Jenny Wallwork

Jenny Wallwork

Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork at Axiata Cup
Personal information
Birth name Jenny Wallwork
Country  England
Born (1987-01-17) 17 January 1987
Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Handedness Right
Women's and Mixed doubles
Highest ranking 5 (12 September 2010[1])
Current ranking -

Jennifer "Jenny" Wallwork (born 17 January 1987 in Bolton, Greater Manchester) is an English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the women's events and the mixed doubles event, including a Commonwealth Silver medal in 2010.[2] She represented her country 42 times, being the highest ranking female player for 4 years.[3]

She won the mixed doubles Bulgarian International in 2004, the Scottish Open in 2005, and the Dutch Open in 2006.[4] She won the Swedish International mixed doubles in 2012.[5] She won the women's doubles at the Irish International in 2005.[4] Her mother, Jill played badminton for England, and her father, Brian is a coach for the sport.[4]

In 201l Jenny won both the mixed and women's doubles at the English National Championships[6] but 2013 she quit professional badminton after saying she was undervalued and ignored by the governing body Badminton England.[3][7]

Record Against Selected Opponents

Mixed Doubles results with Nathan Robertson against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[8]

References

  1. bwf.tournamentsoftware.com Jenny Wallwork career overview
  2. BBC News Commonwealth Games 2010: England lose badminton finals
  3. 1 2 Daily Telegraph 25 Feb 2013 Badminton England defends record after Jenny Wallwork becomes second player to quit performance programme
  4. 1 2 3 Sportsister 14 October 2008
  5. BBC Sport Badminton 22 January 2012 Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork triumph in Sweden
  6. BBC Sport 6 Feb 2011 Nathan Robertson & Jenny Wallwork retain English title
  7. BBC Sport Badminton 25 Feb 2013 Jenny Wallwork retires after saying she was undervalued and ignored
  8. www.tournamentsoftware.com Jenny Wallwork Current Ranking 7/2/2015

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