W. Black is 52 years old, born on November 14, 1973.

Does W. Black use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?

W. Black uses a two-handed backhand.

How many Grand Slams has W. Black won?

W. Black has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many Masters 1000 titles has W. Black won?

W. Black has not won a Masters 1000 title.

What is W. Black's highest ATP ranking?

W. Black's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 69, first achieved on March 30, 1998.

What is W. Black's career win-loss record?

W. Black has a career ATP singles record of 52 wins and 81 losses (39.1%).

How much career prize money has W. Black earned?

W. Black has earned at least $3,300,258 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did W. Black play professional tennis?

W. Black turned professional in 1993 and was active through 2003.

What is W. Black's best surface?

W. Black's best surface is hard court with a 40.0% win rate (34W-51L).

Who is W. Black's biggest rival?

W. Black's most frequent opponent is Andre Agassi, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.

W. Black

ZIM Age 52 170 cm / 5'7" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand Pro 1993–2003

Peak ranking

69 (Mar 30, 1998)

Elo peak

1721 (57.6%ile)

Career record

52–81 (39.1%)

Career titles

Prize money

$3,300,258

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
Oct 3, 2003*	Moscow	ATP 250	R16	Carpet	Vincent Spadea #31	7-5 5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data
Oct 2, 2003*	Moscow	ATP 250	R32	Carpet	Marat Safin #27	6-4 6-7(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Aug 7, 2003*	Canada Masters	Masters 1000	R32	Hard	Tommy Robredo #15	0-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
Aug 6, 2003*	Canada Masters	Masters 1000	R64	Hard	Wayne Ferreira #20	6-4 2-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 23, 2003	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Q1 Q	Grass	Michael Llodra #136	6-7(3) 6-3 5-7	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Andre Agassi	0	3	3	Aug 16, 2001	H2H
Sebastien Grosjean	0	3	3	Jun 14, 2001	H2H
John Van Lottum	1	2	3	Aug 11, 1999	—
M. Woodforde	0	3	3	Oct 8, 1998	H2H
Vincent Spadea	0	2	2	Oct 3, 2003	H2H

Career Results

Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1993	19	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	459	719
1994	20	ATP	2	2	4	50.0%	719	360
1995	21	ATP	3	5	8	37.5%	360	194
1996	22	ATP	2	4	6	33.3%	194	252
1997	23	ATP	4	6	10	40.0%	253	99
1998	24	ATP	17	24	41	41.5%	99	94
1999	25	ATP	9	15	24	37.5%	94	151
2000	26	Qualifying Q	8	2	10	80.0%	—	—
2000	26	ATP	8	8	16	50.0%	151	107
2001	27	Qualifying Q	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—
2001	27	ATP	5	9	14	35.7%	107	160
2002	28	Qualifying Q	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—
2002	28	ATP	0	3	3	0.0%	158	417
2003	29	Qualifying Q	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—
2003	29	ATP	2	4	6	33.3%	441	302
Career		—	52	81	133	39.1%	—	—

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 %
1993	19	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1994	20	ATP	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
1995	21	ATP	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%
1996	22	ATP	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
1997	23	ATP	1	2	3	33.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%	4	6	10	40.0%
1998	24	ATP	9	12	21	42.9%	2	5	7	28.6%	3	3	6	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	17	24	41	41.5%
1999	25	ATP	6	10	16	37.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	9	15	24	37.5%
2000	26	Qualifying Q	6	0	6	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	8	2	10	80.0%
2000	26	ATP	8	7	15	53.3%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	8	8	16	50.0%
2001	27	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%
2001	27	ATP	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	5	9	14	35.7%
2002	28	Qualifying Q	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	3	4	7	42.9%
2002	28	ATP	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
2003	29	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
2003	29	ATP	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%
Career	—	—	34	51	85	40.0%	3	10	13	23.1%	6	11	17	35.3%	9	9	18	50.0%	52	81	133	39.1%

