Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$450,000 France Grand Slam
July 16 - 22, 2001
(2) Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States
 
Barbra Fontana
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 8, 1965 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 168 cm (5'6")
Weight: 62 kg (136 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 81
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$374,510.00
Elaine Youngs
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Orange, CA
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 100
Career Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$685,022.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB102232100000 US$177,500.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Linda Hanley - 5th Liz Masakayan - 9th
1998 Linda Hanley - 4th Nancy Reno - 9th
1999 Lisa Arce - 17th Liz Masakayan - 3rd
2000 Lisa Arce - 5th Liz Masakayan - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 2 2nd 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 3 2nd 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 4 1st 360 US$27,000.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2001 Macau Open 4 4th 252 US$11,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/18/2001 Winner 1 Sara Montagnolli / Kerstin Pichler, Austria (31) Won 21-12, 21-11 0:34
Wed, 7/18/2001 Winner 2 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (18) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:36
Thu, 7/19/2001 Winner 3 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (7) Lost 18-21, 24-26 0:39
Fri, 7/20/2001 Contender 4 Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (13) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:30
Sat, 7/21/2001 Contender 5 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (6) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:58
Sat, 7/21/2001 Contender 6 Tatiana Minello / Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Sat, 7/21/2001 Semi-Finals Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (3) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:35
Sun, 7/22/2001 Gold Medal Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:38
Head to Head Results
Fontana/Youngs lead the series against the field 22-4 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 3-2
7/22/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Gold Medal Fontana/Youngs 2 Bede/Behar 1 21-13, 21-14 0:38
7/8/01FIVBSpain Open Gold Medal Bede/Behar 1 Fontana/Youngs 2 21-16, 21-16 0:39
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Gold Medal Bede/Behar 2 Fontana/Youngs 3 21-15, 22-20 0:43
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 4 Fontana/Youngs 3 Bede/Behar 2 21-15, 21-19 0:39
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 4 Fontana/Youngs 4 Bede/Behar 1 23-21, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 2-1
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Fontana/Youngs 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 21-16, 21-13 0:35
6/17/01FIVBItaly Open Gold Medal Fontana/Youngs 4 Cook/Pottharst 2 10-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:48
4/8/01FIVBMacau Open Semi-Finals Cook/Pottharst 2 Fontana/Youngs 4 21-18, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 4 Minello/Pires, Brazil 4-0
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 Fontana/Youngs 2 Minello/Pires 4 21-17, 21-17 0:39
7/8/01FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Youngs 2 Minello/Pires 5 21-17, 21-14 0:40
6/17/01FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Youngs 4 Minello/Pires 5 21-18, 21-9 0:39
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Fontana/Youngs 4 Minello/Pires 5 21-8, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 6 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 3-0
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 5 Fontana/Youngs 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 18-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:58
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Youngs 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 3 Fontana/Youngs 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Series tied with # 7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 7 Fontana/Youngs 2 21-18, 26-24 0:39
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 4 Fontana/Youngs 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 21-16, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
7/20/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Fontana/Youngs 2 Tian/Wang 13 21-12, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 14 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Fontana/Youngs 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 21-14, 19-21, 24-22 1:01
Lead the series against # 15 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Fontana/Youngs 3 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 21-13, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Fontana/Youngs 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 21-14, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 22, Q1 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-0
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Fontana/Youngs 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 30, Q10 Koelliker/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Fontana/Youngs 4 Koelliker/Trussel 29, Q9 21-16, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 31 Montagnolli/Pichler, Austria 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Fontana/Youngs 2 Montagnolli/Pichler 31 21-12, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # Q2 Arlaisuk/Pangka, Thailand 2-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Fontana/Youngs 3 Arlaisuk/Pangka 30, Q4 25-23, 21-8 0:37
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 2 Fontana/Youngs 4 Arlaisuk/Pangka 20 21-11, 21-11 0:30