Byron Black (born October 6, 1969 in Salisbury, Rhodesia – now Harare, Zimbabwe) is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.
Biography
He is the brother of Cara and Wayne Black, both professional tennis players. He attended the University of Southern California and was an All-American as named by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
In 1995 Black was a US Open quarterfinalist and in 2000 he reached the same round at Wimbledon. His highest career 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.
Black formed the core of the Zimbabwean Davis Cup team with his brother Wayne.
Doubles Titles (22–19)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (1–3) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) |
| ATP Masters Series (5–5) |
| ATP Championship Series (3–4) |
| ATP Tour (13–7) |
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| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (14–12) |
| Clay (4–2) |
| Grass (1–2) |
| Carpet (3–3) |
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| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in the final |
Score in the final |
| Runner-up |
1. |
20 April 1992 |
Hong Kong |
Hard |
 Byron Talbot |
 Brad Gilbert
Jim Grabb |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner |
1. |
5 April 1993 |
Durban, South Africa |
Hard |
Lan Bale |
Johan De Beer
Marcos Ondruska |
7–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
12 July 1993 |
Newport, United States |
Grass |
Jim Pugh |
 Javier Frana
Christo van Rensburg |
6–4, 1–6, 6–7 |
| Winner |
2. |
26 July 1993 |
Washington, D.C., United States |
Hard |
Rick Leach |
 Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
30 August 1993 |
Schenectady, United States |
Hard |
 Brett Steven |
 Bernd Karbacher
 Andrei Olhovskiy |
6–2, 6–7, 1–6 |
| Winner |
3. |
4 October 1993 |
Basel, Switzerland |
Hard (i) |
Jonathan Stark |
Brad Pearce
Dave Randall |
3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner |
4. |
11 October 1993 |
Toulouse, France |
Hard (i) |
Jonathan Stark |
David Prinosil
Udo Riglewski |
7–5, 7–6 |
| Winner |
5. |
25 October 1993 |
Vienna, Austria |
Carpet |
Jonathan Stark |
Mike Bauer
David Prinosil |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Winner |
6. |
8 November 1993 |
Paris, France |
Carpet |
Jonathan Stark |
 Tom Nijssen
 Cyril Suk |
4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
10 January 1994 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Hard |
David Adams |
 Mark Kratzmann
Andrew Kratzmann |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
31 January 1994 |
Australian Open, Melbourne |
Hard |
Jonathan Stark |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up |
6. |
7 February 1994 |
San Jose, United States |
Hard (i) |
Jonathan Stark |
Rick Leach
Jared Palmer |
6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner |
7. |
14 February 1994 |
Memphis, United States |
Hard (i) |
Jonathan Stark |
Jim Grabb
Jared Palmer |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
7. |
28 February 1994 |
Indian Wells, United States |
Hard |
Jonathan Stark |
Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner |
8. |
6 June 1994 |
French Open, Paris |
Clay |
Jonathan Stark |
 Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman |
6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner |
9. |
1 August 1994 |
Toronto, Canada |
Hard |
Jonathan Stark |
Patrick McEnroe
Jared Palmer |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
8. |
10 October 1994 |
Sydney Indoor, Australia |
Hard (i) |
Jonathan Stark |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up |
9. |
17 October 1994 |
Tokyo Indoor, Japan |
Hard |
Jonathan Stark |
Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith |
3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
10. |
7 November 1994 |
Paris, France |
Carpet |
Jonathan Stark |
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis |
6–3, 6–7, 5–7 |
| Runner-up |
11. |
9 January 1995 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Hard |
Grant Connell |
Jim Courier
Patrick Rafter |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
12. |
15 May 1995 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Andrei Olhovskiy |
 Wayne Ferreira
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
1–6, 6–7 |
| Winner |
10. |
29 May 1995 |
Bologna, Italy |
Clay |
Jonathan Stark |
 Libor Pimek
Vince Spadea |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner |
11. |
13 November 1995 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet |
Jonathan Stark |
Tommy Ho
Brett Steven |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Winner |
12. |
19 February 1996 |
Dubai, UAE |
Hard |
Grant Connell |
Karel Nováček
Jiří Novák |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Runner-up |
13. |
4 March 1996 |
Philadelphia, United States |
Carpet |
Grant Connell |
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde |
6–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up |
14. |
15 April 1996 |
New Delhi, India |
Hard |
Sandon Stolle |
Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti |
6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner |
13. |
20 May 1996 |
Rome, Italy |
Clay |
Jonathan Stark |
Libor Pimek
Byron Talbot |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner |
14. |
24 June 1996 |
Halle, Germany |
Grass |
Grant Connell |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek |
6–1, 7–5 |
| Runner-up |
15. |
8 July 1996 |
Wimbledon, England |
Grass |
Grant Connell |
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde |
6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner |
15. |
19 August 1996 |
New Haven, United States |
Hard |
Grant Connell |
Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
16. |
19 May 1997 |
Rome, Italy |
Clay |
Alex O'Brien |
 Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor |
3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Winner |
16. |
13 April 1998 |
Hong Kong |
Hard |
Alex O'Brien |
Neville Godwin
 Tuomas Ketola |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Runner-up |
17. |
1 March 1999 |
London, England |
Carpet |
Wayne Ferreira |
 Tim Henman
Greg Rusedski |
3–6, 6–7(6) |
| Winner |
17. |
2 August 1999 |
Los Angeles, United States |
Hard |
Wayne Ferreira |
 Goran Ivanišević
Brian MacPhie |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
| Runner-up |
18. |
9 August 1999 |
Montreal, Canada |
Hard |
Wayne Ferreira |
Jonas Björkman
Patrick Rafter |
6–7(5), 4–6 |
| Winner |
18. |
16 August 1999 |
Cincinnati, United States |
Hard |
Jonas Björkman |
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde |
6–3, 7–6(6) |
| Winner |
19. |
1 November 1999 |
Stuttgart Indoor, Germany |
Hard (i) |
Jonas Björkman |
David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager |
6–7(6), 7–6(2), 6–0 |
| Winner |
20. |
28 February 2000 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Clay |
Donald Johnson |
Gastón Etlis
Martin Rodríguez |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Winner |
21. |
8 January 2001 |
Chennai, India |
Hard |
 Wayne Black |
Barry Cowan
 Mose Navarra |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
19. |
29 January 2001 |
Australian Open, Melbourne |
Hard |
David Prinosil |
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge |
1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner |
22. |
24 September 2001 |
Shanghai, China |
Hard |
 Thomas Shimada |
John-Laffnie de Jager
Robbie Koenig |
6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
Career SR |
Career Win-Loss |
| 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
Singles titles (2)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
29 April 1996 |
Seoul, South Korea |
Hard |
Martin Damm |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 2. |
12 April 1999 |
Chennai, India |
Hard |
Rainer Schüttler |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
Runner-ups (8)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
8 January 1996 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Hard |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
7–6, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 2. |
15 April 1996 |
New Delhi, India |
Hard |
Thomas Enqvist |
6–2, 7–6 |
| 3. |
13 April 1998 |
Hong Kong |
Hard |
Abhineet Chowdhary |
6–2, 6–0 |
| 4. |
20 April 1998 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Hard |
 Andrei Pavel |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 5. |
22 June 1998 |
Nottingham, England |
Grass |
Jonas Björkman |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 6. |
15 November 1999 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
7–6, 6–4 |
| 7. |
21 February 2000 |
Memphis, U.S. |
Hard (i) |
Magnus Larsson |
6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 8. |
26 June 2000 |
Nottingham, England |
Grass |
 Sébastien Grosjean |
7–6, 6–3 |
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