Belinda Cordwell

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.

Belinda Cordwell

Country (sports)	New Zealand
Residence	Wairarapa, New Zealand
Born	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, 12 ITF
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1987, 1989)
French Open	1R (1986)
Wimbledon	3R (1987)
US Open	2R (1987, 1988, 1990)

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)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	February 1989	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Patty Fendick	2–6, 0–6
Win	1.	April 1989	Singapore, Singapore	Hard	Akiko Kijimuta	6–1, 6–0

Doubles (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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

ITF Finals

Singles finals: (5–1)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent in final	Score
Winner	1.	10 October 1983	Newcastle, Australia	Grass	Deeann Hansel	6–1, 6–2
Winner	2.	25 February 1985	Tasmania, Australia	Hard	Rebecca Bryant	4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Runner-up	3.	11 March 1985	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Louise Field	3–6, 1–6
Winner	4.	29 April 1985	Canberra, Australia	Grass	Rebecca Bryant	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Winner	5.	16 March 1987	Canberra, Australia	Hard	Amy Jönsson Raaholt	6–3, 6–2
Winner	6.	30 March 1987	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Louise Field	6–0, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles finals: (12–5)

Outcome	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in final	Score
Winner	1.	28 May 1984	Flemington, United States	Hard	Julie Richardson	Beverly Bowes Becky Callan	6–0, 6–1
Winner	2.	25 June 1984	Chatham, United States	Hard	Julie Richardson	Rebecca Bryant Aschara Maranon	6–2, 6–0
Runner-up	3.	2 July 1984	Detroit, United States	Hard	Rebecca Bryant	Patty Fendick Linda Howell	4–6, 6–7
Winner	4.	9 July 1984	West Palm Beach, United States	Clay	Julie Richardson	Patty Fendick Linda Howell	7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Winner	5.	30 July 1984	Delray Beach, United States	Hard	Julie Richardson	Linda Gates Cynthia MacGregor	7–5, 6–0
Runner-up	6.	8 October 1984	Wyong, Australia	Grass	Colleen Carney	Stina Almgren Helena Olsson	5–7, 5–7
Winner	7.	15 October 1984	Newcastle, United States	Grass	Julie Richardson	Amanda Tobin Annette Gulley	6–3, 6–2
Winner	8.	22 October 1984	Sydney, Australia	Clay	Julie Richardson	Jackie Masters Michele Parun	6–0, 6–2
Runner-up	9.	22 October 1984	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Julie Richardson	Diane Farrell Annette Gulley	3–6, 3–6
Winner	10.	11 March 1985	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Julie Richardson	Louise Field Janine Thompson	6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up	11.	30 September 1985	Chiba, Japan	Hard	Julie Richardson	Niege Dias Patricia Medrado	6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Winner	12.	6 October 1986	Chiba, Japan	Hard	Michelle Jaggard-Lai	Kumiko Okamoto Naoko Sato	6–2, 7–6^(3)
Runner-up	13.	3 November 1986	Matsuyama, Japan	Hard	Wendy Wood	Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo	6–0, 4–6, 2–6
Winner	14.	23 March 1987	Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Louise Field	Colleen Carney Anna-Karin Olsson	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Winner	15.	30 March 1987	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Louise Field	Colleen Carney Alison Scott	6–1, 1–6, 6–4
Winner	16.	8 August 1988	York, United States	Hard	Kristine Kunce	Allyson Ingram Jennifer Young	6–3, 6–1
Winner	17.	25 September 1989	Chiba, Japan	Hard	Julie Richardson	Ei Iida Maya Kidowaki	6–7, 4–6

References

• Belinda Cordwell at the Women's Tennis Association
• Belinda Cordwell at the International Tennis Federation
• Belinda Cordwell at the Billie Jean King Cup