Not on a world ranking list we hold: the full lists are kept from September 2026 and the weekly top lists from 2013, so a player outside them has none.
SWE
Maria Bengtsson
Sweden · Women's doubles, mixed doubles and women's singles · 1981 to 1996
Born 5 March 1964 · Right-handed · 163 cm
- 95
- matches
- 45%
- won
- 3
- senior titles
- 11
- finals
1,467Women's doubles
last rated 1996
last rated 1996
Highest 1,491. Mixed doubles: 1,573. Women's singles: 1,496.
2/10won of the last
10 matches
10 matches
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- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- L
- L
- L
- L
Latest: lost to Eliza Nathanael / Zelin Resiana, Olympic Games 1996, round of 64. Newest on the left.
Season by season
Matches played and won, year by year.
- Played
- Won
- A title that year
'81
'83
'85
'87
'89
'91
'93
'95
'96
Show the numbers
| Year | Played | Won | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 1991 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 1989 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Titles
3 senior titles.
Every final won, newest first. Each opens that edition's draw.
- 1992 Singapore Open Mixed doubles, with Pär-Gunnar Jönsson beat Lee Sang-bok / Gil Young-ah 15–3 15–10
- Indonesia Open Mixed doubles, with Pär-Gunnar Jönsson beat Aryono Miranat / Eliza Nathanael 15–12 11–15 15–9
- 1990 Singapore Open Mixed doubles, with Jan-Eric Antonsson beat Jan Paulsen / Gillian Gowers 9–15 15–10 15–7
Recent matches
The last 20 matches.
Scores read from Maria Bengtsson's side.
Olympic Games 1996Women's doubles, with Margit Borg
Round of 64
Eliza Nathanael / Zelin Resiana
6–15 13–15
Lost
World Championships 1995Women's doubles, with Margit Borg
Round of 128
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen / Marlene Thomsen
11–15 6–15
Lost
Uber Cup 1994Women's doubles, with Catrine Bengtsson
Semi-finals
Ge Fei / Gu Jun
15–11 12–15 11–15
Lost
European Championships 1994Mixed doubles, with Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Semi-final
Michael Søgaard / Catrine Bengtsson
6–15 6–15
Lost
European Championships 1994Women's doubles, with Erica van Dijck
Semi-final
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen / Lotte Olsen
2–15 8–15
Lost
World Championships 1993Mixed doubles, with Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Quarter-final
Aryono Miranat / Eliza Nathanael
15–8 7–15 6–15
Lost
World Championships 1993Women's doubles, with Catrine Bengtsson
Round of 16
Nong Qunhua / Zhou Lei
15–13 15–18 12–15
Lost
World Championships 1993Mixed doubles, with Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Round of 16
Tim He / Amanda Hardy
15–3 15–11
Won
World Championships 1993Women's doubles, with Catrine Bengtsson
Round of 32
Finarsih / Lili Tampi
18–14 4–15 15–11
Won
World Championships 1993Mixed doubles, with Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Round of 32
Liang Qing / Peng Yun
15–5 15–11
Won
World Championships 1993Women's doubles, with Catrine Bengtsson
Round of 64
Bożena Bąk / Bożena Haracz
15–5 15–6
Won
World Championships 1993Mixed doubles, with Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Round of 128
David Gilmour / Gillian Martin
15–10 15–2
Won
Sudirman Cup 1993Women's doubles, with Catrine Bengtsson
Results
Chung So-young / Gil Young-ah
10–15 10–15
Lost
Sudirman Cup 1993Mixed doubles, with Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Results
Park Joo-bong / Gil Young-ah
8–15 4–15
Lost
Singapore Open 1992Mixed doubles, with Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Final
Lee Sang-bok / Gil Young-ah
15–3 15–10
Won
Partners and rivals
Who with, and who against.
Head to head counts every draw match between them, in any event.
Partners
- Christine MagnussonWomen's doubles · 1981 to 199113–13
- Catrine BengtssonWomen's doubles · 1989 to 19948–12
- Pär-Gunnar JönssonMixed doubles · 1991 to 19949–7
- Jan-Eric AntonssonMixed doubles · 1988 to 19933–4
- Stefan KarlssonMixed doubles · 1985 to 19864–2
- Margit BorgWomen's doubles · 1992 to 19960–3
- Karin EricssonWomen's doubles · 19900–2
- Thomas KihlströmMixed doubles · 19841–1
Rivals
- Dorte KjærDenmark · last met 19904–4
- Nettie NielsenDenmark · last met 19903–4
- Nong QunhuaChina · last met 19931–5
- Gil Young-ahSouth Korea · last met 19932–3
- Guan WeizhenChina · last met 19920–5
- Gillian GowersEngland · last met 19922–3
- Eliza NathanaelIndonesia · last met 19961–3
- Lisbet Stuer-LauridsenDenmark · last met 19950–3