Career
There she lost in the first round of the women"s singles competition to Great Britain"s Sara Gomer. Cordwell reached her highest individual ranking on the Women's Tennis Association Tour on 4 December 1989, when she became Number. 17 ranked in the world.
Her most notable result was reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open in 1989, where she lost to Helena Suková.
After retiring Cordwell has worked as a television tennis commentator for One Sport and Sky Sport. Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up) Doubles (2 titles, 3 runner-ups) in singles.