Country (sports) | New Zealand |
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Residence | Wairarapa, New Zealand |
Born |
Wellington, New Zealand |
21 September 1965
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.
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.