Country (sports) New Zealand Career titles 1 WTA, 5 ITF Turned pro July 19, 1982 Residence Wairarapa, New Zealand Name Belinda Cordwell Retired September 23, 1991 | Prize money US$ 310,585 Role Tennis player Highest ranking 17 Career record W-L / 157-120 Weight 67 kg | |
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Born 21 September 1965 (age 58)
Wellington, New Zealand ( 1965-09-21 ) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||
Samuel Marsden Collegiate Tennis Exchange with St Matthews
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.
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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.
ITF titles
- 1983 Newcastle (Aus)
- 1985 Tasmania (Aus)
- 1985 Canberra (Aus)
- 1987 Canberra (Aus)
- 1987 Adelaide (Aus)
- 1984 Flemington (US)
- 1984 Chatham (US)
- 1984 West Palm Beach (US)
- 1984 Delray Beach (US)
- 1984 Newcastle (Aus)
- 1984 Sydney (Aus)
- 1985 Adelaide (Aus)
- 1986 Chiba (Aus)
- 1987 Melbourne (Aus)
- 1987 Adelaide (Aus)
- 1988 York (US)