Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Swatch Major Gstaad Five Star
July 8 - 14, 2019
(2) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Did not play Heather Bansley - 33rd
2014 Did not play Heather Bansley - 5th
2015 Taylor Pischke - 25th Heather Bansley - 3rd
2016 Taylor Pischke - 25th Heather Bansley - 9th
2017 Sarah Pavan - 3rd Melissa Humana-Paredes - 3rd
2018 Sarah Pavan - 1st Melissa Humana-Paredes - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 9 1st 1600 US$60,000.00
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$40,000.00
Gstaad Major Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/10/2019 Pool B Laura Caluori / Dunja Gerson, Switzerland (31) Won 17-21, 21-7, 15-10 0:40
Thu, 7/11/2019 Pool B Maria Antonelli / Carol Salgado, Brazil (15, Q2) Won 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 0:49
Fri, 7/12/2019 Winner 2 Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (23, Q4) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:32
Sat, 7/13/2019 Winner 3 Rebecca Cavalcanti / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (5) Lost 14-21, 21-18, 9-15 0:50
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2018FIVB1020011140100 $117,000.00 301369.8 %
2019FIVB812013000100 $127,000.00 321174.4 %
TotalFIVB2744154150201 $405,000.00 1003574.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Melissa Humana-Paredes  Sarah Pavan
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
10200124100 $58,500.00 2018FIVB10200124100 $58,500.00
8120130100 $63,500.00 2019FIVB8120130100 $63,500.00
6245359151182 $280,825.00 TotalTotal65474615121043 $430,725.00
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%
2018-201959 81.9% 10 13.9% 3 4.2% 69-3 95.8% 11 30.6% 7 19.4% 18 50.0% 11-25 30.6% 59-18 76.6% 21-10 67.7% 00 80-28 74.1%
Against the Field64 76.2% 15 17.9% 5 6.0% 79-5 94.0% 17 34.0% 10 20.0% 23 46.0% 17-33 34.0% 128-46 73.6% 64-30 68.1% 00 96-38 71.6%
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 60-22 (Lead 23 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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
Lead the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 5-0
8/17/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Hermannova/Slukova 2 21-17, 21-19 0:36
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 # 5 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 2-1
7/13/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Cavalcanti/Silva 5 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-14, 18-21, 15-9 0:50
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
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
Series tied with # 7 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 # 8 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 # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 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 # 15, Q2 Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 2-3
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Antonelli/Salgado 15, Q2 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 0:49
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
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 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 # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 20 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 # 21 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 # 22, Q3 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 # 23, Q4 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 3-0
7/12/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Graudina/Samoilova 23, Q4 21-16, 21-17 0:32
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 # 24 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
Trail the series against # 26, Q6 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 # 27 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 # 29, Q8 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
Lead the series against # 30 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 # 31 Caluori/Gerson, Switzerland 2-0
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Caluori/Gerson 31 17-21, 21-7, 15-10 0:40
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Caluori/Gerson 32 21-14, 21-11 0:28
Lead the series against Capers/Flint, United States 1-0
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Pool C Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 Capers/Flint 19, Q3 21-10, 23-21 0:33
Trail the series against 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 # Q1 Cheng/Marmelstein, United States 1-0
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Cheng/Marmelstein 16 22-24, 21-17, 18-16 0:56