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New Zealand Open: Former No.1 tennis player Ashleigh Barty will be making a sporting comeback as she confirmed to headline the Ambassador line up for the 103rd New Zealand Open next month.

The tournament will be played at Queenstown's Millbrook Resort and will take place between February 29 and March 3.

Barty, who attended the New Zealand Open in 2023 as a spectator, is a three-time Grand Slam singles champion with an impressive competitive streak. She played on the world’s stage across her 12-year professional tennis career in which she was ranked world singles number one for 121 weeks overall.