Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 5, 2017
(10) Nina Brunner/Tanja Huberli, Switzerland
 
Nina Betschart Brunner
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 14, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Steinhausen
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 91
Career Wins: 5
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$331,584.25
Tanja Hüberli
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 27, 1992 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Thalwil
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 112
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$399,534.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB7734731512441411 US$651,280.20
Previous Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2017 Olsztyn Four Star 10 17th 160 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 1 17th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/1/2017 Porec Major Five Star 9 3rd 720 US$20,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 9 9th 180 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 10 9th 180 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/16-21/2017 Rio de Janeiro Four Star 8 9th 240 US$4,000.00
FIVB 2/7-12/2017 Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star 8 25th 180 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2016 Long Beach Grand Slam 14 17th 240 US$7,000.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/28/2017 Pool J Norisbeth Agudo / Gabi Brito, Venezuela (39) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:34
Sun, 7/30/2017 Pool J Ana Gallay / Virginia Zonta, Argentina (34) Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-12 0:50
Mon, 7/31/2017 Pool J Heather Bansley / Brandie Wilkerson, Canada (15) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Wed, 8/2/2017 Winner 1 Katharina Schutzenhofer / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (12) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Thu, 8/3/2017 Winner 2 Melissa Humana-Paredes / Sarah Pavan, Canada (7) Lost 17-21, 21-23 0:39
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Did not play Tanja Goricanec - 33rd
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Did not play Tanja Goricanec - 17th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Tanja Huberli - 4th Nina Brunner - 4th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Tanja Huberli - 9th Nina Brunner - 9th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Tanja Huberli - 5th Nina Brunner - 5th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/5/2017 Vienna World Championships 10 9th 480 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 17 4th 1120 US$28,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 11 9th 800 US$11,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 7 5th 960 US$18,000.00
Head to Head Results
Brunner/Huberli trail the series against the field 15-18 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 0-1
5/13/16FIVBAntalya Open Winner 1 Laboureur/Sude 12, Q1 Brunner/Huberli 22 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:47
Trail the series against # 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 0-2
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 2 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 Brunner/Huberli 9 21-13, 21-16 0:30
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 2 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 Brunner/Huberli 8 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-2
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Brunner/Huberli 18 21-11, 21-19 0:32
7/1/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Brunner/Huberli 25, Q5 21-10, 21-19 0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Ross/Sweat, United States 0-1
7/21/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 1 Ross/Sweat 9 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-5, 22-20 0:31
Trail the series against # 6 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-2
7/1/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Semi-Finals Hermannova/Slukova 5 Brunner/Huberli 9 22-20, 12-21, 15-10 0:53
2/9/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool H Hermannova/Slukova 9 Brunner/Huberli 8 21-19, 24-22 0:38
7/29/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 3 Brunner/Huberli 18 Hermannova/Slukova 11 0-1 Retired 0:09
Trail the series against # 7 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 0-2
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-17, 23-21 0:39
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool G Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-8, 21-12 0:27
Lead the series against # 8 Alves/Seixas, Brazil 1-0
7/1/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Bronze Medal Brunner/Huberli 9 Alves/Seixas 7 21-14, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-1
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 2 Bawden/Clancy 12 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-12, 21-14 0:29
Series tied with # 12 Schutzenhofer/Schwaiger, Austria 1-1
8/2/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Brunner/Huberli 10 Schutzenhofer/Schwaiger 12 21-14, 21-17 0:37
2/8/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool H Schutzenhofer/Schwaiger 25 Brunner/Huberli 8 22-20, 28-26 0:45
Lead the series against # 15 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 1-0
7/31/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool J Brunner/Huberli 10 Bansley/Wilkerson 15 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Cheng/Hughes, United States 2-1
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 3 Brunner/Huberli 9 Cheng/Hughes 14 21-19, 22-20 0:35
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Cheng/Hughes 29 Brunner/Huberli 14 21-19, 27-25 0:41
7/28/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 1 Brunner/Huberli 18 Cheng/Hughes 32 14-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:40
Trail the series against # 17 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool G Mader/Verge-Depre 7 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-19, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Wang/Yue, China 1-0
5/18/16FIVBCincinnati Open Pool C Brunner/Huberli 19 Wang/Yue 14 21-18, 15-21, 15-9 0:44
Trail the series against # 19 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-2
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool A Brunner/Huberli 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 21-19, 21-14 0:37
7/27/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool B Lahti/Lehtonen 15 Brunner/Huberli 18 21-14, 21-15 0:35
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 20 Brunner/Huberli 25, Q5 21-16, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 20 Baieva/Davidova, Ukraine 1-0
6/28/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool H Brunner/Huberli 9 Baieva/Davidova 24 22-20, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 24 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 2 Brunner/Huberli 9 Bieneck/Schneider 17 18-21, 22-20, 17-15 1:00
Lead the series against # 27 Gordon/Saxton, Canada 1-0
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool G Brunner/Huberli 10 Gordon/Saxton 23 21-12, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 32 Lima/Maia, Brazil 0-2
7/5/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool A Lima/Maia 17, Q1 Brunner/Huberli 1 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:46
5/18/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool H Lima/Maia 9 Brunner/Huberli 8 12-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:41
Lead the series against # 34 Gallay/Zonta, Argentina 1-0
7/30/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool J Brunner/Huberli 10 Gallay/Zonta 34 21-15, 19-21, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 36 Birlova/Makroguzova, Russia 2-0
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool G Brunner/Huberli 10 Birlova/Makroguzova 23 19-21, 25-23, 15-12 0:50
5/18/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool H Brunner/Huberli 8 Birlova/Makroguzova 25 21-17, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 39 Agudo/Brito, Venezuela 1-0
7/28/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool J Brunner/Huberli 10 Agudo/Brito 39 21-18, 21-15 0:34