Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Hellas Open
July 24 - 28, 2002
(23) 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 Rhodes Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/16-20/2002 France Grand Slam 21 25th 40 US$2,000.00
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
Hellas Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool G Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (7) Won 21-19, 23-21 0:49
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool G Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (26, Q26) Won 22-20, 21-12 0:39
Sat, 7/27/2002 Pool G Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Katerina Nikolaidou, Greece (10) Won 21-14, 23-21 0:39
Sat, 7/27/2002 Winner 1 Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana, United States (9) Lost 18-21, 21-17, 9-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 23-23 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 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 # 4 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 # 5 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
Lead the series against # 6 Barros/Pires, Brazil 1-0
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool H Tian/Wang 9 Barros/Pires 8 21-19, 21-19 0:38
Series tied with # 7 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-2
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool G Tian/Wang 23 Gattelli/Perrotta 7 21-19, 23-21 0:49
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
Trail the series against # 9 DeNecochea/Fontana, United States 0-1
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 9 Tian/Wang 23 21-18, 17-21, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against # 10 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 1-0
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Pool G Tian/Wang 23 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou 10 21-14, 23-21 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 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
Series tied with # 13 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 # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16, Q3 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 # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 25, Q11 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 # 26, Q26 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool G Tian/Wang 23 Hakedal/Torlen 26, Q26 22-20, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 28 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 # 29 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 # 32, Q5 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 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Tian/Wang 19 Augoustides/Claasen 30, Q36 22-20, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # Q1 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 # Q4 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 1-0
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 14 Gougeon/Lessard 19 21-15, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q10 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 # Q18 Meissinger/Stampfer, Austria 1-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Tian/Wang 21 Meissinger/Stampfer 45 21-17, 21-10 0:34
Trail the series against # Q21 Palacio/Quevedo, Cuba 0-1
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Palacio/Quevedo 30, Q39 Tian/Wang 19 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:53