Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 7 - 11, 2002
(8) 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 Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Suhong Zhou - 25th Did not play
1999 Bo Han - 37th Did not play
2000 Jingkun Zhang - 13th Did not play
2001 Fei Wang - 17th Jia Tian - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2002 Austria Grand Slam 15 5th 240 US$8,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Hellas Open 23 9th 120 US$3,900.00
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
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool H Kylie Gerlic / Summer Lochowicz, Australia (24, Q2) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool H Milagros Crespo / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (9) Lost 11-21, 18-21 0:35
Sat, 8/10/2002 Pool H Nancy Gougeon / Marie-Andree Lessard, Canada (25, Q1) Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:53
Sat, 8/10/2002 Winner 1 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (7) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:30
Sat, 8/10/2002 Winner 2 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2) Lost 21-23, 9-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Tian/Wang lead the series against the field 25-22 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 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 # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-4
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 2 Tian/Wang 8 23-21, 21-9 0:41
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Bede/Behar 2 Tian/Wang 15 21-17, 21-14 0:37
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 # 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
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-2
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 8 Gattelli/Perrotta 7 21-13, 21-13 0:30
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 Crespo/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool H Crespo/Larrea Peraza 9 Tian/Wang 8 21-11, 21-18 0:35
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Larrea Peraza 28 Tian/Wang 21 21-16, 24-22 0:43
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 13 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 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-1
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Tian/Wang 15 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 21-19, 21-13 0:41
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 # 17 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 # 19 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 # 22 Galindo/Serrano Ochoa, Mexico 1-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool K Tian/Wang 15 Galindo/Serrano Ochoa 34 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 24, Q2 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 3-0
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool H Tian/Wang 8 Gerlic/Lochowicz 24, Q2 21-18, 21-16 0:39
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 15 Gerlic/Lochowicz 31 22-20, 21-14 0:42
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 # 25, Q1 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 2-0
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Pool H Tian/Wang 8 Gougeon/Lessard 25, Q1 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:53
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 14 Gougeon/Lessard 19 21-15, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 27, Q20 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 # 31, Q13 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 # Q4 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 # Q11 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 1-0
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Pool G Tian/Wang 23 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou 10 21-14, 23-21 0:39
Lead the series against # Q13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool G Tian/Wang 23 Hakedal/Torlen 26, Q26 22-20, 21-12 0:39