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 - Fell in Brisbane qualifying; won 11th WTA doubles titles at Brisbane (w/Mirza); fell in Australian Open qualifying.

FEBRUARY - Fell 1r at Pattaya City (l. to Cirstea); fell 1r at Doha (l. to Kuznetsova); fell in Dubai qualifying; won 12th WTA doubles title at Dubai (w/Mirza); runner-up at Kuala Lumpur (l. to Ka.Pliskova in final).

MARCH - Fell 1r at Indian Wells (l. to Hampton); reached 2r at Miami (l. to Kirilenko).

APRIL - Reached 3r at Charleston (l. to Keys).
1999 - Made first appearance in Philadelphia qualifying (as WC).

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

2001 - Played first two WTA main draws, falling 1r at Amelia Island and US Open; fell in qualifying once.

2002 - Fell 1r once (US Open).

2003 - Fell 1r five times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying four times (incl. Wimbledon); won one singles title and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Reached 2r twice; fell 1r once (US Open) and in qualifying seven times (incl. other three majors); won one WTA doubles title; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - SF at Cincinnati (l. to Schnyder); fell 1r twice (incl. US Open) and in qualifying six times (incl. Roland Garros); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - QF twice at Bogotá and Los Angeles; reached 2r four times; fell 1r six times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open) and in qualifying nine times (incl. Australian Open).

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

2008 - First Top 50 season (finishing No.39); reached first WTA final at Québec City (l. to Petrova); SF twice at Birmingham (l. to Wickmayer) and Los Angeles (l. to Pennetta); reached 4r once (Wimbledon) and 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open); fell 1r six times and in qualifying twice (incl. Australian Open); made Top 50 debut on July 28 (rose from No.59 to No.45); won two WTA doubles titles; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 - QF at Québec City; reached 2r five times (incl. US Open); fell 1r eight times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and in qualifying twice; won three WTA doubles titles; missed first two months w/left hip injury (withdrew from Australian Open, Paris [Indoors] and Dubai).

2010 - Another Top 100 season; reached second WTA final at Québec City (l. to Paszek); reached 2r nine times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open and Charleston; l. to Petkovic 36 63 75 at US Open after holding 3mp at 5-4 third set; l. to A.Bondarenko 46 75 75 at Charleston after holding 2mp at 5-4 second set and 1mp at 5-4 third set); fell 1r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying three times (incl. Australian Open); won one WTA doubles title.

2011 - Third Top 100 season; strong first half, best results in 13 events being third WTA final at Hobart (l. to Gajdosova), SF at Paris [Indoors] (l. to Kvitova) and two QFs at Madrid and Copenhagen; also reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r four times; fell 1r four times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); set career-high No.30 on July 11 (shortly after Wimbledon); also won one WTA doubles title; right shoulder injury caused withdrawal from all but one event second half of season, falling 1r at US Open (withdrew from Toronto, Cincinnati, Dallas, Québec City, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] and Beijing); finished No.55 on November 7 year-end rankings.

2012 - QF at Linz; reached 2r three times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r five times (incl. Australian Open and US Open) and in qualifying four times; won one WTA doubles title; won first Grand Slam mixed doubles title at Australian Open (w/Tecau); struggled with injuries throughout season, including low back injury (withdrew from Doha and Memphis), left hip injury (withdrew from Miami and Charleston) and left foot injury (withdrew from Bad Gastein).
SINGLES
Finalist (4): 2013 - Kuala Lumpur; 2011 - Hobart; 2010 - Québec City; 2008 - Québec City.

DOUBLES
Winner (12): 2013 - Brisbane, Dubai (both w/Mirza); 2012 - Brussels (w/Mirza); 2011 - Paris [Indoors] (w/Shaughnessy); 2010 - Ponte Vedra Beach (w/Yan); 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).
Finalist (10): 2013 - Stuttgart (w/Mirza); 2011 - Indian Wells, Charleston (both w/Shaughnessy); 2010 - Memphis, New Haven (both w/Shaughnessy), Birmingham (w/Huber), Québec City (w/Zahlavova Strycova); 2006 - Prague, Rabat (both w/Harkleroad); 2005 - Los Angeles (w/Haynes).

MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2012 - Australian Open (w/Tecau).

ADDITIONAL
American Fed Cup Team, 2009-11.
Coached by Adam Altschuler; 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 ... Enjoys shopping, fashion, dancing, watching NFL football ... Favorite city is New York ... Admires Brett Favre and Michael Jordan; tennis players most admired are Steffi Graf, Monica Seles ... Likes Starbucks coffee and Krispy Kreme donuts ... Best memories include winning 2011 Hopman Cup and 2012 Australian Open mixed doubles title.