Monique Barry

Monique Barry

Country (sports)	New Zealand
Residence	Melbourne, Australia
Born	(2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 22) [1] New Plymouth, New Zealand
Prize money	$44,943
Singles
Career record	91–86
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 474 (24 February 2025)
Current ranking	No. 475 (3 March 2025)
Doubles
Career record	72–69
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 271 (3 March 2025)
Current ranking	No. 271 (3 March 2025)
Last updated on: 3 March 2025.

Monique Barry (born 21 June 2002) is a tennis player from New Zealand. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 474, which she reached on 27 February 2025, and a career-high doubles ranking of 271, achieved on 3 March 2025. ^{[2] [3]}

Early life

Born in New Plymouth, Barry moved to Queensland with her family at the age of four 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 play-off match at the ASB Tennis Arena in Auckland to earn a debut on the WTA Tour at the 2024 Auckland Open, ^{[9] [10]} where she lost to Elina Avanesyan in the first round. ^[11]

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend W25/35 tournaments (2–2) W15 tournaments (5–2)

Finals by surface Hard (7–2) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2022	ITF Caloundra, Australia	W15	Hard	Vivian Yang	Aoi Ito Nanari Katsumi	6–2, 7–6(5)
Loss	1–1	Jul 2022	ITF Caloundra, Australia	W15	Hard	Stefani Webb	Aoi Ito Nanari Katsumi	2–6, 2–6
Loss	1–2	Jun 2023	ITF Tainan, Taiwan	W25	Clay	Lee Ya-hsin	Tsao Chia-yi Yang Ya-yi	2–6, 2–6
Win	2–2	Jul 2023	ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand	W15	Hard	Shrivalli Bhamidipaty	Punnin Kovapitukted Supapitch Kuearum	6–3, 7–6(3)
Win	3–2	Jul 2023	ITF Caloundra, Australia	W15	Hard	Lily Fairclough	Yui Chikaraishi Elyse Tse	6–4, 6–1
Loss	3–3	Mar 2024	ITF Swan Hill, Australia	W35	Grass	Alana Parnaby	Sakura Hosogi Misaki Matsuda	2–6, 2–6
Loss	3–4	Jul 2024	ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand	W15	Hard	Alicia Smith	Patcharin Cheapchandej Punnin Kovapitukted	3–6, 1–6
Win	4–4	Jul 2024	ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand	W15	Hard	Alicia Smith	Jeong Bo-young Punnin Kovapitukted	6–4, 6–3
Win	5–4	Dec 2024	ITF Wellington, New Zealand	W15	Hard	Merel Hoedt	Shiho Akita Nanari Katsumi	6–3, 6–3
Win	6–4	Feb 2025	Burnie International, Australia	W35	Hard	Elena Micic	Gabriella Da Silva-Fick Belle Thompson	6–3, 6–4
Win	7–4	Feb 2025	Launceston International, Australia	W35	Hard	Elena Micic	Miho Kuramochi Erika Sema	6–2, 6–4

References

1. "Monique Barry". Tennis Explorer. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
2. "Monique Barry". WTA. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
3. "Monique Barry". ITF. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
4. Long, David (27 December 2023). "Monique Barry wins ASB Classic wildcard playoff tournament". i.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
5. Allen, Brian (31 December 2019). "Couple takes out 2019 Warrnambool grasscourt tournament honours". Standard.net.au. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
6. "Monique Barry wins second ITF doubles title". Tennis.Kiwi. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
7. "Rashmikaa-Barry pair emerges champions of ITF Women's tennis tournament". Telanganatoday. telanganatoday.com. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
8. Ishak, Fadhli (26 July 2023). "Kiwis end Malaysia's Billie Jean King Cup promotion hopes". nst.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
9. "NZ's Monique Barry secures ASB Classic wildcard entry after win over Elyse Tse". NZ Herald. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
10. "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2024". Women's Tennis Association.
11. "Taste of the big time at ASB Classic leaves Monique Barry hungry for more". Stuff NZ. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

External links

• Monique Barry at the Women's Tennis Association
• Monique Barry at the International Tennis Federation