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Bruce Nichols

USA Age 70 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1974–1982

Bruce Nichols represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 275. In TennisDB's records, Bruce Nichols finished with a career record of 3–19 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

275 (Dec 26, 1979)

Elo peak

1500 (3rd percentile)

Career record

3–19 (13.6%)

Career titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Bruce Nichols's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Tom Cain	6-2 0-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 23, 1982*	R32	Los Angeles-2 Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Eliot Teltscher #8	1-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 17, 1982*	R64	Indian Wells Open	ATP 250	Hard
John James	4-6 4-6 7-5 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1981*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Wojtek Fibak #15	2-6 2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 27, 1981*	R128	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	Clay
Jay Lapidus	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 14, 1980*	R32	Stowe	ATP 250	Hard

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Bruce Nichols's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Tom Cain	1	1	Sep 23, 1982	H2H
Eliot Teltscher	1	1	Feb 17, 1982	H2H
John James	1	1	Sep 3, 1981	H2H
Wojtek Fibak	1	1	May 27, 1981	H2H
Jay Lapidus	1	1	Aug 14, 1980	H2H

Career Results

Bruce Nichols career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1974	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1977	21	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1978	22	1	3	4	25.0%	332	284
1979	23	1	5	6	16.7%	275	275
1980	24	1	4	5	20.0%	356	356
1981	25	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1982	26	0	2	2	0.0%	662	662
Career		3	19	22	13.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Bruce Nichols career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1974	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1977	21	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1978	22	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
1979	23	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%
1980	24	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
1981	25	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1982	26	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	1	7	8	12.5%	2	7	9	22.2%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	19	22	13.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Bruce Nichols career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1977	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1978	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	0	0	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
1979	23	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
1981	25	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1982	26	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	0	0	—	—	1	8	9	11.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 9/22 (40.9%) of Bruce Nichols's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Bruce Nichols advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1974	18	1482	96.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.14
1977	21	1462	93.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.13
1978	22	1475	115.6	—	—	—	—	+94	—	—	30.0%	-1.20	1–1	1–3 (25%)	—	-0.19
1979	23	1452	94.7	—	—	—	—	—	+36	—	20.0%	-2.40	1–1	1–1	—	+0.26
1980	24	1429	96.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27.3%	-1.73	0–1	0–1	—	+0.66
1981	25	1406	104.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.3%	-2.00	—	—	—	+0.09
1982	26	1397	101.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-3.40	0–1	—	—	-0.02
Career		1500	101.2	—	—	—	—	+94	+36	—	20.4%	-2.24	2–4 (33%)	2–5 (29%)	96.1	+4.86

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Bruce Nichols Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	USO	W-L Win %
1978	22	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1979	23	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1981	25	R128	R128	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–4 (20%)

ATP 500

Bruce Nichols ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	W-L Win %
1979	23	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Bruce Nichols ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	NAP	NWP	WAS	IW	LAG	LOS	EAS	MER	IW	SAN	SOU	STO	W-L Win %
1974	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1977	21	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–2 (0%)
1978	22	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1979	23	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	1–3 (25%)
1980	24	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	R32	1–4 (20%)
1982	26	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	2–14 (12%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

275

Career-high date

Dec 26, 1979

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Bruce Nichols ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1978	22	322	—	—	—	—	—	355	—	—	—	—	284
1979	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	275
1980	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	356
1982	26	662	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	27	616	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Bruce Nichols's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
John Benson	USA	279	1,528	10	2	8	20.0%	1980–1981	Match log
Ali Madani	IRI	266	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	1977–1979	Match log
Ray Kelly	AUS	288	1,500	11	2	9	18.2%	1976–1981	Match log
Gianni Marchetti	ITA	255	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	1975–1979	Match log
Peter Langsford	AUS	300	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	1974–1980	Match log
Craig Edwards	USA	258	1,515	10	2	8	20.0%	1980–1982	Match log
Norm Schellenger	USA	254	1,506	5	1	4	20.0%	1970–1986	Match log
Fabrizio Fanucci	ITA	309	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	1978–1981	Match log
Thies Roepcke	GER	272	1,512	6	1	5	16.7%	1973–1978	Match log
Rohun Beven	GBR	296	1,514	10	2	8	20.0%	1978–1980	Match log
Shinichi Sakamoto	JPN	274	1,500	8	1	7	12.5%	1978–1984	Match log
Tom Mott	USA	282	1,515	4	1	3	25.0%	1975–1978	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Bruce Nichols?: Bruce Nichols is 70 years old, born on December 31, 1955.
Which country does Bruce Nichols represent?: Bruce Nichols represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Bruce Nichols left-handed or right-handed?: Bruce Nichols plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Bruce Nichols won?: Bruce Nichols has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Bruce Nichols won?: TennisDB does not group any of Bruce Nichols's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Bruce Nichols' highest ATP ranking?: Bruce Nichols' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 275, first achieved on December 26, 1979.
What is Bruce Nichols' career win-loss record?: Bruce Nichols has a career ATP singles record of 3 wins and 19 losses (13.6%).
Which seasons of Bruce Nichols's career appear in TennisDB?: Bruce Nichols appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1974 through 1982.
Who has Bruce Nichols faced most often?: Bruce Nichols' most frequent opponent is Tom Cain, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.