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US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015
June 26 - July 4, 2015

(9) Fernanda Alves/Taiana Lima, Brazil

Fernanda Alves
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sao Joaquim da Barra

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$306,875.00

Taiana de Souza Lima
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 27, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fortaleza - CE

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

143

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$605,050.00

Awards

Most Improved Player 2010
Sportsperson 2013
Team of the Year 2013 (with Talita Antunes)
Tour Champion 2013 (with Talita Antunes)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	CQ	Money
FIVB	16	1	2	1	1	1	0	4	0	2	1	1	2	US$287,000.00

Previous The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Did not play	Vivian Cunha - 9th
2011	Did not play	Vivian Cunha - 9th
2013	Did not play	Talita Antunes - 1st
2014	Taiana Lima - 1st	Fernanda Alves - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/17-21/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	5, Q1	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2015	Stavanger Major Series	5, Q1	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	8, Q1	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/19-23/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	8	4th	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	7/29-8/2/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	11	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	7	9th	360	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	11, Q1	1st	800	US$70,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	15	9th	360	US$11,000.00

Netherlands World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sun, 6/28/2015	Pool I	Palesa Sekhonyana / Randy Williams, South Africa (40)	Won 21-5, 21-12	0:27
Mon, 6/29/2015	Pool I	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (33)	Won 21-19, 27-25	0:49
Tue, 6/30/2015	Pool I	Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (16)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:39
Wed, 7/1/2015	Winner 1	Norisbeth Agudo / Olaya Pazo, Venezuela (28)	Won 21-12, 21-14	0:35
Thu, 7/2/2015	Winner 2	Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (8)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:41
Thu, 7/2/2015	Winner 3	Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (17)	Won 15-21, 21-16, 18-16	0:55
Fri, 7/3/2015	Semi-Finals	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (4)	Won 21-12, 21-15	0:34
Sat, 7/4/2015	Gold Medal	Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (6)	Lost 18-21, 20-22	0:43

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2011	World Championships	Rome	Did not play	Vivian Cunha - 17th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Did not play	Talita Antunes - 17th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Taiana Lima - 2nd	Fernanda Alves - 2nd
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Barbara Seixas - 17th	Elize Maia - 9th
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Barbara Seixas - 5th	Did not play
2022	World Championships	Rome	Did not play	Hegeile Almeida - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	9	2nd	900	US$45,000.00

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 Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$45,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	14	1	1	1	1	1	0	3	0	2	1	0	$240,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
Total	16	1	2	1	1	1	0	4	0	2	1	0	$287,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Fernanda Alves												Taiana Lima
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$35,000.00	World Championships	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$38,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
30	2	2	1	2	4	9	3	3	0	$209,875.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	78	6	6	2	5	6	20	19	2	0	$440,650.00
22	1	0	0	1	6	11	1	2	0	$54,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	52	1	3	2	3	8	17	12	2	0	$123,550.00
3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$5,750.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00
											U21 World Championships	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
59	4	3	1	3	11	21	6	6	0	$306,875.00	Total	142	9	11	4	8	15	38	34	4	0	$604,650.00

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
2014	FIVB	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	$134,000.00	22	10	68.8 %
2015	FIVB	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$84,000.00	19	6	76.0 %
Total	FIVB	11	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	$218,000.00	41	16	71.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Fernanda Alves													Taiana Lima
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
											2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00
											2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,250.00
											2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2010	FIVB	9	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	$25,475.00
											2011	FIVB	11	0	0	1	0	2	2	3	0	3	$31,350.00
											2011	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00
											2012	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0	$23,750.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$6,625.00	2013	FIVB	12	5	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	$115,500.00
7	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	$67,400.00	2014	FIVB	11	1	1	0	2	3	3	0	1	0	$112,375.00
5	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	$42,000.00	2015	FIVB	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	$42,000.00
15	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	3	2	$116,025.00	Total	Total	65	8	5	4	3	6	15	11	1	12	$356,300.00

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	38	79.2%	6	12.5%	4	8.3%	44-4	91.7%	12	38.7%	3	9.7%	16	51.6%	12-19	38.7%	38-16	70.4%	18-7	72.0%	3	0	59-23	72.0%
2014-2015	38	79.2%	6	12.5%	4	8.3%	44-4	91.7%	12	38.7%	3	9.7%	16	51.6%	12-19	38.7%	38-16	70.4%	18-7	72.0%	3	0	59-23	72.0%
Against the Field	25	75.8%	4	12.1%	4	12.1%	29-4	87.9%	11	42.3%	2	7.7%	13	50.0%	11-15	42.3%	50-20	71.4%	30-12	71.4%	3	0	43-16	72.9%

