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Jordanne Whiley

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Jordanne Whiley
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenUnited Kingdom Edit
Country for sportUnited Kingdom Edit
Ein date of birth11 June 1992 Edit
Place dem born amBirmingham Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationwheelchair tennis player Edit
ResidenceHalesowen Edit
Medical conditionosteogenesis imperfecta Edit
Sportwheelchair tennis Edit
Singles record282–138 Edit
Doubles record223–106 Edit
Participant insydwheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Edit
Dema official websitehttp://www.jordannewhiley.com/, https://www.jordannewhiley.co.uk/ Edit

Jordanne Joyce Whiley MBE[1] (born 11 June 1992) be British retired wheelchair tennis player.[2] Aged 14, she cam turn Britain ein youngest ever national women's singles champion insyd wheelchair tennis.[3] She get osteogenesis imperfecta as does ein poppie, Keith, wey he sanso be Paralympian wey he win bronze medal insyd 1984 insyd New York.[4] As well as de 2015 US Open insyd wheelchair singles, Whiley win 9 Grand Slam doubles titles, wey she & Japanese Yui Kamiji be de fourth team insyd women's wheelchair doubles (as well as de most recent players) make dem plete de Calendar Year Grand Slam.[5] Na dem appoint Whiley Member of de Order of the British Empire (MBE) insyd de 2015 Queens Birthday Honours list for services to wheelchair tennis.[6]

Career

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Tennis outfit own by Jordanne Whiley for de Dudley Archives and Local History

Junior

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Insyd 2006 for de age of 14 Whiley claim ein first senior main draw titles wen she win de singles den doubles for de Cardiff Wheelchair Tennis tournament, sanso win de girls title.[7][8] For de end of 2006 na Whiley move up from 112 to 48 insyd de rankings wey na she win junior titles insyd Poland den de Netherlands.[9][10][11] Whiley win two awards for de British Wheelchair Tennis Association awards: Most improved female player den players' player of de year.[12] Whiley create history insyd 2007 wen she defeat Katharine Kruger insyd Tarbes. She cam turn de first Briton mame she claim de Cruyff Foundation Wheelchair Juniors Masters title, Whiley sanso claim de doubles title plus Louise Hunt.[13] Dey follow on from de Masters success Whiley win ein second senior title for de North West Challenge.[14] Whiley follow dis up by she cam turn de youngest national British Champion wey she win de doubles title as well.[12][15] Whiley then successfully defend ein Cardiff wheelchair tennis tournament titles.[8] Insyd 2008 Whiley successfully defend ein Masters titles; wey she defeat Emmy Kaiser insyd de singles before she partner Hunt go back to back doubles titles.[16] De week wey dey follow Whiley claim ein first international title de Sion Indoor.[17] Whiley then successfully defend both titles for de North West Challenge.[18] Na dem name am insyd de team for de 2008 Paralympic Games.[19]

Senior

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Insyd 2012, she reach de finals of Women's wheelchair doubles for Wimbledon.[20] She compete give Great Britain for de 2012 Summer Paralympics[21] wer she share bronze plus Lucy Shuker insyd women's doubles.[22] Whiley den Shuker win anoda bronze medal for de 2016 Summer Paralympics, wer na dem eliminate Whiley insyd de women's singles quarterfinals.[23]

Whiley den ein partner Yui Kamiji of Japan achieve calendar Grand Slam by dem win de wheelchair doubles for de Australian Open (dey beat de Dutch pair Marjolein Buis den Jiske Griffioen), de French Open, Wimbledon den de US Open (dey overcam Griffioen den fellow Dutchwoman Aniek van Koot insyd all three finals). Dem fini de year by dem dey add de Masters crown after dem defeat Louise Hunt den Katharina Kruger insyd de final. However, despite de absence of van Koot den Griffioen de pair no go undefeated thru out de tournament as dem loose to Marjolein Buis den Michaela Spaanstra during de round robin group stage.[24]

Whiley den Kamiji be four times doubles champions for Wimbledon, wey na Whiley be 11 weeks pregnant wen dem win dema 4th title, insyd 2017.[25][26] Na Whiley no participate for de Championships insyd 2018, after she give birth to ein son, earlier dat year. She plan comeback insyd late 2018.[27] Insyd de 2020 season, she win de Australian Open den US Open doubles titles.

