Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Tennis career
In 1999, Mattek played her first WTA Tour event in Philadelphia where she received a wildcard into the qualifying. She fell in the first round of qualifying to Nana Miyagi 63, 62. It was the only match of the year for Mattek. Then in 2000, Mattek received a wildcard into qualifying at the Lipton International Players Championships in Key Biscayne, Florida but fell in the first round to Anca Barna 61, 62. Later in the year, Mattek played in her first Grand Slam event at the US Open. She was gifted a wildcard into the qualification rounds and fell in the first round to 28th-seeded Gisela Riera 57, 62, 62.
In 2001, Mattek again received a wildcard into the qualifying at the Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida. She won her first match against 12th-seeded Catalina Castao 64, 76(3) but fell in the next round to 14th-seeded Sandra Cacic 75, 64. Mattek received direct entry into the ITF event Boynton Beach due to a wildcard. She defeated top-seeded Elena Likhovtseva 63, 16, 62 in the first round and Jennifer Hopkins 62, 60 in the second round. She lost in the quarterfinals against Asa Carlsson 61, 61. With these successes, she rose to World No. 343 in the rankings. Mattek received direct entry to the tournament in Amelia Island, Florida thanks to a wildcard. She lost first round to lucky loser Jill Craybas 46, 61, 63. Mattek played another ITF event Bronx as a wildcard and lost first round to Sylvia Plischke 61, 64. Mattek played her first main draw as a wildcard at a Grand Slam tournament at the US Open and lost to Australia’s Alicia Molik 46, 62, 64. Mattek ended the year ranked World No. 338.
Mattek reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 38 on November 3, 2008 and career-high ranking of World No. 24 in doubles. At Grand Slam tournaments, she has reached the second round of the 2008 French Open, extending World No. 1 Maria Sharapova, who had beaten her on their only meeting till that day 60, 60 on green clay, to three sets, and the second round of the 2007 US Open; her best result was at Wimbledon in 2008 where she reached the fourth round, claiming her first top 10 win over 2007 Wimbledon runner-up Marion Bartoli. She reached the last sixteen, losing to Serena Williams 63, 63.
At the East West Bank Classic in Los Angeles, Mattek defeated Abigail Spears in the first round 62, 64 and 11th-seeded Nicole Vaidiov in the second round 64, 60. In both victories over Vaidiov this year, Mattek managed to take a love set. She went on to defeat Olga Govortsova 75, 62 in the third round and Meng Yuan in the quarterfinals 62, 75 having recovered from a 25 deficit in the second set. In the semifinals, Mattek was defeated by tenth-seeded Flavia Pennetta 36, 62, 75. Mattek reached her first ever WTA tour final in November 2008 at the Bell Challenge in Canada losing to the top seed Nadia Petrova 46, 64, 61.
She pulled out of the Australian Open in January 2009 with a hip injury. She made her season debut at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, CA reaching the second round, defeating Tathiana Garbin in the first, before losing to Gisela Dulko. She also entered the doubles event with Mashona Washington, where she reached the third round. At the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, she lost in the first round to the 18th seed from Australia, Samantha Stosur.
Fashion
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 boob-tube 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 .
Personal life
On November 29, 2008 she married insurance executive Justin Sands in Naples, Florida; she will use the name Bethanie Mattek-Sands professionally.
Notable results
Bethanie Mattek playing for the New York Sportimes during a World Team Tennis match in Mamaroneck on July 10, 2008
Singles
ITF Titles:
2003 – Winner $10,000 ITF Fullerton, CA
2004 – Winner $50,000 ITF Schenectady, NY
2005 – Winner $25,000 ITF Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2007 – Winner $50,000 ITF Indian Harbour Beach,FL
2008 – Winner $75,000 ITF Dothan, AL.
Legend: Before 2009
Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments
WTA Championships
Tier I
Premier Mandatory
Tier II
Premier 5
Tier III
Premier
Tier IV & V
International
WTA Tour Singles
Runner-ups (1)
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent in Final
Score in Final
1.
November 2, 2008
Quebec City, Canada
Carpet
Nadia Petrova
46, 64, 61
WTA Tour doubles titles (7)
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponent in Final
Score in Final
1.
August 15, 2004
Vancouver, Canada
Clay
Abigail Spears
Els Callens
Anna-Lena Gronefeld
63, 63
2.
July 22, 2007
Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open,
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Hard
Sania Mirza
Alina Jidkova
Tatiana Poutchek
76(4), 75
3.
February 23, 2008
Copa Colsanitas,
Bogot, Colombia
Clay
Iveta Beneov
Jelena Kostani Toi
Martina Mller
63, 63
4.
April 13, 2008
Bausch & Lomb Championships,
Amelia Island, Florida, U.S.
Clay
Vladimra Uhlov
Victoria Azarenka
Elena Vesnina
63, 61
5.
April 19, 2009
Family Circle Cup,
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Clay
Nadia Petrova
Liga Dekmeijere
Patty Schnyder
67(5), 62,
6.
May 3, 2009
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix,
Stuttgart, Germany
Clay
Nadia Petrova
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta
57, 63,
7.
May 23, 2009
Warsaw Open,
Warsaw, Poland
Clay
Raquel Kops-Jones
Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
61, 61
References
^ ‘Socks and the singles girl on Centre Court’, Daily Telegraph, June 29, 2006
^ Williams Fires 12 Aces in Chase Open Win Helenair.com
^ ‘Being Bethanie’, Fox Sports, September 01, 2006
^ ‘Full Speed Ahead’, Tennis magazine, August 30, 2006
^ Congratulations, Bethanie! WTATour.com, January 19, 2009
^ “Bethanie Mattek, Highlights”. WTA Tour. http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/players/playerprofiles/PlayerBio2.asp?PlayerID=130713. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
^ 2004 WTA Tour Calendar, Tennis.quickfound.net
External links
Bethanie Mattek-Sands profile on the WTA Tour’s official website
The official website of Bethanie Mattek-Sands
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