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She has reached a career-high singles ranking of No.69 on [[June 16, 2008]] and career-high of No.24 in doubles. |
She has reached a career-high singles ranking of No.69 on [[June 16, 2008]] and career-high of No.24 in doubles. |
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At the Grand Slams she has reached 2r at [[Roland Garros]] in 2008, extending World No.1 [[Maria Sharapova]] to three-sets, she has also reached the 2r at the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] in 2007. But her best result as come at this years [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] where she has so far reached the fourth round, claiming first Top 10 win over [[Marion Bartoli]]. she reached the last sixteen, losing in style 2-0 to [[Serena |
At the Grand Slams she has reached 2r at [[Roland Garros]] in 2008, extending World No.1 [[Maria Sharapova]] to three-sets, she has also reached the 2r at the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] in 2007. But her best result as come at this years [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] where she has so far reached the fourth round, claiming first Top 10 win over [[Marion Bartoli]]. she reached the last sixteen, losing in style 2-0 to [[Serena Williams]]. |
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== Notable results == |
== Notable results == |
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Revision as of 16:20, 30 June 2008
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Miami, Florida, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Plays | Right |
| Prize money | US$ 723,152 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 168-133 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA (5 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | 67 (June 16, 2008) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | - |
| French Open | 2nd (2008) |
| Wimbledon | 4th (2008) |
| US Open | 2nd (2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 110-82 |
| Career titles | 4 WTA (3 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | 25 (June 9, 2008) |
| Last updated on: June 16, 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.
She 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.69 on June 16, 2008 and career-high of No.24 in doubles.
At the Grand Slams she has reached 2r at Roland Garros in 2008, extending World No.1 Maria Sharapova to three-sets, she has also reached the 2r at the US Open in 2007. But her best result as come at this years Wimbledon where she has so far reached the fourth round, claiming first Top 10 win over Marion Bartoli. she reached the last sixteen, losing in style 2-0 to Serena Williams.
Notable results
Singles
2008 - Winner $75,000 ITF/Dothan-USA.
2008 - Finalist $50,000 ITF/Indian Harbour Beach-USA.
2008 - Semifinalist WTA Tier III Birmingham-GBR.
2007 - Winner $50,000 ITF/Indian Harbour Beach-USA.
2005 - Winner $25,000 ITF/Palm Beach Gardens-USA.
2005 - Semifinalist WTA Tier III Cincinnati-USA.
2004 - Winner $50,000 ITF/Schenectady-USA.
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)
2006 - Finalist WTA Tier IV Prague-CZE (w/Ashley Harkleroad)
2006 - Finalist WTA Tier IV Rabat-MAR (w/Ashley Harkleroad)
2005 - Finalist WTA Tier II Los Angeles-USA (w/Angela Haynes)
2004 - Winner WTA Tier IV Vancouver-CAN (w/Abigail Spears)
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.[1]
- 2006 JPMorgan Chase Open - sported pink knee-high socks.[2]
- 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. [3][4]
- 2007 US Open - wore another leopard print outfit.[5]
WTA Tour doubles titles
| Summary |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (1) |
| Tier III (2) |
| Tier IV-V (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 15 August, 2004 | Vancouver, Canada | Clay |  Abigail Spears
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 Els Callens  Anna-Lena Gronefeld
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6–3, 6–3 |
| 2. | 22 July, 2007 | Cincinnati, USA | Hard |  Sania Mirza
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 Alina Jidkova  Tatiana Poutchek
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7–6(4), 7–5 |
| 3. | 23 February, 2008 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay |  Iveta Benesova
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 Jelena Kostanic Tosic Martina Muller
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6–3, 6–3 |
| 4. | 13 April, 2008 | Amelia Island, U.S. | Green Clay | Vladimira Uhlirova
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Victoria Azarenka Elena Vesnina
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6–3, 6–1 |
References
- ^ 'Socks and the singles girl on Centre Court', Daily Telegraph, 29 June 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
- ^ 'US Open Quotes', BBC, September 05, 2007