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Ove Bengtson

SWE Age 81 196 cm / 6'5" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1979

Ove Bengtson represented Sweden on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 43. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 132–168 and one singles title.

Peak singles rank

43 (Dec 13, 1976)

Elo peak

1732 (59th percentile)

Singles record

132–168 (44.0%)

Singles titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Ove Bengtson's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Stan Smith	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 7, 1979*	R64	Stockholm Open	ATP 250	Hard
Raul Ramirez #37	6-4 6-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 2, 1979*	R16	Paris Masters	ATP 250	Hard
Denis Naegelen	5-7 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 1, 1979*	R32	Paris Masters	ATP 250	Hard
Tony Graham	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 1979*	R32	Maui	ATP 250	Hard
John Austin	6-7 1-3 (ret.)	L	—	Match data	Sep 26, 1979*	R64	San Francisco	ATP 250	Carpet

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Ove Bengtson's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Stan Smith	1	10	11	Nov 7, 1979	H2H
Jimmy Connors	0	7	7	Apr 28, 1977	H2H
Tom Okker	1	6	7	Aug 29, 1974	H2H
Colin Dibley	2	4	6	Jun 22, 1979	H2H
Jaime Fillol	2	4	6	Nov 1, 1978	H2H

Singles Titles (1)

Ove Bengtson singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1969	24	1	—	—	—	1	—	Beckenham
Total		1	—	—	—	1	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Ove Bengtson career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	23	5	6	11	45.5%	—	—
1969	24	24	14	38	63.2%	—	—
1970	25	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—
1971	26	6	7	13	46.2%	—	—
1972	27	17	24	41	41.5%	—	—
1973	28	22	27	49	44.9%	51	56
1974	29	12	20	32	37.5%	47	68
1975	30	2	15	17	11.8%	68	177
1976	31	13	11	24	54.2%	210	43
1977	32	12	13	25	48.0%	45	89
1978	33	14	15	29	48.3%	78	88
1979	34	4	12	16	25.0%	85	261
Career		132	168	300	44.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Ove Bengtson career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	23	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	5	6	11	45.5%
1969	24	8	4	12	66.7%	4	3	7	57.1%	9	3	12	75.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	24	14	38	63.2%
1970	25	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
1971	26	4	4	8	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	6	7	13	46.2%
1972	27	3	6	9	33.3%	4	6	10	40.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	9	9	18	50.0%	17	24	41	41.5%
1973	28	7	10	17	41.2%	3	5	8	37.5%	2	3	5	40.0%	10	9	19	52.6%	22	27	49	44.9%
1974	29	6	4	10	60.0%	1	7	8	12.5%	1	3	4	25.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	12	20	32	37.5%
1975	30	1	6	7	14.3%	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	16.7%	2	15	17	11.8%
1976	31	5	3	8	62.5%	2	3	5	40.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	13	11	24	54.2%
1977	32	6	9	15	40.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	4	10	60.0%	12	13	25	48.0%
1978	33	7	5	12	58.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	6	10	40.0%	14	15	29	48.3%
1979	34	1	6	7	14.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	4	12	16	25.0%
Career	—	48	58	106	45.3%	19	37	56	33.9%	25	22	47	53.2%	40	51	91	44.0%	132	168	300	44.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Ove Bengtson career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1973	28	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	5	6	16.7%
1974	29	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%
1975	30	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%
1976	31	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	4	1	5	80.0%
1977	32	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	4	5	20.0%	0	0	—	—	2	8	10	20.0%
1978	33	2	1	3	66.7%	0	4	4	0.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	1	0	1	100.0%	8	9	17	47.1%
1979	34	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	0	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
Career		2	7	9	22.2%	2	11	13	15.4%	8	16	24	33.3%	4	2	6	66.7%	16	36	52	30.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 52/300 (17.3%) of Ove Bengtson's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Ove Bengtson advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	23	1557	109.4	—	—	—	—	—	-66	-16	45.5%	-0.18	2–1 (67%)	—	—	-1.20
1969	24	1699	121.9	—	—	—	—	+49	-151	-25	58.8%	+0.65	10–5 (67%)	—	—	+3.21
1970	25	1648	106.8	—	—	—	—	—	-104	—	37.5%	-1.19	0–1	—	—	-0.47
1971	26	1636	112.8	—	—	—	—	+63	—	-23	47.4%	-0.34	2–2 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	101.8	+0.19
1972	27	1679	130.8	—	—	—	—	+45	-99	-132	46.0%	-0.24	4–10 (29%)	3–3 (50%)	95.5	+1.02
1973	28	1647	123.9	—	—	—	—	+17	-57	-86	44.3%	-0.42	4–6 (40%)	10–6 (63%)	100.5	+2.02
1974	29	1636	126.1	—	—	—	—	+34	-130	-46	39.2%	-0.96	2–7 (22%)	13–6 (68%)	102.0	-1.62
1975	30	1540	122.9	—	—	—	—	+28	-64	—	26.2%	-1.57	1–7 (13%)	2–5 (29%)	91.0	-1.08
1976	31	1657	131.0	—	—	—	—	-19	-165	+36	53.6%	+0.04	4–4 (50%)	6–2 (75%)	105.1	+1.16
1977	32	1666	124.8	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	46.3%	-0.43	3–1 (75%)	8–3 (73%)	107.2	+1.91
1978	33	1726	135.2	—	—	—	—	-9	-188	-18	50.0%	-0.32	6–7 (46%)	12–6 (67%)	104.1	+0.31
1979	34	1599	117.7	—	—	—	—	-28	—	+137	36.4%	-0.71	3–5 (38%)	1–8 (11%)	91.7	+0.48
Career		1732	131.5	—	—	—	—	+18	-112	-17	45.9%	-0.35	41–56 (42%)	58–40 (59%)	104.0	+2.01

