Belinda Cordwell

Belinda Cordwell
Country (sports)New Zealand
ResidenceWairarapa, New Zealand
Born (1965-09-21) 21 September 1965 (age 58)
Wellington, New Zealand
Turned pro19 July 1982
Retired23 September 1991
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$310,585
Singles
Career record157–120
Career titles1 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 17 (4 December 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1989)
French Open1R (1986)
Wimbledon3R (1987, 1988)
US Open3R (1985)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1988)
Doubles
Career record122–99
Career titles2 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 35 (8 May 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1987, 1989)
French Open1R (1986)
Wimbledon3R (1987)
US Open2R (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.