Byron Black
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | White River, South Africa |
Born | (1969-10-06) 6 October 1969 (age 54) Harare, Zimbabwe |
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 former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.
Personal life
He 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]
Tennis career
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.
Pro tour
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.
Career finals
Doubles: 41 (22 titles, 19 runner-ups)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Apr 1992 | Hong Kong, UK | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1. | Apr 1993 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | Jul 1993 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, 6–7 |
Win | 2. | Jul 1993 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 3. | Aug 1993 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–7, 1–6 |
Win | 3. | Oct 1993 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 4. | Oct 1993 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–6 |
Win | 5. | Oct 1993 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 6. | Nov 1993 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | Jan 1994 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5. | Jan 1994 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6. | Feb 1994 | San Jose, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7. | Feb 1994 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 7. | Feb 1994 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 8. | Jun 1994 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 9. | Aug 1994 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 8. | Oct 1994 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 9. | Oct 1994 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 10. | Nov 1994 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 11. | Jan 1995 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 12. | May 1995 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–7 |
Win | 10. | May 1995 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 11. | Nov 1995 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 12. | Feb 1996 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–1 |
Loss | 13. | Mar 1996 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 14. | Apr 1996 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 13. | May 1996 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 14. | Jun 1996 | Halle, Germany | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 7–5 |
Loss | 15. | Jul 1996 | Wimbledon, England | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 15. | Aug 1996 | New Haven, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 16. | May 1997 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Win | 16. | Apr 1998 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 17. | Mar 1999 | London, England | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Win | 17. | Aug 1999 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 18. | Aug 1999 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Win | 18. | Aug 1999 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 19. | Nov 1999 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), 6–0 |
Win | 20. | Feb 2000 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 21. | Jan 2001 | Chennai, India | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 19. | Jan 2001 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 22. | Sep 2001 | Shanghai, China | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
Singles: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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 |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Doubles
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 |
References
External links
- Byron Black at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Byron Black at the International Tennis Federation
- Byron Black at the Davis Cup
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- Current ATP world No. 1 in bold, as of week of 27 May 2024[update]
- ATP rankings was introduced on 1 March 1976
- Bob Hewitt (1976 – 6 w)
- Raúl Ramírez (1976/1977 – 62 w)
- Frew McMillan (1977/1979 – 85 w)
- Tom Okker (1979 – 11 w)
- John McEnroe (1979/1989 – 269 w)
- Stan Smith (1981 – 8 w)
- Paul McNamee (1981 – 3 w)
- Peter Fleming (1982/1984 – 17 w)
- Tomáš Šmíd (1984/1985 – 34 w)
- Anders Järryd (1985/1992 – 107 w)
- Robert Seguso (1985/1988 – 62 w)
- Ken Flach (1985/1986 – 5 w)
- Stefan Edberg (1986/1987 – 15 w)
- Yannick Noah (1986/1987 – 19 w)
- Slobodan Živojinović (1986 – 7 w)
- Andrés Gómez (1986 – 13 w)
- Emilio Sánchez (1989 – 6 w)
- Jim Grabb (1989/1993 – 13 w)
- Jim Pugh (1989/1990 – 26 w)
- Danie Visser (1990 – 27 w)
- Rick Leach (1990 – 9 w)
- Pieter Aldrich (1990 – 19 w)
- David Pate (1991 – 25 w)
- John Fitzgerald (1991/1992 – 40 w)
- Todd Woodbridge (1992/2001 – 204 w)
- Kelly Jones (1992 – 1 w)
- Mark Woodforde (1992/2000 – 83 w)
- Richey Reneberg (1993 – 5 w)
- Patrick Galbraith (1993/1994 – 4 w)
- Grant Connell (1993/1994 – 17 w)
- Paul Haarhuis (1994/1999 – 71 w)
- Byron Black (1994 – 8 w)
- Jonathan Stark (1994 – 6 w)
- Jacco Eltingh (1995/1998 – 63 w)
- Mahesh Bhupathi (1999 – 4 w)
- Leander Paes (1999/2000 – 39 w)
- Jared Palmer (2000/2002 – 39 w)
- Alex O'Brien (2000 – 5 w)
- Jonas Björkman (2000/2005 – 74 w)
- Donald Johnson (2002 – 20 w)
- Mark Knowles (2002/2005 – 65 w)
- Daniel Nestor (2002/2012 – 108 w)
- Max Mirnyi (2003/2012 – 57 w)
- Bob Bryan (2003/2015 – 439 w)
- Mike Bryan (2003/2019 – 506 w)
- Nenad Zimonjić (2008/2010 – 40 w)
- Marcelo Melo (2015/2018 – 56 w)
- Jamie Murray (2016 – 9 w)
- Nicolas Mahut (2016/2017 – 39 w)
- Henri Kontinen (2017 – 26 w)
- Łukasz Kubot (2018 – 19 w)
- Mate Pavić (2018/2022 – 57 w)
- Juan Sebastián Cabal (2019/2020 – 29 w)
- Robert Farah (2019/2021 – 68 w)
- Nikola Mektić (2021 – 3 w)
- Joe Salisbury (2022 – 26 w)
- Rajeev Ram (2022/2023 – 9 w)
- Wesley Koolhof (2022/2023 – 34 w)
- Neal Skupski (2022/2023 – 35 w)
- Austin Krajicek (2023/2024 – 26 w)
- Rohan Bopanna (2024 – 8 w)
- Matthew Ebden (2024 – 4 w)
- Marcel Granollers (2024 – 5 w)
- Horacio Zeballos (2024 – 5 w)
- (year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w))
- weeks record underlined.