Belinda Borneo

Belinda Borneo
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1966-11-10) 10 November 1966 (age 57)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$72,311
Singles
Career record60–92
Highest rankingNo. 238 (17 September 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1991, 1992)
Wimbledon1R (1986, 1990, 1991)
Doubles
Career record97–73
Career titles1 WTA / 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 84 (18 November 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1991, 1992)
Wimbledon2R (1985, 1989, 1991)
US Open1R (1991)

Belinda Borneo (born 10 November 1966) is a British former professional tennis player.

Tennis career

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A right-handed player, Borneo reached a career best singles ranking of 238 in the world. She featured in the singles main draw at Wimbledon on three occasions, without making it past the first round. At the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, she held match points in her loss to Carrie Cunningham.[1]

Borneo was ranked as high as 84 in doubles and won one WTA Tour title, the 1992 Wellington Classic.[2]

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles (1–1)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 1991 Wellington, New Zealand Hard United Kingdom Clare Wood Australia Jo-Anne Faull
New Zealand Julie Richardson
6–2, 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Win 1–1 Feb 1992 Wellington, New Zealand Hard United Kingdom Clare Wood Australia Jo-Anne Faull
New Zealand Julie Richardson
6–0, 7–6(7–5)

ITF finals

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 16 (6–10)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 20 May 1985 Bath, United Kingdom Clay United Kingdom Joy Tacon South Africa Elna Reinach
South Africa Monica Reinach
3–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 5 August 1985 Rheda, West Germany Clay United Kingdom Lorrayne Gracie West Germany Silke Meier
West Germany Claudia Porwik
6–4, 6–7, 1–6
Win 1. 18 November 1985 Cheshire, United Kingdom Carpet United Kingdom Joy Tacon Czechoslovakia Regina Rajchrtová
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
6–2, 6–3
Loss 3. 25 November 1985 Telford, United Kingdom Hard Netherlands Nicole Muns-Jagerman United States Cathy Maso
United States Susan Pendo
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 4. 31 March 1986 Bari, Italy Clay West Germany Wiltrud Probst Netherlands Nanette Schutte
Netherlands Marianne van der Torre
6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Win 2. 19 April 1986 Cumberland, United Kingdom Hard United Kingdom Jane Wood South Africa Monica Reinach
United Kingdom Joy Tacon
6–4, 6–3
Win 3. 27 April 1987 Sutton, United Kingdom Hard South Africa Linda Barnard Netherlands Titia Wilmink
Denmark Lone Vandborg
2–6, 7–5, 7–6
Loss 5. 10 October 1988 Telford, United Kingdom Hard United Kingdom Sarah Sullivan Netherlands Carin Bakkum
Netherlands Simone Schilder
5–7, 4–6
Win 4. 29 January 1989 Helsinki, Finland Hard Denmark Lone Vandborg West Germany Sylvia Freye
United States Anne-Marie Walson
6–2, 6–7(6), 6–2
Win 5. 5 February 1989 Stockholm, Sweden Hard Denmark Lone Vandborg West Germany Vera-Carina Elter
West Germany Ingrid Peltzer
6–1, 6–1
Loss 6. 12 February 1989 Bergen, Norway Hard United Kingdom Alexandra Niepel Sweden Helen Jonsson
Sweden Malin Nilsson
3–6, 1–6
Loss 7. 20 March 1989 Marsa, Malta Hard Netherlands Amy van Buuren Netherlands Pascale Druyts
Italy Caterina Nozzoli
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 8. 8 May 1989 Lee-on-Solent, England Clay Netherlands Amy van Buuren United Kingdom Jo Louis
United Kingdom Alexandra Niepel
3–6, 2–6
Loss 9. 15 May 1989 Queens, England Clay Netherlands Amy van Buuren Japan Kimiko Date
Japan Shiho Okada
6–7(2), 3–6
Win 6. 3 September 1990 Arzachena, Italy Hard United Kingdom Julie Salmon France Emmanuelle Derly
Australia Louise Pleming
6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 10. 5 August 1991 Vigo, Spain Clay Finland Anne Aallonen Spain Eva Bes
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–7(6), 5–7

References

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  1. ^ "Carrie survives". Detroit Free Press. 27 June 1990.
  2. ^ "Fernleaf Classic". Brandon Sun. 10 February 1992.
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