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Byron Black

ZIM Age 56 175 cm / 5'9" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1991–2002

Byron Black represented Zimbabwe on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 22. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 240–230 and 2 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
22 (Apr 29, 1996)
Elo peak
1873 (80th percentile)
Singles record
240–230 (51.1%)
Singles titles
2
Prize money
$5,159,775

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Byron Black's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mario Ancic #154 3-6 2-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Jun 25, 2002* Q3 Q Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Todd Larkham #209 6-3 7-6(3) W H2H Match data Jun 25, 2002* Q2 Q Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Dick Norman #144 6-3 3-6 6-3 W H2H Match data Jun 24, 2002 Q1 Q Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pete Sampras #12 1-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Mar 7, 2002* R32 Scottsdale ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard
Albert Costa #40 1-6 4-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Jan 18, 2002* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

Rivals all rivalries →

Byron Black's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Todd Martin 1 8 9 Jan 17, 2001 H2H
Marcelo Rios 2 6 8 Oct 4, 2001 H2H
Gianluca Pozzi 7 1 8 Jul 5, 2000 H2H
Thomas Enqvist 3 5 8 Jan 22, 1999 H2H
Tim Henman 2 5 7 May 10, 2000 H2H

Singles Titles (2)

Byron Black singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
199626 1 — — — 1 — Seoul
199929 1 — — — 1 — Chennai
Total 2 — — — 2 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Byron Black Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1996 Atlanta Olympics Second Round 1 1 Wayne Ferreira #11 def. Byron Black #35 6-2 7-5 H2H Match data

Career Results

Byron Black career results by season
SeasonAgeTypeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
199121ATP23540.0%453123
199222ATP10182835.7%119142
199323ATP19203948.7%14284
199424ATP22264845.8%8466
199525ATP28245253.9%6640
199626ATP35276256.5%4044
199727ATP27245152.9%5976
199828ATP37256259.7%7628
199929ATP24234751.1%2865
200030ATP27245152.9%7035
200131Qualifying Q21366.7%——
200131ATP8132138.1%35196
200232Qualifying Q51683.3%——
200232ATP13425.0%200317
Career—24023047051.1%——

