Country (sports) | New Zealand |
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Residence | Wairarapa, New Zealand |
Born | Wellington, New Zealand | 21 September 1965
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, 11 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 35 (8 May 1989) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1987, 1989) |
French Open | 1R (1986) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1987) |
US Open | 2R (1987, 1988, 1990) |
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. Cordwell remains the highest ever ranked New Zealand singles player, either male or female in the open era.