13 Facts About Jordanne Whiley

Jordanne Joyce Whiley MBE was born on 11 June 1992 and is a British retired wheelchair tennis player.

Jordanne Whiley has osteogenesis imperfecta as does her father, Keith, who was a Paralympian and won a bronze medal in 1984 in New York.

Jordanne Whiley was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Queens Birthday Honours list for services to wheelchair tennis.

In 2006 at the age of 14 Jordanne Whiley claimed her first senior main draw titles when she won the singles and doubles at the Cardiff Wheelchair Tennis tournament, winning the girls title.

Jordanne Whiley won two awards at the British Wheelchair Tennis Association awards: Most improved female player and players' player of the year.

Jordanne Whiley created history in 2007 when she defeated Katharine Kruger in Tarbes.

Jordanne Whiley became the first Briton to claim the Cruyff Foundation Wheelchair Juniors Masters title, Whiley claimed the doubles title with Louise Hunt.

Jordanne Whiley followed this up by becoming the youngest national British Champion and winning the doubles title as well.

In 2008 Jordanne Whiley successfully defended her Masters titles; defeating Emmy Kaiser in the singles before partnering Hunt to back to back doubles titles.

Jordanne Whiley was named in the team for the 2008 Paralympic Games.

Jordanne Whiley competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics where she shared a bronze with Lucy Shuker in women's doubles.

Jordanne Whiley did not participate at the Championships in 2018, after giving birth to her son, earlier that year.

Shuker and Jordanne Whiley won the silver medal in the women's doubles, with Jordanne Whiley winning bronze in the women's singles.