Wayne Hamilton Black (born 17 November 1973) is a tennis coach and a former professional player from Zimbabwe. Black turned professional in 1994 and reached his highest singles ranking of No. 69 on 30 March 1998. He is the son of former player Don Black, the younger brother of fellow ATP Tour player Byron Black, with the pair forming the mainstay of the Zimbabwe Davis Cup team for over a decade. He is coaching Estonian player Mark Lajal since 2024.
Black struggled for consistency in his singles game and by the new millennium had converted to a doubles specialist, in which he experienced greater success. He won two men's doubles Grand Slam titles at the 2001 U.S. Open and 2005 Australian Open with compatriot Kevin Ullyett, as well as two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles at the 2002 French Open and 2004 Wimbledon with sister Cara Black.
He reached his career-high doubles ranking of 4 on 31 January 2005, following his second Grand Slam title win, and retired from professional play in 2005.
He was educated at St. John's College in Harare and the University of Southern California, but left before completing his degree to go professional.
{ class="wikitable" ! Legend |
Grand Slam (2–1) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0–1) |
ATP Masters Series (5–6) |
ATP International Series Gold (1–2) |
ATP Tour (10–5) |
Hard (14–11) |
Clay (2–2) |
Grass (1–0) |
Carpet (1–2) |
Loss | 1. | 25 May 1998 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | David Adams | Jim Grabb David Macpherson | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1. | 15 February 1999 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Sandon Stolle | David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | 15 March 1999 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Sandon Stolle | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Win | 3. | 29 March 1999 | Miami Masters, United States | Hard | Sandon Stolle | Boris Becker Jan-Michael Gambill | 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 2. | 12 April 1999 | Chennai Open, India | Hard | Neville Godwin | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 3. | 19 April 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Brian MacPhie | Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek | 3–4, RET. |
Loss | 4. | 31 January 2000 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Andrew Kratzmann | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 16–18 |
Win | 4. | 9 October 2000 | Hong Kong | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Dominik Hrbatý David Prinosil | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 5. | 8 January 2001 | Chennai Open, India | Hard | Byron Black | Barry Cowan Mosé Navarra | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 6. | 19 February 2001 | Copenhagen Open, Denmark | Hard (i) | Kevin Ullyett | Jiří Novák David Rikl | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 7. | 9 October 2001 | U.S. Open, New York City | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3 |
Win | 8. | 7 January 2002 | ATP Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 9. | 4 March 2002 | SAP Open, United States | Hard (i) | Kevin Ullyett | John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig | 6–3, 4–6, 10–5 |
Loss | 5. | 13 May 2002 | Rome Masters, Italy | Clay | Kevin Ullyett | Martin Damm Cyril Suk | 5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 10. | 17 June 2002 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | Kevin Ullyett | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 11. | 19 August 2002 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 12. | 14 October 2002 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Kevin Ullyett | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 13. | 28 October 2002 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | Hard (i) | Kevin Ullyett | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley | 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 6. | 3 March 2003 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Leander Paes David Rikl | 3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 14. | 5 May 2003 | BMW Open, Germany | Clay | Kevin Ullyett | Joshua Eagle Jared Palmer | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 7. | 6 October 2003 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet | Kevin Ullyett | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 8. | 20 October 2003 | Madrid, Spain | Hard (i) | Kevin Ullyett | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 2–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Loss | 9. | 22 March 2004 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean | 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Win | 15. | 5 April 2004 | Miami Masters, United States | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 6–2, 7–6(14–12) |
Win | 16. | 17 May 2004 | Hamburg Masters, Germany | Clay | Kevin Ullyett | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 10. | 26 July 2004 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas | 7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 11. | 8 November 2004 | Paris Masters, France | Carpet | Kevin Ullyett | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 12. | 22 November 2004 | Tennis Masters Cup, Houston | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 17. | 31 January 2005 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 13. | 4 April 2005 | Miami Masters, United States | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 14. | 8 August 2005 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 18. | 15 August 2005 | Canada Masters, Canada | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–0 |
Loss | 15. | 22 August 2005 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | F | QF | QF | 3R | QF | W | A | 1 / 9 | 25–8 | |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 15–10 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | SF | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | SF | 1R | 0 / 11 | 21–11 | |
U.S. Open | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 1R | QF | 1R | W | QF | 3R | QF | SF | A | 1 / 9 | 25–8 | |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 39 | N/A | |
Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 10–3 | 7–4 | 10–4 | 6–4 | 11–3 | 9–4 | 7–4 | 12–4 | 14–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 86–37 | |
Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | W | 2R | 1R | QF | A | F | QF | A | 1 / 8 | 14–7 | |
Miami Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | W | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | W | F | A | 2 / 8 | 18–6 | |
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Rome Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | F | 2R | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | |
Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | W | 2R | A | 1 / 6 | 5–5 | |
Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | W | A | 1 / 7 | 8–6 | |
Cincinnati | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | F | A | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | |
Madrid (Stuttgart) | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | F | A | SF | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | |
Paris Masters | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | SF | 2R | QF | F | SF | A | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | |
Masters Series SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 2 / 6 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 0 | 5 / 59 | N/A | |
Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–5 | 11–4 | 1–5 | 5–8 | 9–8 | 5–7 | 17–5 | 17–7 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 72–54 | |
Year-end ranking | 541 | 1056 | 302 | 146 | 158 | 38 | 46 | 14 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 576 | N/A |
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