Belinda Cordwell

Belinda Cordwell

Country (sports)	New Zealand
Residence	Wairarapa, New Zealand
Born	(1965-09-21) 21 September 1965 Wellington, New Zealand
Turned pro	19 July 1982
Retired	23 September 1991
Plays	Left-Handed(one-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 310,585
Singles
Career record	157–120
Career titles	1 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 17 (4 December 1989)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	SF (1989)
French Open	1R (1986)
Wimbledon	3R (1987, 1988)
US Open	3R (1985)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record	122–99
Career titles	2 WTA, 11 ITF
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1987, 1989)
French Open	1R (1986)
Wimbledon	3R (1987)
US Open	2R (1987, 1988, 1990)

Belinda Jane Cordwell (born 21 September 1965) is a sports commentator and a former professional tennis player from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There she lost in the first round of the women's singles competition to Great Britain's Sara Gomer.

Biography

During her career Cordwell won one WTA singles title (at Singapore) and two WTA doubles titles (at Singapore & Tokyo). Cordwell reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on 4 December 1989, when she became No. 17 ranked in the world. Her most notable result was reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open in 1989, where she lost to Helena Suková. After retiring Cordwell has worked as a television tennis commentator for One Sport and Sky Sport.

Career finals

Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	5 February 1989	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Patty Fendick	2–6, 0–6
Winner	1.	16 April 1989	Singapore, Singapore	Hard	Akiko Kijimuta	6–1, 6–0

Doubles (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	20 October 1985	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Julie Richardson	Laura Gildemeister Beth Herr	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	7 February 1988	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Julie Richardson	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	24 April 1988	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	Julie Richardson	Patty Fendick Ann Henricksson	2–6, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	20 June 1988	Eastbourne, England	Grass	Dinky Van Rensburg	Eva Pfaff Elizabeth Smylie	4–6, 6–7
Winner	5.	16 April 1989	Singapore, Singapore	Hard	Elizabeth Smylie	Ann Henricksson Beth Herr	6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–1

ITF titles

in singles

1. 1983 Newcastle (Aus)
2. 1985 Tasmania (Aus)
3. 1985 Canberra (Aus)
4. 1987 Canberra (Aus)
5. 1987 Adelaide (Aus)

in doubles

1. 1984 Flemington (US)
2. 1984 Chatham (US)
3. 1984 West Palm Beach (US)
4. 1984 Delray Beach (US)
5. 1984 Newcastle (Aus)
6. 1984 Sydney (Aus)
7. 1985 Adelaide (Aus)
8. 1986 Chiba (Aus)
9. 1987 Melbourne (Aus)
10. 1987 Adelaide (Aus)
11. 1988 York (US)

References

• Belinda Cordwell at the Women's Tennis Association
• Belinda Cordwell at the International Tennis Federation
• Belinda Cordwell at the Fed Cup