Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Gstaad Major
July 9 - 15, 2018
(10) Sara Hughes/Summer Ross, United States
 
Sara Hughes
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Long Beach, CA
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 58 kg (128 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 77
Career Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$361,594.92
Summer Ross
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 20, 1992 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: San Diego, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'1")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 85
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Moscow 2018)
Career Winnings: US$252,600.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB2010214170301 US$145,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC100010000000 US$0.00
Overall2110224170301 US$145,000.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Did not play Emily Capers - 5th
2014 Did not play Emily Capers - 17th
2016 Did not play Lane Carico - 9th
2017 Kelly Cheng - 9th Brooke Sweat - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-7/2018 Espinho Four Star 6 3rd 640 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star 12 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2018 Ostrava Four Star 6 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/16-20/2018 Itapema Four Star 6 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2018 Huntington Beach Four Star 9 5th 480 US$7,000.00
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star 5 5th 480 US$6,000.00
Gstaad Major Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2018 Pool G Katarzyna Kociolek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (23, Q2) Won 21-19, 23-21 0:39
Thu, 7/12/2018 Pool G Kelley Kolinske / Emily Stockman, United States (26, Q4) Lost 21-19, 24-26, 12-15 0:50
Fri, 7/13/2018 Winner 1 Azusa Futami / Akiko Hasegawa, Japan (29, Q10) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:31
Fri, 7/13/2018 Winner 2 Alix Klineman / April Ross, United States (9) Lost 18-21, 21-16, 9-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Hughes/Ross trail the series against the field 12-13 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 0-1
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Hughes/Ross 5 20-22, 21-19, 16-14 0:53
Trail the series against # 4 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 0-2
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Semi-Finals Artacho/Clancy 5 Hughes/Ross 6 15-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:41
9/2/12FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Bronze Medal Artacho/Clancy 12 Hughes/Ross 3 23-25, 21-14, 16-14 0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool E Hermannova/Slukova 5 Hughes/Ross 12 21-14, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 7 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 0-1
5/5/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 7 Laboureur/Sude 3 Hughes/Ross 9 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool F Mader/Verge-Depre 11 Hughes/Ross 6 19-21, 28-26, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # 9 Klineman/Ross, United States 0-1
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 9 Hughes/Ross 10 21-18, 16-21, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 16, Q1 Ittlinger/Van de Velde, Germany 1-0
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Hughes/Ross 5 Ittlinger/Van de Velde 16, Q1 21-14, 21-18 0:29
Trail the series against # 17 Stubbe/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
6/23/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Stubbe/Van Iersel 16 Hughes/Ross 6 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:41
Lead the series against # 18 Frank/Kolocova, Czech Republic 1-0
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool E Hughes/Ross 5 Frank/Kolocova 12 21-13, 22-20 0:33
Trail the series against # 21 Branagh/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-2
7/5/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool F Branagh/Walsh Jennings 11 Hughes/Ross 6 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:43
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 Branagh/Walsh Jennings 20 Hughes/Ross 12 21-16, 21-17 0:35
6/22/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Hughes/Ross 6 Branagh/Walsh Jennings 18 18-21, 22-20, 18-16 0:52
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-1
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool G Hughes/Ross 10 Kociolek/Wojtasik 23, Q2 21-19, 23-21 0:39
7/7/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Bronze Medal Hughes/Ross 6 Kociolek/Wojtasik 14 17-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:44
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool F Kociolek/Wojtasik 22 Hughes/Ross 6 13-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:44
Trail the series against # 24, Q3 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 25 Hughes/Ross 6 21-16, 25-23 0:41
Series tied with # 26, Q4 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 1-1
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool G Kolinske/Stockman 26, Q4 Hughes/Ross 10 19-21, 26-24, 15-12 0:50
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 3 Hughes/Ross 9 Kolinske/Stockman 25 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 27 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool E Hughes/Ross 12 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 21 21-16, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 Futami/Hasegawa, Japan 1-0
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 1 Hughes/Ross 10 Futami/Hasegawa 29, Q10 21-18, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Ishii/Murakami, Japan 1-0
5/3/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 2 Hughes/Ross 9 Ishii/Murakami 24 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against Cheng/Hochevar, United States 1-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 3 Hughes/Ross 6 Cheng/Hochevar 9 21-19, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against # Q5 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 1-0
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool F Hughes/Ross 6 Graudina/Samoilova 27, Q4 22-24, 27-25, 17-15 0:54
Lead the series against # Q18 Lobato/Navarro, Spain 1-0
7/5/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool F Hughes/Ross 6 Lobato/Navarro 27, Q9 21-13, 21-11 0:28