Cara Black
Peak ranking
31 (Mar 15, 1999)
Elo peak
1770 (70.2%ile)
Career record
114–149 (43.3%)
Career titles
1
Prize money
$7,730,801
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2008* | Montreal | WTA 1000 | R64 | Hard | Anastasia Rodionova | 2-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 17, 2006* | Montreal | WTA 1000 | R32 | Hard | Dinara Safina | 2-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 16, 2006* | Montreal | WTA 1000 | R64 | Hard | Neha Uberoi | 7-6(6) 6-2 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 28, 2006* | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | R128 | Grass | Anastasia Myskina | 0-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jan 18, 2006* | Australian Open | Grand Slam | R128 | Hard | Flavia Pennetta | 2-6 6-2 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Likhovtseva | 4 | 4 | 8 | Feb 13, 2003 | H2H |
| Kim Clijsters | 0 | 7 | 7 | Jun 16, 2003 | H2H |
| Tamarine Tanasugarn | 3 | 3 | 6 | May 23, 2002 | H2H |
| Rita Grande | 5 | 0 | 5 | Jun 9, 2004 | H2H |
| Lisa Raymond | 1 | 4 | 5 | Sep 16, 2002 | H2H |
Titles (1)
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1998 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% |
| 1999 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 17 | 22 | 39 | 43.6% |
| 2000 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52.4% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 22 | 20 | 42 | 52.4% |
| 2001 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 44.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 19 | 25 | 44 | 43.2% |
| 2002 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 52.0% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 20 | 21 | 41 | 48.8% |
| 2003 | 24 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 37.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 18 | 25 | 43 | 41.9% |
| 2004 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28.6% | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 20 | 25 | 20.0% |
| 2005 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2006 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 2008 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 64 | 81 | 145 | 44.1% | 23 | 36 | 59 | 39.0% | 23 | 21 | 44 | 52.3% | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26.7% | 114 | 149 | 263 | 43.3% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1998 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26.7% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 15 | 21 | 36 | 41.7% |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% | 22 | 19 | 41 | 53.7% |
| 2001 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 19 | 25 | 44 | 43.2% |
| 2002 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40.0% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 20 | 21 | 41 | 48.8% |
| 2003 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 12 | 16 | 28 | 42.9% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 18 | 25 | 43 | 41.9% |
| 2004 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 4 | 12 | 16 | 25.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 5 | 20 | 25 | 20.0% |
| 2005 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2006 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 2008 | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | 1 | 25 | 26 | 3.8% | 24 | 40 | 64 | 37.5% | 59 | 68 | 127 | 46.5% | 27 | 13 | 40 | 67.5% | 111 | 146 | 257 | 43.2% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 257/263 (97.7%) of Cara Black's WTA main draw matches.
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19 | 1615 | 71 | 56 | 55 | 66 | 45.8% | -0.43 | 57 | 10 | 75 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1999 | 20 | 1629 | 73 | 66 | 61 | 66 | 43.5% | -0.28 | 75 | 18 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 50 |
| 2000 | 21 | 1743 | 87 | 82 | 58 | 82 | 55.9% | +0.54 | 84 | 20 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 50 |
| 2001 | 22 | 1635 | 80 | 82 | 67 | 85 | 46.7% | -0.16 | 78 | 8 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 57 |
| 2002 | 23 | 1620 | 76 | 81 | 63 | 81 | 46.7% | -0.28 | 62 | 14 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 2003 | 24 | 1602 | 74 | 63 | 69 | 80 | 41.3% | -0.74 | 71 | 8 | 67 | 4 | 3 | 57 |
| 2004 | 25 | 1457 | 10 | 33 | 24 | 63 | 24.1% | -2.01 | 37 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 5 | 38 |
| 2005 | 26 | 1492 | 39 | — | — | 66 | 55.6% | +0.33 | 77 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 27 | 1496 | 42 | 21 | — | — | 33.3% | -1.63 | 94 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 29 | 1480 | 27 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1610 | 67 | 68 | 59 | 74 | 44.4% | -0.51 | 68 | 11 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 50 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19 | — | R64 | R32 | R64 |
| 1999 | 20 | R128 | R128 | R128 | R128 |
| 2000 | 21 | R64 | R64 | R64 | R128 |
| 2001 | 22 | R64 | R16 | R128 | R128 |
| 2002 | 23 | R64 | R128 | R128 | R64 |
| 2003 | 24 | R128 | R64 | R32 | R128 |
| 2004 | 25 | R64 | R128 | R128 | R64 |
| 2005 | 26 | — | — | R32 | — |
| 2006 | 27 | R128 | — | R128 | — |
WTA 1000
| Season | Age | DOH | IW | MAD | MIA | ROM | TKY | BER | CAN | CHA | HIL | KEY | MON | TOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19 | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 20 | — | R16 | — | — | R64 | R16 | R16 | R64 | — | R64 | R64 | — | — |
