Ove Bengtson

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
Danderyd Rual Municipality, Sweden
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record115–167
Career titles0
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

Doubles (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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

References

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


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