Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Sochi
May 25 - 29, 2021
(15) 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 Sochi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Tanja Huberli - 9th Nina Brunner - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 3rd 14 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 10 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st 5 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 3/8-12/2021 Doha 4-star 4 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/20-23/2020 Baden One Star 1 1st 0 € 1,000.00
FIVB 9/3-8/2019 World Tour Finals Rome 5 9th 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2019 Moscow Four Star 3 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/4/2019 Vienna Major Five Star 7 5th 720 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/8-14/2019 Gstaad Major Series 1 4th 840 US$16,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 17 4th 1120 US$28,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2019 Warsaw Four Star 19 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 16 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/14-19/2019 Itapema Four Star 14 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star 16 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 1/2-6/2019 The Hague Four Star 4 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/16-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 6 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/10-14/2018 Yangzhou Four Star 6 9th 400 US$4,000.00
Sochi 4 Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/27/2021 Pool B Brooke Sweat / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (18, Q1) Won 21-12, 21-19 0:37
Thu, 5/27/2021 Pool B Victoria Lopes / Taina Silva, Brazil (31, Q11) Won 14-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:44
Fri, 5/28/2021 Winner 2 Joana Mader / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (5) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:35
Fri, 5/28/2021 Winner 3 Sanne Keizer / Madelein Meppelink, Netherlands (8) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:32
Sat, 5/29/2021 Semi-Finals Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (10) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:37
Sat, 5/29/2021 Gold Medal Kelly Cheng / Sarah Sponcil, United States (14) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Brunner/Huberli lead the series against the field 35-33 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 2-2
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Kholomina/Makroguzova 15 Brunner/Huberli 14 21-17, 21-17 0:34
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Pool B Brunner/Huberli 15 Kholomina/Makroguzova 18 21-19, 21-16 0:37
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 Kholomina/Makroguzova 18 Brunner/Huberli 13 21-10, 21-17 0:30
2/28/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool F Brunner/Huberli 6 Kholomina/Makroguzova 27, Q3 21-19, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 0-6
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Brunner/Huberli 5 21-12, 15-21, 15-7 0:40
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Brunner/Huberli 7 21-7, 21-17 0:32
7/5/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Semi-Finals Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Brunner/Huberli 17 23-21, 17-21, 19-17 1:07
8/25/17FIVB2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 Brunner/Huberli 12 21-10, 21-12 0:29
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
Trail the series against # 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 1-5
3/10/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 2 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 Brunner/Huberli 4 21-19, 21-18 0:39
8/11/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Semi-Finals Bednarczuk/Lisboa 2 Brunner/Huberli 13 21-14, 21-9 0:32
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Brunner/Huberli 6 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 22-20, 21-16 0:39
8/23/17FIVB2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool D Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 Brunner/Huberli 12 21-15, 21-17 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 4 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 1-0
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool C Brunner/Huberli 19 Antunes/Lima 14, Q2 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # 5 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 2-2
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Winner 2 Brunner/Huberli 15 Mader/Verge-Depre 5 21-19, 21-14 0:35
8/23/20FIVBBaden One Star Gold Medal Brunner/Huberli 1 Mader/Verge-Depre 2 21-15, 3-1 Retired 0:22
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool G Mader/Verge-Depre 7 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-18, 23-21 0:44
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool G Mader/Verge-Depre 7 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-19, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Klineman/Ross, United States 0-4
5/1/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 5 Brunner/Huberli 14 21-17, 11-21, 15-9 0:59
7/14/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 3 Brunner/Huberli 1 22-20, 21-17 0:43
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool C Klineman/Ross 3 Brunner/Huberli 19 21-15, 21-12 0:33
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool D Klineman/Ross 13 Brunner/Huberli 4 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 7 Kozuch/Ludwig, Germany 2-0
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool G Brunner/Huberli 10 Kozuch/Ludwig 7 21-18, 21-18 0:44
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool G Brunner/Huberli 7 Kozuch/Ludwig 26, Q7 18-21, 23-21, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # 8 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 3-1
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Winner 3 Brunner/Huberli 15 Keizer/Meppelink 8 21-14, 21-18 0:32
