Rochelle Ballard

Rochelle Ballard, born on 13 February 1971, is an American professional surfer and a veteran of the Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour. Born Rochelle Gordines in Montebello, California, she grew up on the island of Kauai in Hawaii and started surfing at 11 with the encouragement of Margo Oberg. She placed fourth at the world amateur titles in 1988 and 1990 and qualified for the World Championship Tour in 1991. On tour she won seven world championship events and finished runner up for the world title in 2004, and at the 1997 Billabong Pro at Burleigh Heads she scored two perfect 10 rides in a single heat, a women's record she still holds. She co-founded International Women's Surfing, appeared in Blue Crush and Step Into Liquid, and won the ISA World Masters title in 2012.