Monique Barry

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Monique Barry
Country (sports)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Residence Melbourne, Australia
Born (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 21) [1]
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Prize money$22,271
Singles
Career record49–54 (47.6%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 597 (25 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 672 (18 March 2024)
Doubles
Career record32–39 (45.1%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 470 (20 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 564 (18 March 2024)
Last updated on: 18 March 2024.

Monique Barry (born 21 June 2002) is a tennis player from New Zealand. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 597, achieved on 25 September 2023, and a career-high doubles ranking of 470, achieved on 20 November 2023. [2] [3]

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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 grasscourt 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 Sugapitch 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: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments (0–2)
W15 tournaments (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jul 2022 ITF Caloundra, AustraliaW15Hard Flag of New Zealand.svg Vivian Yang Flag of Japan.svg Aoi Ito
Flag of Japan.svg Nanari Katsumi
6–2, 7–6(5)
Loss1–1 Jul 2022 ITF Caloundra, AustraliaW15Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stefani Webb Flag of Japan.svg Aoi Ito
Flag of Japan.svg Nanari Katsumi
2–6, 2–6
Loss1–2 Jun 2023 ITF Tainan, Chinese TaipeiW25Clay Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Ya-hsin Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tsao Chia-yi
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Ya-yi
2–6, 2–6
Win2–2 Jul 2023 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandW15Hard Flag of India.svg Shrivalli Bhamidipaty Flag of Thailand.svg Punnin Kovapitukted
Flag of Thailand.svg Supapitch Kuearum
6–3, 7–6(3)
Win3–2 Jul 2023 ITF Caloundra, AustraliaW15Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lily Fairclough Flag of Japan.svg Yui Chikaraishi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elyse Tse
6–4, 6–1
Loss3–3 Mar 2024 ITF Swan Hill, AustraliaW35Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alana Parnaby Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Hosogi
Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Matsuda
2–6, 2–6

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