SHENZHEN, China – World No.1 Ashleigh Barty joins the WTA Insider Podcast to reflect on her incredible 2019 WTA campaign after finishing the season by winning her fourth title of the season at the 2019 Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen.  

The 23-year-old, who began the year ranked No.15, enjoyed a breakout season that included her first major title at Roland Garros, her first Premier Mandatory title at the Miami Open, a title-run at the WTA Finals in her tournament debut, and after becoming the first Australian woman in 43 years to rise to World No.1 this summer, Barty is set to become the first Australian to hold the Year-End No.1 on Monday.

With her WTA season in the books, Barty sat down to reflect on the secret to her success and look ahead to an exciting three months at home in Australia, where she is set to lead her country in next week’s Fed Cup final and then begin her 2020 campaign on home soil as the No.1 player in the world. 

“I’m in a very unique situation, in a very unique position, that at the moment, at this moment in time, no other person on the planet is in my position,” Barty said on the WTA Insider Podcast. “I think it’s incredibly scary, but it’s exciting. I’ve worked my whole life to try and get to this point to say what it feels like. Each day it brings new challenges. Each day it brings new, exciting things. 

“For me, particularly over the next three or four months, it’s going to be really exciting to be home in Australia. I feel like the summer in Australia in 2020 is gonna be like nothing I’ve ever experienced before. It’s gonna be completely new to me.” 

Listen to Barty’s full interview on the WTA Insider Podcast below: