Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Sochi
May 25 - 29, 2021
(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 Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 3rd 2 4th 560 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 2 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st 4 2nd 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 3/8-12/2021 Doha 4-star 1 2nd 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 9/3-8/2019 World Tour Finals Rome 1 5th 720 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/4/2019 Vienna Major Five Star 2 1st 1200 US$40,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2019 Tokyo Four Star 2 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2019 Edmonton Three Star 1 1st 600 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/8-14/2019 Gstaad Major Series 2 5th 720 US$12,000.00
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$8,000.00
Sochi 4 Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/27/2021 Pool B Victoria Lopes / Taina Silva, Brazil (31, Q11) Lost 21-17, 19-21, 8-15 0:45
Thu, 5/27/2021 Pool B Brooke Sweat / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (18, Q1) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-9 0:46
Fri, 5/28/2021 Winner 1 Alix Klineman / April Ross, United States (6) Lost 13-21, 14-21 0:36
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2019FIVB1232015000100 $195,000.00 501576.9 %
2021FIVB502010010100 $47,000.00 17868.0 %
TotalFIVB3666166160301 $520,000.00 1354774.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Melissa Humana-Paredes  Sarah Pavan
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
12320150100 $97,500.00 2019FIVB12320150100 $97,500.00
5020101100 $23,500.00 2021FIVB5020101100 $23,500.00
71673611161282 $338,325.00 TotalTotal74694717131143 $488,225.00
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%
2020-202122 64.7% 10 29.4% 2 5.9% 32-2 94.1% 3 18.8% 3 18.8% 10 62.5% 3-13 18.8% 22-10 68.8% 13-5 72.2% 00 35-15 70.0%
Against the Field53 71.6% 16 21.6% 5 6.8% 69-5 93.2% 11 28.2% 7 17.9% 21 53.8% 11-28 28.2% 106-42 71.6% 54-24 69.2% 00 80-33 70.8%
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 58-26 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 4-1
4/30/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Kholomina/Makroguzova 7 21-10, 12-21, 17-15 0:51
3/11/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Kholomina/Makroguzova 8 22-20, 24-26, 15-9 0:54
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 # 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 5-6
5/1/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Semi-Finals Bednarczuk/Lisboa 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-15, 20-22, 16-14 0:56
3/11/21FIVBDoha 4-star Semi-Finals Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 24-22, 26-24 0:48
9/7/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 21-18, 21-14 0:37
8/3/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Semi-Finals Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 21-17, 21-12 0:41
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 # 4 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 0-1
4/20/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Gold Medal Antunes/Lima 9 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 19-21, 24-22, 15-10 0:57
Lead the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 Klineman/Ross, United States 3-6
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 6 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-13, 21-14 0:36
5/2/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Bronze Medal Klineman/Ross 5 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-16, 21-15 0:40
3/12/21FIVBDoha 4-star Gold Medal Klineman/Ross 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 22-20, 21-18 0:42
7/27/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-18, 21-19 0:43
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 # 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 # 9 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 # 10 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
Trail the series against # 12 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 0-2
9/5/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Pool A Kolinske/Stockman 16 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 21-15, 21-23, 15-13 0:49
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 # 13 Borger/Sude, Germany 4-1
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 2 Borger/Sude 17 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-14, 21-15 0:38
4/18/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 Borger/Sude 16 21-18, 16-21, 15-12 0:50
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Borger/Sude 15 22-20, 21-23, 16-14 0:53
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
Lead the series against # 14 Cheng/Marmelstein, United States 3-1
5/1/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Cheng/Marmelstein 16, Q2 21-18, 20-22, 15-12 1:00
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Cheng/Marmelstein 16, Q1 24-22, 18-21, 16-14 0:57
7/26/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool B Cheng/Marmelstein 11, Q2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-14, 21-18 0:35
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool I Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Cheng/Marmelstein 16 22-24, 21-17, 18-16 0:56
Lead the series against # 15 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 6-0
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Brunner/Huberli 5 21-12, 15-21, 15-7 0:40
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Brunner/Huberli 7 21-7, 21-17 0:32
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 # 16 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 4-0
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 23 21-19, 27-25 0:44
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 8 21-14, 21-16 0:40
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 # 17 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
Series tied with # 18, Q1 Sweat/Walsh Jennings, United States 2-2
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 18, Q1 21-17, 16-21, 15-9 0:46
4/29/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Pool B Sweat/Walsh Jennings 15 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-18, 21-16 0:38
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 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 # 20 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 8-2
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Bansley/Wilkerson 18 21-19, 24-22 0:48
4/19/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 Bansley/Wilkerson 17 21-12, 22-20 0:41
3/10/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Bansley/Wilkerson 13 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:54
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 # 21 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 # 22, Q2 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
Series tied with # 31, Q11 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-1
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool B Lopes/Silva 31, Q11 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 17-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:45
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Lopes/Silva 28 21-13, 21-19 0:33
Lead the series against # Q12 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 32, Q15 21-16, 21-10 0:27
Lead the series against # Q14 van Driel/van Driel, Netherlands 1-0
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 van Driel/van Driel 31, Q26 21-12, 21-19 0:36