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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 11 - 15, 2012

(Q15) 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 Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Did not play	Eva Hamzaoui - 41st
2008	Did not play	Eva Hamzaoui - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/2-7/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q4	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/12-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	Q20	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	28, Q17	25th	80	US$3,500.00
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

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/11/2012	Qualifier 1	Geeske Banck / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (Q18)	Lost 20-22, 22-24	0:46

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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$3,500.00	2	7	22.2 %
Total	FIVB	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	15	$8,300.00	8	22	26.7 %

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
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,750.00	2012	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,750.00
18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	15	$4,150.00	Total	Total	61	0	0	0	0	2	2	9	8	40	$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%	2	28.6%	5	71.4%	0-7	0.0%	4-10	28.6%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	3-7	30.0%

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 3-6 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 18 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 # 20 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 # 29 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
Trail the series against Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
7/3/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Bednarczuk/Seixas	31, Q13	Benhamou/Giaoui	Q4	21-11, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # Q17 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
Trail the series against # Q18 Banck/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Banck/Walkenhorst	Q18	Benhamou/Giaoui	Q15	22-20, 24-22	0:46