Byron Black
Country (sports) |
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Residence | Harare, Zimbabwe |
Born |
Salisbury, Rhodesia | 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 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
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 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
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 Black (born 6 October 1969 in Harare, Zimbabwe) 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 attended the University of Southern California and was named and 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 Prince Edward 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 quarter-finalist 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 1996 Wimbledon.
Black is one of the few professional players to have played with a double-handed forehand.[2]
Black formed the core of the Zimbabwean Davis Cup team with his brother Wayne.
Career finals
Doubles (22 titles, 19 runner-ups)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 20 April 1992 | Hong Kong | Hard | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
Winner | 1. | 5 April 1993 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | 7–6, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 12 July 1993 | Newport, United States | Grass | 6–4, 1–6, 6–7 | ||
Winner | 2. | 26 July 1993 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 30 August 1993 | Schenectady, United States | Hard | 6–2, 6–7, 1–6 | ||
Winner | 3. | 4 October 1993 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 4. | 11 October 1993 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | 7–5, 7–6 | ||
Winner | 5. | 25 October 1993 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet | 6–3, 7–6 | ||
Winner | 6. | 8 November 1993 | Paris, France | Carpet | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 10 January 1994 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 5. | 31 January 1994 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 6. | 7 February 1994 | San Jose, United States | Hard (i) | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 7. | 14 February 1994 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | 7–6, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 7. | 28 February 1994 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 8. | 6 June 1994 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 6–4, 7–6 | ||
Winner | 9. | 1 August 1994 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 8. | 10 October 1994 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–7 | ||
Runner-up | 9. | 17 October 1994 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 10. | 7 November 1994 | Paris, France | Carpet | 6–3, 6–7, 5–7 | ||
Runner-up | 11. | 9 January 1995 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | 6–7, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 12. | 15 May 1995 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 1–6, 6–7 | ||
Winner | 10. | 29 May 1995 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 11. | 13 November 1995 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 12. | 19 February 1996 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | 6–0, 6–1 | ||
Runner-up | 13. | 4 March 1996 | Philadelphia, United States | Carpet | 6–7, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 14. | 15 April 1996 | New Delhi, India | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 13. | 20 May 1996 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 14. | 24 June 1996 | Halle, Germany | Grass | 6–1, 7–5 | ||
Runner-up | 15. | 8 July 1996 | Wimbledon, England | Grass | 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 2–6 | ||
Winner | 15. | 19 August 1996 | New Haven, United States | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 16. | 19 May 1997 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 | ||
Winner | 16. | 13 April 1998 | Hong Kong | Hard | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
Runner-up | 17. | 1 March 1999 | London, England | Carpet | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) | ||
Winner | 17. | 2 August 1999 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | ||
Runner-up | 18. | 9 August 1999 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||
Winner | 18. | 16 August 1999 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | ||
Winner | 19. | 1 November 1999 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), 6–0 | ||
Winner | 20. | 28 February 2000 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
Winner | 21. | 8 January 2001 | Chennai, India | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Runner-up | 19. | 29 January 2001 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | 1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 22. | 24 September 2001 | Shanghai, China | Hard | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
Singles (2 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 8 January 1996 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | 6–7, 6–3, 1–6 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 15 April 1996 | New Delhi, India | Hard | 2–6, 6–7 | |
Winner | 1. | 29 April 1996 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | 7–6, 6–3 | |
Runner-up | 3. | 13 April 1998 | Hong Kong | Hard | 2–6, 0–6 | |
Runner-up | 4. | 20 April 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Runner-up | 5. | 22 June 1998 | Nottingham, England | Grass | 3–6, 2–6 | |
Winner | 2. | 12 April 1999 | Chennai, India | Hard | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 | |
Runner-up | 6. | 15 November 1999 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | 6–7, 4–6 | |
Runner-up | 7. | 21 February 2000 | Memphis, USA | Hard (i) | 2–6, 6–1, 3–6 | |
Runner-up | 8. | 26 June 2000 | Nottingham, England | Grass | 6–7, 3–6 |
Performance timelines
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 Slams | ||||||||||||||||
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 |
U.S. 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 |
A = did not attend tournament
References
- ↑ "ATP Player Profile". ATP. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2012.