H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Arthur Ashe vs Ove Bengtson H2H: 5-0

Arthur Ashe holds a 5–0 lead over Ove Bengtson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Arthur Ashe leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1978 Stockholm Open round of 16 6-3 6-2.

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Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
5 – 0
5 main draw meetings
Ove Bengtson
SWE Age 81 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arthur Ashe #16 6-3 6-2 Ove Bengtson #96 Match data Nov 10, 1978* R16 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe #16 6-3 5-7 6-4 Ove Bengtson #91 Match data Sep 21, 1978* R32 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 2-6 6-1 7-6 Ove Bengtson Match data Apr 4, 1974* R16 Palm Desert Wct ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe (w/o) Ove Bengtson Match data Mar 20, 1969* R32 St. Petersburg ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 11-9 6-4 6-1 Ove Bengtson Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44
Ove Bengtson #261 #43 0 1,732 132 168 44.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Arthur Ashe Ove Bengtson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
23 — — — — — — — 1968 5–6 45.5% — 1,557 0 0
24 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6 1969 24–14 63.2% — 1,699 0 1
25 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7 1970 1–4 20.0% — 1,648 0 1
26 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16 1971 6–7 46.2% — 1,636 0 1
27 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19 1972 17–24 41.5% — 1,678 0 1
28 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23 1973 22–27 44.9% #56 1,646 0 1
29 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25 1974 12–20 37.5% #68 1,635 0 1
30 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28 1975 2–15 11.8% #177 1,539 0 1
31 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36 1976 13–11 54.2% #43 1,657 0 1
32 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41 1977 12–13 48.0% #89 1,665 0 1
33 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41 1978 14–15 48.3% #88 1,725 0 1
34 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44 1979 4–12 25.0% #261 1,598 0 1
35 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Arthur Ashe Ove Bengtson
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 1969 8 4 12 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
25 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4% 1971 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5% 1972 3 6 9 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 9 18 50.0%
28 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0% 1973 7 10 17 41.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 9 19 52.6%
29 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8% 1974 6 4 10 60.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 6 10 40.0%
30 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1% 1975 1 6 7 14.3% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 1 5 6 16.7%
31 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8% 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
32 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7% 1977 6 9 15 40.0% — — — — — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
33 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1978 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0%
34 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3% 1979 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
35 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 203 63 266 76.3% 185 74 259 71.4% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3% — 48 58 106 45.3% 19 37 56 33.9% 25 22 47 53.2% 40 51 91 44.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Arthur Ashe Ove Bengtson
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1558 109.4 — — — — — -67 -17 45.5% -0.18 2–1 (67%) — — -1.21
24 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94 1969 1699 122.0 — — — — +49 -151 -25 58.8% +0.65 10–5 (67%) — — +3.21
25 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48 1970 1649 106.8 — — — — — -104 — 37.5% -1.19 0–1 — — -0.47
26 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44 1971 1636 112.8 — — — — +63 — -23 47.4% -0.34 2–2 (50%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.19
27 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37 1972 1679 130.8 — — — — +45 -99 -132 46.0% -0.24 4–10 (29%) 3–3 (50%) — +1.02
28 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37 1973 1647 123.8 — — — — +16 -57 -86 44.3% -0.42 4–6 (40%) 10–6 (63%) — +2.04
29 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02 1974 1636 126.2 — — — — +34 -130 -46 39.2% -0.96 2–7 (22%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.62
30 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59 1975 1540 122.9 — — — — +28 -64 — 26.2% -1.57 1–7 (13%) 2–5 (29%) — -1.08
31 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11 1976 1657 131.0 — — — — -19 -165 +36 53.6% +0.04 4–4 (50%) 6–2 (75%) — +1.17
32 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81 1977 1666 124.8 — — — — 0 — — 46.3% -0.43 3–1 (75%) 8–3 (73%) — +1.91
33 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42 1978 1726 135.2 — — — — -9 -188 -18 50.0% -0.32 6–7 (46%) 12–6 (67%) — +0.31
34 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43 1979 1598 117.7 — — — — -27 — +138 36.4% -0.71 3–5 (38%) 1–8 (11%) — +0.48
35 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2260 157.1 — — — — +84 -86 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -1.95 — 1732 131.5 — — — — +18 -112 -17 45.9% -0.35 41–56 (42%) 58–40 (59%) 104.0 +2.02

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.