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Charles Strode
Country (sports)	United States
Born	September 5, 1957 (age 67); San Diego, California
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)

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Charles Darlington "Buzz" Strode Jr. (born September 5, 1957) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1983	French Open	Clay	Leslie Allen	Barbara Jordan Eliot Teltscher	2–6, 3–6

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Result	W/L	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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

Challenger titles

Doubles: (7)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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

References

[ATP-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ATP World Tour Profile

[2] ITF Pro Circuit Profile

[3] The Modesto Bee, "Leslie Allen's Week That Was", June 8, 1983, p. 24

[4] ttps://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/frauen-fussball/womens-super-league/ami-stuermerin-ist-beste-torjaegerin-der-super-league-courtney-strode-landete-wegen-der-liebe-bei-yb-id19226635.html

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-'''Charles "Buzz" Strode''' (born September 5, 1957) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from the [[United States]].
+'''Charles Darlington "Buzz" Strode Jr.''' (born September 5, 1957) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from the [[United States]].
 ==Career==
 Strode was most successful at doubles, often playing beside his brother [[Morris Skip Strode|Morris "Skip" Strode]].<ref name=ATP>[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/St/C/Charles-Buzz-Strode.aspx ATP World Tour Profile]</ref> It was with his brother that he made the men's doubles quarter-finals at the [[1982 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] and [[1982 Australian Open|Australian Open]] in 1982.<ref name=ATP/> His other [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] quarter-final appearance in the men's doubles, at the [[1985 Wimbledon Championships]], was with South African [[Eddie Edwards (tennis)|Eddie Edwards]].<ref name=ATP/> Strode and his brother won the 1982 [[Hong Kong Open (tennis)|Hong Kong]] and were also runners-up in [[Bangkok Tennis Classic|Bangkok]] that year.<ref name=ATP/>
-He made one Grand Slam mixed doubles final, which was with [[Leslie Allen (tennis)|Leslie Allen]] at the [[1983 French Open]].<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10002566 ITF Pro Circuit Profile]</ref> They lost the final to fellow Americans [[Barbara Jordan (tennis)|Barbara Jordan]] and [[Eliot Teltscher]].<ref>''[[Modesto Bee]]'', [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gDIuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DNcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2475,4057589 "Leslie Allen's Week That Was"], June 8, 1983, p. 24</ref>
+He made one Grand Slam mixed doubles final, which was with [[Leslie Allen (tennis)|Leslie Allen]] at the [[1983 French Open]].<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10002566 ITF Pro Circuit Profile]</ref> They lost the final to fellow Americans [[Barbara Jordan (tennis)|Barbara Jordan]] and [[Eliot Teltscher]].<ref>''[[The Modesto Bee]]'', [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gDIuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DNcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2475,4057589 "Leslie Allen's Week That Was"], June 8, 1983, p. 24</ref>
 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]].<ref name=ATP/> 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.<ref name=ATP/>
+==Personal life==
+Charles has a daughter [[Courtney Strode]] who is a professional soccer player.<ref>https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/frauen-fussball/womens-super-league/ami-stuermerin-ist-beste-torjaegerin-der-super-league-courtney-strode-landete-wegen-der-liebe-bei-yb-id19226635.html</ref>
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+[[Category:20th-century American people]]