Tennis player from New Zealand
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 . A former world top 20 player, her best result in the Grand Slam events was reaching the semifinals of the 1989 Australian Open .
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 . She represented New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics , losing in the first round to Great Britain's Sara Gomer . After retiring Cordwell has worked as a television tennis commentator for One Sport and Sky Sport .
Career finals [ ]
Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up) [ ]
Doubles (2 titles, 3 runner-ups) [ ]
W/L
Score
Win
1–0
Oct 1985
Tokyo, Japan
Hard
Julie Richardson
Laura Gildemeister Beth Herr
6–4, 6–4
Loss
1–1
Feb 1988
Wellington , New Zealand
Hard
Julie Richardson
Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington
3–6, 3–6
Loss
1–2
Apr 1988
Taipei , Taiwan
Carpet (i)
Julie Richardson
Patty Fendick Ann Henricksson
2–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss
1–3
Jun 1988
Eastbourne , England
Grass
Dinky Van Rensburg
Eva Pfaff Elizabeth Smylie
4–6, 6–7
Win
2–3
Apr 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) [ ]
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 [ ]
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