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Bethanie Mattek-sands

USA
Residence: Phoenix, AZ, USA
DOB: March 23, 1985
Birthplace: Rochester, MN, USA
Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Weight: 145 lbs. (66 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (1999)
JANUARY - Withdrew from Australian Open w/left hip injury.

FEBRUARY - Withdrew from Paris [Indoors] and Dubai w/left hip injury.

MARCH - Reached 2r at Indian Wells (l. to No.31 seed Dulko); fell 1r at Miami (l. to WC Pivovarova).

APRIL - Reached 2r at Ponte Vedra Beach (as No.8 seed, d. qualifier Bartoli in 1r, falling to WC Hantuchova; win over world No.13 Bartoli was sixth Top 20 win); reached 2r at Charleston (as No.12 seed, l. to Rodionova); also won fifth Tour doubles title at Charleston (w/Petrova); went 1-2 in USA's 3-2 Fed Cup World Group SF win over Czech Republic; won sixth Tour doubles title at Stuttgart (w/Petrova).

MAY - Reached 2r at Rome (l. to No.9 seed Wozniacki); fell 1r at Madrid (l. to No.3 seed Dementieva); fell 1r at Warsaw (as No.7 seed, l. to Keothavong); also won seventh Tour doubles title at Warsaw (w/Kops-Jones); fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. to No.3 seed V.Williams in 3s).

JUNE - Fell 1r at Birmingham (as No.9 seed, l. to Glatch); fell 1r at Wimbledon (l. to No.18 seed Stosur in 3s).

JULY - Fell 1r at Stanford (l. to No.5 seed Petrova in 3s).

AUGUST - Fell 1r at Los Angeles (l. to Wozniak); fell in Cincinnati and Toronto qualifying; reached 2r at US Open (l. to No.3 seed V.Williams).

SEPTEMBER - Reached QF at Quebec City (as WC, d. No.7 seed Lepchenko en route; l. to No.4 seed Safarova).

OCTOBER - Did not play.
1999 - Made first appearance in Philadelphia qualifying (as WC).

2000 - Fell in Tour qualifying twice (incl. US Open).

2001 - Played first two Tour main draws, falling 1r at Amelia Island and US Open; fell in Tour qualifying once; also played on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Played one Tour main draw, falling 1r at US Open; continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played five Tour main draws, falling 1r at all five (incl. US Open); fell in Tour qualifying four times (incl. Wimbledon); won one singles title and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Played three Tour main draws, reaching 2r at Montréal and Vancouver but falling 1r at US Open (as WC); fell in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. other three majors); won one Tour doubles title; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played three Tour main draws, reaching SF at Cincinnati (d. No.19 Jankovic en route for first Top 20 win; l. to Schnyder) and falling 1r twice (incl. US Open); fell in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Roland Garros); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Near-Top 100 season; QF twice, at Bogotá and Los Angeles (d. No.18 Pennetta en route for second Top 20 win); reached 2r four times, fell 1r six times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open) and in Tour qualifying nine times (incl. Australian Open).

2007 - Second straight near-Top 100 season; QF at Memphis; reached 2r four times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open), fell 1r three times and in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. other two majors); made Top 100 debut on July 23 (after Cincinnati; rose from No.116 to No.97); won one Tour doubles title; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Breakthrough season highlighted by first Tour singles final at Québec City (as No.6 seed, d. No.5 seed Wozniak en route; l. to top seed Petrova in 3s); SF twice, at Birmingham (d. No.3 seed Vaidisova en route; l. to Wickmayer) and Los Angeles (as WC, d. No.11 seed Vaidisova en route; l. to No.10 seed Pennetta 75 third set); reached first Grand Slam 4r at Wimbledon (d. No.11 seed Bartoli en route; l. to No.6 seed S.Williams); reached 2r four times, incl. Roland Garros (as qualifier, l. to top seed Sharapova in 3s) and US Open (l. to No.17 seed Cornet); fell 1r six times and in Tour qualifying twice (incl. Australian Open); had third through fifth Top 20 wins, at Memphis (No.13 Golovin), Birmingham (No.19 Vaidisova) and Wimbledon (No.10 Bartoli; first Top 10 win); having started season outside Top 100, made Top 50 debut on July 28 (after Los Angeles; rose from No.59 to No.45); won third and fourth Tour doubles titles at Bogotá (w/Benesova) and Amelia Island (w/Uhlirova); won one singles title on ITF Circuit; withdrew from Cincinnati w/low back injury.
SINGLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Dothan, AL-USA; 2007 - ITF/Indian Harbour Beach, FL-USA; 2005 - ITF/Palm Beach Gardens, FL-USA; 2004 - ITF/Schenectady, NY-USA; 2003 - ITF/Fullerton, CA-USA.
Finalist (1): 2008 - Québec City.
Semifinalist (3): 2008 - Birmingham, Los Angeles; 2005 - Cincinnati.
Quarterfinalist (3): 2007 - Memphis; 2006 - Bogotá, Los Angeles.

DOUBLES
Winner (7): 2009 - Charleston, Stuttgart (both w/Petrova), Warsaw (w/Kops-Jones); 2008 - Bogotá (w/Benesova), Amelia Island (w/Uhlirova); 2007 - Cincinnati (w/Mirza); 2004 - Vancouver (w/Spears); 2003 - ITF/Fullerton, CA-USA, ITF/Troy, AL-USA (both w/Perry), ITF/Charlottesville, VA-USA (w/Osterloh).
Finalist (3): 2006 - Prague, Rabat (both w/Harkleroad); 2005 - Los Angeles (w/Haynes).

ADDITIONAL
American Fed Cup Team, 2009.
Currently without a coach; fitness coach is Jay Schroeder ... Began playing at age 5; spent time as a child at the Evert and Rick Macci academies ... Father, Tim, is an accountant; mother, Heidi, is a nurse; has two brothers, Chad and Andrew, and one sister, Alison; has one dog, Ruger ... Married Justin Sands on November 29, 2008 (formerly Bethanie Mattek) ... Enjoys shopping, fashion, dancing, watching squash and NFL football ... Favorite city is New York ... Admires Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre and NBA star Michael Jordan; tennis players most admired are Graf, Seles ... Likes Starbucks coffee, Krispy Kreme donuts ... Best memories include playing in big stadiums.

Official Website: www.bmattek.com