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 |
.svg.png) Thomaz Koch |
.svg.png) Owen Davidson
Dennis Ralston |
6–8, 3–6 |
| Loss |
0–2 |
1972 |
Albany, U.S. |
Carpet |
 Björn Borg |
.svg.png) 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 |
.svg.png) Manuel Orantes
.svg.png) 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 |