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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 EuroBeachVolley 2021
August 11 - 14, 2021

(17) Niina Ahtiainen/Riikka Lehtonen, Finland

Niina Ahtiainen
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 11, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Imatra

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

106

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

5th (Jurmala 2020)

Career Winnings:

US$121,265.79

Riikka Lehtonen
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 24, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kangasrla

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$127,392.43

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	US$10,489.75
FIVB	25	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	9	6	4	3	US$59,000.00
Overall	30	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	11	6	4	3	US$69,489.75

Previous Vienna Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2017	Did not play	Taru Lahti - 9th
FIVB 2018	Riikka Lehtonen - 17th	Niina Ahtiainen - 17th
FIVB 2019	Riikka Lehtonen - 33rd	Niina Ahtiainen - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-11/2021	Gstaad 4 Star	27, Q6	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/1-6/2021	Ostrava 4 Star	27, Q7	25th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2021	Sochi 4 Star	29, Q7	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	4/28-5/2/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	28, Q8	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Q10	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	3/8-12/2021	Doha 4-star	29, Q8	25th	240	US$2,000.00
CEV	9/15-20/2020	EuroBeachVolley 2020	28	5th	360	€ 4,000.00

EuroBeachVolley 2021 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/11/2022	Pool A	Marleen Van Iersel / Pleun Ypma, Netherlands (16)	Lost 21-11, 19-21, 10-15	0:50
Thu, 8/11/2022	Pool A	Taru Lahti / Anniina Parkkinen, Finland (32)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:32
Fri, 8/12/2022	Winner 1	Katarzyna Kociolek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (13)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:37

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$16,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	5	0	$38,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
Confederation Championship	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	$9,250.00
Total	30	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	11	6	0	$68,250.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Niina Ahtiainen												Riikka Lehtonen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$7,000.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
23	0	0	0	0	2	5	12	2	0	$34,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	5	0	$61,000.00
46	1	2	0	1	6	9	11	8	0	$62,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	37	0	1	0	1	4	4	13	7	0	$40,812.50
6	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$4,550.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	$4,550.00
											Challenger	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$725.00
											Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
9	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	1	0	$7,875.00	Confederation Championship	9	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	4	0	$5,625.00
88	3	2	0	1	10	20	29	11	0	$116,425.00	Total	77	0	1	0	1	6	19	21	16	0	$118,387.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2018	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	3	1	$33,000.00	9	17	34.6 %
2018	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$3,250.00	4	3	57.1 %
2019	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	5	$13,000.00	11	15	42.3 %
2019	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
2020	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	3	2	60.0 %
2021	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	$13,000.00	11	11	50.0 %
2021	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	25	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	9	6	7	$59,000.00	31	43	41.9 %
Total	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	$9,250.00	10	9	52.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Niina Ahtiainen													Riikka Lehtonen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00
											2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00
											2011	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2012	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
											2012	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$375.00
											2012	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2012	CEV Under Age
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	2013	CEV Under Age
											2014	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	$2,000.00
											2014	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$1,375.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2014	CEV C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,762.50
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	CEV Under Age
											2015	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	2	1	$27,537.50
											2015	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$250.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2015	CEV Under Age
											2016	FIVB	14	0	1	0	0	2	4	5	2	0	$34,775.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC
											2016	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$75.00	2016	CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$825.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	2016	CEV Under Age
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	$3,000.00	2017	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	$16,050.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$500.00	2017	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$875.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$140.00	2017	CEV C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2017	CEV Under Age
10	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	3	1	$17,550.00	2018	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	1	$16,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,625.00	2018	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,625.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	5	$6,500.00	2019	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	5	$6,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2019	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2020	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	$6,500.00	2021	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	$6,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2021	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
57	0	1	1	0	4	12	18	9	12	$38,890.00	Total	Total	86	2	1	0	1	9	21	22	16	14	$122,725.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	4	57.1%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	4	33.3%	0	0.0%	8	66.7%	4-8	33.3%	4-8	33.3%	6-1	85.7%	0	0	10-9	52.6%
2020-2021	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	2	40.0%	0	0.0%	3	60.0%	2-3	40.0%	2-3	40.0%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	4-4	50.0%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4	80.0%	1-4	20.0%	6-8	42.9%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	4-5	44.4%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	13	4	8	18	0	0	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	32
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	9
Total	0	0	14	6	21	27	0	0	6	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	52

Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lehtonen trail the series against the field 7-12 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-2
4/30/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	Winner 1	Brunner/Huberli	14	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	28, Q8	21-16, 21-17	0:44
3/9/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Pool D	Brunner/Huberli	4	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	29, Q8	21-15, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-2
9/15/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Pool E	Graudina/Samoilova	5	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	28	21-14, 21-14	0:31
1/13/18	CEV	CEV Masters Pelhrimov	Winner 1	Graudina/Samoilova	12, Q3	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	6	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 0-1
4/29/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	Pool E	Keizer/Meppelink	12	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	28, Q8	13-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:46
Lead the series against # 8 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
9/16/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Pool E	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	28	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	12	21-12, 24-22	0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 0-1
4/19/18	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Pool B	Bieneck/Schneider	15	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	18	21-19, 15-21, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # 12 Borger/Sude, Germany 1-0
5/27/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool D	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	29, Q7	Borger/Sude	13	21-15, 19-21, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 14 Ittlinger/Van de Velde, Germany 1-3
7/8/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Pool F	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	27, Q6	Ittlinger/Van de Velde	22, Q3	21-18, 20-22, 16-14	0:56
6/3/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Pool F	Ittlinger/Van de Velde	22, Q2	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	27, Q7	21-17, 21-18	0:37
8/2/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Winner 1	Ittlinger/Van de Velde	21	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	23	21-12, 27-25	0:41
1/4/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Pool A	Ittlinger/Van de Velde	17	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	16	20-22, 22-20, 15-9	0:52
Trail the series against # 19 Bocharova/Voronina, Russia 0-2
10/26/18	FIVB	Chetumal Three Star	Winner 2	Bocharova/Voronina	10	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	4	23-21, 18-21, 23-21	0:53
1/12/18	CEV	CEV Masters Pelhrimov	Pool C	Bocharova/Voronina	14, Q8	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	6	21-15, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 20 Carro/Soria, Spain 2-1
9/18/20	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2020	Winner 1	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	28	Carro/Soria	17	20-22, 21-12, 15-11	0:44
8/6/19	CEV	European Championships	Pool E	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	21	Carro/Soria	28	21-14, 21-18	0:35
5/29/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Qualifier 1	Carro/Soria	Q19	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	Q14	21-10, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 26 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 1-0
6/2/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Qualifier 2	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	27, Q7	Klinger/Klinger	Q23	21-18, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 30 Helland-Hansen/Tveit Hjortland, Norway 1-0
7/6/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Qualifier 2	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	27, Q6	Helland-Hansen/Tveit Hjortland	Q11	21-18, 18-21, 15-10	0:47