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]

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Ove Bengtson

Full name	Ove Nils Bengtson
Country (sports)	Sweden
Born	(1945-04-05) 5 April 1945 (age 79) Danderyd Rual Municipality, Sweden
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	137–177 (ATP)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 43 (22 November 1976)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1975)
Wimbledon	3R (1966, 1968, 1979)
US Open	3R (1969)
Doubles
Career record	111–130
Career titles	5
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (1978)
US Open	3R (1971)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1969)
US Open	2R (1970)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (1975)

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