Alicia Barnett (born 18 October 1993) is a British former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles. On 24 October 2022, she achieved her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 59.

Early life and college years Barnett's home is in Painswick, Gloucestershire. She is one of four siblings, including younger sister Sophie Barnett. She began playing tennis at the age of seven, started competing on the ITF Women's Circuit at the age of 16/17.

Barnett joined Team Bath Tennis High-International Performance Academy as a 16-year-old through the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sport and Exercise (AASE) programme and has since returned for postgraduate studies. It is believed that she took her studies abroad and graduated from Northwestern University in Illinois, in 2017.Alicia Barnett profile at Northwestern University

Career overview Barnett made her WTA Tour debut, partnering with Olivia Nicholls, at the 2022 Lyon Open where they reached the final. Their subsequent performance throughout 2022, including winning the 2022 Championnats de Granby, led to both being selected for the British team ties vs. Kazakhstan and Spain at the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals.

Partnering with Jonny O'Mara at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, Barnett reached the mixed doubles quarterfinals. She repeated the feat, this time alongside Marcus Willis, at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.

In September 2026, Barnett announced her retirement from professional tennis to become a coach of University of Bath's Team Bath Tennis.

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament20222023202420252026Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenA1RAAA0 / 10–1 French OpenA1RAAA0 / 10–1 Wimbledon2R1R1R1RA0 / 41–4 US Open1RAAAA0 / 10–1Win–loss1–20–30–10–10–00 / 71–7National representation Billie Jean King CupSFQRAAA0 / 13–1Career statistics20222023202420252026Tournaments1517400Career total: 36Titles10000Career total: 1Finals20000Career total: 2Overall win–loss14–156–160–40–00–01 / 3620–35Year-end ranking60106180123

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) LegendWTA 250 (1–1)Finals by surfaceHard (1–1)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Lyon Open, FranceWTA 250Hard (i) Olivia Nicholls Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva5–7, 1–6Win1–1Championnats de Granby, CanadaWTA 250Hard Olivia Nicholls Harriet Dart Rosalie van der Hoek5–7, 6–3, [10–1]

WTA 125 finals Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Dec 2022Open de Limoges, France Hard (i) Olivia Nicholls Oksana Kalashnikova Marta Kostyuk 5–7, 1–6Loss 0–2 Mar 2025Antalya Challenger, Türkiye Clay Elixane Lechemia Anna Bondár Simona Waltert 5–7, 6–2, [6–10]Loss 0–3 Jun 2025Birmingham Open, United Kingdom Grass Elixane Lechemia Destanee Aiava Cristina Bucșa 4–6, 2–6Loss 0–4 Jul 2026Bastad Open, Sweden Clay Elixane Lechemia Emiliana Arango Simona Waltert 4–6, 1–6Win 1–4 Jul 2026Open Ladies Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Elixane Lechemia Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Laura Pigossi 6–4, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLossITF Cantanhede, PortugalW15Carpet Sinéad Lohan2–6, 6–4, 1–6

