no intention of retiring and continued to play casually during her hiatus, saying, "It was never in mind that I'd retired as such... I'd been coaching and holding a racket pretty much every day so I wasn't completely out of practice." During her time off, she also pursued her hobbies such as fishing, and built a new house close to her family. She ultimately decided to return to the sport, commenting, "After a break and trying other things, I missed tennis and decided that I wanted to come back." Barty is the National Indigenous Tennis Ambassador for Tennis Australia. The goal of this position is to promote more Indigenous participation in the sport of tennis. Barty has embraced her heritage and her role as an ambassador, saying, "I'm a very proud Indigenous woman and I think that for me taking on this role is something very close to my heart. I'm very excited." She was recognised as the Female Sportsperson of the Year at the National Dreamtime Awards, a ceremony that honours Indigenous Australians, in both 2017 and 2018, the first two editions of the awards. Barty was honoured as the Young Australian of the Year in 2020. Barty is a supporter of the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League and Manchester United in the English Premier League. She presented the premiership cup to Richmond when they won the 2020 AFL Grand Final. Barty has been in a relationship with Australian professional golfer Garry Kissick since 2017, and announced their engagement in November 2021. In September 2020, Barty won the championship at the Brookwater Golf Club, where she had originally met Kissick in 2016. Barty married Kissick on 23 July 2022. In January 2023, Barty announced that she is expecting her first child. Career statistics Performance timelines Singles Doubles Grand Slam tournament finals Singles: 3 (3 titles) Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups) Year-end championship finals Singles: 1 (1 title) Olympic medal matches Mixed doubles: 1 (1 bronze medal) Awards ITF awards Fed Cup Heart Award: 2019 World Champion: 2019, 2021 WTA awards Player of the Year: 2019, 2021 Sport Australia Hall of Fame The Don Award: 2019, 2022 Australian Tennis Awards Newcombe Medal: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 Female Junior Athlete of the Year: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 AIS Sport Performance Awards ABC Sport Personality of the Year: 2019 Female Athlete of the Year: 2019 Sporting Moment of