$50,000 WPVA Austin Open
May 16 - 18, 1997
(3) Barbra Fontana/Linda Hanley
 
Barbra Fontana
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 8, 1965 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 5'6"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 293
Career Wins: 20
Career WPVA Wins: 9
Career Winnings: $1,005,704.50
Linda Robertson Hanley
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 8, 1960 (64 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Height: 5'9"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 25
Tournaments: 217
Career Wins: 46
Career WPVA Wins: 8
Career Winnings: $499,197.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB172104441100 US$167,900.00
WPVA264962311000 $211,765.00
Overall4361066752100 US$379,665.00
Previous Austin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1991 Karen Gysin - 17th Did not play
1992 Deb Richardson - 4th Did not play
AVP 1993 Did not play Nancy Reno - 3rd
1993 Lori Forsythe - 1st Did not play
1994 Lori Forsythe - 3rd Did not play
1995 Lori Forsythe - 3rd Angela Rock - 5th
1996 Linda Hanley - 3rd Barbra Fontana - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 5/8-11/1997 Orlando Open 3 4th 56 $5,100.00
WPVA 4/19-20/1997 Deerfield Beach Open 2 9th 32 $1,575.00
WPVA 4/5-6/1997 Miami Beach Open 1 5th 48 $3,600.00
FIVB 3/13-16/1997 Australian Open 9 5th 144 US$5,400.00
FIVB 2/13-16/1997 Brazil Open 8 9th 96 US$2,800.00
WPVA 9/14-15/1996 Best of the Beach III 1 2nd 0 $12,000.00
FIVB 9/6-8/1996 Puerto Rico Open 17 7th 300 US$13,500.00
WPVA 8/31-9/1/1996 Portland Open 1 1st 72 $11,000.00
WPVA 8/16-18/1996 National Championships 1 2nd 72 $15,200.00
WPVA 8/8-11/1996 New York Indoor 1 2nd 0 $14,025.00
FIVB 7/23-27/1996 Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games 4 4th 0 US$0.00
WPVA 7/13-14/1996 Chicago Open 2 2nd 72 $11,400.00
WPVA 6/29-30/1996 Newport Open 2 1st 80 $9,400.00
FIVB 6/21-23/1996 United States Open 7th 140 US$6,000.00
WPVA 6/15-16/1996 U.S. Open 2 1st 80 $20,000.00
WPVA 5/31-6/2/1996 Austin Open 2 3rd 64 $5,000.00
WPVA 5/18-19/1996 San Diego Open 4 2nd 72 $7,000.00
Austin Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/16/1997 Winner 1 Nikki Busch / Carrie Dodd (30) Won 16-14  
Fri, 5/16/1997 Winner 2 Leanne McSorley / Jennifer Meredith (14) Won 15-1  
Fri, 5/16/1997 Winner 3 Danalee Bragado-Corso / Christine Podraza (6) Won 15-8  
Fri, 5/16/1997 Winner 4 Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno (2) Won 15-7  
Fri, 5/16/1997 Semi-Finals Elaine Roque / Dennie Shupryt Knoop (4) Won 15-13  
Fri, 5/16/1997 Gold Medal Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak (1) Lost 16-18  
Head to Head Results
Fontana/Hanley lead the series against the field 20-12 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Arce/McPeak 3-3
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Gold Medal Arce/McPeak 1 Fontana/Hanley 3 18-16  
8/31/96WPVAPortland Open Gold Medal Fontana/Hanley 1 Arce/McPeak 2 15-12  
8/16/96WPVANational Championships Gold Medal Arce/McPeak 3 Fontana/Hanley 1 13-12  
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 4 Arce/McPeak 2 15-9  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 4 Arce/McPeak 3 14-9  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Semi-Finals Arce/McPeak 2 Fontana/Hanley 4 15-6  
Trail the series against # 2 Kirby/Reno 4-6
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Winner 4 Fontana/Hanley 3 Kirby/Reno 2 15-7  
5/8/97WPVAOrlando Open Winner 4 Fontana/Hanley 3 Kirby/Reno 2 15-10  
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Contender 4 Kirby/Reno 3 Fontana/Hanley 2 15-12  
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Contender 6 Kirby/Reno 5 Fontana/Hanley 1 15-8  
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Gold Medal Kirby/Reno 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 15-9  
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Winner 4 Kirby/Reno 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 15-4  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Gold Medal Fontana/Hanley 4 Kirby/Reno 1 12-11  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 4 Kirby/Reno 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 18-16  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Bronze Medal Fontana/Hanley 4 Kirby/Reno 1 15-12  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 4 Kirby/Reno 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 18-16  
Lead the series against # 4 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5-1
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 3 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 4 15-13  
8/31/96WPVAPortland Open Winner 4 Fontana/Hanley 1 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-6  
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 2 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-2  
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Contender 6 Fontana/Hanley 2 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-0  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 4 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-13  
4/5/96WPVADeerfield Beach Open Contender 6 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 6 Fontana/Hanley 3 16-14  
Trail the series against # 5 Poppinga/Rock 0-1
5/8/97WPVAOrlando Open Bronze Medal Poppinga/Rock 5 Fontana/Hanley 3 16-14  
Lead the series against # 6 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 2-0
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 3 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 6 15-8  
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 1 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 9 15-8  
Trail the series against # 7 Castro Kehl/Stammer 0-1
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Winner 3 Castro Kehl/Stammer 7 Fontana/Hanley 2 15-11  
Lead the series against # 10 Keller/O'Hara 1-0
5/8/97WPVAOrlando Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 3 Keller/O'Hara 11 16-14  
Lead the series against # 13 Johnson-Black/Reeves 1-0
5/8/97WPVAOrlando Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 3 Johnson-Black/Reeves 19 15-4  
Lead the series against # 14 McSorley/Meredith 1-0
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 3 McSorley/Meredith 14 15-1  
Lead the series against # 22 Celotto/Sanchez 1-0
8/16/96WPVANational Championships Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 1 Celotto/Sanchez 16 15-2  
Lead the series against # 27 Lockhart/Van Dyke 1-0
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Winner 1 Fontana/Hanley 2 Lockhart/Van Dyke 31 15-3  
Lead the series against # 30 Busch/Dodd 1-0
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Winner 1 Fontana/Hanley 3 Busch/Dodd 30 16-14