A Wimbledon junior champion at just 15,the rising star will begin 2018 at No.17 in the world and a genuine chance of winning the Australian Open in January.
But the former teenage prodigy revealed she may have never returned to tennis had it not been for Dellacqua.
"Case,my best mate. She's not here tonight,but I don't think she quite understands how much of a massive impact she has had in my life,bringing me back into the sport to be honest,"Barty said.
"She was the one who started the ball rolling again,to sort of finish that unfinished business in doubles and now we've been able to have a pretty amazing singles and doubles year.