Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Mattek-Sands at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) United States
ResidencePhoenix, Arizona
Born (1985-03-23) March 23, 1985 (age 39)
Rochester, Minnesota
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Turned pro1999
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachJared Jacobs
Prize moneyUS$ 8,687,175
Official websitebmattek.com
Singles
Career record376–322
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 30 (July 11, 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2015)
French Open4R (2013)
Wimbledon4R (2008)
US Open3R (2015)
Doubles
Career record457–255
Career titles30
Highest rankingNo. 1 (January 9, 2017)
Current rankingNo. 20 (October 28, 2024)[1]
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2015, 2017)
French OpenW (2015, 2017)
WimbledonSF (2010)
US OpenW (2016)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2016)
Olympic GamesQF (2021)
Mixed doubles
Career titles5
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (2012)
French OpenW (2015)
WimbledonSF (2015)
US OpenW (2018, 2019)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesW (2016)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (2010, 2017, 2018),
record 10–7
Hopman CupW (2011)
Olympic Games
Women's tennis
Representing  United States
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Mixed doubles
Last updated on: July 15, 2024.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands (née Bethanie Lynn Mattek; born March 23, 1985) is an American professional tennis player. She has won nine Grand Slam titles (five in women's doubles and four in mixed doubles), and an Olympic gold medal, and is a former world No. 1 in doubles.[2][3]

In women's doubles, Mattek-Sands has won 30 career titles, including five Grand Slam titles at the 2015 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, 2016 US Open, 2017 Australian Open and 2017 French Open, all partnering Lucie Šafářová. The pair also were the runners-up of the 2016 WTA Finals. Mattek-Sands became the world No. 1 in doubles on January 9, 2017, and held the top ranking for 32 consecutive weeks.

Mattek-Sands has also found great success in mixed doubles; she won the 2012 Australian Open with and the 2015 French Open and a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Mattek-Sands then suffered a major knee injury in 2017 that required surgery and a year away from competition to heal, but eventually came back to win the 2018 and 2019 US Open mixed doubles titles, both partnering Jamie Murray.[4] Mattek also played World TeamTennis for the Hartford FoxForce in 2000, the Sacramento Capitals in 2006, and the New York Sportimes in 2008.

Mattek-Sands has also won five singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her best results in singles on the WTA Tour are reaching the fourth round of two major events (Wimbledon in 2008 and the French Open in 2013), the semifinals of the tournaments in Cincinnati in 2005 and Birmingham in 2008, and the final of the Bell Challenge in 2008 and 2010. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 30 in the world on July 11, 2011.[3]

  1. ^ "Bethanie Mattek-Sands". wtatennis.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Bethanie Mattek-Sands". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Bethanie Mattek-Sands Overview". Archived from the original on July 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bethanie Mattek-Sands Completes Comeback; Wins Mixed Doubles With Jamie Murray". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 8, 2018. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 28, 2021.