Jordanne Whiley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jordanne Whiley
Occupation	Wheelchair Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 11, 1992(1992-06-11)
Age	32
Birthplace	Birmingham Country United Kingdom
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Gemini

Jordanne Whiley Biography

Jordanne Whiley is one of the most popular and richest Wheelchair Tennis Player who was born on June 11, 1992 in Birmingham Country United Kingdom, United Kingdom. Jordanne Joyce Whiley MBE (born 11 June 1992) is a British 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 her & 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 awarded the MBE in the 2015 Queens Birthday Honours list.

Whiley and Kamiji are four times doubles champions at Wimbledon, and Whiley was 11 weeks pregnant when they won their 4th title, in 2017. Whiley did not participate at the Championships in 2018, after giving birth to her son, earlier that year. She plans a comeback in late 2018.

Jordanne Whiley Net Worth

Jordanne Whiley is one of the richest Wheelchair Tennis Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jordanne Whiley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 2006 at the age of 14 Whiley claimed her first senior main draw titles when she won the singles and doubles at the Cardiff Wheelchair Tennis tournament, also winning the girls title. At the end of 2006 Whiley had moved up from 112 to 48 in the rankings and had won junior titles in Poland and the Netherlands. Whiley won two awards at the British Wheelchair Tennis Association awards: Most improved female player and players’ player of the year. Whiley created history in 2007 when she defeated Katharine Kruger in Tarbes. She became the first Briton to claim the Cruyff Foundation Wheelchair Juniors Masters title, Whiley also claimed the doubles title with Louise Hunt. Following on from the Masters success Whiley won her second senior title at the North West Challenge. Whiley followed this up by becoming the youngest national British Champion and winning the doubles title as well. Whiley then successfully defended her Cardiff wheelchair tennis tournament titles. In 2008 Whiley successfully defended her Masters titles; defeating Emmy Kaiser in the singles before partnering Hunt to back to back doubles titles. The following week Whiley claimed her first international title the Sion Indoor. Whiley then successfully defended both titles at the North West Challenge. She was named in the team for the 2008 Paralympic Games.

In 2012, she reached the finals of Women’s wheelchair doubles at Wimbledon. She competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics where she shared a bronze with Lucy Shuker in women’s doubles. Whiley and Shuker won another bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, where Whiley was eliminated in the women’s singles quarterfinals.

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Who is Jordanne Whiley Dating?

According to our records, Jordanne Whiley married to Marc McCarroll. As of December 1, 2023, Jordanne Whiley’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Julian Ranked on the list of most popular Wheelchair Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jordanne Whiley celebrates birthday on June 11 of every year.

Why is Jordanne Whiley in a wheelchair?

About: Born with Brittle Bone Disease , the same condition her dad Keith was born with, Jordanne believes she broke her legs 26 times as a child. Raised in Halesowen, she first hit a tennis ball from her chair aged three, at a tournament in Israel where her dad was competing.

Who has the most wheelchair Grand Slams?

Esther Mary Vergeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛstər vərˈɣeːr]; born 18 July 1981) is a retired Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 48 Grand Slam tournaments, 23 year-end championships and 7 Paralympics titles.

Who is the goat of wheelchair tennis?

Esther Veeger can be described as the greatest wheelchair tennis player of all time and probably one of the greatest athletes to have ever lived. The former World No. 1 has over 148 singles titles and 136 doubles titles to her name, of which 48 are Grand Slams.

What is the prize money for wheelchair tennis?

In 2019, the total wheelchair tennis prize pool sat at just $200,000. This year’s boost means that the Australian Open total wheelchair sum now sits around the same as the 2021 US Open, with Wimbledon’s total pool believed to be even higher. Last year’s wheelchair singles winners at Wimbledon took home $91,445.

Who is the best wheelchair tennis player mens?

ITF RankingNameEvents Played
1 –| GBR A. hewett| 16
2 –| JPN S. kunieda| 16
3 –| ARG G. fernandez| 20
4 –| GBR G. reid| 14