Barty announced her return to professional tennis in February a few weeks after the end of the WBBL season.
At this point, she began working with Craig Tyzzer as her coach.
Barty initially only competed in doubles events on the ITF circuit at the low-level $25K tier.
In her first two months, she played five tournaments and won three of them, including her first one back where she partnered with Jessica Moore and two in back-to-back weeks in Canberra.

Barty returned to singles in late May. She qualified for the Eastbourne Trophy, a mid-level ITF $50K event, where she made it to the semifinals in both singles and doubles.
The following week, Barty returned to the WTA Tour, where she qualified for the Nottingham Open.
She made it to the quarterfinals, losing to top seed Karolína Plíšková in a close match.
She was happy with her performance, saying, "It's nice to know that straight off the bat I can come in and compete with the best in the world."
Barty also received a wildcard into qualifying at Wimbledon, but did not reach the main draw.
After a bone stress injury in her arm, she only played in one more event that year, the 125K Taipei Challenger in November.
Barty announced her return to professional tennis in February a few weeks after the end of the WBBL season. At this point, she began working with Craig Tyzzer as her coach. Barty initially only competed in doubles events on the ITF circuit at the low-level $25K tier. In her first two months, she played five tournaments and won three of them, including her first one back where she partnered with Jessica Moore and two in back-to-back weeks in Canberra.
Barty returned to singles in late May. She qualified for the Eastbourne Trophy, a mid-level ITF $50K event, where she made it to the semifinals in both singles and doubles. The following week, Barty returned to the WTA Tour, where she qualified for the Nottingham Open. She made it to the quarterfinals, losing to top seed Karolína Plíšková in a close match. She was happy with her performance, saying, "It's nice to know that straight off the bat I can come in and compete with the best in the world." Barty also received a wildcard into qualifying at Wimbledon, but did not reach the main draw. After a bone stress injury in her arm, she only played in one more event that year, the 125K Taipei Challenger in November.
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