| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | New York City, New York |
| Born | (1956-03-20)March 20, 1956 (age 69) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Turned pro | 1977 |
| Retired | 1985 |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Prize money | $492,338 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 126–171 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 39 (August 16, 1982) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1979,1980) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1979,1980) |
| US Open | QF (1981) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 212–160 |
| Career titles | 9 |
| Highest ranking | No. 17 (March 23, 1981) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | SF (1980) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1985) |
| US Open | QF (1979) |
Bruce Manson (born March 20, 1956) is an American former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 17 in 1981. His career high singles ranking was World No. 39, but he did, when ranked 112, defeat world number 1Björn Borg in 1979 at the Tennis Games Tournament at Mission Hills Country Club.
Manson is Jewish, and was born in Los Angeles, California, and lived inNorth Hollywood.[1][2] He attendedGrant High School.[2] He was the first player to win three consecutive L.A. City Tennis Singles Championships (1973–75).[2] He won the boys 16 and under in theOjai Tennis Tournament in 1972.[3] He was the Southern California Junior Singles Champion in both 1973 and 1974, and was a member of the U.S. Junior Davis Cup Team.[2]
At theUniversity of Southern California on a tennis scholarship, Manson was a three-timeAll-American (1975–77).[2] He was anNCAA Singles semi-finalist in both 1976 and 1977, and doubles champion in 1975 and 1977.[2][4] While at USC, Manson won a gold medal in doubles at the1975 Pan American Games.[2] In 1977, he won the 21-and-under U.S. Singles title.[2]
Manson enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 8 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 17 in 1981. His career high singles ranking was World No. 39. He was a member of the 1980 U.S. Davis Cup Team, and made the U.S. Open quarter-finals in 1981 by defeatingDanny Saltz,Richard Meyer,Peter McNamara andJosé Luis Clerc, before being defeated byVitas Gerulaitis.
In 1993 he was inducted into theSouthern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
After retiring from tennis in 1985, he earned anMBA from theWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1987, and began a career as a bond trader with First Boston in 1987 in New York.[4] He moved to London in 1988, working for CSFB and later Barclays Bank, returned to New York in 1993 with Barclays, and moved to HSBC Bank in 2004.[4]
