Ove Nils Bengtson (born 5 April 1945) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won five doubles titles. Bengtson was a member of the Swedish Davis Cup team from 1967 to 1979, posting a 7–14 record in singles and a 15–14 record in doubles. He was part of the Swedish team winning the 1975 Davis Cup, defeating Czechoslovakia in the final in Stockholm.[1]

Ove Bengtson
Full nameOve Nils Bengtson
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1945-04-05) 5 April 1945 (age 79)
Danderyd Rual Municipality, Sweden
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record137–177 (ATP)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 43 (22 November 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1975)
Wimbledon3R (1966, 1968, 1979)
US Open3R (1969)
Doubles
Career record111–130
Career titles5
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1978)
US Open3R (1971)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1969)
US Open2R (1970)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1975)

Career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 1969 Beckenham, England Grass   Tom Gorman 6–4, 7–5

Doubles (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 1969 London/Queen's, England Grass   Thomaz Koch   Owen Davidson
  Dennis Ralston
6–8, 3–6
Loss 0–2 1972 Albany, U.S. Carpet   Björn Borg   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
2–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 1–2 1973 St. Louis WCT, U.S. Carpet   Jim McManus   Terry Addison
  Colin Dibley
6–2, 7–5
Win 2–2 1973 Eastbourne UK Grass   Jim McManus   Manuel Orantes
  Ion Țiriac
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 2–3 1973 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet   Jim McManus   Roy Emerson
  Stan Smith
2–6, 1–6
Win 3–3 1974 Bologna WCT, Italy Carpet   Björn Borg   Arthur Ashe
  Roscoe Tanner
6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win 4–3 1974 London, England Hard (i)   Björn Borg   Mark Farrell
  John Lloyd
7–6, 6–3
Loss 4–4 1974 Båstad, Sweden Clay   Björn Borg   Paolo Bertolucci
  Adriano Panatta
6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Win 5–4 1975 Båstad, Sweden Clay   Björn Borg   Juan Gisbert Sr.
  Manuel Orantes
7–6, 7–5

References

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  1. ^ Christian Dahlgren (15 January 2009). "Björn Borg på nervigt uppdrag" (in Swedish). Östgöta Correspondenten. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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