Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Gstaad
July 2 - 6, 2025
(19, Q3) Niina Ahtiainen/Taru Lahti, 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: 10
Tournaments: 77
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$101,018.50
Taru Lahti-Liukkonen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 9, 1992 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Tampere
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 109
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$194,690.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
FIVB42320042948442 US$131,681.80
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Did not play Riikka Lehtonen - 17th
2016 Did not play Riikka Lehtonen - 9th
2017 Did not play Riikka Lehtonen - 17th
2018 Riikka Lehtonen - 25th Did not play
2019 Did not play Anniina Parkkinen - 25th
2021 Riikka Lehtonen - 17th Did not play
2022 Taru Lahti - 9th Niina Ahtiainen - 9th
2023 Taru Lahti - 21st Niina Ahtiainen - 21st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/25-29/2025 BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury 7 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen 21 2nd 760 US$13,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2025 BPT Elite Brasília 21, Q9 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 4/9-13/2025 BPT Elite Saquarema 21, Q6 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo 24, Q13 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 18 25th 220 US$1,500.00
FIVB 11/28-12/1/2024 Challenge Nuvali 7 13th 400 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/21-24/2024 Challenge Chennai 2 7th 520 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/12-17/2024 Challenge Haikou 3 7th 520 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/21-25/2024 Elite16 Hamburg 16, Q10 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2024 Futures Brussels 3 1st 400 € 1,000.00
BPT Elite Gstaad Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/2/2025 Qualifier 1 Brecht Piersma / Noa Sonneville, Netherlands (Q14) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Thu, 7/3/2025 Pool F Anouk Verge-Depre / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (6) Lost 25-23, 14-21, 7-15 0:51
Fri, 7/4/2025 Pool F Lexy Denaburg / Julia Donlin, United States (18, Q2) Lost 33-35, 21-17, 9-15 1:01
Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lahti trail the series against the field 14-22 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 8 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brasher/Nuss, United States 0-2
3/26/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Pool A Brasher/Nuss 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 24, Q13 21-14, 21-17 0:35
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Brasher/Nuss 11 Ahtiainen/Lahti 14, Q7 21-14, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Coradelli/Lopes, Brazil 0-1
4/18/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Winner 1 Coradelli/Lopes 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q9 17-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-5
4/9/25FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Pool D Muller/Tillmann 4 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q6 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 0:50
8/22/24FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool A Muller/Tillmann 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 16, Q10 21-17, 21-13 0:31
7/5/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Qualifier 1 Muller/Tillmann 14, Q4 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q13 21-18, 21-10 0:34
6/15/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Muller/Tillmann 16 Ahtiainen/Lahti 31 21-18, 20-22, 18-16 1:01
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool F Muller/Tillmann 6 Ahtiainen/Lahti 18, Q2 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-2
7/3/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Pool F Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre 6 Ahtiainen/Lahti 19, Q3 23-25, 21-14, 15-7 0:51
4/10/25FIVBBPT Elite Saquarema Pool D Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre 9 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q6 21-11, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 1-3
4/16/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Pool D Graudina/Samoilova 4 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q9 16-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:43
9/27/23FIVBElite16 Paris Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 16, Q12 Graudina/Samoilova Q5 23-21, 23-25, 15-11 0:57
6/17/23FIVBChallenge Jurmala Winner 1 Graudina/Samoilova 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 15, Q5 21-18, 22-20 0:39
7/8/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Winner 2 Graudina/Samoilova 6 Ahtiainen/Lahti 28 22-20, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 9 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 2-0
8/22/24FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool A Ahtiainen/Lahti 16, Q10 Klinger/Klinger 8 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:49
11/18/23FIVBChallenge Chiang Mai Winner 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 Klinger/Klinger 10 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 10 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 0-1
10/11/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson 4 Ahtiainen/Lahti 25 21-17, 21-17 0:44
Series tied with # 14 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 1-1
6/26/25FIVBBPT Challenge Warmia Mazury Pool G Alvarez/Moreno 10 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 21-16, 21-15 0:34
10/20/23FIVBChallenge Goa Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 Alvarez/Moreno 4 21-19, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Hladun/Lazarenko, Ukraine 1-0
11/22/24FIVBChallenge Chennai Pool B Ahtiainen/Lahti 2 Hladun/Lazarenko 11 21-18, 25-23 0:39
Series tied with # 17, Q1 Chamereau/Vieira, France 2-2
6/1/24FIVBChallenge Stare Jablonki Lucky Loser Chamereau/Vieira 18, Q4 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q10 21-14, 21-15 0:37
4/17/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q7 Chamereau/Vieira Q10 21-19, 12-21, 16-14 0:54
3/30/24FIVBChallenge Saquarema Lucky Loser Chamereau/Vieira 18 Ahtiainen/Lahti 9 21-16, 21-12 0:36
11/18/23FIVBChallenge Chiang Mai Winner 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 Chamereau/Vieira 12, Q2 21-14, 17-21, 15-5 0:44
Series tied with # 18, Q2 Denaburg/Donlin, United States 1-1
7/4/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Pool F Denaburg/Donlin 18, Q2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 19, Q3 35-33, 17-21, 15-9 1:01
3/26/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 24, Q13 Denaburg/Donlin Q4 14-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against # 21, Q5 Stochlova/Svozilova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/17/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Winner 3 Ahtiainen/Lahti 21 Stochlova/Svozilova 6 21-23, 21-16, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # 24, Q11 Placette/Richard, France 0-1
10/7/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool A Placette/Richard 24 Ahtiainen/Lahti 25 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Series tied with # Q8 Hildreth/Van Gunst, United States 1-1
5/31/24FIVBChallenge Stare Jablonki Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q10 Hildreth/Van Gunst 16 21-17, 10-21, 15-12 0:47
12/2/23FIVBChallenge Nuvali Winner 1 Hildreth/Van Gunst 19, Q7 Ahtiainen/Lahti 2 28-30, 21-18, 15-11 1:07
Lead the series against # Q10 Kunst/Paul, Germany 1-0
5/17/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Semi-Finals Ahtiainen/Lahti 21 Kunst/Paul 28, Q5 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:49
Series tied with # Q13 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 1-1
4/17/25FIVBBPT Elite Brasília Pool D Ahtiainen/Lahti 21, Q9 Cavalcanti/Silva 16 21-19, 21-19 0:39
3/27/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Pool A Cavalcanti/Silva 12 Ahtiainen/Lahti 24, Q13 21-9, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # Q14 Piersma/Sonneville, Netherlands 2-0
7/2/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti 19, Q3 Piersma/Sonneville Q14 21-16, 21-14 0:34
6/26/25FIVBBPT Challenge Warmia Mazury Pool G Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 Piersma/Sonneville 26 21-17, 21-9 0:30
Trail the series against # Q15 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 0-1
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Lucky Loser Paulikiene/Raupelyte 24, Q24 Ahtiainen/Lahti 10 21-10, 12-21, 15-11 0:39