Career Results by Surface

Byron Black career results by season and surface
SeasonAgeType HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199121ATP 12333.3%————11250.0%———— 23540.0%
199222ATP 7101741.2%0220.0%23540.0%13425.0% 10182835.7%
199323ATP 10112147.6%11250.0%54955.6%34742.9% 19203948.7%
199424ATP 14173145.2%0110.0%44850.0%44850.0% 22264845.8%
199525ATP 12122450.0%12333.3%741163.6%861457.1% 28245253.8%
199626ATP 21153658.3%13425.0%44850.0%951464.3% 35276256.5%
199727ATP 16143053.3%45944.4%53862.5%22450.0% 27245152.9%
199828ATP 24164060.0%22450.0%1031376.9%14520.0% 37256259.7%
199929ATP 12152744.4%21366.7%23540.0%841266.7% 24234751.1%
200030ATP 17163351.5%14520.0%931275.0%0110.0% 27245152.9%
200131Qualifying Q 21366.7%———————————— 21366.7%
200131ATP 491330.8%0110.0%43757.1%———— 8132138.1%
200232Qualifying Q 303100.0%————21366.7%———— 51683.3%
200232ATP 13425.0%———————————— 13425.0%
Career——13914027949.8%12223435.3%53358860.2%36336952.2%24023047051.1%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Byron Black career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199121 00——0220.0%202100.0%0110.0% 23540.0%
199222 0110.0%13425.0%381127.3%551050.0% 9172634.6%
199323 13425.0%13425.0%6111735.3%931275.0% 17203745.9%
199424 17812.5%14520.0%12112352.2%731070.0% 21254645.7%
199525 36933.3%491330.8%651154.5%1541978.9% 28245253.8%
199626 0880.0%36933.3%1192055.0%1631984.2% 30265653.6%
199727 17812.5%23540.0%12112352.2%931275.0% 24244850.0%
199828 35837.5%25728.6%1782568.0%1451973.7% 36235961.0%
199929 0440.0%17812.5%1572268.2%741163.6% 23224551.1%
200030 0330.0%471136.4%16102661.5%741163.6% 27245152.9%
200131 0110.0%0110.0%691540.0%22450.0% 8132138.1%
200232 00——0110.0%0110.0%11250.0% 13425.0%
Career 9455416.7%19517027.1%1069019654.1%923813070.8% 22622445050.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 450/470 (95.7%) of Byron Black's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Byron Black performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199121 4/5 3.0 2.8 56.1% 63.3% 48.1% 30.0% 32.9% 56.7% 35.5%
199222 21/28 2.4 3.0 60.8% 64.6% 50.3% 49.1% 40.0% 58.9% 38.4%
199323 36/39 2.9 3.6 60.3% 64.1% 48.9% 55.0% 49.1% 57.8% 40.0%
199424 42/48 3.2 2.5 57.5% 67.6% 49.1% 56.6% 44.7% 59.6% 37.7%
199525 40/52 3.8 2.9 60.8% 70.9% 51.6% 57.0% 39.7% 63.4% 38.2%
199626 47/62 2.5 2.6 60.1% 65.3% 50.9% 57.2% 48.7% 59.4% 37.8%
199727 41/51 4.0 3.0 57.5% 68.7% 51.7% 56.7% 44.2% 61.2% 41.1%
199828 46/62 3.8 2.4 60.0% 68.6% 52.1% 59.0% 43.0% 62.0% 40.8%
199929 42/47 4.9 2.3 59.3% 68.9% 51.3% 59.2% 37.1% 61.8% 38.3%
200030 40/51 3.5 1.6 62.1% 70.9% 53.0% 60.1% 42.1% 64.1% 40.4%
200131 20/21 2.2 1.7 64.3% 65.2% 51.4% 50.5% 42.5% 60.0% 34.9%
200232 2/4 3.0 1.0 66.7% 62.0% 42.4% 43.7% 55.6% 54.9% 29.3%
Career 381/470 3.4 2.6 60.0% 67.7% 51.0% 56.4% 43.3% 60.9% 38.9%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 381/470 (81.1%) of Byron Black's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Byron Black advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1991 21 1521 104.2 -1.02 -0.06 0.821 45.3% +14 — — 41.7% -0.83 1–1 1–1 — -0.22
1992 22 1545 120.6 -1.55 +0.16 0.935 48.9% +19 — +38 39.1% -0.64 2–6 (25%) 6–5 (55%) 98.8 +0.55
1993 23 1663 132.7 -3.10 +1.66 0.948 49.0% -11 — -11 50.0% 0.00 3–4 (43%) 5–6 (45%) 99.1 +1.18
1994 24 1735 137.9 -1.20 +0.09 0.933 48.6% 0 — -52 44.4% -0.50 8–4 (67%) 10–9 (53%) 106.8 -1.35
1995 25 1834 141.6 +1.31 +1.27 1.043 50.6% -19 -332 -108 53.3% -0.04 9–9 (50%) 17–8 (68%) 105.4 -0.98
1996 26 1747 135.7 -2.17 +0.51 0.929 48.8% +32 -274 -13 51.4% -0.06 13–5 (72%) 11–10 (52%) 105.9 +0.90
1997 27 1724 143.0 -0.46 +2.90 1.057 51.0% +19 -166 +77 51.6% +0.20 7–7 (50%) 11–8 (58%) 103.5 -1.28
1998 28 1738 141.5 +0.32 +2.69 1.074 51.1% -11 -159 +112 57.4% +0.59 10–8 (56%) 8–12 (40%) 98.0 +1.98
1999 29 1691 138.9 -0.27 +0.43 1.001 49.9% +27 -63 +73 48.7% 0.00 7–4 (64%) 5–9 (36%) 99.2 +0.97
2000 30 1711 136.3 +1.49 +2.31 1.126 52.1% -21 -150 +129 53.6% +0.51 6–8 (43%) 9–14 (39%) 95.3 +1.00
2001 31 1652 123.1 -1.09 -1.12 0.873 47.9% -23 — +160 36.7% -0.80 2–1 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 98.7 -1.02
2002 32 1637 107.3 -2.90 -0.76 0.651 44.4% +5 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–0 0–1 — +0.04
Career 1873 141.2 -0.61 +1.24 0.995 49.9% +4 -184 +41 49.9% 0.00 69–57 (55%) 86–88 (49%) 103.5 +0.38

