Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | San Diego, California | September 5, 1957
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $108,448 |
Singles | |
Career record | 8–23 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 158 (December 22, 1980) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1982, 1983) |
French Open | 1R (1982) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 54–84 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 50 (January 3, 1983) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1982) |
French Open | 3R (1984) |
Wimbledon | QF (1985) |
US Open | QF (1982) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | F (1983) |
Wimbledon | SF (1982, 1983) |
US Open | 2R (1982) |
Charles Darlington "Buzz" Strode Jr. (born September 5, 1957) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Strode was most successful at doubles, often playing beside his brother Morris "Skip" Strode. [1] It was with his brother that he made the men's doubles quarter-finals at the US Open and Australian Open in 1982. [1] His other Grand Slam quarter-final appearance in the men's doubles, at the 1985 Wimbledon Championships, was with South African Eddie Edwards. [1] Strode and his brother won the 1982 Hong Kong and were also runners-up in Bangkok that year. [1]
He made one Grand Slam mixed doubles final, which was with Leslie Allen at the 1983 French Open. [2] They lost the final to fellow Americans Barbara Jordan and Eliot Teltscher. [3]
Strode competed in the singles draw at three Grand Slam tournaments, but lost in the opening round each time, to Gustavo Tiberti at the 1982 French Open, Rod Frawley at the 1982 Australian Open and Mark Edmondson at the 1983 Australian Open. [1] His best singles performance on the Grand Prix tennis circuit came at the Tokyo Outdoor tournament, where he had a win over Tim Gullikson, en route to the quarter-finals. [1]
Charles has a daughter Courtney Strode who is a professional soccer player. [4]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1983 | French Open | Clay | Leslie Allen | Barbara Jordan Eliot Teltscher | 2–6, 3–6 |
Result | W/L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | 1982 | Hong Kong | Hard | Morris Strode | Kim Warwick Van Winitsky | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | 1982 | Bangkok, Thailand | Carpet | Morris Strode | Mike Bauer John Benson | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | 1982 | Chigasaki, Japan | Clay | Morris Strode | Sashi Menon Walter Redondo | 6–3, 6–4 |
2. | 1982 | Nagareyama, Japan | Hard | Morris Strode | Sashi Menon Walter Redondo | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
3. | 1982 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Morris Strode | Pablo Arraya Víctor Pecci | 6–1, 6–4 |
4. | 1983 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Morris Strode | David Dowlen Jeff Turpin | 6–3, 6–4 |
5. | 1984 | Agadir, Morocco | Clay | Morris Strode | Juan Avendaño Emilio Sánchez | 6–3, 6–4 |
6. | 1985 | Ogun, Nigeria | Hard | Chris Dunk | Egan Adams Mark Wooldridge | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
7. | 1986 | Enugu, Nigeria | Hard | Stanislav Birner | Brett Buffington Ted Erck | 6–4, 7–6 |
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