Bethanie Lynn Mattek-Sands (born March 23, 1985, in Rochester, Minnesota) is an American professional tennis player who competes on the WTA Tour. She lives in Miami, Florida but trains in Phoenix, Arizona. Mattek has won five singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, and her best results on the WTA Tour to date are reaching the semifinals of the tournaments in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2005 and Birmingham, United Kingdom in 2008 and the finals of the Bell Challenge in 2008 and 2010. In doubles, she has won four WTA Tour titles. Mattek also plays for the New York Sportimes for World Team Tennis.
Mattek has achieved extensive publicity as a result of her eccentric fashion sense on the court. Notable outfits include leopard print outfits at the 2004 US Open and 2007 US Open, a striped cowboy hat that garnered her a fine at the 2005 US Open, a "soccer theme" at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships that included £10 football socks, chandelier earrings, a tube top worn over a strappy vest top, tiny running shorts and a headband, pink knee-high socks at the 2006 JPMorgan Chase Open , and a loosely draped beige top, with a crocheted waist and split sleeves that resembled a toga and beige knee-high socks at the 2006 US Open . She has since toned down her tennis outfits, but still wears knee-high socks.
statics
Country : United States
Residence : Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Date of birth : March 23, 1985 (1985-03-23)
Height : 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight : 145 lb (66 kg)
Turned pro : 1999
Plays : Right-handed
Career prize money : US$ 1,248,657
Singles
Career record : 187–157
Career titles : 0 WTA (5 ITF)
Highest ranking : No. 37 (March 23, 2009)
Current ranking : No. 59 (October 4, 2010)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open : Q3 (2006, 2007, 2010)
French Open : 2R (2008, 2010)
Wimbledon : 4R (2008)
US Open : 2R (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Doubles
Career record : 148–99
Career titles : 7 WTA (3 ITF)
Highest ranking : No. 12 (April 5, 2010)
Thursday, October 14, 2010
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