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Byron Black Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199222 R128R128R64R128 1–4 (20%)
199323 R32—R32R32 6–3 (67%)
199424 R128R128R128R32 2–4 (33%)
199525 R128R64R64QF 6–4 (60%)
199626 R64R128R64R128 2–4 (33%)
199727 R128R64R32R128 3–4 (43%)
199828 R16R64R32R32 8–4 (67%)
199929 R64R32R128R128 3–4 (43%)
200030 R128R128QFR64 5–4 (56%)
200131 R128R128R64Q3 3–4 (43%)
200232 R64—Q3— 6–2 (75%)
W-L 11–11
(50%)		5–9
(36%)		16–11
(59%)		13–10
(57%)		 45–41
(52%)

Masters 1000

Byron Black Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANCINHAMIWMIAPARITASTUESS W-L
Win %
199121 ———R32————— 1–1 (50%)
199323 R64———R64R64——— 1–3 (25%)
199424 R64R64—R32R16R32——— 5–5 (50%)
199525 R32R64——R128R32——R32 3–5 (38%)
199626 R32R64—R32R32R32R64—— 4–6 (40%)
199727 R64R64—QFR64—R64—— 4–5 (44%)
199828 R64R64——R128R64—R64— 0–5 (0%)
199929 R32R64—R64R32———— 2–4 (33%)
200030 ——R32R16R32R64R64—— 5–5 (50%)
200131 R64——R64R128———— 0–3 (0%)
W-L 3–8
(27%)		0–6
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		8–7
(53%)		9–9
(50%)		3–6
(33%)		0–3
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		 25–42
(37%)

ATP 500

Byron Black ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge NAPROTTKYVIEWASLONMEMMEXNEWPHIBRISYD W-L
Win %
199121 R64——————————— 0–1 (0%)
199222 ——R64—————R32——R16 3–3 (50%)
199323 ————R32———SF——— 5–2 (71%)
199424 ——R32—SF—R32—R64R32—R16 7–6 (54%)
199525 ——QF—R16———R32——— 5–3 (62%)
199626 ——R64—R32—R16—R32QF—— 5–5 (50%)
199727 ——————R64—R32QFR16— 4–4 (50%)
199828 QF—FR32R16—R32——R32—— 9–6 (60%)
199929 —R32R32—R64R16————R32— 1–5 (17%)
200030 ——QF—QF—FR32———— 8–4 (67%)
200131 ——R32—R64——————— 1–2 (33%)
W-L 3–2
(60%)		0–1
(0%)		11–8
(58%)		0–1
(0%)		11–8
(58%)		1–1
(50%)		6–5
(55%)		0–1
(0%)		8–6
(57%)		4–4
(50%)		1–2
(33%)		3–2
(60%)		 48–41
(54%)

ATP 250

Byron Black ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEANTATLASBBASBEICHNDLBDUBHALHKGNWPQUESELSHASTOVIEBOLBOLCASCOPDLBBRILONLOSEASMEXMOSNEWEASORLOSTLIBSANSCHSCOBRISOUST.SYDTAITOUWEL W-L
Win %
199121 ————————————R32—————————————————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
199222 ——————————R32R32R32R16—————R32R32———R16———————————R16———R16—R16 6–10 (38%)
199323 ————————R32——R16R16R32——QF—R32—————R32R32R16R16——————R32——R32————— 7–12 (37%)
199424 R32QF—R32——————R32SFR32————————————R32———————R32—R16—R16————— 8–10 (44%)
199525 R32——R32R32——————SFR64————R32————R16————QF—SF—————R16—SF————— 13–11 (54%)
199626 F————SF——R32R16—QF—W—————————————QFF———R32———R16—R16R32——— 23–11 (68%)
199727 R16—R32——QF——————R16————————R16——QF——R16—R16QF————QF———QF——— 16–11 (59%)
199828 R32——SFR16—————F—SF———————————QF——R16—F—R32——————R16———— 20–10 (67%)
199929 QF——R32——W—R16———R16—R32—————SF———R32——F—R32———————————R16— 18–10 (64%)
200030 ———R32——R32R32R32—R32—R32—QFR32———————R32—————F—————R16——————— 9–11 (45%)
200131 ———R16——R16—————R16—R16——————————————R16————————————— 6–5 (55%)
200232 ——————R32————————————————————————————R32——————— 0–2 (0%)
W-L 7–6
(54%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		4–6
(40%)		1–2
(33%)		5–2
(71%)		6–3
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		1–4
(20%)		1–1
(50%)		4–4
(50%)		9–5
(64%)		16–10
(62%)		6–2
(75%)		3–3
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		3–2
(60%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		5–5
(50%)		0–2
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		11–6
(65%)		4–1
(80%)		13–6
(68%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		5–5
(50%)		2–2
(50%)		4–3
(57%)		2–2
(50%)		2–2
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		 127–104
(55%)

