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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
June 6 - 11, 2011

(Q26) Melody Benhamou/Deborah Giaoui, France

Mélody Benhamou
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 31, 1983 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Guadeloupe

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$4,400.00

Deborah Giaoui
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 13, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Paris

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Montpellier 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$31,970.28

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	11	1	US$8,300.00

Previous Beijing Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/17-22/2011	Myslowice Open	Q26	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2011	Shanghai Open	Q27	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2011	Sanya Open	Q25	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	11/2-7/2010	Phuket Thailand Open	Q19	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	10/26-31/2010	Sanya Open	Q14	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2010	The Hague Open	Q26	57th	6	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q26	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/19-25/2010	Marseille Open	27	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q28	41st	24	US$0.00

Beijing Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/7/2011	Qualifier 1	Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (28, Q7)	Lost 15-21, 10-21	0:32

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$4,800.00
Total	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$8,300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Melody Benhamou												Deborah Giaoui
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	$9,375.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	37	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	6	0	$19,150.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$150.00
											Satellite	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$825.00
22	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	$4,400.00	Total	67	0	0	0	0	3	3	12	8	0	$31,900.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2010	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$2,000.00	2	7	22.2 %
2011	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	3	4	42.9 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	$2,000.00	5	11	31.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Melody Benhamou													Deborah Giaoui
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2004	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,625.00
											2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00
											2005	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00
											2005	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$500.00
											2006	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	$3,000.00
											2007	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6	$6,000.00
											2008	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	8	$7,850.00
											2009	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$4,700.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$1,000.00	2010	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$1,000.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2011	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	$1,000.00	Total	Total	53	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	7	34	$27,000.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	7	77.8%	1	11.1%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	0	0.0%	9	40.9%	13	59.1%	0-22	0.0%	7-13	35.0%	1-10	9.1%	0	0	8-23	25.8%
2010-2011	6	85.7%	0	0.0%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	0	0.0%	6	42.9%	8	57.1%	0-14	0.0%	6-8	42.9%	0-7	0.0%	0	0	6-15	28.6%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	6	37.5%	10	62.5%	0-16	0.0%	6-20	23.1%	2-12	14.3%	0	0	4-16	20.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	5	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	12
Total	0	0	7	16	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	23

Head to Head Results
Benhamou/Giaoui trail the series against the field 1-8 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
7/21/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	Benhamou/Giaoui	27	21-14, 21-23, 15-7	0:59
Trail the series against # 9 Huang/Yue, China 0-1
7/21/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Huang/Yue	22, Q2	Benhamou/Giaoui	27	21-15, 21-12	0:36
Trail the series against # 10 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 0-1
7/27/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Cunha/Lima	24, Q7	Benhamou/Giaoui	Q26	21-13, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # 28, Q7 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-1
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Candelas/Garcia	28, Q7	Benhamou/Giaoui	Q26	21-15, 21-10	0:32
Trail the series against # Q12 Maaseide/Torlen, Norway 0-1
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Maaseide/Torlen	31, Q22	Benhamou/Giaoui	Q27	21-19, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # Q14 Boulton/Johns, England 0-3
4/27/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Qualifier 2	Boulton/Johns	Q8	Benhamou/Giaoui	Q25	21-16, 21-19	0:38
11/3/10	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Qualifier 3	Boulton/Johns	25, Q3	Benhamou/Giaoui	Q19	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:52
10/27/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Qualifier 2	Boulton/Johns	27, Q3	Benhamou/Giaoui	Q14	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # Q30 Matauatu/Pata, Vanuatu 1-0
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 1	Benhamou/Giaoui	Q27	Matauatu/Pata	Q38	21-15, 21-16	0:34