Monique Barry

Monique Barry (born 21 June 2002) is a tennis player from New Zealand. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 597, which she reached on 25 September 2023, and a career-high doubles ranking of 418, achieved on 27 May 2024.[2][3]

Monique Barry
Country (sports) New Zealand
ResidenceMelbourne, Australia
Born (2002-06-21) 21 June 2002[1]
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Prize money$25,881
Singles
Career record56–62 (47.5%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 597 (25 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 672 (27 May 2024) 5
Doubles
Career record42–47 (47.2%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 418 (27 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 418 (27 May 2024)
Last updated on: 5 June 2024.

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 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
W75 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments (0–2)
W15 tournaments (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
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, 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

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. 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".
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