Jessica Tan Wei Han (; born 16 July 1993) is a Singaporean

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player. Together with

Terry Hee Terry Hee Yong Kai (; born 6 July 1995) is a Singaporean badminton player. In mixed doubles with Jessica Tan, Hee won his first World Tour title at the 2022 India Open. Hee together with Jessica Tan also won the gold medal in the mixed doubl ...

, they won their first BWF World Tour title as a duo at the 2022 India Open. Tan along with Hee also won the gold medal in the mixed doubles event at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...

, 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. 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. On 11 April 2025, She announced her retirement from badminton due to injuries and to pursue her studies in sports management.

Early life

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. With the intention to compete full time, she withdrew from her placing at

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(NTU) and joined the national team at the age of 18 to pursue her badminton dream.

Career

2014–2021: SEA Games bronzes, national title

Tan won her first senior title at the 2014

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tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with

. Tan was part of the national team that won the women's team bronze medals at the

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and

2021 SEA Games The 2021 Southeast Asian Games (), officially known as the 31st Southeast Asian Games, 31st SEA Games or SEA Games 31, and also recognized as Viet Nam 2021, were the 31st edition of the Southeast Asian Games, the biennial regional multi-sport e ...

. In April of 2017, Tan reached a career-high ranking of 15 with Hee. She competed at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

in Gold Coast, Australia. Tan then split up with Hee, as he had to undergo his mandatory 2-year national service in 2019. Tan then won the mixed doubles

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with her partner,

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2022: First World Tour Super 500 title, Commonwealth Games success

In January, Tan won her first Super 500 title with Hee, at the

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, defeating the Malaysian pairing of

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and

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in the final, 21–15, 21–18 in straight games. In March, Tan won her second BWF World Tour title with Hee, the

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, defeating

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and

Lisa Ayu Kusumawati Lisa Ayu Kusumawati (born 15 January 2000) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club. Career Kusumawati was born in Sleman, Yogyakarta, and joining Djarum club in 2012. She has won four U17 National circuit titles. She won ...

in the final, 21–12, 16–21, 21–13 in rubber games, winning their third title as a married couple. Terry Hee and Tan Wei Han of Singapore

At the

in August, Tan was part of the Singaporean team who won the bronze medal in the mixed team events as the Singaporean team defeated England 3–0 at the bronze medal playoff. Tan had also competed at the individual mixed doubles event with her husband Hee. Their opponents in the final were England's

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and Lauren 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.

Personal life

Tan has been married to fellow Singaporean shuttler

since 2021, who she had often partnered with at mixed doubles tournaments since the start of her professional career. Their victory at the 2021 Czech Open, defeating Russians Lev Barinov and Anastasiia Boiarun, was their first tournament as a married duo. 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.

Awards and nominations

Tan and Terry Hee were nominated for the 2022 ST Athlete of the Year Award. They were also conferred the Team of the Year (Event) award in the Singapore Sports Awards 2023 by the Singapore National Olympic Council.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

''Mixed doubles''

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

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(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. ''Mixed doubles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 2 runners-up)

''Mixed doubles'' :

BWF International Challenge The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tan, Wei Han Living people 1993 births Singaporean female badminton players Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for Singapore Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Singapore Commonwealth Games gold medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Singapore Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games badminton players for Singapore Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore SEA Games medalists in badminton