Bruce Nichols (born December 31, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.ITF Pro Circuit Profile
Career Nichols, of UCLA, partnered with John Austin to win the NCAA Division One doubles championship in 1978.Toledo Blade, "Austins To Play In Arthritis Tennis Classic Feb. 22", December 21, 1981, p. 38 He competed in the main singles draw of the US Open three times, for one win, over Tom Gorman in 1978.ATP World Tour Profile 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. 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.
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 3 (1–2) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Aug 1979South Orange, USClay Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming John McEnroe1–6, 3–6Loss0–2 Nov 1979Bogotá, ColombiaClay Charles Owens Emilio Montaño Jairo Velasco2–6, 4–6Win1–2 Mar 1980Lagos, NigeriaClay Tony Graham Kjell Johansson Leo Palin6–3, 0–6, 6–3
Challenger titles
Doubles: (2) No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore1. 1979 Huntington Beach, USHard Billy Martin Peter Rennert Robert Van't Hof3–6, 7–6, 6–32.1981Barcelona, SpainClay Tim Garcia Gianni Marchetti Enzo Vattuone6–4, 6–4
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