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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.[1]
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,[2] 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.[2]
Early life and education
Black and his siblings Byron and Cara were drilled in tennis from a young age by their father; they frequently played at least an hour of tennis before the school day began, another hour after school, followed by a third hour once homework had been completed.
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.[3]
Personal life
Black married Kazakhstani tennis player Irina Selyutina and settled in the United Kingdom following retirement, where both of his children were born.[3] He competed in club tennis for Sutton Tennis & Squash Club for a period of time alongside his former coach Miles Maclagan.[4] Citing a failure to get used to the colder climate of London, he later moved back to his home country and ran a tourist lodge with his wife.[3]
Career finals
Doubles (18 titles, 15 runner-ups)
| Legend
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| Grand Slam (2–1)
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| Tennis Masters Cup (0–1)
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| ATP Masters Series (5–6)
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| ATP International Series Gold (1–2)
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| ATP Tour (10–5)
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| Titles by surface
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| Hard (14–11)
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| Clay (2–2)
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| Grass (1–0)
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| Carpet (1–2)
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| Result
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Loss
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1.
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25 May 1998
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St. Poelten, Austria
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon David Adams
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Template:Flagicon Jim Grabb
Template:Flagicon David Macpherson
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4–6, 4–6
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| Win
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1.
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15 February 1999
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Dubai, UAE
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle
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Template:Flagicon David Adams
Template:Flagicon John-Laffnie de Jager
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4–6, 6–1, 6–4
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| Win
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2.
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15 March 1999
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Indian Wells, United States
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle
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Template:Flagicon Ellis Ferreira
Template:Flagicon Rick Leach
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7–6(7–4), 6–3
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| Win
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3.
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29 March 1999
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Miami, United States
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Sandon Stolle
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Template:Flagicon Boris Becker
Template:Flagicon Jan-Michael Gambill
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6–1, 6–1
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| Loss
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2.
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12 April 1999
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Chennai, India
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Neville Godwin
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Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi
Template:Flagicon Leander Paes
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6–4, 5–7, 4–6
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| Loss
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3.
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19 April 1999
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Tokyo, Japan
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Brian MacPhie
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Template:Flagicon Jeff Tarango
Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek
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3–4, RET.
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| Loss
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4.
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31 January 2000
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Australian Open, Melbourne
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Andrew Kratzmann
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Template:Flagicon Ellis Ferreira
Template:Flagicon Rick Leach
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4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 16–18
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| Win
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4.
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9 October 2000
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Hong Kong
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Dominik Hrbatý
Template:Flagicon David Prinosil
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6–1, 6–2
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| Win
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5.
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8 January 2001
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Chennai, India
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Byron Black
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Template:Flagicon Barry Cowan
Template:Flagicon Mosé Navarra
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6–4, 6–3
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| Win
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6.
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19 February 2001
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hard (i)
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Jiří Novák
Template:Flagicon David Rikl
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6–3, 6–3
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| Win
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7.
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9 October 2001
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U.S. Open, New York City
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson
Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer
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7–6(11–9), 2–6, 6–3
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| Win
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8.
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7 January 2002
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Adelaide, Australia
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan
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7–5, 6–2
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| Win
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9.
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4 March 2002
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San Jose, United States
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Hard (i)
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon John-Laffnie de Jager
Template:Flagicon Robbie Koenig
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6–3, 4–6, [10–5]
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| Loss
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5.
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13 May 2002
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Rome, Italy
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Martin Damm
Template:Flagicon Cyril Suk
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5–7, 5–7
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| Win
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10.
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17 June 2002
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London/Queen's Club, England
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Grass
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi
Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi
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7–5, 6–3
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| Win
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11.
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19 August 2002
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Washington, D.C., United States
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan
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3–6, 6–3, 7–5
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| Win
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12.
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14 October 2002
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Lyon, France
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Carpet
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles
Template:Flagicon Daniel Nestor
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6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
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| Win
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13.
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28 October 2002
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Hard (i)
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Wayne Arthurs
Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley
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6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
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| Loss
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6.
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3 March 2003
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Dubai, UAE
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Leander Paes
Template:Flagicon David Rikl
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3–6, 0–6
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| Win
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14.
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5 May 2003
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Munich, Germany
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Joshua Eagle
Template:Flagicon Jared Palmer
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6–3, 7–5
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| Loss
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7.
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6 October 2003
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Moscow, Russia
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Carpet
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi
Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi
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3–6, 5–7
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| Loss
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8.
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20 October 2003
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Madrid, Spain
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Hard (i)
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi
Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi
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2–6, 6–2, 3–6
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| Loss
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9.
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22 March 2004
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Indian Wells, United States
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Arnaud Clément
Template:Flagicon Sébastien Grosjean
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3–6, 6–4, 5–7
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| Win
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15.
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5 April 2004
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Miami, United States
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge
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6–2, 7–6(14–12)
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| Win
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16.
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17 May 2004
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Hamburg, Germany
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Clay
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan
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6–4, 6–2
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| Loss
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10.
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26 July 2004
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Indianapolis, United States
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Jordan Kerr
Template:Flagicon Jim Thomas
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7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 3–6
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| Loss
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11.
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8 November 2004
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Paris, France
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Carpet
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge
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3–6, 4–6
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| Loss
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12.
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22 November 2004
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Tennis Masters Cup, Houston
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan
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6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 2–6
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| Win
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17.
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31 January 2005
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Australian Open, Melbourne
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan
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6–4, 6–4
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| Loss
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13.
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4 April 2005
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Miami, United States
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi
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1–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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14.
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8 August 2005
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Washington, D.C., United States
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Bob Bryan
Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan
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4–6, 2–6
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| Win
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18.
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15 August 2005
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Montreal, Canada
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Jonathan Erlich
Template:Flagicon Andy Ram
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6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–0
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| Loss
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15.
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22 August 2005
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Cincinnati, United States
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Hard
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Template:Flagicon Kevin Ullyett
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Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman
Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi
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6–7(3–7), 2–6
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Doubles performance timeline
Template:Performance key
| Tournament |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Career SR |
Career win–loss
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| Grand Slam tournaments
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| Australian Open
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
1R
|
A
|
2R
|
3R
|
F
|
QF
|
QF
|
3R
|
QF
|
W
|
A
|
1 / 9
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25–8
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| 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
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| U.S. Open
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
SF
|
1R
|
QF
|
1R
|
W
|
QF
|
3R
|
QF
|
SF
|
A
|
1 / 9
|
25–8
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| 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
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2 / 39
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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
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| Masters Series
|
| Indian Wells
|
A
|
A
|
1R
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
1R
|
W
|
2R
|
1R
|
QF
|
A
|
F
|
QF
|
A
|
1 / 8
|
14–7
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| Miami
|
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
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
1R
|
1R
|
1R
|
F
|
2R
|
QF
|
2R
|
A
|
0 / 7
|
5–7
|
| Hamburg
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
A
|
1R
|
2R
|
1R
|
2R
|
W
|
2R
|
A
|
1 / 6
|
5–5
|
| Canada
|
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
|
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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