Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Porec Major, Five Star
June 26 - July 1, 2017
(6) Melissa Humana-Paredes/Sarah Pavan, Canada
 
Melissa Humana-Paredes
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 10, 1992 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto, ON
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 105
Career Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$576,075.00
Sarah Pavan
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1986 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Kitchener, ON
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 103
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$603,225.00
Awards
  • Top Rookie 2014
  • Most Improved Player 2017
  • Best Setter 2018, 2019
  • Best Defensive Player 2019
  • Team of the Year 2019 (with Sarah Pavan)
  • VolleyballMag.com BPT Sportsmanship 2023
Awards
  • Best Blocker 2015, 2017, 2019
  • Team of the Year 2019 (with Melissa Humana-Paredes)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB45772710170301 US$686,000.00
Previous Porec Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Taylor Pischke - 17th Heather Bansley - 2nd
2016 Taylor Pischke - 17th Heather Bansley - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 10 4th 300 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 7 9th 180 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/16-21/2017 Rio de Janeiro Four Star 11 2nd 640 US$16,000.00
FIVB 9/13-18/2016 2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Country Quota 0 US$0.00
Porec Major Five Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/28/2017 Pool F Jolien Sinnema / Joy Stubbe, Netherlands (27, Q7) Won 21-17, 21-11 0:30
Wed, 6/28/2017 Pool F Taiana Lima / Elize Maia, Brazil (22, Q2) Won 21-15, 21-23, 15-9 0:57
Thu, 6/29/2017 Pool F Josemari Alves / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (11) Won 21-23, 21-15, 15-7 0:46
Fri, 6/30/2017 Winner 2 Lane Carico / Lauren Fendrick, United States (19) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:31
Fri, 6/30/2017 Winner 3 Joana Mader / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (12) Won 24-26, 21-15, 20-18 0:58
Sat, 7/1/2017 Semi-Finals Fernanda Alves / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (7) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:37
Sat, 7/1/2017 Gold Medal Barbora Hermannova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (5) Won 32-34, 21-12, 15-6 0:59
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100001000000 $0.00
World Championships310011000000 $106,000.00
World Tour Finals501011100000 $142,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1140104010100 $220,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open2216143050200 $202,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star310010010000 $16,000.00
Total45772710170300 $686,000.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Melissa Humana-Paredes Sarah Pavan
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2010010000 $0.00 Olympic Games2000020000 $0.00
6100131000 $76,500.00 World Championships6100120200 $69,000.00
7010140000 $88,500.00 World Tour Finals7010221000 $82,250.00
486220177760 $287,100.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam49424010111240 $321,850.00
33261459420 $115,975.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open36172479510 $122,125.00
3100101000 $8,000.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star3100101000 $8,000.00
2002000000 $0.00 U23 World Championships          
2010010000 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
2000001100 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
10510115731191280 $576,075.00 Total1037106823221950 $603,225.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2016FIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2017FIVB411010010000 $62,000.00 18481.8 %
TotalFIVB511010010001 $62,000.00 18578.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Melissa Humana-Paredes  Sarah Pavan
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 2009FIVB Age Group WC          
1000001000 $0.00 2010FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000010 $1,000.00 2011FIVB          
1010000000 $0.00 2011FIVB Age Group WC          
1000010000 $0.00 2012FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000100 $1,850.00 2013FIVB8000011222 $15,850.00
1001000000 $0.00 2013FIVB Age Group WC          
5000012110 $21,500.00 2014FIVB10000031510 $45,187.50
1001000000 $0.00 2014FIVB Age Group WC          
10000013231 $23,787.50 2015FIVB12022141110 $103,687.50
13000014431 $30,187.50 2016FIVB9011024001 $63,500.00
4110101000 $31,000.00 2017FIVB4110101000 $31,000.00
401221411982 $109,325.00 TotalTotal431432108843 $259,225.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall119 77.3% 27 17.5% 8 5.2% 146-8 94.8% 24 31.6% 13 17.1% 39 51.3% 24-52 31.6% 119-39 75.3% 51-21 70.8% 00 170-60 73.9%
2016-201727 77.1% 5 14.3% 3 8.6% 32-3 91.4% 6 42.9% 2 14.3% 6 42.9% 6-8 42.9% 27-6 81.8% 11-5 68.8% 00 38-11 77.6%
Against the Field39 72.2% 11 20.4% 4 7.4% 50-4 92.6% 8 27.6% 6 20.7% 15 51.7% 8-21 27.6% 78-30 72.2% 38-20 65.5% 00 58-25 69.9%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000030001100000041
World Championships0000900081110110193
World Tour Finals0100930031110101138
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0000234001254110404410
Challenge/Four Star/Open00003490034117514167835
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star0000600041110110123
Total01008416006220149277717060
Head to Head Results
Humana-Paredes/Pavan lead the series against the field 15-5 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 0-1
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 2 Laboureur/Sude 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 21-10, 21-16 0:31
Trail the series against # 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 0-2
6/18/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Bronze Medal Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 10 16-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:47
5/21/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Gold Medal Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 11 21-14, 13-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 5 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 3-0
7/1/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Gold Medal Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Hermannova/Slukova 5 32-34, 21-12, 15-6 0:59
6/15/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool G Humana-Paredes/Pavan 10 Hermannova/Slukova 7 21-19, 21-12 0:33
5/20/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Semi-Finals Humana-Paredes/Pavan 11 Hermannova/Slukova 7 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Alves/Seixas, Brazil 1-0
7/1/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Semi-Finals Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Alves/Seixas 7 21-16, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool G Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-8, 21-12 0:27
Lead the series against # 10 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 1-0
5/18/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool F Humana-Paredes/Pavan 11 Bawden/Clancy 6 21-11, 19-21, 16-14 0:42
Lead the series against # 11 Alves/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
6/29/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool F Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Alves/Maestrini 11 21-23, 21-15, 15-7 0:46
Lead the series against # 12 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Mader/Verge-Depre 12 24-26, 21-15, 20-18 0:58
Series tied with # 13 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 1-1
6/17/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 10 Bansley/Wilkerson 12 21-18, 21-7 0:31
9/13/16FIVB2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Country Quota Bansley/Wilkerson 4 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 23-21, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Cheng/Hughes, United States 1-0
5/18/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool F Humana-Paredes/Pavan 11 Cheng/Hughes 22 21-12, 25-23 0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Carico/Fendrick, United States 1-0
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Carico/Fendrick 19 21-12, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Lima/Maia, Brazil 1-0
6/28/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool F Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Lima/Maia 22, Q2 21-15, 21-23, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Menegatti/Perry, Italy 1-0
6/15/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool G Humana-Paredes/Pavan 10 Menegatti/Perry 23 21-9, 21-9 0:26
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Sinnema/Stubbe, Netherlands 1-0
6/28/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool F Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Sinnema/Stubbe 27, Q7 21-17, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Nummerdor-Flier/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool G Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 Nummerdor-Flier/Van Iersel 26, Q6 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:42
Trail the series against Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/17/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Semi-Finals Antonelli/Salgado 15, Q1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 10 21-19, 21-16 0:39