Wayne Black
Country (sports) Zimbabwe
ResidenceHarare, Zimbabwe
Born (1973-11-14) 14 November 1973
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,300,258
Singles
Career record78–103
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 69 (30 March 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1999)
French Open1R (1997, 1998, 1999)
Wimbledon3R (2001)
US Open2R (1998)
Doubles
Career record319–203
Career titles18
Highest rankingNo. 4 (31 January 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2005)
French OpenQF (2004)
WimbledonSF (1997, 1998, 2005)
US OpenW (2001)
Mixed doubles
Career titles2
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2005)
French OpenW (2002)
WimbledonW (2004)
US OpenSF (2003)

Wayne Hamilton Black (born 17 November 1973) is a former professional tennis player from Zimbabwe. The son of former player Don Black, Black turned professional in 1994 and reached his highest singles ranking of 69 on 30 March 1998. He is the younger brother of fellow ATP Tour player Byron Black, with the pair forming the mainstay of the Zimbabwe Davis Cup team for over a decade.

Black struggled for consistency in his singles game and by the new millennium had converted to a doubles specialist, in which he experienced greater success. He won two men's doubles Grand Slam titles at the 2001 U.S. Open and 2005 Australian Open with compatriot Kevin Ullyett,[1] as well as two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles at the 2002 French Open and 2004 Wimbledon with sister Cara Black.

He reached his career-high doubles ranking of 4 on 31 January 2005, following his second Grand Slam title win, and retired from professional play in 2005.[1]

Early life and education

Black and his siblings Byron and Cara were drilled in tennis from a young age by their father; they frequently played at least an hour of tennis before the school day began, another hour after school, followed by a third hour once homework had been completed.

He was educated at St. John's College in Harare and the University of Southern California, but left before completing his degree to go professional.[2]

Personal life

Black married Kazakhstani tennis player Irina Selyutina and settled in the United Kingdom following retirement, where both of his children were born.[2] He competed in club tennis for Sutton Tennis & Squash Club for a period of time alongside his former coach Miles Maclagan.[3] Citing a failure to get used to the colder climate of London, he later moved back to his home country and ran a tourist lodge with his wife.[2]

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)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 25 May 1998 St. Poelten, Austria Clay South Africa David Adams United States Jim Grabb
Australia David Macpherson		 4–6, 4–6
Win 1. 15 February 1999 Dubai, UAE Hard Australia Sandon Stolle South Africa David Adams
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager		 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 2. 15 March 1999 Indian Wells, United States Hard Australia Sandon Stolle South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach		 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 3. 29 March 1999 Miami, United States Hard Australia Sandon Stolle Germany Boris Becker
United States Jan-Michael Gambill		 6–1, 6–1
Loss 2. 12 April 1999 Chennai, India Hard South Africa Neville Godwin India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes		 6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Loss 3. 19 April 1999 Tokyo, Japan Hard United States Brian MacPhie United States Jeff Tarango
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek		 3–4, RET.
Loss 4. 31 January 2000 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Australia Andrew Kratzmann South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach		 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 16–18
Win 4. 9 October 2000 Hong Kong Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Germany David Prinosil		 6–1, 6–2
Win 5. 8 January 2001 Chennai, India Hard Zimbabwe Byron Black United Kingdom Barry Cowan
Italy Mosé Navarra		 6–4, 6–3
Win 6. 19 February 2001 Copenhagen, Denmark Hard (i) Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl		 6–3, 6–3
Win 7. 9 October 2001 U.S. Open, New York City Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett United States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer		 7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3
Win 8. 7 January 2002 Adelaide, Australia Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 7–5, 6–2
Win 9. 4 March 2002 San Jose, United States Hard (i) Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
South Africa Robbie Koenig		 6–3, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 5. 13 May 2002 Rome, Italy Clay Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Cyril Suk		 5–7, 5–7
Win 10. 17 June 2002 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi		 7–5, 6–3
Win 11. 19 August 2002 Washington, D.C., United States Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 12. 14 October 2002 Lyon, France Carpet Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor		 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Win 13. 28 October 2002 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley		 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 6. 3 March 2003 Dubai, UAE Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett India Leander Paes
Czech Republic David Rikl		 3–6, 0–6
Win 14. 5 May 2003 Munich, Germany Clay Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Australia Joshua Eagle
United States Jared Palmer		 6–3, 7–5
Loss 7. 6 October 2003 Moscow, Russia Carpet Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi		 3–6, 5–7
Loss 8. 20 October 2003 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi		 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 9. 22 March 2004 Indian Wells, United States Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett France Arnaud Clément
France Sébastien Grosjean		 3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 15. 5 April 2004 Miami, United States Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge		 6–2, 7–6(14–12)
Win 16. 17 May 2004 Hamburg, Germany Clay Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 10. 26 July 2004 Indianapolis, United States Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Australia Jordan Kerr
United States Jim Thomas		 7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss 11. 8 November 2004 Paris, France Carpet Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 12. 22 November 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, Houston Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 2–6
Win 17. 31 January 2005 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 13. 4 April 2005 Miami, United States Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi		 1–6, 2–6
Loss 14. 8 August 2005 Washington, D.C., United States Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 4–6, 2–6
Win 18. 15 August 2005 Montreal, Canada Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram		 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–0
Loss 15. 22 August 2005 Cincinnati, United States Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi		 6–7(3–7), 2–6

Doubles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (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); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006Career SRCareer 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

References

  1. 1 2 "Wayne Black Tennis Player Profile | ITF". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Madzokere, Munyaradzi (17 August 2016). "Wayne Black reveals biggest regret". The Standard. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Amos, Stuart (30 August 2007). "Sutton eye national tennis title". Sutton & Croydon Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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