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| fullname = Charles Cox
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|4|11}}
| birth_place = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
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| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $98,692
| singlesrecord = 7-197–19
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 149 (February 9, 1987)
| AustralianOpenresult = 1R ([[1988 Australian Open – Men's singles|1988]])
| Wimbledonresult = 1R ([[1984 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1984]], [[1985 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1985]])
| doublesrecord = 54-7654–76
| doublestitles = 1
| highestdoublesranking = No. 63 (August 20, 1984)
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'''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]].<ref>''[[Gadsden Times]]'', [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pg8qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PNYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6556,2681342 "2 Auburn Netters Going To Ncaa"], May 15, 1982, p. 6</ref>
 
He competed in the singles draw of a [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] three times, but was unable to progress past the first round.<ref name=ATP>[httphttps://www.atpworldtouratptour.com/Tennisen/Playersplayers/Co-/CC052/Charles-Bud-Cox.aspxoverview ATP World Tour Profile]</ref> In doubles he fared better, making the third round of the [[1985 Wimbledon Championships]] and [[1987 US Open (tennis)|1987 US Open]].<ref name=ATP/> He was a mixed doubles quarter-finalist at the [[1984 French Open]], with Wendy Prausa.<ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10001987 ITF Pro Circuit Profile]</ref>
 
On the [[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] tour he had his best performance in 1987 when he won the doubles title at [[ATP Saint-Vincent|Saint-Vincent]] (partnering [[Michael Fancutt]]).<ref name=ATP/> It was his third Grand Prix final, having been runner-up at the same event the previous year and at [[Columbus Open|Columbus]] in 1984.<ref name=ATP/> 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.<ref name=ATP/>
 
In 1986, Cox was participating in a tennis tour in Nigeria when, following a [[Bible study (Christianity)|Bible study]] with fellow tennis pros [[Jim Gurfein]] and [[Morris Strode]], Gurfein jumped through a hotel window while shouting "Jesus!" According to officials, Gurfein, Cox and Strode also said that they had seen God and had torn up their passports, cash and other possessions and thrown them out of a seventh-floor window.<ref name="leave" /> Officials responding to the scene found Cox and Strode naked in their hotel room praying. They answered questions from officials with "God's will be done" and "God will punish you."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brooke |first1=James |title=Preacher 'Catalyst' for Fervor of 3 Tennis Pros |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/12/07/world/preacher-catalyst-for-fervor-of-3-tennis-pros.html |access-date=18 November 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=7 December 1986}}</ref> The three players were sent home from the tour. Fellow tennis pro [[Bobby Banck]] said that the three men had twice broken into his hotel room in the middle of the night to urge him to "give up tennis and find the Lord." Banck had to call hotel security to remove the players from his room.<ref name="leave">{{cite news |title=3 Tennis Pros Leave Nigeria After Saying They Saw God |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/12/01/world/3-tennis-pros-leave-nigeria-after-saying-they-saw-god.html |access-date=18 November 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=December 1, 1986}}</ref>
 
== Grand Prix career finals ==
=== Doubles: 3 (1–2) ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:45px"|Result
!W/L
!style="width:25px"|No.
!style="width:50px"|Date
!style="width:160px150px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:170px160px"|Partner
!style="width:170px160px"|Opponents
!style="width:130px100px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1
|1.
|Aug 1984
|[[Columbus Open|Columbus]], [[United States]]
|Hard
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Terry Moor]]
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|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2.0–2
|Aug 1986
|[[ATP Saint-Vincent|Saint-Vincent]], [[Italy]]
|Clay
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Fancutt]]
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|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–2
|3.
|Aug 1987
|[[ATP Saint-Vincent|Saint-Vincent]], [[Italy]]
|Clay
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Fancutt]]
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{| class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:25px"|No.
!style="width:50px30px"|DateYear
!style="width:160px150px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:170px160px"|Partner
!style="width:170px160px"|Opponents
!style="width:130px110px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|1.
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== References ==
{{reflist|1}}
 
==External links==
* {{ATP}}
* {{ITF}}
 
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