Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 28 - July 6, 2019
(9) Melissa Humana-Paredes/Sarah Pavan, Canada
 
Melissa Humana-Paredes
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 10, 1992 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto, ON
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 96
Career Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$518,325.00
Sarah Pavan
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1986 (38 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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB45772710170301 US$686,000.00
Previous Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Taylor Pischke - 9th Heather Bansley - 9th
2017 Sarah Pavan - 4th Melissa Humana-Paredes - 4th
2018 Sarah Pavan - 7th Melissa Humana-Paredes - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-15/2019 Warsaw Four Star 6 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 8 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/14-19/2019 Itapema Four Star 2 2nd 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star 4 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/16-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 3 2nd 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 10/10-14/2018 Yangzhou Four Star 4 4th 560 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2018 2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg 6 7th 0 US$15,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star 1 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/4/2018 Vienna Major 1 17th 480 US$6,000.00
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
World Championships Hamburg Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/29/2019 Pool I Yuli Ayala / Diana Rios, Colombia (40) Won 21-6, 21-13 0:25
Sun, 6/30/2019 Pool I Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (33) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:53
Tue, 7/2/2019 Pool I Kelly Cheng / Sarah Sponcil, United States (16) Won 22-24, 21-17, 18-16 0:56
Wed, 7/3/2019 Winner 1 Fan Wang / Xinyi Xia, China (19) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:34
Thu, 7/4/2019 Winner 2 Sanne Keizer / Madelein Meppelink, Netherlands (8) Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 0:53
Fri, 7/5/2019 Winner 3 Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (24) Won 21-12, 21-12 0:35
Fri, 7/5/2019 Semi-Finals Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (17) Won 23-21, 17-21, 19-17 1:07
Sat, 7/6/2019 Gold Medal Alix Klineman / April Ross, United States (5) Won 23-21, 23-21 0:58
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Did not play Heather Bansley - 17th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Taylor Pischke - 9th Heather Bansley - 5th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Sarah Pavan - 4th Melissa Humana-Paredes - 4th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Sarah Pavan - 5th Melissa Humana-Paredes - 5th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Brandie Wilkerson - 5th Molley McBain - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/5/2017 Vienna World Championships 7 4th 800 US$28,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 9 1st 1600 US$60,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 10 5th 960 US$18,000.00
Head to Head Results
Humana-Paredes/Pavan lead the series against the field 51-22 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Ittlinger/Laboureur, Germany 1-0
4/26/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool D Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 Ittlinger/Laboureur 13 21-9, 21-19 0:32
Lead the series against # 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 2-0
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool D Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 29, Q8 21-14, 21-19 0:33
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 18 21-14, 15-21, 15-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 3 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 5-2
5/18/19FIVBItapema Four Star Semi-Finals Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Bansley/Wilkerson 4 10-21, 21-16, 15-5 0:44
10/21/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Gold Medal Bansley/Wilkerson 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 21-17, 17-21, 15-9 1:00
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 # 4 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 2-0
10/20/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Semi-Finals Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 Cavalcanti/Silva 8, Q1 21-14, 21-19 0:35
7/5/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Cavalcanti/Silva 32, Q15 15-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 5 Klineman/Ross, United States 3-2
7/6/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Gold Medal Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Klineman/Ross 5 23-21, 23-21 0:58
5/19/19FIVBItapema Four Star Gold Medal Klineman/Ross 5 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 25-23, 18-21, 15-10 0:56
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 21-19, 25-27, 15-11 0:53
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
Trail the series against # 6 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 3-4
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 16-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:42
8/16/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 21-19, 21-15 0:33
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
Trail the series against # 7 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 0-1
8/15/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Artacho/Clancy 7 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 21-16, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 8 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 2-1
7/4/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Keizer/Meppelink 8 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 0:53
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Keizer/Meppelink 7 21-17, 21-19 0:34
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Pool A Keizer/Meppelink 16 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 24-22, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 1-3
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool H Antonelli/Salgado 9 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 8 21-18, 21-19 0:39
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Antonelli/Salgado 6 21-16, 21-8 0:33
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
Trail the series against # 11 Hughes/Ross, United States 1-2
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 3 Hughes/Ross 9 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 23-21, 21-16 0:35
10/14/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Bronze Medal Hughes/Ross 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 16-21, 23-21, 15-5 0:44
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 # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 Lahti/Parkkinen, Finland 1-0
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Lahti/Parkkinen 16 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 0-1
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool F Kolinske/Stockman 11, Q1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 21-15, 22-20 0:35
Lead the series against # 16 Cheng/Sponcil, United States 1-0
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Cheng/Sponcil 16 22-24, 21-17, 18-16 0:56
Lead the series against # 17 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 4-0
7/5/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Semi-Finals Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Brunner/Huberli 17 23-21, 17-21, 19-17 1:07
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
Series tied with # 18 Sweat/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-1
5/18/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 18, Q3 15-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:39
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool B Sweat/Walsh Jennings 18, Q3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-18, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 19 Wang/Xia, China 2-0
7/3/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Wang/Xia 19 21-18, 21-13 0:34
3/2/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Wang/Xia 16 21-18, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Borger/Sude, Germany 2-0
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Borger/Sude 15 20-22, 21-18, 17-15 0:53
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 Borger/Sude 15 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 24, Q4 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-0
10/20/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 Kociolek/Wojtasik 12 21-17, 21-15 0:33
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool D Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 Kociolek/Wojtasik 13 21-13, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 24 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 2-0
7/5/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 24 21-12, 21-12 0:35
10/20/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 10 21-14, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 26 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 2-0
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool F Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Graudina/Samoilova 27, Q6 21-18, 21-13 0:31
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool H Humana-Paredes/Pavan 8 Graudina/Samoilova 25, Q6 22-20, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 27 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 4-0
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Mader/Verge-Depre 14 24-22, 21-15 0:40
7/22/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 Mader/Verge-Depre 7 21-15, 26-28, 15-10 0:57
7/8/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Bronze Medal Humana-Paredes/Pavan 5 Mader/Verge-Depre 9 21-15, 21-12 0:35
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Mader/Verge-Depre 12 24-26, 21-15, 20-18 0:58
Lead the series against # 28 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 2-1
8/17/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Bieneck/Schneider 9 21-19, 21-17 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 29 Wang/Xue, China 0-1
5/31/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Wang/Xue 27, Q7 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 8 21-17, 18-21, 17-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 33 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
6/30/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Birlova/Ukolova 33 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 36 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 # 40 Ayala/Rios, Colombia 1-0
6/29/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Ayala/Rios 40 21-6, 21-13 0:25