How old is Byron Black?

Byron Black is 56 years old, born on October 6, 1969.

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 Slams has Byron Black won?

Byron Black has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many Masters 1000 titles has Byron Black won?

Byron Black has not won a Masters 1000 title.

How many ATP titles has Byron Black won?

Byron Black has won 2 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title 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 239 wins and 229 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.

When did Byron Black play professional tennis?

Byron Black turned professional in 1991 and was active through 2002.

What is Byron Black's best surface?

Byron Black's best surface is grass court with a 60.2% win rate (53W-35L).

Who is Byron Black's biggest rival?

Byron Black's most frequent opponent is Todd Martin, with a head-to-head record of 1–8 across 9 meetings.

Byron Black

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

Peak ranking

22 (Apr 29, 1996)

Elo peak

1871 (79.3%ile)

Career record

239–229 (51.1%)

Career titles

Prize money

$5,159,775

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

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

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Jun 25, 2002*	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Q3 Q	Grass	Mario Ancic #154	3-6 2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 2002*	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Q2 Q	Grass	Todd Larkham #209	6-3 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 24, 2002	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Q1 Q	Grass	Dick Norman #144	6-3 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 7, 2002*	Scottsdale	ATP 250	R32	Hard	Pete Sampras #12	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jan 18, 2002*	Australian Open	Grand Slam	R64	Hard	Albert Costa #40	1-6 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
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

Titles (2)

Season	Age	Titles	GS	M1000	500	250	Finals	Tournaments
1996	26	1	—	—	—	1	—	Seoul
1999	29	1	—	—	—	1	—	Chennai
Total		2	—	—	—	2	—

Career Results

Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1991	21	ATP	2	3	5	40.0%	453	123
1992	22	ATP	10	18	28	35.7%	119	142
1993	23	ATP	19	20	39	48.7%	142	84
1994	24	ATP	22	26	48	45.8%	84	66
1995	25	ATP	28	24	52	53.9%	66	40
1996	26	ATP	34	26	60	56.7%	40	44
1997	27	ATP	27	24	51	52.9%	59	76
1998	28	ATP	37	25	62	59.7%	76	28
1999	29	ATP	24	23	47	51.1%	28	65
2000	30	ATP	27	24	51	52.9%	65	35
2001	31	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
2001	31	ATP	8	13	21	38.1%	35	196
2002	32	Qualifying Q	5	1	6	83.3%	—	—
2002	32	ATP	1	3	4	25.0%	200	317
Career		—	239	229	468	51.1%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1991	21	ATP	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
1992	22	ATP	7	10	17	41.2%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	10	18	28	35.7%
1993	23	ATP	10	11	21	47.6%	1	1	2	50.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	3	4	7	42.9%	19	20	39	48.7%
1994	24	ATP	14	17	31	45.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	22	26	48	45.8%
1995	25	ATP	12	12	24	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	7	4	11	63.6%	8	6	14	57.1%	28	24	52	53.8%
1996	26	ATP	20	14	34	58.8%	1	3	4	25.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	9	5	14	64.3%	34	26	60	56.7%
1997	27	ATP	16	14	30	53.3%	4	5	9	44.4%	5	3	8	62.5%	2	2	4	50.0%	27	24	51	52.9%
1998	28	ATP	24	16	40	60.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	10	3	13	76.9%	1	4	5	20.0%	37	25	62	59.7%
1999	29	ATP	12	15	27	44.4%	2	1	3	66.7%	2	3	5	40.0%	8	4	12	66.7%	24	23	47	51.1%
2000	30	ATP	17	16	33	51.5%	1	4	5	20.0%	9	3	12	75.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	27	24	51	52.9%
2001	31	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
2001	31	ATP	4	9	13	30.8%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	8	13	21	38.1%
2002	32	Qualifying Q	3	0	3	100.0%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	5	1	6	83.3%
2002	32	ATP	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
Career	—	—	138	139	277	49.8%	12	22	34	35.3%	53	35	88	60.2%	36	33	69	52.2%	239	229	468	51.1%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1991	21	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%
1992	22	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	3	8	11	27.3%	5	5	10	50.0%	9	17	26	34.6%
1993	23	1	3	4	25.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	6	11	17	35.3%	10	3	13	76.9%	18	20	38	47.4%
1994	24	1	7	8	12.5%	1	4	5	20.0%	12	11	23	52.2%	7	3	10	70.0%	21	25	46	45.7%
1995	25	3	6	9	33.3%	4	9	13	30.8%	6	5	11	54.5%	15	4	19	78.9%	28	24	52	53.8%
1996	26	0	8	8	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	10	9	19	52.6%	16	3	19	84.2%	29	25	54	53.7%
1997	27	1	7	8	12.5%	2	3	5	40.0%	12	11	23	52.2%	9	3	12	75.0%	24	24	48	50.0%
1998	28	3	5	8	37.5%	2	5	7	28.6%	17	8	25	68.0%	14	5	19	73.7%	36	23	59	61.0%
1999	29	0	4	4	0.0%	1	7	8	12.5%	15	7	22	68.2%	7	4	11	63.6%	23	22	45	51.1%
2000	30	0	3	3	0.0%	4	7	11	36.4%	16	10	26	61.5%	7	4	11	63.6%	27	24	51	52.9%
2001	31	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	9	15	40.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	8	13	21	38.1%
2002	32	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
Career		9	45	54	16.7%	19	50	69	27.5%	105	90	195	53.8%	93	38	131	71.0%	226	223	449	50.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 449/468 (95.9%) of Byron Black's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1991	21	4	3.0	2.8	56.1%	63.3%	48.1%	30.0%	32.9%	56.7%	35.5%
1992	22	21	2.4	3.0	60.8%	64.6%	50.3%	49.1%	40.0%	58.9%	38.4%
1993	23	36	2.9	3.6	60.3%	64.1%	48.9%	55.0%	49.1%	57.8%	40.0%
1994	24	42	3.2	2.5	57.5%	67.6%	49.1%	56.6%	44.7%	59.6%	37.7%
1995	25	40	3.8	2.9	60.8%	70.9%	51.6%	57.0%	39.7%	63.4%	38.2%
1996	26	47	2.5	2.6	60.1%	65.3%	50.9%	57.2%	48.7%	59.4%	37.8%
1997	27	41	4.0	3.0	57.5%	68.7%	51.7%	56.7%	44.2%	61.2%	41.1%
1998	28	46	3.8	2.4	60.0%	68.6%	52.1%	59.0%	43.0%	62.0%	40.8%
1999	29	42	4.9	2.3	59.3%	68.9%	51.3%	59.2%	37.1%	61.8%	38.3%
2000	30	40	3.5	1.6	62.1%	70.9%	53.0%	60.1%	42.1%	64.1%	40.4%
2001	31	20	2.2	1.7	64.3%	65.2%	51.4%	50.5%	42.5%	60.0%	34.9%
2002	32	2	3.0	1.0	66.7%	62.0%	42.4%	43.7%	55.6%	54.9%	29.3%
Career		381	3.4	2.6	60.0%	67.7%	51.0%	56.4%	43.3%	60.9%	38.9%

