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€ 200,000 CEV European Championship Final powered by Otera Open
August 9 - 13, 2011

(31) 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 CEV Best:

25th (Kristiansand 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$4,767.13

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 (4 times)

Career CEV Best:

5th (The Hague 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$38,973.18

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$712.45
FIVB	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	11	1	US$8,300.00
Overall	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	11	1	US$9,012.45

Previous Kristiansand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/19-24/2011	Québec Open	24	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	7/4-9/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q26	41st	24	US$0.00
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

CEV European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/9/2011	Pool B	Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (2)	Lost 14-21, 15-21	0:29
Wed, 8/10/2011	Pool B	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (15)	Lost 14-21, 15-21	0:33
Thu, 8/11/2011	Pool B	Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (18)	Won 22-20, 22-20	0:40

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
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00
Total	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	$8,800.00

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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	Confederation Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$750.00
23	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	0	$4,650.00	Total	69	0	0	0	0	3	3	13	9	0	$32,650.00

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	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$2,800.00	4	7	36.4 %
2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	10	$4,800.00	6	14	30.0 %
Total	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Melody Benhamou													Deborah Giaoui
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											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
											2006	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	$2,375.00
											2007	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6	$6,000.00
											2007	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$1,500.00
											2008	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	8	$7,850.00
											2008	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2009	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$4,700.00
											2009	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
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
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$1,400.00	2011	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$1,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	$2,650.00	Total	Total	68	0	0	0	0	3	4	14	9	38	$32,525.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2010-2011	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%

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
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	7	16	1	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	25

Head to Head Results
Benhamou/Giaoui trail the series against the field 1-5 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-1
8/9/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool B	Cicolari/Menegatti	2	Benhamou/Giaoui	31	21-14, 21-15	0:29
Trail the series against # 15 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
8/10/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool B	Birlova/Ukolova	15	Benhamou/Giaoui	31	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 17 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
7/5/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gioria/Momoli	21, Q7	Benhamou/Giaoui	Q26	21-17, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
8/11/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool B	Benhamou/Giaoui	31	Martins/Santanna	18	22-20, 22-20	0:40
Trail the series against # 30 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