Zimbabwean tennis player
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Wayne Black Country (sports) Zimbabwe Residence Harare , ZimbabweBorn (1973-11-14 ) 14 November 1973 (age 48) Salisbury , Rhodesia Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Turned pro 1994 Retired 2006 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 3,300,258Career record 78–103 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 69 (30 March 1998) Australian Open 4R (1999) French Open 1R (1997, 1998, 1999) Wimbledon 3R (2001) US Open 2R (1998) Career record 319–202 Career titles 18 Highest ranking No. 4 (31 January 2005) Australian Open W (2005)French Open QF (2004) Wimbledon SF (1997, 1998, 2005) US Open W (2001)Career titles 2 Australian Open QF (2005 )French Open W (2002 )Wimbledon W (2004 )US Open SF (2003 )Last updated on: 17 July 2021.
Wayne Hamilton Black (born 17 November 1973, in Salisbury), is a former professional male tennis player from Zimbabwe .
Black is the son of Donald and Velia Black and the brother of Cara Black and Byron Black , also professional tennis players. He attended St. John's College (Harare) and before moving on to the University of Southern California, where he was an All-American in singles and doubles (1993, 1994). Black retired from the doubles circuit at the end of 2005. He won two men's doubles Grand Slam titles (2001 U.S. Open and 2005 Australian Open ) with compatriot Kevin Ullyett and two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (2002 French Open and 2004 Wimbledon ) with sister Cara.
As a junior Wayne played league tennis for Highlands Sports Club in Harare.
Black reached his career-high doubles ranking of 4 on 31 January 2005, following his second Grand Slam title win at the 2005 Australian Open with compatriot Kevin Ullyett . Black, like his two siblings, was a doubles specialist. He also won the Men's doubles event with his son Joseph Black at the Esher Open Tournament (Surrey) in 2021.
Career finals [ ]
Doubles (18 titles, 15 runner-ups) [ ]
Legend
Grand Slam (2–1)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (5–6)
ATP International Series Gold (1–2)
ATP Tour (10–5)
Titles by Surface
Hard (14–11)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–2)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Runner-up
1.
25 May 1998
St. Poelten , Austria
Clay
David Adams
Jim Grabb David Macpherson
4–6, 4–6
Winner
1.
15 February 1999
Dubai , UAE
Hard
Sandon Stolle
David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner
2.
15 March 1999
Indian Wells , United States
Hard
Sandon Stolle
Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Winner
3.
29 March 1999
Miami , United States
Hard
Sandon Stolle
Boris Becker Jan-Michael Gambill
6–1, 6–1
Runner-up
2.
12 April 1999
Chennai , India
Hard
Neville Godwin
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up
3.
19 April 1999
Tokyo , Japan
Hard
Brian MacPhie
Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek
3–4, RET.
Runner-up
4.
31 January 2000
Australian Open , Melbourne
Hard
Andrew Kratzmann
Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 16–18
Winner
4.
9 October 2000
Hong Kong
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Dominik Hrbatý David Prinosil
6–1, 6–2
Winner
5.
8 January 2001
Chennai , India
Hard
Byron Black
Barry Cowan Mosé Navarra
6–4, 6–3
Winner
6.
19 February 2001
Copenhagen , Denmark
Hard (i)
Kevin Ullyett
Jiří Novák David Rikl
6–3, 6–3
Winner
7.
9 October 2001
U.S. Open , New York City
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Donald Johnson Jared Palmer
7–6(11–9) , 2–6, 6–3
Winner
8.
7 January 2002
Adelaide , Australia
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
7–5, 6–2
Winner
9.
4 March 2002
San Jose , United States
Hard (i)
Kevin Ullyett
John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig
6–3, 4–6, [10–5]
Runner-up
5.
13 May 2002
Rome , Italy
Clay
Kevin Ullyett
Martin Damm Cyril Suk
5–7, 5–7
Winner
10.
17 June 2002
London/Queen's Club , England
Grass
Kevin Ullyett
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
7–5, 6–3
Winner
11.
