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Ove Bengtson vs Paul Gerken H2H: 1-0

Ove Bengtson holds a 1–0 lead over Paul Gerken in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ove Bengtson leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ove Bengtson won the 1969 Houston round of 16 6-2 6-2.

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Ove Bengtson
SWE Age 81 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Paul Gerken
USA Age 76 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ove Bengtson 6-2 6-2 Paul Gerken Match data Apr 18, 1969* R16 Houston ATP 250 Clay

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
Ove Bengtson #261 #43 0 1,732 132 168 44.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Paul Gerken #496 #35 0 1,836 121 125 49.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Ove Bengtson Paul Gerken
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1968 4–3 57.1% — 1,540 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1969 4–8 33.3% — 1,514 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1970 3–6 33.3% — 1,514 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1971 7–9 43.8% — 1,558 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 1972 14–12 53.8% — 1,651 0 0
23 1968 5–6 45.5% — 1,557 0 0 1973 49–32 60.5% #50 1,760 0 0
24 1969 24–14 63.2% — 1,699 0 1 1974 23–31 42.6% #65 1,649 0 0
25 1970 1–4 20.0% — 1,649 0 1 1975 14–19 42.4% #80 1,610 0 0
26 1971 6–7 46.2% — 1,636 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1972 17–24 41.5% — 1,678 0 1 1977 3–5 37.5% — 1,601 0 0
28 1973 22–27 44.9% #56 1,646 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 1974 12–20 37.5% #68 1,635 0 1 — — — — — — —
30 1975 2–15 11.8% #177 1,539 0 1 — — — — — — —
31 1976 13–11 54.2% #43 1,657 0 1 — — — — — — —
32 1977 12–13 48.0% #89 1,665 0 1 — — — — — — —
33 1978 14–15 48.3% #88 1,725 0 1 — — — — — — —
34 1979 4–12 25.0% #261 1,598 0 1 — — — — — — —

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 Ove Bengtson Paul Gerken
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 3 4 7 42.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1968 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1973 20 11 31 64.5% 18 13 31 58.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 4 10 60.0%
24 1969 8 4 12 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1974 6 10 16 37.5% 7 10 17 41.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7%
25 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1975 3 3 6 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 8 17 52.9%
26 1971 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1972 3 6 9 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 1973 7 10 17 41.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1974 6 4 10 60.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1975 1 6 7 14.3% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1977 6 9 15 40.0% — — — — — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1978 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1979 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 48 58 106 45.3% 19 37 56 33.9% 25 22 47 53.2% 40 51 91 44.0% — 37 34 71 52.1% 39 45 84 46.4% 19 22 41 46.3% 26 24 50 52.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Ove Bengtson Paul Gerken
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1541 101.1 — — — — +35 — -12 42.1% +0.05 1–0 — — -0.33
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1515 107.8 — — — — — -31 -14 43.8% -0.13 1–5 (17%) — — -0.41
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1515 110.8 — — — — — -28 +10 40.9% -0.23 0–2 1–0 — +0.22
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1559 109.8 — — — — -25 -47 — 47.6% +0.10 4–4 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 99.0 +0.83
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1652 124.6 — — — — -35 -61 -66 52.8% +0.39 7–6 (54%) 6–7 (46%) 101.9 +2.18
23 1968 1557 109.4 — — — — — -66 -16 45.5% -0.18 2–1 (67%) — — -1.20 1973 1761 139.5 — — — — +36 -30 -117 56.5% +0.68 18–10 (64%) 16–17 (48%) 105.1 +1.23
24 1969 1699 121.9 — — — — +49 -151 -25 58.8% +0.65 10–5 (67%) — — +3.21 1974 1649 124.9 — — — — +35 -18 -16 46.9% -0.35 8–13 (38%) 13–9 (59%) 96.8 -0.36
25 1970 1649 106.8 — — — — — -102 — 37.5% -1.19 0–1 — — -0.51 1975 1611 129.1 — — — — +120 -75 +20 42.7% -0.56 7–7 (50%) 10–6 (63%) 104.1 -0.80
26 1971 1637 112.7 — — — — +62 — -25 47.4% -0.34 2–2 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 101.8 +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1972 1679 130.7 — — — — +45 -100 -132 46.0% -0.24 4–10 (29%) 3–3 (50%) 95.5 +1.00 1977 1601 119.0 — — — — — -52 — 38.9% -0.39 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.38
28 1973 1647 123.8 — — — — +17 -58 -86 44.3% -0.42 4–6 (40%) 10–6 (63%) 100.5 +2.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1974 1636 126.2 — — — — +34 -131 -46 39.2% -0.96 2–7 (22%) 13–6 (68%) 102.0 -1.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1975 1540 122.8 — — — — +28 -65 — 26.2% -1.57 1–7 (13%) 2–5 (29%) 91.0 -1.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1976 1657 131.0 — — — — -19 -166 +36 53.6% +0.04 4–4 (50%) 6–2 (75%) 105.1 +1.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1977 1666 124.8 — — — — 0 — — 46.3% -0.43 3–1 (75%) 8–3 (73%) 107.2 +1.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1978 1726 135.2 — — — — -9 -189 -18 50.0% -0.32 6–7 (46%) 12–6 (67%) 104.1 +0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1979 1598 117.7 — — — — -27 — +138 36.4% -0.71 3–5 (38%) 1–8 (11%) 91.7 +0.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1732 131.4 — — — — +18 -113 -17 45.9% -0.35 41–56 (42%) 58–40 (59%) 104.0 +1.99 — 1836 131.5 — — — — +41 -38 -39 49.3% +0.09 47–48 (49%) 49–46 (52%) 101.4 +1.21

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.