Ingrid Bentzer (née Löfdahl, born 6 December 1943) is a Swedish former

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player who was active in the 1960s and 1970s. She was ranked in the world's Top 15 in the 1970s and was the No. 1 ranked Swedish player in 1973 to 1975.

Tennis career

From 1965 to 1978, she competed in 13 editions of the

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. Her best result in the singles competition was reaching the fourth round in 1973 in which she lost to eight-seeded

Olga Morozova Olga Vasilyevna Morozova ( rus, link=no, Ольга Васильевна Морозова, , ˈolʲɡə mɐˈrozəvə, a=Ru-Olga_Morozova.ogg; born 22 February 1949) is a retired tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union. She was the run ...

. In the doubles event, she reached the quarterfinals of the

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in 1971 and 1975, partnering Christina Sandberg and Helena Anliot respectively. During her career, Bentzer won five WTA Tour titles. From 1966 to 1977, she was a member of the Swedish Fed Cup team, and she played 19 ties and compiled a record of 16 wins and 17 losses.

Career finals

Singles (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Sports administration

After retiring from active tennis Bentzer served as Head of Women's Professional Tennis for the

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(ITF) from 1995 through 1999. She was the European head of press for the

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and was a consultant to the

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. Bentzer also served as an administrator and sports executive for the

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governing body. She was the chairman and acting

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of the

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(WSA) from May 2011 until the beginning of 2015. Bentzer was a board member of the WSA from 2005 through 2014, and served as chairman from 2008. During her tenure the organisation was rebranded from Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA) to its current name of Women's Squash Association. In March 2014 the

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appointed Bentzer as the vice-chairman of the Enshrinee Nominating Committee. Bentzer is a member of the Fed Cup Committee.

References

* General reference
"ITHF appoints Lofdahl-Bentzer"
''Racquet Sports Industry'' magazine, 27 March 2014

External links

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