Jordanne Whiley
Jordanne Joyce Whiley MBE (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. She has osteogenesis imperfecta as does her father, Keith, who was also a Paralympian and won a bronze medal in 1984 in New York. 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. Whiley was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 Queens Birthday Honours list for services to wheelchair tennis.
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) |
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