Jordanne Whiley
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Jordanne Joyce Whiley MBE[1] (born 11 June 1992) is a British retired wheelchair tennis player. Aged 14, she became Britain's youngest ever national women's singles champion in wheelchair tennis.[2] She has osteogenesis imperfecta as does her father, Keith, who was also a Paralympian and won a bronze medal in 1984 in New York.[3] As well as the 2015 US Open in wheelchair singles, Whiley has won 9 Grand Slam doubles titles, and she & Japanese Yui Kamiji are the fourth team in women's wheelchair doubles (as well as the most recent players) to complete the Calendar Year Grand Slam.[4] Whiley was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 Queens Birthday Honours list for services to wheelchair tennis.[5]
Full name | Jordanne Joyce Whiley |
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Country (sports) | Great Britain |
Residence | Halesowen, West Midlands |
Born | (1992-06-11) 11 June 1992 (age 31) Birmingham, England |
Turned pro | c. 2008–2012 |
Retired | 2 Nov 2021 |
Official website | jordannewhiley.com |
Singles | |
Career record | 282–138 |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (6 June 2016) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2014) |
French Open | SF (2016) |
Wimbledon | SF (2016, 2021) |
US Open | W (2015) |
Other tournaments | |
Paralympic Games | Bronze medal (2020) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 223–106 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (20 July 2015) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2014, 2015, 2020) |
French Open | W (2014, 2016) |
Wimbledon | W (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021) |
US Open | W (2014), (2020) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Masters Doubles | W (2013, 2014) |
Paralympic Games | Silver Medal (2020) Bronze medals (2012, 2016) |