Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam
July 4 - 9, 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: 5
Tournaments: 22
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: 12
Tournaments: 67
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Montpellier 2025)
Career Winnings: US$31,970.28
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB1900000000124111 US$8,300.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Did not play Eva Hamzaoui - 17th
2009 Did not play Eva Hamzaoui - 33rd
2010 Deborah Giaoui - 41st Melody Benhamou - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam Q26 41st 24 US$0.00
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$0.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/5/2011 Qualifier 1 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (21, Q7) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:33
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam900000000010 $3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1000000000110 $4,800.00
Total1900000000120 $8,300.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Melody Benhamou Deborah Giaoui
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           World Championships1000000000 $2,400.00
9000000010 $1,750.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam22000000220 $9,375.00
10000000110 $2,400.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open37000002760 $19,150.00
3000011100 $250.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star3000010200 $150.00
           Satellite4000021100 $825.00
22000011220 $4,400.00 Total670000331280 $31,900.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2010FIVB600000000015 $2,000.00 2722.2 %
2011FIVB500000000005 $0.00 3537.5 %
TotalFIVB11000000000110 $2,000.00 51229.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Melody Benhamou  Deborah Giaoui
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2004FIVB2000000020 $2,625.00
           2004FIVB C&S1000010000 $325.00
           2005FIVB4000000013 $1,000.00
           2005FIVB C&S3000011100 $500.00
           2006FIVB6000000033 $3,000.00
           2007FIVB10000000406 $6,000.00
           2008FIVB11000001208 $7,850.00
           2009FIVB6000000105 $4,700.00
6000000015 $1,000.00 2010FIVB6000000015 $1,000.00
5000000005 $0.00 2011FIVB5000000005 $0.00
110000000110 $1,000.00 TotalTotal540000228735 $27,000.00
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
Overall7 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% 00 8-23 25.8%
2010-20116 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% 00 6-15 28.6%
Against the Field2 66.7% 1 33.3% 0 0.0% 3-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 7 41.2% 10 58.8% 0-17 0.0% 4-20 16.7% 2-14 12.5% 00 3-17 15.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0028030000000000211
Challenge/Four Star/Open0058000002000000612
Total00716030002000000823
Head to Head Results
Benhamou/Giaoui trail the series against the field 2-10 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 6 Benhamou/Giaoui 27 21-14, 21-23, 15-7 0:59
Trail the series against # 16, Q3 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 0-1
7/27/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Cunha/Lima 24, Q7 Benhamou/Giaoui Q26 21-13, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 21, Q7 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
7/5/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gioria/Momoli 21, Q7 Benhamou/Giaoui Q26 21-17, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 29 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-1
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Candelas/Garcia 28, Q7 Benhamou/Giaoui Q26 21-15, 21-10 0:32
Trail the series against # 32, Q20 Maaseide/Torlen, Norway 0-1
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Maaseide/Torlen 31, Q22 Benhamou/Giaoui Q27 21-19, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Benhamou/Giaoui Q27 Banck/Gunther Q6 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against Lima/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
5/18/11FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 2 Lima/Ribeiro 22, Q7 Benhamou/Giaoui Q26 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # Q5 Huang/Yue, China 0-1
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Huang/Yue 22, Q2 Benhamou/Giaoui 27 21-15, 21-12 0:36
Trail the series against # Q15 Boulton/Johns, England 0-3
4/27/11FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 2 Boulton/Johns Q8 Benhamou/Giaoui Q25 21-16, 21-19 0:38
11/3/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Qualifier 3 Boulton/Johns 25, Q3 Benhamou/Giaoui Q19 21-19, 19-21, 15-8 0:52
10/27/10FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 2 Boulton/Johns 27, Q3 Benhamou/Giaoui Q14 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # Q32 Matauatu/Pata, Vanuatu 1-0
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 1 Benhamou/Giaoui Q27 Matauatu/Pata Q38 21-15, 21-16 0:34