Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Rio de Janeiro Four Star
May 16 - 21, 2017
(8) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 7/25-30/2016 A1 Major Klagenfurt 18 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2016 Gstaad Major 22 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2016 Porec Major 25, Q5 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2016 Poland Grand Slam 22 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2016 Major Hamburg Q9 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2016 Cincinnati Open 19 9th 240 US$2,000.00
Rio de Janeiro Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/18/2017 Pool H Ekaterina Birlova / Nadezda Makroguzova, Russia (25) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:31
Thu, 5/18/2017 Pool H Taiana Lima / Elize Maia, Brazil (9) Lost 21-12, 17-21, 10-15 0:41
Fri, 5/19/2017 Winner 1 Jolien Sinnema / Joy Stubbe, Netherlands (26, Q4) Won 21-17, 10-21, 15-6 0:37
Fri, 5/19/2017 Winner 2 Agatha Bednarczuk / Duda Lisboa, Brazil (4) Lost 16-21, 21-18, 12-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Brunner/Huberli trail the series against the field 6-11 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 0-1
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 2 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 Brunner/Huberli 8 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:50
Series tied with # 7 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-1
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 # 9 Lima/Maia, Brazil 0-1
5/18/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool H Lima/Maia 9 Brunner/Huberli 8 12-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:41
Trail the series against # 10 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-2
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Bronze Medal Brunner/Huberli 18 Gallay/Klug 13 14-21, 21-14, 22-20 0:53
5/11/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool F Gallay/Klug 6 Brunner/Huberli 22 21-18, 21-16 0:35
5/4/16FIVBSochi Open Pool E Gallay/Klug 5 Brunner/Huberli 21 21-18, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 21 Barsuk/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
2/9/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool H Barsuk/Ukolova 24 Brunner/Huberli 8 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 0:43
Series tied with # 22 Cheng/Hughes, United States 1-1
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
Lead the series against # 25 Birlova/Makroguzova, Russia 1-0
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 # 26, Q4 Sinnema/Stubbe, Netherlands 1-0
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 1 Brunner/Huberli 8 Sinnema/Stubbe 26, Q4 21-17, 10-21, 15-6 0:37
Trail the series against # Q9 Schutzenhofer/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
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 # Q14 Eiholzer/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
6/28/16FIVBPorec Major Qualifier 2 Brunner/Huberli 25, Q5 Eiholzer/Gerson Q12 21-17, 21-17 0:31