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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow Grand Slam
June 6 - 11, 2012

(28, Q17) 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 Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Did not play	Eva Hamzaoui - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/15-20/2012	Brasília Open	Q21	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	8/15-20/2011	Åland Open	Q22	41st	18	US$0.00
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

Moscow Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/7/2012	Qualifier 1	Kacie MacTavish / Julie Rodrigue, Canada (Q16)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:38
Thu, 6/7/2012	Qualifier 2	Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Niles, United States (Q1)	Won 21-19, 11-21, 15-7	0:44
Fri, 6/8/2012	Pool E	Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (5)	Lost 12-21, 17-21	0:34
Fri, 6/8/2012	Pool E	Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (12)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:42
Sat, 6/9/2012	Pool E	Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (21)	Lost 11-21, 16-21	0:33

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	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	$2,800.00	4	8	33.3 %
2012	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$3,500.00	2	4	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	12	$8,300.00	8	19	29.6 %

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
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	$1,400.00	2011	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	$1,400.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,750.00	2012	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,750.00
15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	12	$4,150.00	Total	Total	58	0	0	0	0	2	2	9	8	37	$30,150.00

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%
2011-2012	5	83.3%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	7	43.8%	9	56.3%	0-16	0.0%	5-9	35.7%	1-7	12.5%	0	0	6-16	27.3%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	6	40.0%	9	60.0%	0-15	0.0%	4-18	18.2%	2-12	14.3%	0	0	3-15	16.7%

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 3-12 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-2
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Keizer/Van Iersel	5	Benhamou/Giaoui	28, Q17	21-12, 21-17	0:34
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 # 12 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 0-1
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Bawden/Palmer	12	Benhamou/Giaoui	28, Q17	21-16, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 17 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 0-1
7/22/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Contender 2	Bansley/Maloney	10	Benhamou/Giaoui	24	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Baquerizo/Fernandez	21	Benhamou/Giaoui	28, Q17	21-11, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 27, Q9 Nishibori/Urata, Japan 0-1
4/16/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Qualifier 2	Nishibori/Urata	26, Q12	Benhamou/Giaoui	Q21	21-17, 16-21, 15-8	0:46
Trail the series against # 30, Q4 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 # Q1 Fendrick/Niles, United States 1-0
6/7/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Benhamou/Giaoui	28, Q17	Fendrick/Niles	Q1	21-19, 11-21, 15-7	0:44
Trail the series against # Q10 Lessard/Martin, Canada 0-1
7/21/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 1	Lessard/Martin	9	Benhamou/Giaoui	24	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:52
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 # Q16 MacTavish/Rodrigue, Canada 2-0
6/7/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Benhamou/Giaoui	28, Q17	MacTavish/Rodrigue	Q16	21-19, 21-19	0:38
7/21/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Contender 1	Benhamou/Giaoui	24	MacTavish/Rodrigue	25	23-21, 21-16	0:37