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Charles Buzz Strode

USA Age 69 183 cm / 6'0" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1977–1985

Charles Buzz Strode represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 158. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 8–23 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

158 (Dec 22, 1980)

Elo peak

1531 (12th percentile)

Singles record

8–23 (25.8%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$108,448

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Charles Buzz Strode's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Scott Davis #16	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 16, 1985*	R64	Japan Open	ATP 250	Hard
Roscoe Tanner #84	3-6 6-3 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 1984*	R64	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships	ATP 250	Clay
Mark Edmondson #42	3-6 5-7 6-4 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 1, 1983*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Tom Gullikson	4-6 6-3 4-6	L	—	Match data	Oct 21, 1983*	R16	Japan Open	ATP 250	Hard
Robert Vant Hof	6-4 4-6 7-6	W	—	Match data	Oct 20, 1983*	R32	Japan Open	ATP 250	Hard

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Charles Buzz Strode's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Scott Davis	1	2	3	Oct 16, 1985	H2H
Peter Rennert	1	1	2	Dec 15, 1982	H2H
Roscoe Tanner	0	1	1	Jul 18, 1984	H2H
Mark Edmondson	0	1	1	Dec 1, 1983	H2H
Tom Gullikson	0	1	1	Oct 21, 1983	—

Career Results

Charles Buzz Strode career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1977	19	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1980	22	0	1	1	0.0%	158	158
1981	23	1	5	6	16.7%	—	—
1982	24	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—
1983	25	3	8	11	27.3%	191	191
1984	26	0	1	1	0.0%	245	305
1985	27	0	1	1	0.0%	302	307
Career		8	23	31	25.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Charles Buzz Strode career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1977	19	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1980	22	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	23	1	2	3	33.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%
1982	24	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
1983	25	2	5	7	28.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	8	11	27.3%
1984	26	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1985	27	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	3	8	11	27.3%	4	9	13	30.8%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	8	23	31	25.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Charles Buzz Strode career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1977	19	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	23	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%
1982	24	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1983	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1984	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1985	27	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	9	9	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	13	13	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 13/31 (41.9%) of Charles Buzz Strode's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Charles Buzz Strode advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1977	19	1519	108.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-1.50	—	1–0	—	-0.19
1980	22	1502	99.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	0.00	0–1	—	—	+0.23
1981	23	1487	115.1	—	—	—	—	+60	+23	—	21.4%	-1.50	1–1	1–3 (25%)	—	-0.20
1982	24	1479	110.9	—	—	—	—	—	+53	—	33.3%	-1.42	2–0	3–1 (75%)	—	+0.51
1983	25	1477	108.3	—	—	—	—	+44	—	—	33.3%	-1.11	1–2 (33%)	4–4 (50%)	100.0	+0.37
1984	26	1473	107.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.33	0–1	0–1	—	-0.17
1985	27	1469	102.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.15
Career		1531	116.2	—	—	—	—	+48	+42	—	31.2%	-1.29	4–5 (44%)	9–9 (50%)	102.5	+1.29

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Charles Buzz Strode Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W-L Win %
1982	24	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
1983	25	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)

ATP 250

Charles Buzz Strode ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	NAP	TKY	WAS	BAN	BOG	CAR	COL	GUA	MAU	MON	NOR	STO	SYD	U.S	W-L Win %
1977	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1980	22	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1981	23	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	R16	—	R64	1–5 (17%)
1982	24	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	3–3 (50%)
1983	25	—	R16	R32	—	—	R32	—	R64	R32	R16	—	R32	—	—	3–7 (30%)
1984	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1985	27	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	5–3 (62%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	8–19 (30%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

158

Career-high date

Dec 22, 1980

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Charles Buzz Strode ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1978	20	250	—	—	—	—	—	253	—	—	—	—	223
1979	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	279
1980	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	158
1983	25	191	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	26	245	—	—	—	—	248	239	246	244	340	339	305
1985	27	304	271	244	254	266	266	276	271	277	274	278	307
1986	28	305	308	326	326	347	340	338	342	345	356	362	377
1987	29	379	473	790	819	890	903	920	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Charles Buzz Strode's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Bruce Kleege	USA	#148	1,500	45	10	35	22.2%	$283	1978–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Greg Whitecross	AUS	#161	1,526	45	10	35	22.2%	—	1979–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Bill Maze	USA	#153	1,548	44	12	32	27.3%	$138	1972–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Tomm Warneke	USA	#159	1,535	23	6	17	26.1%	$73,152	1980–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Rocky Royer	USA	#154	1,500	16	3	13	18.8%	$42,018	1980–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Jerome Vanier	FRA	#152	1,500	22	5	17	22.7%	$3,524	1977–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Jai Dilouie	USA	#171	1,513	18	4	14	22.2%	—	1977–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Wayne Hampson	AUS	#174	1,516	41	11	30	26.8%	—	1978–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Gerard Toulon	FRA	#165	1,529	8	2	6	25.0%	—	1977–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Fernando Maynetto	PER	#175	1,544	29	7	22	24.1%	$1,121	1978–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Mike Myburg	RSA	#159	1,539	34	9	25	26.5%	—	1971–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Pearson	USA	#153	1,509	25	6	19	24.0%	$138	1976–1979	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Charles Buzz Strode?: Charles Buzz Strode is 69 years old, born on September 5, 1957.
Which country does Charles Buzz Strode represent?: Charles Buzz Strode represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Charles Buzz Strode?: Charles Buzz Strode is 183 cm / 6'0".
Is Charles Buzz Strode left-handed or right-handed?: Charles Buzz Strode plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Charles Buzz Strode won?: Charles Buzz Strode has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Charles Buzz Strode won?: TennisDB does not group any of Charles Buzz Strode's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Charles Buzz Strode's highest ATP ranking?: Charles Buzz Strode's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 158, first achieved on December 22, 1980.
What is Charles Buzz Strode's career win-loss record?: Charles Buzz Strode has a career ATP singles record of 8 wins and 23 losses (25.8%).
How much career prize money has Charles Buzz Strode earned?: Charles Buzz Strode has earned at least $108,448 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Charles Buzz Strode's career appear in TennisDB?: Charles Buzz Strode appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1977 through 1985.
Who has Charles Buzz Strode faced most often?: Charles Buzz Strode's most frequent opponent is Scott Davis, with a head-to-head record of 1–2 across 3 meetings.