Belinda Woolcock

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Belinda Woolcock
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Melbourne, Australia
Born (1995-01-24) 24 January 1995 (age 29)
Melbourne
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College Florida Gators
Prize moneyUS$ 108,680
Singles
Career record87–69 (55.8%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 290 (18 November 2019)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (2020)
Doubles
Career record65–45 (59.1%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 207 (22 February 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2021)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2021)
Last updated on: 11 April 2023.

Belinda Woolcock (born 24 January 1995) is an Australian inactive tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of 290 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved on 18 November 2019, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 207, reached on 22 February 2021.

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Woolcock made her major debut at the 2016 Australian Open, competing in the main draw of the doubles tournament with Ellen Perez; however, they lost in the first round to Jessica Moore and Storm Sanders. In 2017, Belinda and Astra Sharma won the Australia Open Wildcard Playoff to win a main-draw wildcard for the 2018 Australian Open women's doubles event.

She attended the University of Florida where she graduated in 2017 with a bachelor's degree of Science in Sport Management. In her final year for the Florida Gators, her team won the NCAA National Championship whilst being honoured the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Due to this great effort in her final year with the Florida Gators, Belinda was recognised for her achievements and named the 2017 Honda Sports Award winner for Women's Tennis, signifying “the best of the best in collegiate athletics”. [1] [2]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2017ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania15,000Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Astra Sharma 6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Win1–1 Jan 2019 Burnie International, Australia60,000Hard Flag of Spain.svg Paula Badosa 7–6(3), 7–6(4)
Loss1–2May 2019ITF Naples, United States15,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Katerina Stewart 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (5–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2015ITF Bethany Beach, United States10,000Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellen Perez Flag of the United States.svg Andie Daniell
Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang 		4–6, 1–6
Loss0–2Jul 2017Amstelveen Open, Netherlands15,000Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Arbuthnott Flag of the United States.svg Dasha Ivanova
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rosalie van der Hoek 		4–6, 4–6
Win1–2Jul 2017ITF Targu Jiu, Romania15,000Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Harris Flag of Italy.svg Federica Bilardo
Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alexandra Zmau		0–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Win2–2Jul 2017ITF Targu Jiu, Romania15,000Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Harris Flag of India.svg Riya Bhatia
Flag of Romania.svg Oana Gavrilă		6–3, 6–2
Win3–2Aug 2017ITF Targu Jiu, Romania15,000Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Harris Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Lazareva
Flag of Serbia.svg Milana Spremo 		6–1, 7–5
Loss3–3Oct 2017ITF Cairns, Australia25,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Astra Sharma Flag of Australia (converted).svg Naiktha Bains
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Abigail Tere-Apisah 		6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss3–4Feb 2018ITF Perth, Australia25,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Tjandramulia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Moore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellen Perez		7–6(6), 1–6, [9–7] ret.
Win4–4Apr 2019ITF Osprey, United States25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Pamela Montez Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arianne Hartono
Flag of Moldova.svg Alexandra Perper 		7–6(3), 6–3
Win5–4May 2019ITF Naples, United States15,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Mara Schmidt Flag of the United States.svg Reese Brantmeier
Flag of the United States.svg Kimmi Hance		6–3, 5–7, [10–6]
Win6–4Oct 2019ITF Toowoomba, Australia25,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Abbie Myers Flag of Japan.svg Haruna Arakawa
Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Matsuda		7–6(2), 6–3

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References

  1. ↑ "Florida's Woolcock Named Honda Sport Award winner for Tennis". CWSA. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Florida's Woolcock named Honda Sport Award winner for tennis". GatorSports.com. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.


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