| Bruce Nichols | |
| Country: |  United States |
| Birth Date: | 31 December 1955 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Singlesrecord: | 3–19 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 275 (December 26, 1979) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 1R (1981) |
| Usopenresult: | 2R (1978) |
| Doublesrecord: | 33–43 |
| Doublestitles: | 1 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 193 (January 3, 1983) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (1981) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (1981) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| width=25 | No. | width=50 | Year | width=200 | Tournament | width=55 | Surface | width=150 | Partner | width=150 | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |