American tennis player
Bruce Nichols| Country (sports) |  United States |
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| Born | (1955-12-31)December 31, 1955 (age 70) |
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| Plays | Right-handed |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 3–19 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 275 (December 26, 1979) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| French Open | 1R (1981) |
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| US Open | 2R (1978) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 33–43 |
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| Career titles | 1 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 193 (January 3, 1983) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| French Open | 2R (1981) |
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| Wimbledon | 2R (1981) |
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| US Open | 3R (1981) |
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Bruce Nichols (born December 31, 1955) is a former professionaltennis player from theUnited States.[1]
Nichols, ofUCLA, partnered withJohn Austin to win theNCAA Division One doubles championship in 1978.[2] He competed in the main singles draw of theUS Open three times, for one win, overTom Gorman in 1978.[3] In the doubles, Nichols (withDavid Graham) made the third round of the US Open in 1981 and narrowly missed out on a spot in the quarter-finals, losing toJohn Newcombe andFred Stolle in five sets.[3] It was in doubles that he had most of his success on tour, winning theLagos Open in 1980 and finishing runner-up at bothSouth Orange andBogota the previous year.[3]
Grand Prix career finals
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Jairo Velasco
Kjell Johansson
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