Warrnambool grasscourt tournament honours. Standard.net.au. 29 December 2023. Brian. Allen. 31 December 2019.
  6. Web site: 29 December 2023. Monique Barry wins second ITF doubles title. Tennis.Kiwi. 17 July 2023.
  7. Web site: Rashmikaa-Barry pair emerges champions of ITF Women's tennis tournament. Telanganatoday. 29 December 2023. 15 July 2023.
  8. Web site: Kiwis end Malaysia's Billie Jean King Cup promotion hopes. nst.com. 29 August 2023. Fadhli. Ishak. 26 July 2023.
  9. Web site: NZ's Monique Barry secures ASB Classic wildcard entry after win over Elyse Tse. 29 December 2023. NZ Herald. 27 December 2023.
  10. Web site: Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2024 .