Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2002
(21) Jia Tian/Fei Wang, China
 
Jia Tian
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 9, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Tian Jin
Height: 177 cm (5'10")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 115
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$574,775.00
Fei Wang
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Henan
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 54
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$207,825.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB48214311210483 US$406,750.00
FIVB C&S10000001000 US$900.00
Overall49214311211483 US$407,650.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Suhong Zhou - 41st Did not play
1999 Bo Han - 41st Did not play
2000 Jingkun Zhang - 13th Did not play
2001 Fei Wang - 9th Jia Tian - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/9-13/2002 Canada Open 9 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2002 Norway Open 19 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2002 Switzerland Open 19 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/5-9/2002 Spain Open 16 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/22-26/2001 Hong Kong Open 14 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2001 China Open 9 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Japan Open 17 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 13 17th 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 12 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 13 9th 180 US$7,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/16/2002 Pool D Michaela Meissinger / Brigitte Stampfer, Austria (45) Won 21-17, 21-10 0:34
Tue, 7/16/2002 Pool D Ana Paula Connelly / Tatiana Minello, Brazil (4) Lost 10-21, 21-17, 11-15 0:51
Tue, 7/16/2002 Pool D Milagros Crespo / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (28) Lost 16-21, 22-24 0:43
Head to Head Results
Tian/Wang trail the series against the field 19-21 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool A Bede/Behar 1 Tian/Wang 16 21-16, 17-21, 15-12 0:56
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Tian/Wang 9 21-9, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 3 Tian/Wang 14 21-17, 21-16 0:37
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Tian/Wang 11 21-17, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-3
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Tian/Wang 19 21-11, 21-14 0:31
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 4 Cook/Pottharst 1 Tian/Wang 11 21-15, 21-14 0:34
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 3 Cook/Pottharst 2 Tian/Wang 7 21-19, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-4
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Connelly/Minello 4 Tian/Wang 21 21-10, 17-21, 15-11 0:51
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Connelly/Minello 4 Tian/Wang 19 21-9, 21-16 0:31
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Connelly/Minello 3 Tian/Wang 19 21-18, 21-14 0:36
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Connelly/Minello 18 Tian/Wang 16 21-11, 19-21, 15-9 0:43
Trail the series against # 8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-2
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 7 Tian/Wang 9 21-15, 20-22, 15-11 1:07
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 Tian/Wang 13 22-20, 11-21, 15-13 0:50
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 7 Gattelli/Perrotta 10 21-14, 15-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 9 Barros/Pires, Brazil 1-0
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool H Tian/Wang 9 Barros/Pires 8 21-19, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 10 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Celbova Rysava/Novakova 14 Tian/Wang 19 21-18, 21-16 0:40
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 Tian/Wang 7 21-19, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-2
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 14 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-18, 21-18 0:43
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Tian/Wang 12 21-15, 21-15 0:39
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 Tian/Wang 7 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:59
Trail the series against # 15 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 16 Tian/Wang 17 16-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:19
Lead the series against # 16 Dodd/McSorley, United States 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Tian/Wang 19 Dodd/McSorley 14, Q6 21-19, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 17 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool M Kadijk/Leenstra 20 Tian/Wang 13 21-15, 18-21, 15-8 0:47
Series tied with # 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-1
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 3 Tian/Wang 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 11 21-18, 21-14 0:41
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 Tian/Wang 12 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool H Tian/Wang 9 Glesnes/Maaseide 24 21-18, 21-15 0:39
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 9 Glesnes/Maaseide 14 23-25, 21-12, 15-9 1:08
Lead the series against # 25 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 1-0
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 14 Gougeon/Lessard 19 21-15, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 28 Crespo/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Larrea Peraza 28 Tian/Wang 21 21-16, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 30 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Tian/Wang 12 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 28, Q11 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:45
Lead the series against # 31 Mellitzer/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool H Tian/Wang 9 Mellitzer/Swoboda 25 21-6, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 34 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Tian/Wang 13 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 12, Q8 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 36 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 11 Garcia/Gaxiola 22 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 37 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 7 Gerlic/Lochowicz 27, Q6 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 38 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 3-0
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool A Tian/Wang 16 Ikauniece/Minusa 17, Q2 21-13, 21-13 0:30
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 9 Ikauniece/Minusa 24 21-13, 22-20 0:38
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool M Tian/Wang 13 Ikauniece/Minusa 45 21-18, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 41 Nagy/Schlegl, Hungary 2-0
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool A Tian/Wang 16 Nagy/Schlegl 32, Q3 21-11, 21-15 0:32
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 2 Tian/Wang 14 Nagy/Schlegl 29 21-11, 23-25, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # 45 Meissinger/Stampfer, Austria 1-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Tian/Wang 21 Meissinger/Stampfer 45 21-17, 21-10 0:34