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Byron Hamish Black (born 6 October 1969) is a Zimbabwean tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.
An accomplished doubles player, Black became world No. 1 in doubles in February 1994. He won the 1994 French Open partnering Jonathan Stark. Black was a doubles finalist in three other majors, the 1994 and 2001 and the 1996 Wimbledon Championships.
Black is one of the few professional players to have played with a double-handed forehand.
Black formed the core of the Zimbabwe Davis Cup team with his brother Wayne.
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| Grand Slam (1–3) |
| ATP Masters Series (5–5) |
| ATP Championship Series (3–4) |
| ATP Tour (13–7) |
| Hard (14–12) |
| Clay (4–2) |
| Grass (1–2) |
| Carpet (3–3) |
| Loss | 1. | Apr 1992 | Hong Kong, British Hong Kong | Hard | Byron Talbot | Brad Gilbert Jim Grabb | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | Apr 1993 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | Lan Bale | Johan de Beer Marcos Ondruska | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | Jul 1993 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Jim Pugh | Javier Frana Christo van Rensburg | 6–4, 1–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2. | Jul 1993 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Hard | Rick Leach | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3. | Aug 1993 | ATP Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | Brett Steven | Bernd Karbacher Andrei Olhovskiy | 6–2, 6–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 3. | Oct 1993 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Jonathan Stark | Brad Pearce Dave Randall | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | Oct 1993 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Jonathan Stark | David Prinosil Udo Riglewski | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Win | 5. | Oct 1993 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | Jonathan Stark | Mike Bauer David Prinosil | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 6. | Nov 1993 | Paris Masters, France | Carpet (i) | Jonathan Stark | Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4. | Jan 1994 | ATP Adelaide, Australia | Hard | David Adams | Mark Kratzmann Andrew Kratzmann | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Jan 1994 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Jonathan Stark | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Feb 1994 | SAP Open, U.S. | Hard (i) | Jonathan Stark | Rick Leach Jared Palmer | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7. | Feb 1994 | ATP Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Jonathan Stark | Jim Grabb Jared Palmer | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7. | Feb 1994 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | Jonathan Stark | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 8. | Jun 1994 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Jonathan Stark | Jan Apell Jonas Björkman | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 9. | Aug 1994 | Canada Masters, Canada | Hard | Jonathan Stark | Patrick McEnroe Jared Palmer | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8. | Oct 1994 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Jonathan Stark | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 9. | Oct 1994 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Hard (i) | Jonathan Stark | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10. | Nov 1994 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Jonathan Stark | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 6–3, 6–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 11. | Jan 1995 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Grant Connell | Jim Courier Patrick Rafter | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12. | May 1995 | Hamburg Masters, Germany | Clay | Andrei Olhovskiy | Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 1–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 10. | May 1995 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | Jonathan Stark | Libor Pimek Vince Spadea | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 11. | Nov 1995 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | Jonathan Stark | Tommy Ho Brett Steven | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 12. | Feb 1996 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Grant Connell | Karel Nováček Jiří Novák | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 13. | Mar 1996 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Grant Connell | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14. | Apr 1996 | ATP Chennai, India | Hard | Sandon Stolle | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13. | May 1996 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | Jonathan Stark | Libor Pimek Byron Talbot | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 14. | Jun 1996 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Grant Connell | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 15. | Jul 1996 | Wimbledon, England | Grass | Grant Connell | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 15. | Aug 1996 | New Haven, U.S. | Hard | Grant Connell | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 16. | May 1997 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Alex O'Brien | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Win | 16. | Apr 1998 | Hong Kong | Hard | Alex O'Brien | Neville Godwin Tuomas Ketola | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 17. | Mar 1999 | Milan Indoor, England | Carpet (i) | Wayne Ferreira | Tim Henman Greg Rusedski | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 17. | Aug 1999 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Wayne Ferreira | Goran Ivanišević Brian MacPhie | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 18. | Aug 1999 | Canada Masters, Canada | Hard | Wayne Ferreira | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 18. | Aug 1999 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 19. | Nov 1999 | Eurocard Open, Germany | Hard (i) | Jonas Björkman | David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–2), 6–0 |
| Win | 20. | Feb 2000 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Donald Johnson | Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 21. | Jan 2001 | Chennai Open, India | Hard | Wayne Black | Barry Cowan Mosé Navarra | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 19. | Jan 2001 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | David Prinosil | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 1–6, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 22. | Sep 2001 | ATP Shanghai, China | Hard | Thomas Shimada | John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1. | Jan 1996 | ATP Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Apr 1996 | ATP Chennai, India | Hard | Thomas Enqvist | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1. | Apr 1996 | ATP Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Martin Damm | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | Apr 1998 | Hong Kong | Hard | Kenneth Carlsen | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Apr 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Andrei Pavel | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Jun 1998 | Nottingham Open, England | Grass | Jonas Björkman | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | Apr 1999 | Chennai Open, India | Hard | Rainer Schüttler | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | Nov 1999 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Feb 2000 | ATP Memphis, USA | Hard (i) | Magnus Larsson | 2–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Jun 2000 | Nottingham Open, England | Grass | Sébastien Grosjean | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | F | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | F | 3R | 0 / 11 | 18–11 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | W | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1 / 11 | 12–10 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | 3R | F | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 12 | 17–12 |
| US Open | 2R | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | SF | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 11 | 14–11 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 45 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 15–3 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 5–3 | N/A | 61–44 |
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | NME | 2R | A | A | A | F | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | A | 0 / 9 | 9–8 |
| Miami Masters | NME | A | A | A | SF | SF | SF | SF | QF | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 9 | 17–9 |
| Monte Carlo | NME | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Rome Masters | NME | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | W | F | A | A | QF | A | A | 1 / 4 | 11–3 |
| Hamburg Masters | NME | A | A | A | A | A | F | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 |
| Canada Masters | NME | A | A | A | 2R | W | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | F | A | 1R | A | 1 / 8 | 9–7 |
| Cincinnati | NME | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | W | A | 2R | A | 1 / 7 | 10–6 |
| Eurocard Open | NME | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | A | 1R | W | A | A | A | 1 / 4 | 5–3 |
| Paris Masters | NME | A | A | A | W | F | 2R | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1/ 8 | 11–7 |
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 5 / 52 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | N/A | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 9–2 | 14–4 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 13–4 | 5–5 | 3–4 | 0–0 | N/A | 76–46 |
| Year-end ranking | 586 | 381 | 149 | 90 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 70 | 70 | 10 | 53 | 34 | 106 | N/A | |
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