Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | December 31, 1955 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 3–19 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 275 (December 26, 1979) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 1R (1981) |
US Open | 2R (1978) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 33–43 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 193 (January 3, 1983) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (1981) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1981) |
US Open | 3R (1981) |
Bruce Nichols (born December 31, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. [1]
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]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | 1979 | South Orange, United States | Clay | Fritz Buehning | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | 1979 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Charles Owens | Emilio Montaño Jairo Velasco | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | 1980 | Lagos, Nigeria | Clay | Tony Graham | Kjell Johansson Leo Palin | 6–3, 0–6, 6–3 |
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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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