Country (sports) United States Career record 7-19 Handed Right-handed Prize money $98,692 Role Tennis Player | Plays Right-handed Name Bud Cox Height 6'5" (196 cm) Career titles 0 | |
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Born April 11, 1960 (age 64)
Atlanta, Georgia ( 1960-04-11 ) | ||
Charles "Bud" Cox (born April 11, 1960) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Career
Cox played collegiate tennis while at Auburn University.
He competed in the singles draw of a Grand Slam three times, but was unable to progress past the first round. In doubles he fared better, making the third round of the 1985 Wimbledon Championships and 1987 US Open. He was a mixed doubles quarter-finalist at the 1984 French Open, with Wendy Prausa.
On the Grand Prix tour he had his best performance in 1987 when he won the doubles title at Saint-Vincent (partnering Michael Fancutt). It was his third Grand Prix final, having been runner-up at the same event the previous year and at Columbus in 1984. 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.