Belinda Cordwell

Belinda Cordwell
Nation:	New Zealand
Birthday:	September 21, 1965
Playing hand:	Left
Prize money:	$ 310,585
singles
Career record:	157: 120
Career title:	1 WTA , 4 ITF
Highest ranking:	17 (December 4 1989)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record:	122: 99
Career title:	2 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking:	35 (May 8 1989)
Grand Slam record
Mixed
Grand Slam record
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Belinda Cordwell (born September 21, 1965 in Wellington ) is a former New Zealand tennis player .

Career

Cordwell was able to celebrate a single and two double titles on the WTA Tour . In 1988, she had to admit defeat in the first round of the British Sara Gomer at the Olympic Games . At the Australian Open in 1989 she was in the semifinals, but failed there because of Helena Suková . In the same year she reached her best world ranking position with number 17 .

From 1982 to 1991 she played for the New Zealand Fed Cup team , for which she contributed 14 wins in 15 defeats.

After her tennis career, she worked as a sports commentator, among other things.

Tournament victories

singles

No.	date	competition	category	Topping	Final opponent	Result
1.	April 16, 1989	Singapore	WTA Tier V	Hard court	Akiko Kijimuta	6: 1, 6: 0

Double

No.	date	competition	category	Topping	Partner	Final opponents	Result
1.	20th October 1985	Tokyo	WTA World Tour	Hard court	Julie Richardson	Laura Gildemeister Beth Lord	6: 4, 6: 4
2.	April 16, 1989	Singapore	WTA Tier V	Hard court	Elizabeth Smylie	Ann Henricksson Beth Lord	6: 7 6 , 6: 2, 6: 1

Performing in Grand Slam tournaments

singles

competition	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	Career
Australian Open	1	-	2	AF	HF	-	1	HF
French Open	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
Wimbledon	-	1	3	3	-	1	-	3
US Open	3	-	-	1	-	2	-	3

Double

competition	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	Career
Australian Open	-	1	-	AF	2	AF	-	2	AF
French Open	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
Wimbledon	-	1	2	AF	1	-	1	1	AF
US Open	1	-	1	2	2	-	2	1	2

Mixed

competition	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	Career
Australian Open	-	2	1	1	-	1	2
Wimbledon	2	AF	-	-	-	2	AF

Web links

• WTA profile Belinda Cordwell (English)
• ITF profile Belinda Cordwell (English)
• Fed Cup stats by Belinda Cordwell (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ WTA working to reduce Sharapova-like shrieking. AP, January 24, 2012, accessed June 12, 2012 . 
2. ↑ festivaloftennis.co.nz: Behind the Mic ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.