Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 28 - July 6, 2019
(11) 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 Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017 Did not play Brooke Sweat - 9th
2018 Summer Ross - 7th Sara Hughes - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-15/2019 Warsaw Four Star 12 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 10 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2019 Jinjiang Four Star 4 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/14-19/2019 Itapema Four Star 7 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star 9 4th 560 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/16-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 1 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/10-14/2018 Yangzhou Four Star 3 3rd 640 US$10,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2018 2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg 10 7th 0 US$15,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star 9 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/4/2018 Vienna Major 14 5th 720 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/9-15/2018 Gstaad Major 10 9th 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2018 Espinho Four Star 6 3rd 640 US$10,000.00
World Championships Hamburg Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/29/2019 Pool K Ana Gallay / Fernanda Pereyra, Argentina (38) Won 21-18, 15-21, 16-14 0:48
Mon, 7/1/2019 Pool K Meimei Lin / Jinjin Zeng, China (35) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:33
Tue, 7/2/2019 Pool K Svetlana Kholomina / Nadezda Makroguzova, Russia (14) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:36
Wed, 7/3/2019 Winner 1 Margareta Kozuch / Laura Ludwig, Germany (34) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:40
Thu, 7/4/2019 Winner 2 Joy Stubbe / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (31) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:36
Fri, 7/5/2019 Winner 3 Alix Klineman / April Ross, United States (5) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:34
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Did not play Emily Capers - 17th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Kelly Cheng - 9th Brooke Sweat - 5th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Kelley Kolinske - 5th Did not play
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Kelly Cheng - 1st Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 11 5th 960 US$18,000.00
Head to Head Results
Hughes/Ross lead the series against the field 28-24 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
6/28/18FIVBPoland Four Star Pool E Hughes/Ross 12 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 21 21-16, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 0-1
8/17/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool A Bansley/Wilkerson 5 Hughes/Ross 10 22-20, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 4 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 0-3
6/1/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Cavalcanti/Silva 3 Hughes/Ross 10 21-17, 21-18 0:32
4/28/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Semi-Finals Cavalcanti/Silva 10, Q1 Hughes/Ross 9 21-18, 21-17 0:34
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Semi-Finals Cavalcanti/Silva 16, Q3 Hughes/Ross 3 21-16, 21-18 0:30
Trail the series against # 5 Klineman/Ross, United States 1-3
7/5/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 5 Hughes/Ross 11 21-18, 21-14 0:34
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 5 Hughes/Ross 7 21-16, 12-21, 15-10 0:45
8/11/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 3 Hughes/Ross 9 Klineman/Ross 5 21-18, 21-19 0:34
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 9 Hughes/Ross 10 21-18, 16-21, 15-9 0:48
Series tied with # 6 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 1-1
8/12/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Gold Medal Hughes/Ross 9 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 2 21-19, 12-21, 15-12 0:45
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Pool C Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 Hughes/Ross 14 21-12, 21-15 0:30
Trail the series against # 7 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 0-3
4/28/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Bronze Medal Artacho/Clancy 11 Hughes/Ross 9 21-18, 21-13 0:31
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
Lead the series against # 8 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 1-0
8/18/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool A Hughes/Ross 10 Keizer/Meppelink 8 21-15, 24-22 0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 2-1
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 3 Hughes/Ross 9 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 23-21, 21-16 0:35
10/14/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Bronze Medal Hughes/Ross 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 16-21, 23-21, 15-5 0:44
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 # 10 Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
8/15/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool A Antonelli/Salgado 4 Hughes/Ross 10 24-22, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Alves/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
5/5/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 5 Alves/Seixas 5 Hughes/Ross 9 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 14 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 0-2
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool K Kholomina/Makroguzova 14 Hughes/Ross 11 21-16, 21-18 0:36
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool E Kholomina/Makroguzova 21 Hughes/Ross 12 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:48
Series tied with # 15 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
Trail the series against # 17 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-1
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 1 Brunner/Huberli 19 Hughes/Ross 12 21-19, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Sweat/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-0
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Hughes/Ross 9 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 27, Q5 21-18, 25-23 0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Wang/Xia, China 1-0
4/26/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool H Hughes/Ross 9 Wang/Xia 8 17-21, 26-24, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 25 Hughes/Ross 6 21-16, 25-23 0:41
Lead the series against # 23 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 3-1
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool D Hughes/Ross 4 Kociolek/Wojtasik 13 21-14, 21-18 0:36
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
Lead the series against # 24 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 3-0
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool H Hughes/Ross 9 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 24 21-17, 21-17 0:36
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 2 Hughes/Ross 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 10 21-16, 21-17 0:32
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 2 Hughes/Ross 14 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 31 16-21, 27-25, 15-8 1:05
Lead the series against # 26 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 2-0
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Pool A Hughes/Ross 1 Graudina/Samoilova 17 21-16, 21-13 0:28
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool F Hughes/Ross 6 Graudina/Samoilova 27, Q4 22-24, 27-25, 17-15 0:54
Trail the series against # 27 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-2
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool G Mader/Verge-Depre 26 Hughes/Ross 10 21-17, 22-20 0:36
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool F Mader/Verge-Depre 11 Hughes/Ross 6 19-21, 28-26, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # 28 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool E Hughes/Ross 12 Bieneck/Schneider 28 21-14, 17-21, 15-9 0:43
Lead the series against # 30 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 # 31 Stubbe/Van Iersel, Netherlands 3-1
7/4/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 2 Hughes/Ross 11 Stubbe/Van Iersel 31 21-14, 21-19 0:36
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool G Hughes/Ross 10 Stubbe/Van Iersel 23 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:46
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Pool C Hughes/Ross 14 Stubbe/Van Iersel 19 22-20, 21-14 0:37
6/23/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Stubbe/Van Iersel 16 Hughes/Ross 6 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:41
Series tied with # 33 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-1
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 3 Hughes/Ross 3 Birlova/Ukolova 19 21-19, 21-13 0:32
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool C Birlova/Ukolova 19 Hughes/Ross 3 21-18, 13-21, 15-12 0:40
Lead the series against # 34 Kozuch/Ludwig, Germany 1-0
7/3/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Hughes/Ross 11 Kozuch/Ludwig 34 21-15, 21-12 0:40
Lead the series against # 35 Lin/Zeng, China 1-0
7/1/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool K Hughes/Ross 11 Lin/Zeng 35 21-19, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 36 Pridalova/Strbova, Slovakia 2-0
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool G Hughes/Ross 7 Pridalova/Strbova 23 21-15, 20-22, 15-11 0:47
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 1 Hughes/Ross 9 Pridalova/Strbova 22 21-12, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against # 38 Gallay/Pereyra, Argentina 1-0
6/29/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool K Hughes/Ross 11 Gallay/Pereyra 38 21-18, 15-21, 16-14 0:48