Bruce Nichols

Career

In the doubles, Nichols (with David Graham) made the third round of the United States Open in 1981 and narrowly missed out on a spot in the quarter-finals, losing to John Newcombe and Fred Stolle in five sets. lieutenant 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. Doubles: (2).

Achievements

• Nichols, of University of California, Los Angeles, partnered with John Austin to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division One doubles championship in 1978. He competed in the main singles draw of the United States Open three times, for one win, over Tom Gorman in 1978.