Charles Strode

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Charles Strode
Country (sports) Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1957-09-05) September 5, 1957 (age 67)
San Diego, California
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$108,448
Singles
Career record8–23
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 158 (December 22, 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1982, 1983)
French Open 1R (1982)
Doubles
Career record54–84
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 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 an American former professional tennis player.

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Career

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]

Personal life

Charles has a daughter Courtney Strode who is a professional soccer player. [4]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1983 French Open Clay Flag of the United States.svg Leslie Allen Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Jordan
Flag of the United States.svg Eliot Teltscher
2–6, 3–6

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

ResultW/LYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–01982 Hong Kong Hard Flag of the United States.svg Morris Strode Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick
Flag of the United States.svg Van Winitsky
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Loss1–11982 Bangkok, ThailandCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Morris Strode Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bauer
Flag of the United States.svg John Benson
5–7, 6–3, 3–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (7)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1982 Chigasaki, JapanClay Flag of the United States.svg Morris Strode Flag of India.svg Sashi Menon
Flag of the United States.svg Walter Redondo
6–3, 6–4
2.1982 Nagareyama, JapanHard Flag of the United States.svg Morris Strode Flag of India.svg Sashi Menon
Flag of the United States.svg Walter Redondo
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
3.1982 São Paulo, BrazilClay Flag of the United States.svg Morris Strode Flag of Peru.svg Pablo Arraya
Flag of Paraguay.svg Víctor Pecci
6–1, 6–4
4.1983 Tokyo, JapanHard Flag of the United States.svg Morris Strode Flag of the United States.svg David Dowlen
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Turpin
6–3, 6–4
5.1984 Agadir, MoroccoClay Flag of the United States.svg Morris Strode Flag of Spain.svg Juan Avendaño
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
6–3, 6–4
6.1985 Ogun, NigeriaHard Flag of the United States.svg Chris Dunk Flag of the United States.svg Egan Adams
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Wooldridge
7–5, 2–6, 6–3
7.1986 Enugu, NigeriaHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Stanislav Birner Flag of the United States.svg Brett Buffington
Flag of the United States.svg Ted Erck
6–4, 7–6

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "CHARLES BUZZ STRODE". ATP World Tour. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015.
  2. "STRODE, Charles (USA)". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016.
  3. The Modesto Bee , "Leslie Allen's Week That Was", June 8, 1983, p. 24
  4. Dubach, Matthias (December 9, 2023). "Courtney Strode landete wegen der Liebe bei YB" [Courtney Strode ended up at YB because of love]. Blick (in German). Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2024.