Bud Cox

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Bud Cox
Full nameCharles Cox
Country (sports) Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1960-04-11) April 11, 1960 (age 64)
Atlanta, Georgia
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$98,692
Singles
Career record7–19
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 149 (February 9, 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1988)
Wimbledon 1R (1984, 1985)
Doubles
Career record54–76
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 63 (August 20, 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1984)
French Open 2R (1984, 1986)
Wimbledon 3R (1985)
US Open 3R (1987)

Charles "Bud" Cox (born April 11, 1960) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Career

Cox played collegiate tennis while at Auburn University. [1]

He competed in the singles draw of a Grand Slam three times, but was unable to progress past the first round. [2] In doubles he fared better, making the third round of the 1985 Wimbledon Championships and 1987 US Open. [2] He was a mixed doubles quarter-finalist at the 1984 French Open, with Wendy Prausa. [3]

On the Grand Prix tour he had his best performance in 1987 when he won the doubles title at Saint-Vincent (partnering Michael Fancutt). [2] It was his third Grand Prix final, having been runner-up at the same event the previous year and at Columbus in 1984. [2] His best showing in a singles draw came at the 1987 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, where he defeated world number 19 Thierry Tulasne en route to the quarter-finals. [2]

In 1986, Cox was participating in a tennis tour in Nigeria when, following a Bible study with fellow tennis pros Jim Gurfein and Morris Strode, Gurfein jumped through a hotel window while shouting "Jesus!" According to officials, Gurfein, Cox and Strode also said that they had seen God and had torn up their passports, cash and other possessions and thrown them out of a seventh-floor window. [4] Officials responding to the scene found Cox and Strode naked in their hotel room praying. They answered questions from officials with "God's will be done" and "God will punish you." [5] The three players were sent home from the tour. Fellow tennis pro Bobby Banck said that the three men had twice broken into his hotel room in the middle of the night to urge him to "give up tennis and find the Lord." Banck had to call hotel security to remove the players from his room. [4]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1984 Columbus, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Terry Moor Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer
Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith 		4–6, 7–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Aug 1986 Saint-Vincent, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Fancutt Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libor Pimek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil 		3–6, 3–6
Win1–2Aug 1987 Saint-Vincent, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Fancutt Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Cierro
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro de Minicis 		6–3, 6–4

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1986 San Luis Potosí, MexicoClay Flag of the United States.svg Jon Levine Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stéphane Bonneau
Flag of Venezuela.svg Iñaki Calvo 		7–6, 4–6, 6–4
2.1986 Istanbul, TurkeyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Fancutt Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Bastiansen
Flag of Greece.svg George Kalovelonis 		6–3, 6–2
3.1988 Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stephan Medem Flag of Italy.svg Ugo Colombini
Flag of Mexico.svg Agustín Moreno 		7–6, 4–6, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ Gadsden Times , "2 Auburn Netters Going To Ncaa", May 15, 1982, p. 6
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 ATP Tour Profile
  3. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  4. 1 2 "3 Tennis Pros Leave Nigeria After Saying They Saw God". The New York Times . Reuters. December 1, 1986. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ Brooke, James (December 7, 1986). "Preacher 'Catalyst' for Fervor of 3 Tennis Pros". The New York Times . Retrieved November 18, 2022.
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