$50,000 Evian Hermosa Beach Open
May 3 - 5, 1996
(4) Barbra Fontana/Linda Hanley
 
Barbra Fontana
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 8, 1965 (60 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 (65 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 Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
P&R 1976 Did not play Becky Carey - 2nd
P&R 1978 Did not play Maya Thiene - 1st
P&R 1985 Debbie Black - 3rd Did not play
1987 Did not play Nina Matthies - 5th
1990 Did not play Jeanne Reeves - 7th
1991 Holly McPeak - 9th Jeanne Reeves - 17th
1992 Deb Richardson - 4th Jeanne Reeves - 17th
1993 Lori Forsythe - 2nd Did not play
AVP 1993 Did not play Jackie Silva - 2nd
1994 Lori Forsythe - 5th Did not play
AVP 1994 Did not play Linda Chisholm - 3rd
1995 Lori Forsythe - 3rd Angela Rock - 4th
FIVB 1995 Lori Forsythe - 5th Angela Rock - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 4/27-28/1996 Beach Volley '96 4 3rd 64 $5,700.00
FIVB 4/10-14/1996 Brazil Open 5 13th 84 US$1,600.00
WPVA 4/5-7/1996 Deerfield Beach Open 3 5th 48 $3,000.00
FIVB 2/28-3/3/1996 Brazil Open 7th 20 US$6,000.00
WPVA 2/24-24/1996 Indoor Pro Beach Championships 3 3rd 0 $12,750.00
WPVA 2/3-3/1996 Indoor Pro Beach Championships 3 3rd 0 $4,250.00
FIVB 11/16-19/1995 Brazil Open 1st 50 US$10,000.00
Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/3/1996 Winner 1 Wendy Stammer / Lisa Westlake (29) Won 5-3  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Winner 2 Jackie Campbell / Leanne McSorley (13) Won 15-0  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Winner 3 Elaine Roque / Dennie Shupryt Knoop (5) Won 15-13  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Winner 4 Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno (1) Lost 16-18  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Contender 6 Gail Castro Kehl / Deb Richardson (6) Won 15-8  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Semi-Finals Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak (3) Won 14-9  
Fri, 5/3/1996 Gold Medal Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno (1) Won 12-11  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100010000000 $0.00
World Championships100001000000 $12,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam200000200000 $19,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1321033211000 $136,400.00
Total1721044411000 $167,900.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Barbra Fontana Linda Hanley
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000100000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000100000 $0.00
3000110100 $15,750.00 World Championships2000011000 $9,000.00
7100023010 $35,500.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3000120000 $16,250.00
14241224125425710 $476,077.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open6513936237210 $162,651.50
2002000000 $13,750.00 Goodwill Games          
8100043000 $31,980.00 Manhattan Beach5102020000 $10,522.00
2000011000 $3,975.00 Tour Championships5112010000 $9,528.00
16561226146232820 $577,032.50 Total81151078298210 $207,951.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1996WPVA510301000000 $36,700.00 14573.7 %
TotalWPVA510301000000 $36,700.00 14573.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Barbra Fontana  Linda Hanley
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1976P&R2010100000 $0.00
           1977P&R1000010000 $0.00
           1978P&R2101000000 $0.00
           1979P&R4012010000 $0.00
           1980P&R2200000000 $0.00
           1981P&R5500000000 $25.00
           1984AVP2200000000 $1,500.00
1000010000 $0.00 1984P&R7700000000 $175.00
           1985AVP1100000000 $562.50
1001000000 $0.00 1985P&R5301010000 $37.50
           1986AVP7700000000 $6,020.00
           1986P&R4301000000 $400.00
           1987WPVA9134010000 $3,887.50
           1989P&R1000100000 $525.00
           1989WPVA3000102000 $1,100.00
           1990WPVA11131131100 $15,812.50
17000187100 $12,660.00 1991WPVA5000001310 $500.00
16001258000 $17,225.00 1992WPVA2000000200 $0.00
           1993AVP16257200000 $0.00
14163220000 $23,580.00 1993WPVA          
1000010000 $1,375.00 1993FIVB          
           1994AVP14253220000 $25,619.00
14364010000 $52,425.00 1994WPVA          
5112100000 $19,000.00 1994FIVB          
13112063000 $21,950.00 1995WPVA14261320000 $40,175.00
11101421200 $19,000.00 1995FIVB7120021010 $15,000.00
5103010000 $18,350.00 1996WPVA5103010000 $18,350.00
3000021000 $8,300.00 1996FIVB2000011000 $3,800.00
10181417102920300 $193,865.00 TotalTotal13141262411156620 $133,489.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 95-31 75.4%
1995-19960 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 52-12 81.3%
Against the Field0 0.0% 0 0.0% 31 100.0% 0-31 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 20 100.0% 0-20 0.0% 0-0 0-0 00 31-20 60.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000000001101010043
World Championships000000000000000021
Total000000001101010064
Head to Head Results
Fontana/Hanley lead the series against the field 10-5 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 1 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Kirby/Reno 2-2
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  
Trail the series against # 2 Masakayan/Rock 0-1
4/5/96WPVADeerfield Beach Open Winner 4 Masakayan/Rock 2 Fontana/Hanley 3 17-15  
Series tied with # 3 Arce/McPeak 1-1
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  
Series tied with # 5 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 1-1
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  
Lead the series against # 6 Castro Kehl/Richardson 2-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Contender 6 Fontana/Hanley 4 Castro Kehl/Richardson 6 15-8  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Contender 6 Fontana/Hanley 4 Castro Kehl/Richardson 6 15-7  
Lead the series against # 12 Andersson/Keller 1-0
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 4 Andersson/Keller 12 15-5  
Lead the series against # 13 Campbell/McSorley 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 4 Campbell/McSorley 13 15-0  
Lead the series against # 20 Evans-Lund/Johnson-Black 1-0
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 4 Evans-Lund/Johnson-Black 20 15-6  
Lead the series against # 29 Stammer/Westlake 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Fontana/Hanley 4 Stammer/Westlake 29 5-3