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Ove Bengtson Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1968	23	—	R32	—	2–1 (67%)
1969	24	—	R64	R32	3–2 (60%)
1970	25	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1971	26	—	R64	R128	1–2 (33%)
1972	27	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
1973	28	—	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
1974	29	—	R128	R64	1–2 (33%)
1975	30	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1976	31	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
1978	33	—	R64	R64	2–2 (50%)
1979	34	—	R32	R128	2–2 (50%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	7–7 (50%)	5–8 (38%)	12–16 (43%)

ATP 500

Ove Bengtson ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	ITA	CAN	W-L Win %
1973	28	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1974	29	R64	R64	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–3 (0%)

ATP 250

Ove Bengtson ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	SWE	BAR	DAL	EAS	HOU	MAD	MC	MIA	MUN	PAR	QUE	ITA	ROT	SPB	STO	TKY	VIE	WAS	ALB	APT	BEC	BER	BOL	BOU	BRI	BRU	BRU	CAR	CAR	CHA	CLE	COL	CUR	DAY	DEN	DEN	DUS	GOT	HAM	HEL	JAC	JAC	JOH	KAN	KIN	KIN	LA	LA	LAC	LAS	LIT	LON	LON	LOS	MAC	MAU	MEM	NEW	NIC	EAS	ORL	OSL	OVI	PAL	IW	PHI	PRA	QUE	RIC	ROA	SAC	SAL	SAL	SAN	SAN	SAN	SAO	SAR	ST.	ST.	SUR	TEH	TOR	TUL	U.S	WEM	W-L Win %
1968	23	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–5 (38%)
1969	24	—	—	—	SF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21–12 (64%)
1970	25	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1971	26	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–5 (50%)
1972	27	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	SF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17–23 (42%)
1973	28	R32	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	QF	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	SF	R16	R32	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	—	21–25 (46%)
1974	29	—	R32	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	11–16 (41%)
1975	30	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–14 (12%)
1976	31	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	13–10 (57%)
1977	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	12–13 (48%)
1978	33	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	R32	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	12–13 (48%)
1979	34	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	2–10 (17%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	7–10 (41%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	4–3 (57%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	3–5 (38%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	8–11 (42%)	0–1 (0%)	6–4 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	6–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	4–6 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	6–3 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	5–3 (62%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–4 (33%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	1–4 (20%)	0–3 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	120–149 (45%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Dec 13, 1976

First Top 100

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 50

Sep 17, 1973

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Ove Bengtson ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51	50	52	55	56
1974	29	—	—	47	55	69	70	75	76	73	—	68	68
1975	30	68	—	106	130	134	138	—	—	—	—	—	177
1976	31	—	—	—	—	—	210	—	—	—	—	—	43
1977	32	47	51	53	48	55	65	73	73	65	76	80	89
1978	33	80	76	70	94	86	88	89	89	91	97	84	88
1979	34	85	85	84	92	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	261

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Ove Bengtson's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Rod Frawley	AUS	#43	1,814	255	112	143	43.9%	$256,333	1	1969–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Bob Giltinan	AUS	#43	1,747	222	106	116	47.7%	—	2	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Geoff Masters	AUS	#42	1,889	490	237	253	48.4%	—	2	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Ivan Molina	COL	#46	1,799	351	156	195	44.4%	—	0	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Frew Mcmillan	RSA	#39	1,808	449	201	248	44.8%	$609,072	2	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Szoke	HUN	#47	1,712	136	60	76	44.1%	—	0	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Ricardo Cano	ARG	#42	1,797	285	140	145	49.1%	$461	0	1970–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Bob Carmichael	AUS	#55	1,902	469	213	256	45.4%	$414	1	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Vladimir Zednik	CZE	#35	1,757	271	113	158	41.7%	—	2	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Bernie Mitton	RSA	#42	1,827	429	206	223	48.0%	—	2	1971–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Haroon Rahim	PAK	#34	1,851	324	148	176	45.7%	—	2	1968–1977	Rivalries	Match log
Allan Stone	AUS	#38	1,884	488	245	243	50.2%	—	0	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ove Bengtson?: Ove Bengtson is 81 years old, born on April 5, 1945.
Which country does Ove Bengtson represent?: Ove Bengtson represents Sweden in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Ove Bengtson?: Ove Bengtson is 196 cm / 6'5".
Is Ove Bengtson left-handed or right-handed?: Ove Bengtson plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Ove Bengtson won?: Ove Bengtson has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Ove Bengtson won?: TennisDB does not group any of Ove Bengtson's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Ove Bengtson won?: Ove Bengtson has won 1 ATP singles title across all categories. The most recent was Beckenham in 1969.
What is Ove Bengtson's highest ATP ranking?: Ove Bengtson's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 43, first achieved on December 13, 1976.
What is Ove Bengtson's career win-loss record?: Ove Bengtson has a career ATP singles record of 132 wins and 168 losses (44.0%).
Which seasons of Ove Bengtson's career appear in TennisDB?: Ove Bengtson appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1979.
On which surface does Ove Bengtson have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Ove Bengtson's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 53.2% (25–22).
Who has Ove Bengtson faced most often?: Ove Bengtson's most frequent opponent is Stan Smith, with a head-to-head record of 1–10 across 11 meetings.