 Whiley at the 2016 Paralympics | |
| Full name | Jordanne Joyce Whiley |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
| Residence | Halesowen, West Midlands |
| Born | 11 June 1992 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) |
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[broken anchor].[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]
- ^ GRO reference: July 1992, Vol. 32, Page 22
- ^ "Athlete Bio". Ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Meet the players: Jordanne Whiley". Lta.org.uk. 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "US Open 2014: Britain's Jordanne Whiley completes wheelchair Grand Slam in New York". Sky Sports. 7 September 2014.
- ^ United Kingdom: "No. 61256". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2015. p. B25.