Black started playing tennis at a young age at his father’s grass court in
Highlands, and played the game for
Lewisham Primary School in his hometown. He played for the tennis team when he moved to the
Oriel Boys High School, where he was exposed to other future Davis Cup players for Zimbabwe, like
Greig Rodgers and
Mark Gurr.
Pro tour In
1995, Black was a
US Open quarterfinalist, and in
2000, he reached the same round at
Wimbledon. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 22, which he achieved in June 1996. 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
Australian Opens 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. ==Career finals==