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