| 2000 | 21 | — | R32 | — | R64 | R64 | R16 | R64 | — | — | — | — | R64 | — |
| 2001 | 22 | — | R32 | R16 | R64 | R64 | R16 | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | R64 |
| 2002 | 23 | — | R16 | R16 | R16 | R64 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R64 | — |
| 2003 | 24 | R32 | R32 | QF | R64 | R16 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | R32 |
| 2004 | 25 | — | R64 | — | R128 | R64 | R32 | R64 | — | R64 | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — |
| 2008 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — |
WTA 500
| Season | Age | ANT | DUB | EAS | HAM | SDG | SHA | TKY | AME | BIR | BOL | FIL | LIN | LOS | NEW | OKL | PHI | SCO | STA | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 |
| 2000 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | R16 | R16 | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | QF | — |
| 2001 | 22 | — | — | R32 | R32 | R64 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R16 | R16 | — |
| 2002 | 23 | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 24 | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | R64 | — | — | R32 | — | R64 | QF | — | R32 | R16 | R32 | — |
| 2004 | 25 | R16 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | R64 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — |
WTA 250
| Season | Age | AUC | EST | HER | STO | TKY | VIE | BAL | BIR | BOL | BOS | BRA | BUD | HOB | LEI | LUX | MAK | OKL | OKL | OPO | PHI | QUE | STA | TAS | WAI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R16 | SF | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 20 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | SF | R32 | — | R16 | — | QF | — | — | — | QF | — | — | R32 | QF | R32 | — | — |
| 2000 | 21 | F | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 22 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | SF | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 |
| 2002 | 23 | R32 | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | R32 | QF | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | W |
| 2003 | 24 | R16 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 25 | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — |
| 2005 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Data coverage note: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.
WTA Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
31
Career-high date
Mar 15, 1999
First top 100
Jul 6, 1998
First top 50
Sep 14, 1998
First top 20
—
First top 10
—
Ranking History Matrix
| Season | Age | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 723 | 733 | 727 | — | — | 717 | 728 | 726 |
| 1995 | 16 | 724 | 711 | 634 | 471 | 481 | 484 | 479 | 492 | 495 | 483 | 491 | 497 |
| 1996 | 17 | 502 | 488 | 517 | 622 | 483 | 480 | 479 | 481 | 476 | 486 | 334 | 337 |
| 1997 | 18 | 299 | 223 | 246 | 211 | 209 | 205 | 209 | 218 | 213 | 188 | 189 | 192 |
| 1998 | 19 | 192 | 198 | 192 | 198 | 146 | 108 | 69 | 52 | 47 | 42 | 44 | 44 |
| 1999 | 20 | 42 | 40 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 55 | 51 | 50 |
| 2000 | 21 | 40 | 45 | 48 | 47 | 59 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 41 |
| 2001 | 22 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 40 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 59 | 58 | 58 |
| 2002 | 23 | 74 | 81 | 75 | 54 | 46 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 |
| 2003 | 24 | 58 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 56 | 48 | 51 | 51 |
| 2004 | 25 | 53 | 45 | 53 | 53 | 73 | 83 | 104 | 138 | 121 | 140 | 136 | 138 |
| 2005 | 26 | 182 | 187 | 166 | 163 | 165 | 182 | 133 | 150 | 173 | 167 | 174 | 179 |
| 2006 | 27 | 172 | 192 | 207 | 215 | 224 | 225 | 351 | 268 | 271 | 286 | 291 | 288 |
| 2007 | 28 | 389 | 394 | 402 | 409 | 429 | 431 | 440 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1063 | 642 | 649 | 652 | 652 | 660 |
| 2009 | 30 | 656 | 674 | 665 | 675 | 670 | 679 | 679 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is Cara Black?
- Cara Black is 47 years old, born on February 17, 1979.
- Which country is Cara Black from?
- Cara Black is from Zimbabwe.
- How tall is Cara Black?
- Cara Black is 167 cm / 5'6".
- Does Cara Black use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
- Cara Black uses a two-handed backhand.
- Is Cara Black left-handed or right-handed?
- Cara Black plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has Cara Black won?
- Cara Black has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Cara Black won?
- Cara Black has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- How many WTA titles has Cara Black won?
- Cara Black has won 1 WTA singles title across all categories. The most recent other title was Waikoloa in 2002.
- What is Cara Black's highest WTA ranking?
- Cara Black's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 31, first achieved on March 15, 1999.
- What is Cara Black's career win-loss record?
- Cara Black has a career WTA singles record of 114 wins and 149 losses (43.3%).
- How much career prize money has Cara Black earned?
- Cara Black has earned at least $7,730,801 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did Cara Black play professional tennis?
- Cara Black turned professional in 1998 and was active through 2008.
- What is Cara Black's best surface?
- Cara Black's best surface is grass court with a 52.3% win rate (23W-21L).
- Who is Cara Black's biggest rival?
- Cara Black's most frequent opponent is Elena Likhovtseva, with a head-to-head record of 4–4 across 8 meetings.