HALESOWEN tennis star Jordanne Whiley has received an Honorary Degree from the University of Wolverhampton.

Jordanne Whiley MBE, aged 24, received her award from the Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing at a graduation ceremony at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre.

The Honorary Doctor of Letters was presented in recognition of her achievements as a wheelchair tennis player and the most decorated British player of all time.

She is currently ranked number one in Great Britain and number three in the world and has clinched Wimbledon, US Open and Paralympic honours.

Jordanne, who recently won a bronze medal in the Paralympics in Rio, said: “I can't thank the University of Wolverhampton enough for presenting me with this Honorary Degree. It is something that I never expected and I am extremely humbled by it.”

Jordanne is a Paralympic wheelchair tennis player who was born with brittle bone disease which means she has broken her legs over 26 times.

At 14 she became the youngest ever national champion and at 16 she qualified for the Beijing Paralympics.

In 2012 she became the first woman, alongside her doubles partner, to win a Paralympic bronze medal in wheelchair tennis and since then her career has really taken off.

In 2014 she and her Japanese doubles partner netted their first ever grand slam title winning the Australian open, and making history by winning all four grand slams in one year – the first time a British player has won all titles in grand slam competitions.

In 2015 Jordanne won her first ever grand slam singles title at the US Open, beating her doubles partner and defending champion in the final.

A month later she was awarded an MBE for her services to wheelchair tennis.