19 August 2002
Washington, D.C. , United States
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Winner
12.
14 October 2002
Lyon , France
Carpet
Kevin Ullyett
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Winner
13.
28 October 2002
Stockholm , Sweden
Hard (i)
Kevin Ullyett
Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley
6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up
6.
3 March 2003
Dubai , UAE
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Leander Paes David Rikl
3–6, 0–6
Winner
14.
5 May 2003
Munich , Germany
Clay
Kevin Ullyett
Joshua Eagle Jared Palmer
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up
7.
6 October 2003
Moscow , Russia
Carpet
Kevin Ullyett
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up
8.
20 October 2003
Madrid , Spain
Hard (i)
Kevin Ullyett
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Runner-up
9.
22 March 2004
Indian Wells , United States
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean
3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner
15.
5 April 2004
Miami , United States
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 7–6(14–12)
Winner
16.
17 May 2004
Hamburg , Germany
Clay
Kevin Ullyett
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up
10.
26 July 2004
Indianapolis , United States
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas
7–6(9–7) , 6–7(3–7) , 3–6
Runner-up
11.
8 November 2004
Paris , France
Carpet
Kevin Ullyett
Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up
12.
22 November 2004
Tennis Masters Cup , Houston
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 2–6
Winner
17.
31 January 2005
Australian Open , Melbourne
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up
13.
4 April 2005
Miami , United States
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up
14.
8 August 2005
Washington, D.C. , United States
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
4–6, 2–6
Winner
18.
15 August 2005
Montreal , Canada
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up
15.
22 August 2005
Cincinnati , United States
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi
6–7(3–7) , 2–6
Doubles performance timeline [ ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Career SR
Career Win-Loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
A
A
A
1R
A
2R
3R
F
QF
QF
3R
QF
W
A
1 / 9
25–8
French Open
A
A
A
A
1R
3R
3R
3R
2R
3R
3R
2R
QF
1R
A
0 / 10
15–10
Wimbledon
A
A
A
A
1R
SF
SF
QF
1R
1R
2R
3R
QF
SF
1R
0 / 11
21–11
U.S. Open
A
A
A
A
A
SF
1R
QF
1R
W
QF
3R
QF
SF
A
1 / 9
25–8
Grand Slam SR
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 3
0 / 3
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
1 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
1 / 4
0 / 1
2 / 39
N/A
Annual Win-Loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–3
10–3
7–4
10–4
6–4
11–3
9–4
7–4
12–4
14–3
0–1
0–0
86–37
Masters Series
Indian Wells
A
A
1R
A
A
A
1R
W
2R
1R
QF
A
F
QF
A
1 / 8
14–7
Miami
A
A
A
A
A
A
3R
W
2R
3R
3R
2R
W
F
A
2 / 8
18–6
Monte Carlo
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 0
0–0
Rome
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
1R
1R
F
2R
QF
2R
A
0 / 7
5–7
Hamburg
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
2R
1R
2R
W
2R
A
1 / 6
5–5
Canada
A
A
A
A
A
A
QF
2R
A
2R
2R
1R
2R
W
A
1 / 7
8–6
Cincinnati
A
A
A
2R
A
A
QF
QF
1R
1R
2R
1R
2R
F
A
0 / 9
8–9
Madrid (Stuttgart)
A
A
A
A
A
2R
A
A
A
2R
2R
F
A
SF
A
0 / 5
6–5
Paris
A
A
A
1R
A
1R
1R
2R
A
SF
2R
QF
F
SF
A
0 / 9
8–9
Masters Series SR
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 1
0 / 2
0 / 0
0 / 2
0 / 5
2 / 6
0 / 5
0 / 8
0 / 8
0 / 7
2 / 7
1 / 8
0 / 0
5 / 59
N/A
Annual Win-Loss
0–0
0–0
0–1
1–2
0–0
1–2
5–5
11–4
1–5
5–8
9–8
5–7
17–5
17–7
0–0
0–0
72–54
Year-end ranking
541
1056
302
146
158
38
46
14
42
12
13
23
8
5
576
N/A
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