$40,000 Evian Austin Open
May 31 - June 2, 1996
(2) 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 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
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 5/18-19/1996 San Diego Open 4 2nd 72 $7,000.00
WPVA 5/3-5/1996 Hermosa Beach Open 4 1st 80 $11,000.00
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$10,000.00
Austin Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/31/1996 Winner 1 Julie McGarr / Samantha Meador (31) Won 15-2  
Fri, 5/31/1996 Winner 2 Alissa Evans-Lund / Erin Galli (15) Won 15-6  
Fri, 5/31/1996 Winner 3 Janice Harrer / Gayle Stammer (10) Lost 15-17  
Fri, 5/31/1996 Contender 4 Marla O'Hara / Ali Wood (8) Won 15-3  
Fri, 5/31/1996 Contender 5 Christine Podraza / Karrie Poppinga (6) Won 15-12  
Fri, 5/31/1996 Contender 6 Elaine Roque / Dennie Shupryt Knoop (5) Won 15-0  
Fri, 5/31/1996 Semi-Finals Lisa Arce / Karolyn Kirby (3) Lost 14-16  
Fri, 5/31/1996 Bronze Medal Patty Dodd / Angela Rock (4) Won 15-9  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
1996WPVA711401000000 $48,700.00 25973.5 %
TotalWPVA711401000000 $48,700.00 25973.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Barbra Fontana  Linda Hanley
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
7114010000 $24,350.00 1996WPVA7114010000 $24,350.00
3000021000 $8,300.00 1996FIVB2000011000 $3,800.00
10381518102920300 $199,865.00 TotalTotal13341272511156620 $139,489.00
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% 25 100.0% 0-25 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 100.0% 0-5 0.0% 0-0 0-0 00 25-5 83.3%
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 13-3 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Arce/Kirby 0-1
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Semi-Finals Arce/Kirby 3 Fontana/Hanley 2 16-14  
Lead the series against # 4 Dodd/Rock 1-0
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Bronze Medal Fontana/Hanley 2 Dodd/Rock 4 15-9  
Lead the series against # 5 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 2-1
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  
Lead the series against # 6 Podraza/Poppinga 1-0
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Contender 5 Fontana/Hanley 2 Podraza/Poppinga 6 15-12  
Lead the series against # 7 Castro Kehl/Richardson 3-0
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 4 Castro Kehl/Richardson 5 15-3  
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 # 8 O'Hara/Wood 1-0
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Contender 4 Fontana/Hanley 2 O'Hara/Wood 8 15-3  
Trail the series against # 10 Harrer/Stammer 0-1
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Winner 3 Harrer/Stammer 10 Fontana/Hanley 2 17-15  
Lead the series against # 11 Andersson/Keller 2-0
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 4 Andersson/Keller 13 15-0  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 4 Andersson/Keller 12 15-5  
Lead the series against # 12 Campbell/McSorley 1-0
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 4 Campbell/McSorley 13 15-0  
Lead the series against # 15 Evans-Lund/Galli 1-0
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 2 Evans-Lund/Galli 15 15-6  
Lead the series against # 31 McGarr/Meador 1-0
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Winner 1 Fontana/Hanley 2 McGarr/Meador 31 15-2