BIOGRAPHY

Bethanie Mattek-Sands was born March 23, 1985 in Rochester, Minnesota. She began playing tennis at age 5 having trained at the world famous Evert Academy, and played her first pro event at just 14 years old. Mattek-Sands is currently one of the top players not only for the USA, but around the world in both singles and doubles. She finished the 2008 season with a singles record of 26-6. By the start of 2009 she reached an all time high singles ranking of #37. Despite battling some injuries in 2009, Mattek-Sands was able to improve her doubles ranking all the way to #12 and is looking to break into the top 10 in doubles for 2010.