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Mattek-Sands in 2016, photo by Leonard Zhukovsky /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Bethanie Lynn Mattek
Place of Birth: Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States
Date of Birth: March 23, 1985
Ethnicity: Czech/Bohemian, German, possibly other
Bethanie Mattek-Sands is an American professional tennis player. She has won nine Grand Slam titles (five in women’s doubles, four in mixed doubles) and an Olympic gold medal. She was a world No. 1 in doubles.
She was raised between Neenah, Wisconsin, and Florida. Her parents are pictured here . Bethanie is married to insurance executive Justin Sands.
Bethanie’s paternal grandfather was named John W. Mattek (the son of John Mattek and Celia). John was born in Wisconsin, to a Bohemian father, August Mattek, and to a mother from Wisconsin, Minnie, whose parents were German. Celia was also born in Wisconsin, to Bohemian parents.
Bethanie’s paternal grandmother was named Elsie.
Sources: Bethanie’s paternal great-grandparents, John Mattek and Celia, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Bethanie’s great-uncle (paternal grandfather’s brother) – http://www.legacy.com