Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch
July 31 - August 4, 2018
(1) 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 Vienna Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017 Sarah Pavan - 4th Melissa Humana-Paredes - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/9-15/2018 Gstaad Major 1 1st 1200 US$40,000.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2018 Espinho Four Star 1 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star 1 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/16-20/2018 Itapema Four Star 2 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2018 Huntington Beach Four Star 2 4th 560 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star 1 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 2/27-3/4/2018 Fort Lauderdale Major 2 5th 720 US$12,000.00
FIVB 8/23-26/2017 2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg 3 4th 0 US$35,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/5/2017 Vienna World Championships 7 4th 800 US$28,000.00
Vienna Major Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2018 Pool A Franziska Friedl / Nadine Strauss, Austria (32) Won 21-17, 21-11 0:31
Wed, 8/1/2018 Pool A Sanne Keizer / Madelein Meppelink, Netherlands (16) Lost 22-24, 14-21 0:39
Thu, 8/2/2018 Winner 1 Svetlana Kholomina / Nadezda Makroguzova, Russia (18) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:35
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2017FIVB812130010000 $161,000.00 381079.2 %
2018FIVB820011030100 $98,000.00 261072.2 %
TotalFIVB1732141040101 $259,000.00 642175.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Melissa Humana-Paredes  Sarah Pavan
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
8121301000 $80,500.00 2017FIVB8121301000 $80,500.00
8200113100 $49,000.00 2018FIVB8200113100 $49,000.00
5233345141082 $207,825.00 TotalTotal5535451111943 $357,725.00
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%
2017-201850 80.6% 8 12.9% 4 6.5% 58-4 93.5% 10 34.5% 3 10.3% 16 55.2% 10-19 34.5% 50-16 75.8% 18-7 72.0% 00 68-23 74.7%
Against the Field53 76.8% 12 17.4% 4 5.8% 65-4 94.2% 11 26.8% 9 22.0% 21 51.2% 11-30 26.8% 106-42 71.6% 46-26 63.9% 00 76-34 69.1%
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 34-13 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 4-1
5/5/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 7 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Bansley/Wilkerson 13 25-23, 21-15 0:40
2/28/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Bansley/Wilkerson 15 21-12, 21-17 0:33
8/23/17FIVB2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool C Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 Bansley/Wilkerson 11 20-22, 21-12, 15-9 0:49
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 # 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 3-2
7/15/18FIVBGstaad Major Semi-Finals Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 14-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:46
4/22/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Semi-Finals Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 7 21-19, 21-14 0:34
7/7/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 5 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 21-17, 21-17 0:34
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 # 4 Alves/Seixas, Brazil 2-1
5/6/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Semi-Finals Alves/Seixas 5 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-16, 12-21, 15-12 0:51
8/2/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 Alves/Seixas 8 21-16, 21-10 0:35
7/1/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Semi-Finals Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Alves/Seixas 7 21-16, 21-11 0:37
Series tied with # 5 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 2-2
7/15/18FIVBGstaad Major Gold Medal Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Laboureur/Sude 7 21-17, 12-21, 17-15 0:52
5/6/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Bronze Medal Laboureur/Sude 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 35-33, 21-16 0:53
8/4/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 Laboureur/Sude 2 21-15, 21-16 0:40
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 2 Laboureur/Sude 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 21-10, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 6 Klineman/Ross, United States 2-0
7/14/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Klineman/Ross 9 21-15, 21-15 0:36
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 4 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Klineman/Ross 7 27-29, 21-19, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 7 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 4-0
8/24/17FIVB2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool C Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 Hermannova/Slukova 6 17-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:45
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 # 8 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 18 21-14, 15-21, 15-11 0:42
Trail the series against # 10 Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
5/5/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 5 Antonelli/Salgado 6 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-16, 21-18 0:38
6/17/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Semi-Finals Antonelli/Salgado 15, Q1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 10 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Series tied with # 11 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 1-1
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 2 Bieneck/Schneider 10 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 14-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:46
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Bieneck/Schneider 15 21-13, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # 12 Borger/Kozuch, Germany 1-0
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool C Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 Borger/Kozuch 19 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:52
Trail the series against # 13 Cheng/Hochevar, United States 1-2
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Cheng/Hochevar 9 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 21-18, 21-16 0:32
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool A Cheng/Hochevar 17 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 21-19, 21-18 0:36
4/22/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Gold Medal Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Cheng/Hochevar 22, Q2 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 14 Hughes/Ross, United States 1-0
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Hughes/Ross 5 20-22, 21-19, 16-14 0:53
Lead the series against # 15 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 3-0
8/25/17FIVB2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 Brunner/Huberli 12 21-10, 21-12 0:29
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-17, 23-21 0:39
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool G Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-8, 21-12 0:27
Trail the series against # 16 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 0-1
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Pool A Keizer/Meppelink 16 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 24-22, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 2-1
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 1 Kholomina/Makroguzova 18 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 21-16, 21-19 0:35
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Kholomina/Makroguzova 19 21-16, 21-17 0:33
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Kholomina/Makroguzova 18 22-20, 28-26 0:46
Lead the series against # 21 Ittlinger/Van de Velde, Germany 1-0
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Ittlinger/Van de Velde 16, Q1 22-20, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 Pridalova/Strbova, Slovakia 2-0
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool C Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 Pridalova/Strbova 30 21-12, 21-14 0:31
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 10 Pridalova/Strbova 31, Q18 21-13, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Broder/Pischke, Canada 1-0
2/28/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Broder/Pischke 31, Q12 21-13, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 32 Friedl/Strauss, Austria 1-0
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Friedl/Strauss 32 21-17, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # Q8 Baieva/Davidova, Ukraine 1-0
7/5/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Baieva/Davidova 16 21-7, 21-12 0:26
Lead the series against # Q13 Caluori/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Caluori/Gerson 32 21-14, 21-11 0:28