Ove Bengtson | |
Fullname: | Ove Nils Bengtson |
Birth Date: | 1945 4, df=y |
Birth Place: | Danderyd Rual Municipality, Sweden |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Singlesrecord: | 137–177 (ATP) |
Singlestitles: | 1 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 43 (22 November 1976) |
Frenchopenresult: | 1R (1975) |
Wimbledonresult: | 3R (1966, 1968, 1979) |
Usopenresult: | 3R (1969) |
Doublesrecord: | 111–130 |
Doublestitles: | 5 |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (1978) |
Usopendoublesresult: | 3R (1971) |
Wimbledonmixedresult: | 3R (1969) |
Usopenmixedresult: | 2R (1970) |
Team: | yes |
Daviscupresult: | W (1975) |
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]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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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 |