| Byron Black | |
| Residence: | White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| Birth Date: | 1969 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) |
| Turnedpro: | 1991 |
| Retired: | 2002 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed both sides) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $5,159,775 |
| Singlesrecord: | 257–246 |
| Singlestitles: | 2 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 22 (29 April 1996) |
| Australianopenresult: | 4R (1998) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 3R (1999) |
| Wimbledonresult: | QF (2000) |
| Usopenresult: | QF (1995) |
| Othertournaments: | yes |
| Grandslamcupresult: | QF (1995) |
| Olympicsresult: | 2R (1996) |
| Doublesrecord: | 328–201 |
| Doublestitles: | 22 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 1 (14 February 1994) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | F (1994, 2001) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | W (1994) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | F (1996) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | SF (1999) |
Byron Hamish Black (born 6 October 1969) is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.
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]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jan 1996 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–7, 6–3, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 2. | Apr 1996 | New Delhi, India | Hard |  Thomas Enqvist | 2–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | 1. | Apr 1996 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard |  Martin Damm | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 3. | Apr 1998 | Hong Kong | Hard | Kenneth Carlsen | 2–6, 0–6 | |
| Loss | 4. | Apr 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard |  Andrei Pavel | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 5. | Jun 1998 | Nottingham, England | Grass | Jonas Björkman | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 2. | Apr 1999 | Chennai, India | Hard | Rainer Schüttler | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 6. | Nov 1999 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 7. | Feb 2000 | Memphis, USA | Hard (i) | Magnus Larsson | 2–6, 6–1, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 8. | Jun 2000 | Nottingham, England | Grass |  Sébastien Grosjean | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | Career SR | Career win–loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
