Bethanie Mattek

Infobox Tennis player
playername = Bethanie Mattek


nickname =
country = USA
residence = Miami, Florida, USA
datebirth = March 23, 1985 (age 23)
placebirth = Rochester, Minnesota, USA
height = height|ft=5|in=6
weight = convert|145|lb|kg|abbr=on
turnedpro = 1999
retired =
plays = Right
careerprizemoney = US$ 884,839
singlesrecord = 175–135
singlestitles = 0 WTA (5 ITF)
highestsinglesranking = 42 (September 29, 2008)
AustralianOpenresult = -
FrenchOpenresult = 2r (2008)
Wimbledonresult = 4r (2008)
USOpenresult = 2r (2007, 2008)
doublesrecord = 115–85
doublestitles = 4 WTA (3 ITF)
highestdoublesranking = 21 (July 7, 2008)
updated = July 28, 2008

Bethanie Mattek (born 23 March, 1985, in Rochester, Minnesota) is an American professional tennis player who competes on the WTA Tour. She lives in Miami, Florida but trains in Phoenix, Arizona.

1999

Mattek played her first WTA event in Philadelphia where she received a wildcard into the qualifying. She fell in the first round of qualifying to Nana Miyagi 2-6, 2-6. It was the only match of the year for Mattek

2000

Mattek received a wildcard into qualifying at the Ericcson Open in Miami but fell in the first round to Anca Barna 1-6, 2-6
Later in the season, 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 seed Gisela Riera 7-5, 2-6, 2-6.

2001

Mattek again received a wildcard into the qualifying at the Ericsson Open in Miami. She won her first match against 12th seed Catalina Castano 6-4, 7-6(3) but fell in the next round to 14th seed Sandra Cacic 5-7, 4-6
Mattek received direct entry into the ITF event Boynton Beach due to a wildcard. She defeated 1st seed Elena Likhovtseva 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in the first round and Jennifer Hopkins 6-2, 6-0 in the second round. She lost in the Quarterfinals against Asa Carlsson 1-6, 1-6. With her success, she rose to #343 in the rankings.
Mattek received direct entry to the Amelia Island thanks to a wildcard. She lost first round to lucky loser Jill Craybas 6-4, 1-6, 3-6
Mattek played another ITF event Bronx as a wildcard and lost first round to Sylvia Plischke 1-6, 4-6
Mattek played her first main draw as a wildcard at a Grand Slam at the US Open and lost to Australia’s Alicia Molik 6-4, 2-6, 4-6
Mattek ended the year ranked #338.

Playing career

Mattek has won five singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, and her best results on the WTA Tour to date are reaching the semifinals of Cincinnati in 2005 and Birmingham in 2008. In doubles she has won four WTA Tour titles.

She has reached a career-high singles ranking of No.55 on July 7, 2008 and career-high of No.24 in doubles.

At the Grand Slams she has reached the 2nd round at the French Open in 2008, extending World No.1 Maria Sharapova, who had beaten her on their only meeting till that day 6-0, 6-0 on green clay, to three sets, she has also reached the 2nd round at the US Open in 2007. But her best result has come at this years Wimbledon 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 in style 3-6, 3-6 to Serena Williams.

Mattek also plays for the New York Sportimes for World Team Tennis.

At the East West Bank Classic in Los Angeles Mattek defeated Abigail Spears 6-2, 6-4 in the first round and 11th seed Nicole Vaidisova 6-4, 6-0 in the second round. In both victories over Vaidisova this year Mattek managed to take a love set. She went on to defeat Olga Govortsova 7-5, 6-2 in the 3rd round and Meng Yuan 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals having recovered from a 2-5 deficate in the 2nd set. In the semis Mattek was defeated by no. 10 seed Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 2-6, 5-7. Mattek is now 0-3 lifetime in WTA singles semifinals.

Notable results

Singles

* 2008 - Winner $75,000 ITF/Dothan-USA.
* 2007 - Winner $50,000 ITF/Indian Harbour Beach-USA.
* 2005 - Winner $25,000 ITF/Palm Beach Gardens-USA.* 2005 ITF/Palm Beach Gardens, Florida - Won singles. [ [http://www.itftennis.com/shared/medialibrary/pdf/original/IO_17959_original.PDF News Bulletin of the International Tennis Federation] , 5 December 2005]
* 2004 - Winner $50,000 ITF/Schenectady-USA. [ [http://www.itftennis.com/womens/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1100010055 International Tennis Federation - Women's Circuit] ]
* 2003 - Winner $10,000 ITF/Fullerton-USA.

Doubles

* 2008 - Winner WTA Tier III Bogota-COL (w/Iveta Benesova)
* 2008 - Winner WTA Tier II Amelia Island-USA (w/Vladimira Uhlirova)
* 2007 - Winner WTA Tier III Cincinnati-USA (w/Sania Mirza) [ [http://www.cincytennis.com/1/en/oncourt/results/ "2007 results"] , Women's Open, Western & Southern Financial Group]
* 2004 - Winner WTA Tier IV Vancouver-CAN (w/Abigail Spears) [ [http://tennis.quickfound.net/2004_wta_tour.html 2004 WTA Tour Calendar] , Tennis.quickfound.net]

Dress sense

Mattek has achieved extensive publicity as a result of her eccentric dress sense.
* 2004 US Open - wore a leopard print outfit.
* 2005 US Open - fined for wearing a striped cowboy hat.
* 2006 Wimbledon - appeared in a 'soccer theme' complete with £10 football socks, chandelier earrings, a boob-tube worn over a strappy vest top, tiny running shorts and a headband. [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/29/nbeth29.xml 'Socks and the singles girl on Centre Court'] , Daily Telegraph, 29 June 2006]
* 2006 JPMorgan Chase Open - sported pink knee-high socks. [ [http://www.helenair.com/articles/2006/08/12/ap/sports/d8jel6h01.txt Williams Fires 12 Aces in Chase Open Win] Helenair.com]
* 2006 US Open - she showed up this time in beige; a loosely draped top, with a crocheted waist and split sleeves that resembled a toga, teamed up with beige knee-high socks. [ [http://msn.foxsports.com/tennis/story/5920250 'Being Bethanie'] , Fox Sports, September 01, 2006] [ [http://www.tennis.com/tournaments/2006/usopen/usopen.aspx?id=41894 'Full Speed Ahead'] , Tennis Magazine, August 30, 2006]
* 2007 US Open - wore another leopard print outfit. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/6979207.stm 'US Open Quotes'] , BBC, September 05, 2007]

WTA Tour doubles titles

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