Ove Bengtson
Swedish tennis player
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]
Career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
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)
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
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