Jordanne Whiley Biography: Age, Husband, Net Worth, Titles, Paralympics, Height, Parents, Career

Jordanne Whiley is a distinguished British wheelchair tennis player and mortgage advisor, celebrated for her record-breaking achievements as one of Great Britain’s most successful female wheelchair tennis players.

With 12 Grand Slam titles and two Paralympic bronze medals, she has left an indelible mark on the sport before transitioning to a career in financial services.

Profile

• Full Name: Jordanne Joyce Whiley
• Stage Name: Jordanne Whiley
• Born: June 11, 1992
• Age: 32 years old
• Birthplace: Birmingham, United Kingdom
• Nationality: British
• Occupation: British Former Wheelchair Tennis Player, Mortgage Advisor
• Height: Unknown
• Parents: Keith Whiley and Julie Whiley
• Siblings: None (only child)
• Spouse: None
• Children: One son, Jackson (born January 2018)
• Relationship: Engaged to Marc McCarroll
• Net Worth: $500,000–$1 million

Early Life and Education

Jordanne Whiley was born on June 11, 1992, in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Born with osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease), a condition shared with her father, Keith, she faced significant challenges, including breaking her legs approximately 26 times as a child.

Raised as an only child by her parents, Keith and Julie Whiley, in Halesowen, Jordanne was inspired by her father, a 1984 Paralympic bronze medalist in wheelchair racing. Her parents sacrificed greatly, with her mother retiring early to travel with her and her father funding lessons and flights.

Jordanne focused on sports over academics, forgoing A-Levels, and trained at the Billesley Tennis Centre. She later studied remotely with the London Institute of Banking and Finance, qualifying as a mortgage advisor in 2020.

Career

Jordanne Whiley, a distinguished wheelchair tennis player and mortgage advisor, began her professional career in 2006 at age 14, becoming Britain’s youngest national women’s singles wheelchair tennis champion in 2007. She debuted at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics at 16, marking the start of a stellar career.

In 2012, she won a bronze medal in women’s doubles with Lucy Shuker at the London Paralympics, repeating the achievement at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Her breakthrough came in 2014, when she and Japanese partner Yui Kamiji became the first women’s wheelchair doubles team to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam, winning all four majors (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open).

Jordanne won her first and only Grand Slam singles title at the 2015 US Open and amassed 11 doubles titles, including four consecutive Wimbledon titles (2014–2017), one while 11 weeks pregnant in 2017. She holds 26 singles and 56 doubles career titles, with a career-high singles ranking of No. 3 in June 2016.

After giving birth to her son in 2018, she made a successful comeback in 2019, winning four of her first five singles tournaments, including the ITF 1 Daegu Open. She retired after the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics, transitioning to a full-time role as Head Broker and Manager at Hearthstone Mortgages, where she won the Rising Star award at the 2024 Mortgage Introducer Awards.

Awards and Nominations

• 2012: Bronze Medal, Women’s Doubles, London Paralympics (with Lucy Shuker)
• 2014: Calendar-Year Grand Slam in Women’s Doubles (with Yui Kamiji)
• 2015: MBE, Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to wheelchair tennis
• 2016: Bronze Medal, Women’s Doubles, Rio Paralympics (with Lucy Shuker)
• 2017: ITF World Champion, Women’s Wheelchair Tennis
• 2019: ITF World Champion, Women’s Wheelchair Tennis
• 2024: Rising Star, Mortgage Introducer Awards

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: @jordanne_whiley
• Facebook Handle: Jordanne Whiley
• Twitter Handle: @jordannejoyce92

Personal Life

Jordanne Whiley, a distinguished wheelchair tennis player and mortgage advisor her fiancé, Marc McCarroll, a former Paralympic tennis player, and their son, Jackson, born in January 2018. The couple got engaged at Wimbledon in 2019, with plans to marry in February 2022, though updates on the wedding are private.

Jordanne’s condition, osteogenesis imperfecta, affects only the lower half of her body, and she ensured her son was tested for the genetic condition during pregnancy, confirming he is unaffected. She is passionate about baking, often sharing her cakes with fellow players, and enjoys family sports time with Jackson, who loves tennis and football.

An advocate for disability sports, she inspires young athletes, particularly girls, through her work with the British Tennis Foundation. Her parents, Keith and Julie, remain her biggest supporters, with Keith serving as her early coach and critic.

Filmography:

• Wimbledon (TV coverage, contributor)
• Tennis: World Tour Finals (2009, contributor)
• Wimbledon Sportsday (2017, contributor)

Net Worth

Jordanne Whiley, a distinguished wheelchair tennis player and mortgage advisor, has an estimated net worth of $500,000– $1 million. Her wealth was primarily earned through prize money and sponsorships during her tennis career, including partnerships with the National Lottery and UK Sport’s World Class Programme.