Insyd June 2021 na she den Lucy Shuker be among six tennis players dem name make dem represent de UK for de 2020 Paralympics dem postpone insyd Tokyo.[28] Shuker den Whiley win de silver medal insyd de women's doubles,[29] plus Whiley win bronze insyd de women's singles.[30]

Grand Slam performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) dem no qualify; (A) absent; (NH) dem no hold am; (SR) strike rate (events dem win / dem compete); (W–L) win–loss record.

Make dem avoid confusion den double counting, dem dey update dese charts for de conclusion of tournament anaa wen de player ein participation end.

Wheelchair singles

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Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Career SR Career Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open QF A A SF QF QF A A A QF A 0 / 5 0%
French Open QF A A QF QF SF QF A A QF QF 0 / 7 0%
Wimbledon NH NH NH NH NH SF QF A QF NH SF 0 / 4 0%
US Open A NH QF QF W NH A A A QF SF 1 / 5 20%

Wheelchair doubles

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Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Career SR Career Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open SF A A W W SF A A A W A 3 / 5 60%
French Open SF A A W F W SF A A F F 2 / 7 29%
Wimbledon SF F F W W W W A SF NH W 5 / 9 56%
US Open A A SF W SF NH A A A W F 2 / 5 40%

References

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  1. GRO reference: July 1992, Vol. 32, Page 22
  2. "Wheelchair tennis star Jordanne Whiley retires". Yahoo Sports. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  3. "Athlete Bio". Ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. "Meet the players: Jordanne Whiley". Lta.org.uk. 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  5. "US Open 2014: Britain's Jordanne Whiley completes wheelchair Grand Slam in New York". Sky Sports. 7 September 2014.
  6. United Kingdom: "No. 61256". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2015. p. B25.
  7. "Teenage duo claim Cardiff titles". BBC Sport. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Black Country – Sport – Jordanne hits another hat-trick". BBC. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  9. "Jordanne Whiley: tennis ace". BBC. 11 January 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  10. "Cruyff Foundation Junior Camp Success for Britons". Itftennis.com. 5 August 2006. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  11. "British juniors net another double in Poland". Itftennis.com. 27 August 2006. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Teenage duo claim national crowns". BBC Sport. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  13. "Junior Whiley wins French title". BBC Sport. 8 February 2007. Archived from the original on 7 March 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  14. "Title success for Reid and Whiley". BBC Sport. 5 March 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  15. "Black Country – Sport – Jordanne: teenage champion". BBC. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  16. "Britons celebrate Masters success". BBC Sport. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  17. "Swiss success for teenager Whiley". BBC Sport. 10 February 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  18. "Reid & Whiley claim singles wins". BBC. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  19. "Norfolk named in GB tennis squad". BBC News. 12 June 2008.
  20. "Wimbledon 2012: Lucy Shuker & Jordanne Whiley lose final". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  21. "The players call me Princess Smurf. Apparently I act like a princess on tour". Channel 4. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  22. "Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley survive match point to win bronze". The Daily Telegraph. London. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  23. Jordanne Whiley Archived 22 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  24. "Top seeds lift UNIQLO Doubles Masters titles". Itftennis.com. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  25. "Jordanne Whiley reveals she won Wimbledon wheelchair doubles title while pregnant". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  26. Sport, Telegraph (31 July 2017). "Jordanne Whiley reveals she became Wimbledon wheelchair doubles champion while 11 weeks pregnant". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  27. "TENNIS: Jordanne Whiley sets sights on comeback after pregnancy". Oxford Mail. 13 July 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  28. "Reigning Paralympic champion Gordon Reid named in Team GB wheelchair squad for Tokyo". Tennis365. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  29. "Tokyo Paralympics: Hannah Cockroft & Aled Sion Davies retain titles for GB". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  30. "Tokyo Paralympics: Gordon Reid 'heartbroken' after doubles finals defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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