Roberts, born in Essex, moved to Wales in 1982, living in St Mellons and played for the Penarth Badminton Club in Penarth, near Cardiff.[1] She represented Glamorgan at county level[2] and Wales at international level.[3]
Roberts participated in singles and doubles play and her main women's doubles partner was Sarah Doody during her career.[4] She represented the Welsh team[5] at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[6] where she competed in the singles, doubles and mixed team events.[7]
A civil servant by profession she retired from international competition in 1987.[1] Roberts was also a competent squash player and won the South Glamorgan Championships in October 1987.[8]
Roberts was the a five-times champion of Wales at the Welsh National Badminton Championships, winning the singles in 1986, the doubles in 1985 and 1986 and the mixed doubles in 1986 and 1987.[9]
