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.BBC News Commonwealth Games 2010: England lose badminton finals She represented her country 42 times, being the highest ranking female player for 4 years.Daily Telegraph 25 February 2013 Badminton England defends record after Jenny Wallwork becomes second player to quit performance programme
Career Wallwork won the mixed doubles Bulgarian International in 2004, the Scottish Open in 2005, and the Dutch Open in 2006.Sportsister 14 October 2008 She won the Swedish International mixed doubles in 2012.BBC Sport Badminton 22 January 2012 Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork triumph in Sweden 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 ChampionshipsBBC Sport 6 Feb 2011 Nathan Robertson & Jenny Wallwork retain English title but 2013 she quit professional badminton after saying she was undervalued and ignored by the governing body Badminton England.BBC Sport Badminton 25 February 2013 Jenny Wallwork retires after saying she was undervalued and ignored
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.
Record against selected opponents Mixed Doubles results with Nathan Robertson against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.www.tournamentsoftware.com Jenny Wallwork Current Ranking 7 February 2015
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 / Chris Adcock & Imogen Bankier 1–0 Anthony Clark & Donna Kellogg 0–1 Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir 1–2 Fran Kurniawan & Pia Zebadiah Bernadet 1–0 Nova Widianto & Liliyana Natsir 0–1 Koo Kien Keat & Wong Pei Tty 0–2 Robert Mateusiak & Nadieżda Zięba 1–2 Songphon Anugritayawon & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 1–1 Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thungthongkam 1–1
Recognition Her name is one of those featured on the sculpture Ribbons, unveiled in 2024.
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