Belinda Cordwell
Belinda Jane Cordwell 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 and two WTA doubles titles. 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 | 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, 6–2, 6–1 |
ITF Finals
Singles finals: (5–1)
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 |