Ove Bengtson

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)

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]

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