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1991	21	1521	49	42	—	—	41.7%	-1.00	69	0	—	1	1	—
1992	22	1544	57	54	—	47	39.1%	-0.56	44	0	25	6	5	55
1993	23	1662	81	75	—	67	50.0%	-0.14	49	10	43	5	6	45
1994	24	1733	89	87	—	73	44.4%	-0.58	80	12	67	10	9	53
1995	25	1832	96	94	14	79	53.3%	+0.03	81	29	50	17	8	68
1996	26	1748	88	91	5	78	51.7%	-0.07	64	26	71	11	10	52
1997	27	1724	88	88	49	88	51.6%	+0.30	76	29	50	11	8	58
1998	28	1738	89	86	55	91	57.4%	+0.64	60	28	56	8	12	40
1999	29	1691	83	82	65	89	48.7%	+0.04	57	17	64	5	9	36
2000	30	1697	88	83	59	95	53.6%	+0.55	81	25	43	9	14	39
2001	31	1648	83	77	—	94	36.7%	-0.84	75	0	67	3	5	38
2002	32	1634	81	78	—	—	25.0%	-2.18	36	0	—	0	1	—
Career		1707	85	83	39	81	49.9%	-0.05	67	19	54	86	88	49

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1992	22	R128	R128	R64	R128
1993	23	R32	—	R32	R32
1994	24	R128	R128	R128	R32
1995	25	R128	R64	R64	QF
1996	26	R64	R128	R64	R128
1997	27	R128	R64	R32	R128
1998	28	R16	R64	R32	R32
1999	29	R64	R32	R128	R128
2000	30	R128	R128	QF	R64
2001	31	R128	R128	R64	Q3
2002	32	R64	—	Q3	—

