Bent-Ove Pedersen

Country (sports)	Norway
Residence	Oslo, Norway
Born	(1967-07-11) 11 July 1967 (age 56) Oslo, Norway
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1992
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$134,339
Singles
Career record	3–6
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 366 (13 Sep 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	1R (1993)
Doubles
Career record	34–40
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 78 (30 Aug 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1993)
French Open	1R (1993)
Wimbledon	1R (1993)
US Open	QF (1991)

Bent-Ove Pedersen (born 11 July 1967, in Oslo) is a former tennis player from Norway, who turned professional in 1992.^[1]

Biography

He spent several years playing tennis at Berkeley in California.^[2] The right-hander represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he partnered Christian Ruud. The pair was defeated in the first round by South Africa's eventual runners-up Wayne Ferreira and Piet Norval.^[3] Pedersen reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 13 September 1993, when he became the number 366 of the world. He was in quarterfinal in US Open doubles, 1991, partnering Matt Lucena from the US. He became the number 78 on the doubles ranking 30. August 1993.^[4]

Career finals

Doubles (1 win, 1 loss)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 1992	Bolzano, Italy	Carpet (i)	Anders Järryd	Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk	6–1, 6–7, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Jan 1993	Kuala Lumpur-1, Malaysia	Hard	Henrik Holm	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	5–7, 3–6