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Who’s Bethanie Mattek Sands’ Husband? Everything You Need to Know About the 39YO Star’s Tattoo-Loving Partner

Published 03/30/2024, 6:32 PM EDT

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American tennis player Bethanie Mattek-Sands has amassed 27 career victories in women’s doubles with 5 grand slam victories to her name. Even though she is 38 years old, she continues to compete professionally. The champion also has an Olympic gold medal to her success story. But beyond her impeccable professional career, her personal life equally makes her an inquisitive player for fans. The centre of attraction remains her inked spouse.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands is married to Justin Sands who is a former football player and used to play as the Defensive Back for his team from Pennsylvania.

Who’s Justin Sands?

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Justin Sands married Bethanie Mattek in November 2008. A former football player, Sands was born in Boyertown Pennsylvania, according to playersgf.com. However after he quit his football career, he became an insurance executive.

Besides football, another thing that excites him is getting tattoos. In fact, he also has his wife, Bethanie’s name tattooed on his right arm in the front. The two of them after setting down wanted to start a family together. However, as of now, there are no reports about them having a baby or planning to have one.

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Bethanie and Justin wedded in Naples, Florida. As of now, they have a place to live in Phoenix with their 140-pound Boerboel, Ruger.

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More about Bethanie Mattek-Sands and her early life

The American tennis star grew up in Minnesota and Wisconsin. She was born into the family of Heidi Mattek who was an accountant and Tim Mattek who was a nurse, as per abtc.ng. Not a lot except for this is available about her family on the internet. But we do know that Bethanie did not start playing tennis until her senior year of high school. She graduated from Harvard Business School as well.

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After she got married in 2008, she had a severe injury in her hip due to which she had to pull off the sport right from the Australian Open. Then later on she made her debut for the year at the Indian Wells Open. The biggest win of her career was in the year 2011 when she won against world number 9 Francesca Schiavone.

Read More: “She Can Hit Pretty Much Every Shot”: Bethanie Mattek Sands Lauds Iga Swiatek

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Ishmeet Kaur

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Ishmeet Kaur, our versatile tennis writer at EssentiallySports, ditched the corporate world's allure for her overpowering love for the sport. Ishmeet brings a seasoned perspective to the court with over eight years of content creation, starting in 2014. Drawn to tennis for its sheer entertainment value, she crafts engaging off-court entertainment pieces and informative articles with equal finesse.
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Bilal Handoo