Masters 1000

Season	Age	CAN	CIN	HAM	IW	MIA	PAR	ROM	STU	ESS
1991	21	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—
1993	23	R64	—	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	—
1994	24	R64	R64	—	R32	R16	R32	—	—	—
1995	25	R32	R64	—	—	R128	R32	—	—	R32
1996	26	R32	R64	—	R32	R32	R32	R64	—	—
1997	27	R64	R64	—	QF	R64	—	R64	—	—
1998	28	R64	R64	—	—	R128	R64	—	R64	—
1999	29	R32	R64	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	—
2000	30	—	—	R32	R16	R32	R64	R64	—	—
2001	31	R64	—	—	R64	R128	—	—	—	—

ATP 250

Season	Age	ADE	ANT	ATL	AUC	BAS	BEI	CHN	DLB	DUB	HAL	HKG	NWP	QUE	ROT	SEL	SHA	STO	TKY	VIE	WAS	BOL	BOL	CAS	COP	COR	DUR	JOH	KUA	LON	LON	LOS	MAN	MEM	MEX	MOS	NEW	NEW	NOT	ORL	OST	PHI	ROS	SAN	SCH	SCO	SIN	ST.	SUN	SYD	SYD	TAI	TAM	TOU	WEL
1991	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—
1992	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	R32	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	R16
1993	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	R16	R16	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	24	R32	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—
1995	25	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R64	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	26	F	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	R16	—	QF	—	—	W	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	F	R32	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—
1997	27	R16	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R64	—	R16	—	R32	R16	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—
1998	28	R32	—	—	SF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	SF	—	—	—	—	F	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	F	QF	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	29	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	W	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	R32	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	F	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—
2000	30	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	R32	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	QF	R32	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	F	R32	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	31	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

ATP Finals

Season	Age	GRA
1995	25	QF

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Apr 29, 1996

First top 100

May 25, 1992

First top 50

Sep 11, 1995

First top 20

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First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1990	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	449	453
1991	21	453	460	360	352	364	298	283	211	135	116	122	123
1992	22	117	114	115	101	100	109	102	111	141	146	143	142
1993	23	124	112	107	115	118	108	105	83	78	79	81	84
1994	24	104	96	71	73	69	79	55	80	78	82	67	66
1995	25	67	70	95	84	66	57	75	70	44	37	40	40
1996	26	34	30	31	22	24	27	34	38	47	53	44	44
1997	27	58	55	46	65	67	65	62	65	63	62	77	76
1998	28	68	58	81	58	48	34	31	31	28	27	28	28
1999	29	28	31	29	37	39	47	55	67	79	78	65	65
2000	30	71	59	54	63	64	52	35	29	31	23	35	35
2001	31	35	48	56	61	66	76	117	136	147	187	192	196
2002	32	173	176	169	172	169	212	248	252	287	311	323	317
2003	33	609	604	870	875	868	876	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Wayne Black	ZIM	69	1,721	0	133	52	81	39.1%	1993-2003	Match log
Feliciano Lopez	ESP	12	2,013	7	974	497	477	51.0%	1998-2023	Match log
Fabrice Santoro	FRA	17	1,889	6	888	456	432	51.4%	1989-2010	Match log
Francisco Clavet	ESP	18	1,869	8	728	388	340	53.3%	1988-2003	Match log
Dominik Hrbaty	SVK	12	1,948	6	622	326	296	52.4%	1996-2010	Match log
Javier Sanchez	ESP	23	1,847	4	649	321	328	49.5%	1985-2000	Match log
Mark Woodforde	AUS	19	1,922	4	607	313	294	51.6%	1985-2000	Match log
Wally Masur	AUS	15	1,898	3	578	312	266	54.0%	1980-1995	Match log
Vincent Spadea	USA	18	1,876	1	658	310	348	47.1%	1993-2010	Match log
Juan Ignacio Chela	ARG	15	1,909	6	574	306	268	53.3%	1999-2012	Match log
Richey Reneberg	USA	20	1,923	3	566	305	261	53.9%	1986-2000	Match log
Jason Stoltenberg	AUS	19	1,923	4	553	294	259	53.2%	1987-2001	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Byron Black?: Byron Black is 56 years old, born on October 6, 1969.
Which country is Byron Black from?: Byron Black is from Zimbabwe.
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 Slams has Byron Black won?: Byron Black has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Byron Black won?: Byron Black has not won a Masters 1000 title.
How many ATP titles has Byron Black won?: Byron Black has won 2 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title 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 239 wins and 229 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.
When did Byron Black play professional tennis?: Byron Black turned professional in 1991 and was active through 2002.
What is Byron Black's best surface?: Byron Black's best surface is grass court with a 60.2% win rate (53W-35L).
Who is Byron Black's biggest rival?: Byron Black's most frequent opponent is Todd Martin, with a head-to-head record of 1–8 across 9 meetings.