English badminton player
Badminton player
| Jenny Wallwork |
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![]() Jenny Wallwork at Axiata Cup |
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| Birth name | Jenny Wallwork |
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| Country | England |
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| Born | (1987-01-17) 17 January 1987 (age 37)
Bolton, England |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
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| Handedness | Right |
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| Highest ranking | 5 (12 September 2010[1]) |
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| BWF profile |
Jennifer "Jenny" Wallwork (born 17 January 1987 in Bolton) 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]
Career
Wallwork 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 2011, 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]
In 2023, she won her sixth national doubles title at the English National Badminton Championships, at the David Ross Sports Village in Nottingham. It was her first national title since 2012.[8]
Record against selected opponents
Mixed Doubles results with Nathan Robertson against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[9]
References
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