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 %
1993	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1994	20	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%
1995	21	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	3	5	8	37.5%
1996	22	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	2	3	5	40.0%
1997	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
1998	24	0	3	3	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	5	13	18	27.8%	6	2	8	75.0%	14	22	36	38.9%
1999	25	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	8	13	38.5%	4	2	6	66.7%	9	14	23	39.1%
2000	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	6	4	10	60.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	8	8	16	50.0%
2001	27	0	2	2	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	5	9	14	35.7%
2002	28	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
2003	29	0	0	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%
Career		0	10	10	0.0%	7	21	28	25.0%	21	36	57	36.8%	20	10	30	66.7%	48	77	125	38.4%

Opponent ranking data available for 125/133 (94.0%) of W. 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%
1994	20	4	2.8	1.5	70.2%	67.1%	51.2%	60.6%	48.0%	62.3%	43.1%
1995	21	6	1.7	3.0	58.0%	58.6%	45.4%	59.3%	57.7%	52.9%	37.8%
1996	22	5	1.8	4.4	49.7%	64.0%	48.1%	46.2%	38.3%	56.2%	33.4%
1997	23	7	2.4	3.1	61.6%	63.8%	51.3%	72.1%	47.9%	59.2%	39.2%
1998	24	32	3.0	2.3	59.6%	64.1%	48.8%	52.2%	44.9%	57.8%	38.9%
1999	25	20	2.7	2.4	59.1%	62.6%	49.8%	45.0%	47.5%	57.4%	40.4%
2000	26	14	3.1	2.0	49.1%	65.0%	55.1%	59.5%	43.0%	60.3%	36.7%
2001	27	14	3.0	2.6	52.0%	67.0%	52.4%	66.8%	41.9%	59.9%	37.5%
2002	28	2	2.5	3.0	54.0%	60.5%	47.0%	40.0%	34.4%	54.4%	36.4%
2003	29	5	0.8	2.4	55.6%	65.1%	53.1%	33.5%	44.6%	60.1%	33.7%
Career		109	2.7	2.5	56.9%	64.1%	50.5%	54.3%	45.2%	58.3%	38.3%

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%
1993	19	1494	35	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	86	0	—	0	1	—
1994	20	1521	52	50	—	—	54.5%	+0.79	53	0	33	1	0	—
1995	21	1520	46	38	—	—	34.8%	-1.35	35	0	67	1	1	—
1996	22	1511	47	43	—	—	38.5%	-1.14	18	0	—	1	1	—
1997	23	1554	61	65	20	—	44.4%	-0.27	80	17	25	2	1	67
1998	24	1637	77	73	6	62	44.4%	-0.50	63	4	41	7	9	44
1999	25	1563	58	68	—	39	40.9%	-0.54	47	7	43	3	2	60
2000	26	1663	84	88	—	—	51.2%	0.00	63	13	—	5	2	71
2001	27	1638	82	84	—	62	37.5%	-0.58	66	0	0	3	1	75
2002	28	1566	67	73	—	—	14.3%	-2.17	46	0	—	1	2	33
2003	29	1571	71	75	—	—	25.0%	-2.10	82	0	—	0	1	—
Career		1596	68	70	15	53	41.8%	-0.68	58	5	35	24	21	53

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1995	21	R64	—	—	R128
1997	23	—	R128	—	R128
1998	24	R32	R128	R64	R64
1999	25	R16	R128	R128	R128
2000	26	R32	Q1	R128	R128
2001	27	R128	Q1	R32	Q3
2002	28	Q3	Q1	Q2	Q1
2003	29	Q2	—	Q1	—

Masters 1000

Season	Age	CAN	CIN	IW	MIA
1993	19	—	—	R64	—
1998	24	R32	R64	R32	R128
1999	25	R64	R64	—	R64
2000	26	—	—	—	R64
2001	27	R32	R64	—	—
2002	28	R64	—	—	—
2003	29	R32	—	—	—

