Bruce Nichols

Bruce Nichols (born December 31, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]

Bruce Nichols
Country (sports) United States
Born (1955-12-31) December 31, 1955
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record3–19
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 275 (December 26, 1979)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open1R (1981)
US Open2R (1978)
Doubles
Career record33–43
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 193 (January 3, 1983)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open2R (1981)
Wimbledon2R (1981)
US Open3R (1981)

Career

Nichols, of UCLA, partnered with John Austin to win the NCAA Division One doubles championship in 1978.[2] He competed in the main singles draw of the US Open three times, for one win, over Tom Gorman in 1978.[3] In the doubles, Nichols (with David Graham) made the third round of the US Open in 1981 and narrowly missed out on a spot in the quarter-finals, losing to John Newcombe and Fred Stolle in five sets.[3] It was in doubles that he had most of his success on tour, winning the Lagos Open in 1980 and finishing runner-up at both South Orange and Bogota the previous year.[3]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 1979 South Orange, United States Clay Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 1979 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Charles Owens Emilio Montaño
Jairo Velasco
2–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 1980 Lagos, Nigeria Clay Tony Graham Kjell Johansson
Leo Palin
6–3, 0–6, 6–3

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 1979 Huntington Beach, United States Hard Billy Martin Peter Rennert
Robert Van't Hof
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
2. 1981 Barcelona, Spain Clay Tim Garcia Gianni Marchetti
Enzo Vattuone
6–4, 6–4
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References

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