Jenny Wallwork | |
Birth Name: | Jenny Wallwork |
Birth Date: | 1987 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Bolton, England |
Height: | 5feet |
Event: | Women's and Mixed doubles |
Highest Ranking: | 5 |
Date Of Highest Ranking: | 12 September 2010[1] |
Country: | England |
Handedness: | Right |
Bwf Id: | 9ED48495-9D08-492F-919B-5D79C6C9B318 |
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]
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. Her mother, Jill played badminton for England, and her father, Brian is a coach for the sport.
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.[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]
Mixed Doubles results with Nathan Robertson against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[9]