Doubles: 35 (18 titles, 17 runner-ups) LegendW100 tournaments (2–3)W60/75 tournaments (3–4)W40 tournaments (1–0)W25/35 tournaments (5–4)W10/15 tournaments (7–6)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United KingdomW10Hard Lauren Mcminn Sarah Beth Grey Olivia Nicholls3–6, 3–6Win1–1ITF Madrid, SpainW15Hard Olivia Nicholls Marina Bassols Ribera Júlia Payola6–1, 6–2Loss1–2ITF Wirral, UKW15Hard Laura Sainsbury Maia Lumsden Samantha Murray4–6, 3–6Loss1–3ITF Sunderland, UKW15Hard Sarah Beth Grey Eleni Kordolaimi Maia Lumsden6–2, 2–6, [9–11]Loss1–4ITF Stellenbosch, South AfricaW15Hard Nina Stadler Mana Ayukawa Chanel Simmonds2–6, 2–6Win2–4ITF Ramat Hasharon, IsraelW15Hard Olivia Nicholls Charlotte Römer Caroline Werner6–4, 7–6(4)Win3–4ITF Tel Aviv, IsraelW15Hard Olivia Nicholls Mathilde Armitano Elixane Lechemia7–6 (3), 6–3Loss3–5ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Julia Terziyska Melanie Klaffner Anna Morgina5–7, 1–6Loss3–6ITF Cherbourg, FranceW25Hard Eden Silva Katarzyna Piter Barbora Štefková2–6, 1–6Win4–6ITF Bolton, UKW25Hard Jodie Burrage Laura Ioana Paar Helène Scholsen6–3, 6–3Win5–6ITF Sajur, IsraelW15Hard Chanel Simmonds Amandine Cazeaux Noelly Nsimba6–4, 6–4Win6–6ITF Sunderland, UKW25Hard Olivia Nicholls Celia Cerviño Ruiz Maria Gutierrez Carrasco6–4, 7–6(6)Loss6–7ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Yuriko Miyazaki Momoko Kobori Ayano Shimizu4–6, 1–6Win7–7ITF Sharm El SheikhW15Hard Yuriko Miyazaki Ku Yeon-woo Raphaelle Lacasse6–4, 6–1Win8–7ITF Sharm El SheikhW15Hard Lina Glushko Elena-Teodora Cadar Olivia Gadecki6–4, 6–2Win9–7ITF Jerusalem, IsraelW15Hard Emily Appleton Jenny Dürst Nina Stadler6–4, 2–6, [11–9]Win10–7ITF Figueira da Foz, PortugalW25Hard Olivia Nicholls Berfu Cengiz Anastasia Tikhonova6–3, 7–6(3)Win11–7ITF Vigo, SpainW25Hard Olivia Gadecki Conny Perrin Laura Pigossi6–3, 6–2Loss11–8Caldas da Rainha Open, PortugalW60Hard Olivia Nicholls Momoko Kobori Hiroko Kuwata6–7(5), 6–7(2)Loss11–9ITF Santarem, PortugalW25Hard Olivia Nicholls Marie Benoît Eden Silva5–7, 1–6Loss11–10Open Nantes Atlantique, FranceW60Hard (i) Olivia Nicholls Samantha Murray Sharan Jessika Ponchet4–6, 2–6Win12–10ITF Funchal, PortugalW25Hard Hsieh Yu-chieh Inês Murta Daniela Vismane6–1, 3–6, [10–8]Loss12–11ITF Selva Gardena, Italy W25Hard (i) Olivia Nicholls Eudice Chong Moyuka Uchijima2–6, 1–6Loss12–12Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FranceW60Hard (i) Olivia Nicholls Estelle Cascino Jessika Ponchet4–6, 1–6Loss12–13Open de l'Isère, FranceW60Hard (i) Olivia Nicholls Prarthana Thombare Lily Miyazaki3–6, 3–6Win13–13Bellinzona Ladies Open, SwitzerlandW60Clay Olivia Nicholls Xenia Knoll Oksana Selekhmeteva6–7(7), 6–4, [10–7]Loss13–14Solgironès Open, SpainW100Clay Olivia Nicholls Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva Renata Zarazúa4–6, 6–2, [8–10]Win14–14Kozerki Open, PolandW100Hard Olivia Nicholls Katarzyna Kawa Vivian Heisen6–1, 7–6(3)Win15–14Trnava Indoor, SlovakiaW60Hard (i) Olivia Nicholls Amina Anshba Anastasia Dețiuc6–3, 6–3Loss15–15Surbiton Trophy, UKW100Grass Olivia Nicholls Yanina Wickmayer Sophie Chang4–6, 1–6Win16–15Open Araba en Femenino, SpainW100Hard Olivia Nicholls Estelle Cascino Diāna Marcinkēviča6–3, 6–4Loss16–16Tokyo Open, JapanW100Hard Olivia Nicholls Jessika Ponchet Bibiane Schoofs6–4, 1–6, [7–10]Win17–16ITF Pétange, LuxembourgW40Hard (i) Samantha Murray Sharan Ali Collins Isabelle Haverlag6–7(4), 6–1, [10–6]Loss17–17GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UKW35Hard (i) Sarah Beth Grey Liv Hovde Ella McDonald6–4, 2–6, [7–10]Win18–17Apr 2025Chiasso Open, SwitzerlandW75Clay Elixane Lechemia Inès Ibbou Bibiane Schoofs6–2, 6–3

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