Charles "Charlie" Owens (born July 31, 1950) is a former professional

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player from the

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Career

Owens won the

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in 1966 for the 16 and under age division. He competed at the

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in Turin, where he won bronze medals in both the men's doubles (with

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) and mixed doubles (with Mona Schallau). In 1972 he was the

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champion for Samford University. He made the third round of the singles event at the US Open in 1973 and 1974 as well as the third round of Wimbledon in 1975.ATP Tour Profile
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beat third seeds

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and

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en route to the third round at the 1974 US Open.

Grand Prix career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Owens, Charles 1950 births Living people American male tennis players Tennis people from Alabama Universiade medalists in tennis Universiade bronze medalists for the United States Samford Bulldogs athletes College men's tennis players in the United States Sportspeople from Tuscaloosa, Alabama