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US$300,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Sochi
May 25 - 29, 2021

(29, Q7) 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:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$109,018.50

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 Best:

2nd (FIVB Antalya 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$112,762.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	25	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	9	6	4	3	US$59,000.00

Previous Sochi Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	Did not play	Taru Lahti - 4th
2016	Did not play	Taru Lahti - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	9/3-8/2019	World Tour Finals Rome	Q19	41st	60	US$0.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2019	Moscow Four Star	Q7	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	7/30-8/4/2019	Vienna Major Five Star	Q15	33rd	240	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2019	Espinho Four Star	27, Q7	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/29-6/2/2019	Ostrava Four Star	Q14	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2019	Jinjiang Four Star	27, Q5	25th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/23-28/2019	Xiamen Four Star	Q6	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	1/2-6/2019	The Hague Four Star	15	17th	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/24-28/2018	Chetumal Three Star	4	9th	300	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/16-21/2018	Las Vegas Four Star	20	17th	320	US$3,000.00

Sochi 4 Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/26/2021	Qualifier 2	Ekaterina Birlova / Elizaveta Zayonchkovskaya, Russia (Q10)	Won 21-13, 21-15	0:33
Thu, 5/27/2021	Pool D	Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (4)	Lost 19-21, 21-23	0:38
Thu, 5/27/2021	Pool D	Karla Borger / Julia Sude, Germany (13)	Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-10	0:48
Fri, 5/28/2021	Winner 1	Victoria Lopes / Taina Silva, Brazil (31, Q11)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:39

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
Total	25	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	9	6	0	$59,000.00

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
79	3	2	0	1	9	16	26	10	0	$108,550.00	Total	68	0	1	0	1	5	17	19	12	0	$112,762.50

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 %
2019	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	5	$13,000.00	11	15	42.3 %
2021	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$8,000.00	7	7	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	23	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	8	5	7	$54,000.00	27	39	40.9 %

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
											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
											2014	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	$2,000.00
											2015	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	2	1	$27,537.50
											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
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
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
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
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$4,000.00	2021	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$4,000.00
31	0	0	0	0	2	2	9	7	11	$31,050.00	Total	Total	66	0	1	0	1	5	17	18	11	13	$110,262.50

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	24	63.2%	6	15.8%	8	21.1%	30-8	78.9%	1	2.8%	9	25.0%	26	72.2%	1-35	2.8%	24-26	48.0%	7-17	29.2%	0	0	31-43	41.9%
2020-2021	5	41.7%	5	41.7%	2	16.7%	10-2	83.3%	1	10.0%	0	0.0%	9	90.0%	1-9	10.0%	5-9	35.7%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	11-11	50.0%
Against the Field	4	28.6%	5	35.7%	5	35.7%	9-5	64.3%	1	5.3%	3	15.8%	15	78.9%	1-18	5.3%	8-30	21.1%	12-16	42.9%	0	0	10-23	30.3%

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
Total	0	0	14	6	13	23	0	0	4	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	43

Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lehtonen trail the series against the field 7-20 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 14 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 0-2
5/27/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool D	Antunes/Lima	4	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	29, Q7	21-19, 23-21	0:38
5/24/19	FIVB	Jinjiang Four Star	Pool F	Antunes/Lima	11, Q1	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	27, Q5	21-15, 21-9	0:28
Trail the series against # 5 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-2
1/4/19	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 1	Mader/Verge-Depre	9	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	15	21-14, 21-12	0:31
7/11/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool H	Mader/Verge-Depre	8	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	25	22-20, 13-21, 15-10	0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Klineman/Ross, United States 1-0
4/29/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	Pool E	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	28, Q8	Klineman/Ross	5	19-21, 21-15, 15-12	1:01
Lead the series against # 7 Kozuch/Ludwig, Germany 1-0
7/18/19	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool F	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	27, Q7	Kozuch/Ludwig	22, Q4	21-15, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
7/12/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	24, Q3	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	25	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	0:46
Trail the series against # 12 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 0-1
7/30/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Qualifier 2	Kolinske/Stockman	14, Q2	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	Q15	21-13, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 15 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 # 20 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 0-2
3/10/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Pool D	Bansley/Wilkerson	13	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	29, Q8	21-19, 21-14	0:35
3/1/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Winner 1	Bansley/Wilkerson	15	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	19	21-19, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Ittlinger/Van de Velde, Germany 0-2
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 # 23 Ishii/Murakami, Japan 0-1
7/29/18	FIVB	Tokyo Three Star	Winner 3	Ishii/Murakami	1	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	2	21-17, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 26, Q3 McNamara/McNamara, Canada 0-1
10/25/18	FIVB	Chetumal Three Star	Pool D	McNamara/McNamara	13	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	4	12-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 27, Q5 Lobato/Navarro, Spain 0-1
10/19/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Winner 1	Lobato/Navarro	23	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	20	22-20, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 28 Bocharova/Ganenko, Russia 1-0
4/28/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	Qualifier 2	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	28, Q8	Bocharova/Ganenko	29, Q9	21-12, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 31, Q11 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 0-1
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Winner 1	Lopes/Silva	31, Q11	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	29, Q7	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 32, Q20 Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite, Lithuania 1-0
4/28/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	Qualifier 1	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	28, Q8	Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite	Q25	21-12, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # Q4 Carro/Soria, Spain 0-1
5/29/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Qualifier 1	Carro/Soria	Q19	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	Q14	21-10, 21-17	0:31
Series tied with # Q6 Strauss/Strauss, Austria 1-1
3/8/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Qualifier 2	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	29, Q8	Strauss/Strauss	Q9	21-16, 18-21, 15-8	0:43
8/14/19	FIVB	Moscow Four Star	Qualifier 2	Strauss/Strauss	30, Q10	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	Q7	19-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:50
Lead the series against # Q10 Birlova/Zayonchkovskaya, Russia 1-0
5/26/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Qualifier 2	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	29, Q7	Birlova/Zayonchkovskaya	Q10	21-13, 21-15	0:33