Ove Bengtson

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

Doubles titles (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1973	St. Louis WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Jim McManus	Terry Addison Colin Dibley	6–2, 7–5
2.	1973	Eastbourne, England	Grass	Jim McManus	Manuel Orantes Ion Ţiriac	6–4, 4–6, 7–5
3.	1974	Bologna WCT, Italy	Carpet	Björn Borg	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
4.	1974	London WCT, England	Hard (i)	Björn Borg	Mark Farrell John Lloyd	7–6, 6–3
5.	1975	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Björn Borg	Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes	7–6, 7–5

Runner-ups (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1969	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Thomaz Koch	Owen Davidson Dennis Ralston	6–8, 3–6
2.	1972	Albany, U.S.	Carpet	Björn Borg	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	2–6, 6–2, 2–6
3.	1973	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	Jim McManus	Roy Emerson Stan Smith	2–6, 1–6
4.	1974	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Björn Borg	Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta	6–3, 2–6, 4–6

External links

• Ove Nils Bengtson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Ove Nils Bengtson at the International Tennis Federation
• Ove Nils Bengtson at the Davis Cup

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Name	Bengtson, Ove Nils
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