Jenny Wallwork
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 Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork at Axiata Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Jenny Wallwork | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1987 Bolton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's and Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 5 (12 September 2010[1]) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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 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]
Record against selected opponents
Mixed Doubles results with Nathan Robertson against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[8]
Xu Chen & Ma Jin 0-3- Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei 0-2
- Zheng Bo & Ma Jin 0-1
Chen Hung-ling & Cheng Wen-hsing 1-3- Lee Sheng-mu & Chien Yu-chin 1-0
Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen 0-2- Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 1-4
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Chris Adcock & Imogen Bankier 1-0- Anthony Clark & Donna Kellogg 0-1
Tantowi Ahmad & Lilyana Natsir 1-2- Fran Kurniawan & Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth 1-0
- Nova Widianto & Lilyana Natsir 0-1
Koo Kien Keat & Wong Pei Tty 0-2
Robert Mateusiak & Nadiezda Zieba 1-2
Songphon Anugritayawon & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 1-1- Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thoungthongkam 1-1
References
- ^ bwf.tournamentsoftware.com Jenny Wallwork career overview
- ^ BBC News Commonwealth Games 2010: England lose badminton finals
- ^ a b Daily Telegraph 25 February 2013 Badminton England defends record after Jenny Wallwork becomes second player to quit performance programme
- ^ a b c Sportsister 14 October 2008
- ^ BBC Sport Badminton 22 January 2012 Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork triumph in Sweden
- ^ BBC Sport 6 Feb 2011 Nathan Robertson & Jenny Wallwork retain English title
- ^ BBC Sport Badminton 25 February 2013 Jenny Wallwork retires after saying she was undervalued and ignored
- ^ www.tournamentsoftware.com Jenny Wallwork Current Ranking 7 February 2015
External links
- bwf.tournamentsoftware.com Jenny Wallwork career overview
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