Country (sports) | Zimbabwe |
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Residence | Harare, Zimbabwe |
Born | Harare, Zimbabwe | 14 November 1973
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 1994 |
Retired | 2006 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $3,300,258 |
Singles | |
Career record | 78–103 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 69 (30 March 1998) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (1999) |
French Open | 1R (1997, 1998, 1999) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2001) |
US Open | 2R (1998) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 319–203 |
Career titles | 18 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (31 January 2005) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2005) |
French Open | QF (2004) |
Wimbledon | SF (1997, 1998, 2005) |
US Open | W (2001) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 2 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2005) |
French Open | W (2002) |
Wimbledon | W (2004) |
US Open | SF (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]