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]
Singles: 1 (1 title)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Win
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1–0
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1969
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Beckenham, England
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Grass
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 Tom Gorman
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6–4, 7–5
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Doubles (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result
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W/L
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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1969
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London/Queen's, England
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Grass
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 Thomaz Koch
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 Owen Davidson
Dennis Ralston
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6–8, 3–6
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| Loss
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0–2
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1972
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Albany, U.S.
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Carpet
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 Björn Borg
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 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
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2–6, 6–2, 2–6
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| Win
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1–2
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1973
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St. Louis WCT, U.S.
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Carpet
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Jim McManus
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Terry Addison
Colin Dibley
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6–2, 7–5
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| Win
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2–2
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1973
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Eastbourne UK
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Grass
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Jim McManus
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 Manuel Orantes
 Ion Țiriac
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6–4, 4–6, 7–5
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| Loss
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2–3
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1973
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San Francisco, U.S.
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Carpet
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Jim McManus
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Roy Emerson
Stan Smith
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2–6, 1–6
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| Win
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3–3
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1974
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Bologna WCT, Italy
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Carpet
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Björn Borg
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Arthur Ashe
Roscoe Tanner
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6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
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| Win
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4–3
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1974
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London, England
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Hard (i)
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Björn Borg
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 Mark Farrell
John Lloyd
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7–6, 6–3
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| Loss
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4–4
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1974
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Båstad, Sweden
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Clay
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Björn Borg
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 Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
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6–3, 2–6, 4–6
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| Win
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5–4
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1975
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Båstad, Sweden
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Clay
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Björn Borg
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Juan Gisbert Sr.
Manuel Orantes
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7–6, 7–5
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Sweden