Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Bethanie Mattek-Sands (<a href="/facts/Birth_name/FctFJcbg">née</a> Bethanie Lynn Mattek; born March 23, 1985) is an American professional <a href="/facts/Tennis/GwVaWdn0">tennis</a> player. She has won nine <a href="/facts/Grand_Slam_(tennis)/ByjyRGUW">Grand Slam</a> titles (five in women's doubles and four in mixed doubles), and an Olympic <a href="/facts/Gold_medal/KNdclHgp">gold medal</a>, and is a former <a href="/facts/List_of_WTA_number_1_ranked_doubles_tennis_players/HID3b9Wy">world No. 1</a> in doubles.
In women's doubles, Mattek-Sands has won 30 career titles, including five majors at the <a href="/facts/2015_Australian_Open_%25E2%2580%2593_Women%2527s_doubles/NNkD0AL9">2015 Australian Open</a>, <a href="/facts/2015_French_Open_%25E2%2580%2593_Women%2527s_doubles/WMGmz0Te">2015 French Open</a>, <a href="/facts/2016_US_Open_%25E2%2580%2593_Women%2527s_doubles/NR4yAS1f">2016 US Open</a>, <a href="/facts/2017_Australian_Open_%25E2%2580%2593_Women%2527s_doubles/v5Y6D1nH">2017 Australian Open</a> and <a href="/facts/2017_French_Open_%25E2%2580%2593_Women%2527s_doubles/GafPwcym">2017 French Open</a>, all partnering <a href="/facts/Lucie_%25C5%25A0af%25C3%25A1%25C5%2599ov%25C3%25A1/xcodAp8G">Lucie Šafářová</a>. The pair also were the runners-up of the <a href="/facts/2016_WTA_Finals_%25E2%2580%2593_Doubles/CwwWdsdP">2016 WTA Finals</a>. 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 <a href="/facts/2012_Australian_Open_%25E2%2580%2593_Mixed_doubles/sqUaG7Tg">2012 Australian Open</a> with and the <a href="/facts/2015_French_Open_%25E2%2580%2593_Mixed_doubles/j63sDAMI">2015 French Open</a> and a gold medal at the <a href="/facts/Tennis_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%25E2%2580%2593_Mixed_doubles/0UPNHfQt">2016 Rio Olympics</a>. 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 <a href="/facts/2018_US_Open_%25E2%2580%2593_Mixed_doubles/CLhRsGH2">2018</a> and <a href="/facts/2019_US_Open_%25E2%2580%2593_Mixed_doubles/fbTY8JPj">2019 US Open</a> mixed doubles titles, both partnering <a href="/facts/Jamie_Murray/R7nY7Usd">Jamie Murray</a>. Mattek also played <a href="/facts/World_TeamTennis/T5dpru86">World TeamTennis</a> for the <a href="/facts/Hartford_FoxForce/M0ILmILW">Hartford FoxForce</a> in 2000, the <a href="/facts/Sacramento_Capitals/uGupSQqP">Sacramento Capitals</a> in 2006, and the <a href="/facts/New_York_Sportimes/f6B7kKHT">New York Sportimes</a> in 2008.
Mattek-Sands has also won five singles and three doubles titles on the <a href="/facts/ITF_Women%2527s_Circuit/WY6oTT0U">ITF Women's Circuit</a>. Her best results in singles on the WTA Tour are reaching the fourth round of two major events (<a href="/facts/2008_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Women%2527s_singles/DWz4ssHy">Wimbledon</a> in 2008 and the <a href="/facts/2013_French_Open_%25E2%2580%2593_Women%2527s_singles/12QkSI8F">French Open</a> in 2013), the semifinals of the tournaments in <a href="/facts/Western_%2526_Southern_Financial_Group_Women%2527s_Open/tUr49vh2">Cincinnati</a> in 2005 and <a href="/facts/DFS_Classic/Uk2SGSnk">Birmingham</a> in 2008, and the final of the <a href="/facts/Bell_Challenge/NbpBdvK3">Bell Challenge</a> in 2008 and 2010. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 30 in the world on July 11, 2011.

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