ATP Finals

Byron Black ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge GRA W-L
Win %
199525 QF 1–1 (50%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)		 1–1
(50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
22
Career-high date
Apr 29, 1996
First Top 100
May 25, 1992
First Top 50
Sep 11, 1995
First Top 20
—
First Top 10
—

Ranking History Matrix

Byron Black ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199020——————————449453
199121453460360352364298283211135116122123
199222117114115101100109102111141146143142
1993231241121071151181081058378798184
1994241049671736979558078826766
199525677095846657757044374040
199626343031222427343847534444
199727585546656765626563627776
199828685881584834313128272828
199929283129373947556779786565
200030715954636452352931233535
200131354856616676117136147187192196
200232173176169172169212248252287311323317
200333609604870875868876——————

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Byron Black's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Bernd Karbacher GER #22 1,848 290 133 157 45.9% $2,043,057 2 0 0 1991–2000 Rivalries Match log
Jerome Golmard FRA #22 1,884 283 141 142 49.8% $2,215,784 2 0 0 1994–2004 Rivalries Match log
Ronald Agenor HAI #22 1,896 468 215 253 45.9% $2,014,601 3 0 0 1984–2001 Rivalries Match log
Bohdan Ulihrach CZE #22 1,840 454 218 236 48.0% $3,553,302 3 0 0 1993–2007 Rivalries Match log
Renzo Furlan ITA #19 1,864 447 214 233 47.9% $2,449,043 2 0 0 1989–2003 Rivalries Match log
Todd Woodbridge AUS #19 1,870 470 239 231 50.9% $10,078,820 2 0 0 1988–2001 Rivalries Match log
Richard Fromberg AUS #24 1,823 530 247 283 46.6% $2,605,740 4 0 0 1988–2002 Rivalries Match log
Fernando Meligeni BRA #25 1,888 390 189 201 48.5% $2,555,367 3 0 0 1991–2003 Rivalries Match log
Karim Alami MAR #25 1,799 322 143 179 44.4% $2,087,596 2 0 0 1990–2003 Rivalries Match log
Hicham Arazi MAR #22 1,864 417 202 215 48.4% $3,602,644 1 0 0 1994–2005 Rivalries Match log
Javier Sanchez ESP #23 1,847 652 323 329 49.5% $4,427,811 4 0 0 1985–2000 Rivalries Match log
Slava Dosedel CZE #26 1,826 375 190 185 50.7% $2,452,512 3 0 0 1989–2001 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Byron Black?
Byron Black is 56 years old, born on October 6, 1969.
Which country does Byron Black represent?
Byron Black represents Zimbabwe in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Byron Black?
Byron Black is 175 cm / 5'9".
Does Byron Black use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Byron Black uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Byron Black left-handed or right-handed?
Byron Black plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Byron Black won?
Byron Black has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Byron Black won?
TennisDB does not group any of Byron Black's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Byron Black won?
Byron Black has won 2 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Chennai in 1999.
What is Byron Black's highest ATP ranking?
Byron Black's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 22, first achieved on April 29, 1996.
What is Byron Black's career win-loss record?
Byron Black has a career ATP singles record of 240 wins and 230 losses (51.1%).
How much career prize money has Byron Black earned?
Byron Black has earned at least $5,159,775 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Byron Black's career appear in TennisDB?
Byron Black appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1991 through 2002.
On which surface does Byron Black have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Byron Black's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 60.2% (53–35).
Who has Byron Black faced most often?
Byron Black's most frequent opponent is Todd Martin, with a head-to-head record of 1–8 across 9 meetings.