ATP 250

Season	Age	ADE	ATL	BAS	CHN	DUB	HAL	NWP	QUE	SHA	TKY	WAS	BOG	BOU	COP	COR	LON	LOS	MEM	MOS	NEW	NOT	ORL	OST	PHI	SAN	SIN	ST.	TEL
1994	20	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32
1996	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	24	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	R32	R32	—	R16	R16	SF	R32	R32	R32	R32	—
1999	25	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	R64	—	R64	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	26	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	27	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	28	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	29	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Mar 30, 1998

First top 100

Nov 10, 1997

First top 50

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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
1992	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	734	459
1993	19	461	465	467	477	486	506	506	486	421	437	480	719
1994	20	712	702	708	695	705	695	480	340	368	365	355	360
1995	21	315	311	314	312	298	275	298	278	215	205	199	194
1996	22	214	198	200	173	167	168	170	210	246	261	254	252
1997	23	253	277	271	323	249	244	146	117	120	117	97	99
1998	24	99	82	69	71	76	82	92	98	91	73	95	94
1999	25	97	90	93	90	95	98	103	117	122	148	148	151
2000	26	156	137	152	152	150	166	136	118	113	102	107	107
2001	27	131	141	140	152	151	149	141	129	133	166	161	160
2002	28	156	175	176	177	171	176	271	387	407	424	417	417
2003	29	457	436	374	381	399	410	439	376	395	302	303	302
2004	30	303	317	349	359	360	349	354	528	525	1311	1350	1349
2005	31	1348	1356	1466	1471	1472	1487	1468	1469	—	—	—	—

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
Byron Black	ZIM	22	1,870	2	468	239	229	51.1%	1991-2002	Match log
Kevin Ullyett	ZIM	107	1,637	0	46	17	29	37.0%	1992-2000	Match log
J. Bates	GBR	54	1,717	1	290	116	174	40.0%	1980-1996	Match log
Justin Gimelstob	USA	63	1,721	0	278	107	171	38.5%	1995-2007	Match log
D. Nargiso	ITA	67	1,702	0	246	94	152	38.2%	1987-2000	Match log
Lars Burgsmuller	GER	65	1,747	1	236	87	149	36.9%	1994-2007	Match log
L. Jonsson	SWE	67	1,712	0	218	86	132	39.4%	1987-1997	Match log
Antony Dupuis	FRA	57	1,686	1	214	86	128	40.2%	1996-2007	Match log
Paul Goldstein	USA	58	1,746	0	200	85	115	42.5%	1993-2007	Match log
Grant Stafford	RSA	53	1,799	0	194	83	111	42.8%	1990-2000	Match log
S. Lareau	CAN	76	1,719	0	202	82	120	40.6%	1989-2001	Match log
Bjorn Phau	GER	59	1,733	0	218	80	138	36.7%	1998-2014	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is W. Black?: W. Black is 52 years old, born on November 14, 1973.
Which country is W. Black from?: W. Black is from Zimbabwe.
How tall is W. Black?: W. Black is 170 cm / 5'7".
Does W. Black use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: W. Black uses a two-handed backhand.
Is W. Black left-handed or right-handed?: W. Black plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has W. Black won?: W. Black has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has W. Black won?: W. Black has not won a Masters 1000 title.
What is W. Black's highest ATP ranking?: W. Black's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 69, first achieved on March 30, 1998.
What is W. Black's career win-loss record?: W. Black has a career ATP singles record of 52 wins and 81 losses (39.1%).
How much career prize money has W. Black earned?: W. Black has earned at least $3,300,258 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did W. Black play professional tennis?: W. Black turned professional in 1993 and was active through 2003.
What is W. Black's best surface?: W. Black's best surface is hard court with a 40.0% win rate (34W-51L).
Who is W. Black's biggest rival?: W. Black's most frequent opponent is Andre Agassi, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.