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool H Keizer/Meppelink 8 Brunner/Huberli 17 21-18, 21-18 0:37
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 2 Brunner/Huberli 13 Keizer/Meppelink 7 21-17, 21-17 0:35
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 1 Brunner/Huberli 15 Keizer/Meppelink 22 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-2
1/3/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool D Baquerizo/Fernandez 13 Brunner/Huberli 4 22-20, 21-19 0:40
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool H Baquerizo/Fernandez 9 Brunner/Huberli 25, Q5 19-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 10 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 2-0
5/29/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Semi-Finals Brunner/Huberli 15 Graudina/Samoilova 10 21-18, 21-16 0:37
9/5/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Pool E Brunner/Huberli 5 Graudina/Samoilova 12 21-18, 21-18 0:33
Series tied with # 12 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 1-1
4/17/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Pool E Brunner/Huberli 5 Kolinske/Stockman 12 22-20, 21-17 0:38
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 1 Kolinske/Stockman 17, Q1 Brunner/Huberli 15 18-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 14 Cheng/Sponcil, United States 0-3
5/29/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Gold Medal Cheng/Sponcil 14 Brunner/Huberli 15 21-19, 21-17 0:37
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 2 Cheng/Sponcil 19, Q2 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-16, 21-13 0:34
5/31/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Sponcil 14 Brunner/Huberli 16 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 16 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
4/20/16FIVBFuzhou Open Qualifier 2 Brunner/Huberli 25, Q5 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer Q12 24-22, 18-21, 15-8 0:54
Lead the series against # 17 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 5-0
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool G Brunner/Huberli 10 Kociolek/Wojtasik 23 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:53
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool D Brunner/Huberli 4 Kociolek/Wojtasik 20 21-17, 21-14 0:32
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 2 Brunner/Huberli 7 Kociolek/Wojtasik 28 21-13, 21-18 0:36
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool E Brunner/Huberli 12 Kociolek/Wojtasik 21 21-17, 21-18 0:39
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 3 Brunner/Huberli 14 Kociolek/Wojtasik 20 27-25, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 18, Q1 Sweat/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-0
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool B Brunner/Huberli 15 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 18, Q1 21-12, 21-19 0:37
Series tied with # 19 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 2-2
8/22/20FIVBBaden One Star Winner 2 Brunner/Huberli 1 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 6 21-8, 21-18 0:35
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool A Brunner/Huberli 1 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 16 21-18, 21-16 0:38
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Pool B Menegatti/Orsi Toth 31 Brunner/Huberli 15 21-13, 21-19 0:34
7/6/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool F Menegatti/Orsi Toth 11 Brunner/Huberli 22 21-17, 23-21 0:41
Trail the series against # 20 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 1-4
4/29/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Pool C Bansley/Wilkerson 19 Brunner/Huberli 14 21-15, 21-14 0:40
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Bansley/Wilkerson 2 Brunner/Huberli 16 21-18, 21-19 0:38
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool B Bansley/Wilkerson 2 Brunner/Huberli 15 24-26, 27-25, 15-13 1:03
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool D Bansley/Wilkerson 4 Brunner/Huberli 13 21-17, 21-17 0:38
7/31/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool J Brunner/Huberli 10 Bansley/Wilkerson 15 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 2-1
8/23/20FIVBBaden One Star Semi-Finals Brunner/Huberli 1 Bieneck/Schneider 7 21-18, 21-19 0:45
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool A Bieneck/Schneider 17 Brunner/Huberli 16 21-15, 14-21, 15-13 0:55
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 # 23 Ishii/Murakami, Japan 1-0
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Pool F Brunner/Huberli 6 Ishii/Murakami 11 22-20, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 25 Dabizha/Rudykh, Russia 1-0
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool A Brunner/Huberli 1 Dabizha/Rudykh 32, Q17 21-16, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Lobato/Navarro, Spain 2-0
10/20/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 2 Brunner/Huberli 6 Lobato/Navarro 23 21-11, 21-11 0:32
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool F Brunner/Huberli 6 Lobato/Navarro 22 21-10, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen, Finland 2-0
4/30/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 1 Brunner/Huberli 14 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 28, Q8 21-16, 21-17 0:44
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool D Brunner/Huberli 4 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 29, Q8 21-15, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 2-0
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool B Brunner/Huberli 15 Lopes/Silva 31, Q11 14-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:44
10/11/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool F Brunner/Huberli 6 Lopes/Silva 27, Q4 21-15, 14-21, 15-7 0:39
Lead the series against # Q6 Strauss/Strauss, Austria 1-0
8/15/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool C Brunner/Huberli 3 Strauss/Strauss 30, Q10 21-16, 21-11 0:30