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.
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 in the world. Her most notable result was reaching the semifinals of the
Australian Open in
1989, where she lost to
Helena Suková.[1] She represented New Zealand at the
1988 Summer Olympics, losing in the first round to Great Britain's
Sara Gomer.[2][3] After retiring Cordwell has worked as a television tennis commentator for
One Sport and
Sky Sport.[4]
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.
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 in the world. Her most notable result was reaching the semifinals of the
Australian Open in
1989, where she lost to
Helena Suková.[1] She represented New Zealand at the
1988 Summer Olympics, losing in the first round to Great Britain's
Sara Gomer.[2][3] After retiring Cordwell has worked as a television tennis commentator for
One Sport and
Sky Sport.[4]