Tan Wei Han

Jessica Tan Wei Han (Chinese: 陈薇涵; born 16 July 1993) is a Singaporean badminton player.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan (陈).
Tan Wei Han
Personal information
Birth nameJessica Tan Wei Han
CountrySingapore
Born (1993-07-16) 16 July 1993
Singapore
ResidenceSingapore
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachYap Kim Hock
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking93 (WD with Dellis Yuliana 4 December 2014)
40 (XD with Danny Bawa Chrisnanta 3 September 2019)
15 (XD with Terry Hee 6 April 2017)
Current ranking74 (XD with Danny Bawa Chrisnanta)
44 (XD with Terry Hee) (3 May 2022)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Southeast Asian Games
2015 Singapore Women's team
2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
2019 Philippines Women's team
BWF profile

Career

Tan won her first senior title at the 2014 Singapore International tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with Terry Hee. Tan was part of the national team that won the women's team bronze medals at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[2] She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[3] In 2019, she won the mixed doubles national championships with her partner Danny Bawa Chrisnanta.[4]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 India Open Super 500 Terry Hee Chen Tang Jie
Peck Yen Wei		 21–15, 21–18 Winner
2022 Orléans Masters Super 100 Terry Hee Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto
Lisa Ayu Kusumawati		 21–12, 16–21, 21–13 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 2 runners-up)

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Singapore International Terry Hee Loh Kean Hean
Dellis Yuliana		 21–19, 19–21, 21–14 Winner
2014 Malaysia International Terry Hee Hafiz Faizal
Shella Devi Aulia		 21–19, 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2015 Bangladesh International Terry Hee Tan Wee Gieen
Shevon Jemie Lai		 21–10, 19–21, 21–12 Winner
2016 Smiling Fish International Terry Hee Wong Fai Yin
Shevon Jemie Lai		 21–16, 21–17 Winner
2016 Hungarian International Terry Hee Paweł Pietryja
Aneta Wojtkowska		 11–6, 11–7, 13–11 Winner
2018 Turkey International Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Leo Rolly Carnando
Indah Cahya Sari Jamil		 21–19, 16–21, 21–12 Winner
2019 Estonian International Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Gregory Mairs
Victoria Williams		 21–18, 14–21, 21–15 Winner
2019 Swedish Open Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Mikkel Mikkelsen
Mai Surrow		 21–14, 21–16 Winner
2019 Austrian Open Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Robin Tabeling
Selena Piek		 21–19, 16–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2021 Czech Open Terry Hee Lev Barinov
Anastasiia Boiarun		 21–18, 21–12 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Personal life

Tan has been married to fellow Singaporean shuttler Terry Hee since 2021, who she had often partnered with at mixed doubles tournaments since the start of her professional career.[7] Their victory at the 2021 Czech Open, defeating Russians Lev Barinov and Anastasiia Boiarun, was their first tournament as a married duo.[7]

References
  1. "Players: Wei Han Tan". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "Team Singapore: Tan Wei Han". Singapore Sports Council. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. "Participants: Wei Han Tan". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. "Singapore National Open Championships 2019". Singapore Badminton Association.
  5. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. Lee, David (24 October 2021). "Badminton: Doubles joy for newly weds Terry Hee, Tan Wei Han at Czech Open". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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