| Jessica Tan Wei Han 陳薇涵 | |
|---|---|
 Tan at the2023 Singapore Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Jessica Tan Wei Han |
| Country | Singapore |
| Born | (1993-07-16)16 July 1993 (age 32) Singapore |
| Residence | Singapore |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Retired | 11 April 2025[1] |
| Handedness | Right |
| Women's & mixed doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 93 (WD with Dellis Yuliana 4 December 2014) 13 (XD withTerry Hee 3 January 2023) |
| BWF profile | |
Jessica Tan Wei Han[a] (born 16 July 1993) is a Singaporeanbadminton player.[2] Together withTerry Hee, they won their first BWF World Tour title as a duo at the2022 India Open.[3] Tan along with Hee also won the gold medal in the mixed doubles event at the2022 Commonwealth Games, a first for Singapore in that discipline at the Games. Jessica Tan and her husband Terry Hee were nominated for the Straits Times Singaporean of the Year Award 2022.[4] Terry Hee and Jessica Tan are Singapore's first local-born mixed doubles duo to qualify for the Olympics, and made their debut at the Paris Olympics 2024.[5] On 11 April 2025, she announced her retirement from badminton due to injuries and to pursue her studies in sports management.[1]
Tan was born on 16 July 1993 in Singapore, to parents Richard and Joyce. She has two elder sisters who were former national team players. Growing up in a badminton-crazy family, Tan picked up the sport at the age of seven after watching her sisters play.[6] With the intention to compete full time, she withdrew from her placing atNanyang Technological University (NTU) and joined the national team at the age of 18 to pursue her badminton dream.[7]
Tan won her first senior title at the 2014Singapore International tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered withTerry Hee. Tan was part of the national team that won the women's team bronze medals at the2015,2017,2019 and2021 SEA Games.[8] In April of 2017, Tan reached a career-high ranking of 15 with Hee. She competed at the2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[9] Tan then split up with Hee, as he had to undergo his mandatory 2-year national service in 2019.[10] Tan then won the mixed doublesnational championships with her partner,Danny Bawa Chrisnanta.[11]
In January, Tan won her first Super 500 title with Hee, at theIndia Open, defeating the Malaysian pairing ofChen Tang Jie andPeck Yen Wei in the final, 21–15, 21–18 in straight games.[3] In March, Tan won her second BWF World Tour title with Hee, theOrléans Masters, defeatingRehan Naufal Kusharjanto andLisa Ayu Kusumawati in the final, 21–12, 16–21, 21–13 in rubber games, winning their third title as a married couple.[12]
At the2022 Commonwealth Games in August, Tan was part of theSingaporean team who won the bronze medal in themixed team events as the Singaporean team defeated England 3–0 at the bronze medal playoff.[13][14] Tan had also competed at theindividual mixed doubles event with her husband Hee. Their opponents in the final were England'sMarcus Ellis andLauren Smith, who were playing on home soil and were ranked higher than them. Tan and Hee defeated them in two straight sets, 21–16, 21–15, winning a historic gold medal and Singapore's first Commonwealth Games badminton mixed doubles gold.[15]
Tan has been married to fellow Singaporean shuttlerTerry Hee since 2021, who she had often partnered with at mixed doubles tournaments since the start of her professional career.[16] Their victory at the 2021 Czech Open, defeating Russians Lev Barinov and Anastasiia Boiarun, was their first tournament as a married duo.[16] They were made HSBC Life Singapore's first brand ambassadors in 2023. In 2024, Singlife committed to a sponsorship deal with the couple upon their Olympic qualification.[17]
Tan and Terry Hee were nominated for the 2022 ST Athlete of the Year Award.[18] They were also conferred the Team of the Year (Event) award in the Singapore Sports Awards 2023 by the Singapore National Olympic Council.[19]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England |  Terry Hee |  Marcus EllisLauren Smith | 21–16, 21–15 |  Gold |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[20] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton 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.[21]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | India Open | Super 500 | Terry Hee |  Chen Tang JiePeck Yen Wei | 21–15, 21–18 |  Winner |
| 2022 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | Terry Hee |  Rehan Naufal KusharjantoLisa Ayu Kusumawati | 21–12, 16–21, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2023 | Abu Dhabi Masters | Super 100 | Terry Hee |  Mads VestergaardChristine Busch | 22–20, 17–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2023 | Guwahati Masters | Super 100 | Terry Hee | Mads Vestergaard Christine Busch | 21–19, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2023 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 | Terry Hee |  Dhruv KapilaTanisha Crasto | 21–17, 19–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
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