Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
Born | Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) | 6 October 1969
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1991 |
Retired | 2002 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed both sides) |
Prize money | $5,159,775 |
Singles | |
Career record | 257–246 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 22 (29 April 1996) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (1998) |
French Open | 3R (1999) |
Wimbledon | QF (2000) |
US Open | QF (1995) |
Other tournaments | |
Grand Slam Cup | QF (1995) |
Olympic Games | 2R (1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 328–201 |
Career titles | 22 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (14 February 1994) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1994, 2001) |
French Open | W (1994) |
Wimbledon | F (1996) |
US Open | SF (1999) |
Byron Hamish Black (born 6 October 1969) is a Zimbabwean tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.
Born 6 October 1969, in Harare, Black is the son of Donald Black and Velia Black and brother to Wayne Black and Cara, who were also professional tennis players. He is married to Fiona Black, and has children. He attended the University of Southern California and was named an All-American by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). [1]
Black started playing tennis at a young age at his father’s grass court in Highlands, and played the game for Lewisham Primary School in his hometown. He played for the tennis team when he moved to the Oriel Boys High School, where he was exposed to other future Davis Cup players for Zimbabwe, like Greig Rodgers and Mark Gurr.
In 1995, Black was a US Open quarterfinalist, and in 2000, he reached the same round at Wimbledon. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 22, which he achieved in June 1996.
An accomplished doubles player, Black became world No. 1 in doubles in February 1994. He won the 1994 French Open partnering Jonathan Stark. Black was a doubles finalist in three other majors, the 1994 and 2001 Australian Opens and the 1996 Wimbledon Championships.
Black is one of the few professional players to have played with a double-handed forehand. [2]
Black formed the core of the Zimbabwe Davis Cup team with his brother Wayne.
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jan 1996 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | ![]() | 6–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
Loss | 2. | Apr 1996 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1. | Apr 1996 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | ![]() | 7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | Apr 1998 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 4. | Apr 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | Jun 1998 | Nottingham, England | Grass | ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | Apr 1999 | Chennai, India | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 6. | Nov 1999 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 7. | Feb 2000 | Memphis, USA | Hard (i) | ![]() | 2–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Loss | 8. | Jun 2000 | Nottingham, England | Grass | ![]() | 6–7, 3–6 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | Career SR | Career win–loss |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | F | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | F | 3R | 0 / 11 | 18–11 |
French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | W | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1 / 11 | 12–10 |
Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | 3R | F | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 12 | 17–12 |
US Open | 2R | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | SF | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 11 | 14–11 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 45 | N/A |
Annual win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 15–3 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 5–3 | N/A | 61–44 |
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | NME | 2R | A | A | A | F | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | A | 0 / 9 | 9–8 |
Miami | NME | A | A | A | SF | SF | SF | SF | QF | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 17–9 |
Monte Carlo | NME | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Rome | NME | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | W | F | A | A | QF | A | A | 1 / 4 | 11–3 |
Hamburg | NME | A | A | A | A | A | F | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 |
Canada | NME | A | A | A | 2R | W | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | F | A | 1R | A | 1 / 8 | 9–7 |
Cincinnati | NME | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | W | A | 2R | A | 1 / 7 | 10–6 |
Stuttgart (Stockholm) | NME | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | A | 1R | W | A | A | A | 1 / 4 | 5–3 |
Paris | NME | A | A | A | W | F | 2R | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1/ 8 | 11–7 |
Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 5 / 52 | N/A |
Annual win–loss | N/A | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 9–2 | 14–4 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 13–4 | 5–5 | 3–4 | 0–0 | N/A | 76–46 |
Year-end ranking | 586 | 381 | 149 | 90 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 70 | 70 | 10 | 53 | 34 | 106 | N/A |