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 Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	2	7	1	25	8	0	0	12	6	2	2	1	1	1	1	49	21
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Total	1	2	7	1	31	8	0	0	15	7	3	2	1	1	1	2	59	23

Head to Head Results
Alves/Lima lead the series against the field 31-11 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-2
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool H	Meppelink/Van Iersel	9	Alves/Lima	8, Q1	21-16, 21-16	0:36
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Alves/Lima	11	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Alves/Lima	11, Q1	Antunes/Maestrini	28	21-15, 15-21, 21-19	0:52
Lead the series against # 4 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-1
7/3/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Semi-Finals	Alves/Lima	9	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-12, 21-15	0:34
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Alves/Lima	8	21-17, 21-16	0:35
7/20/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Alves/Lima	11, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 5 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-0
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Alves/Lima	8	Kolocova/Slukova	3	21-13, 21-18	0:38
7/19/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Alves/Lima	11, Q1	Kolocova/Slukova	3	21-14, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 0-3
7/4/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Gold Medal	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	Alves/Lima	9	21-18, 22-20	0:43
6/21/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	24-22, 21-19	0:53
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bednarczuk/Seixas	4	Alves/Lima	15	21-15, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 0-1
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Antonelli/Felisberta	6	Alves/Lima	11, Q1	21-16, 21-23, 27-25	1:10
Series tied with # 8 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-2
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 2	Alves/Lima	9	Baquerizo/Fernandez	8	21-17, 21-19	0:41
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Baquerizo/Fernandez	6	Alves/Lima	11	21-18, 21-17	0:35
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	4	Alves/Lima	7	19-21, 26-24, 15-12	0:59
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Alves/Lima	15	Baquerizo/Fernandez	2	23-21, 21-11	0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
6/21/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	Borger/Buthe	11	17-21, 21-19, 17-15	1:12
Lead the series against # 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-17, 21-19	0:36
Series tied with # 13 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-1
6/21/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 3	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	4	18-21, 21-10, 15-11	0:49
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	22	Alves/Lima	11	21-16, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Alves/Lima	15	Nestarcova/Pridalova	18	18-21, 21-19, 24-22	1:02
Lead the series against # 15 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-0
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool E	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	Fendrick/Sweat	21	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:55
Lead the series against # 16 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool I	Alves/Lima	9	Mader/Zumkehr	16	21-14, 21-19	0:39
7/19/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 3	Alves/Lima	11, Q1	Mader/Zumkehr	17	21-16, 21-7	0:31
Lead the series against # 17 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-0
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 3	Alves/Lima	9	Bawden/Clancy	17	15-21, 21-16, 18-16	0:55
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool E	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	Bawden/Clancy	12	21-19, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-0
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	Laboureur/Sude	13, Q3	21-18, 22-20	0:40
Lead the series against # 19 Capers/Kessy, United States 1-0
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	Capers/Kessy	21	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 20 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-1
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q5	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	18-21, 21-18, 21-19	1:00
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Alves/Lima	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	21-11, 21-23, 15-13	0:48
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Alves/Lima	11	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27, Q5	21-17, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 21 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Alves/Lima	15	Hermannova/Williams	31, Q13	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 24 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Alves/Lima	8	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	26	19-21, 21-9, 18-16	0:51
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool G	Alves/Lima	7	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	26, Q5	21-10, 22-20	0:32
Lead the series against # 28 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 1-0
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Alves/Lima	9	Agudo/Pazo	28	21-12, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 29 Broder/May, Canada 3-0
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool H	Alves/Lima	8, Q1	Broder/May	25	21-13, 21-14	0:28
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Alves/Lima	11	Broder/May	31	21-18, 21-19	0:35
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Alves/Lima	11, Q1	Broder/May	27	21-19, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 33 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 2-0
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool I	Alves/Lima	9	Forrer/Verge-Depre	33	21-19, 27-25	0:49
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Alves/Lima	11, Q1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	22	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 36 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-0
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Alves/Lima	8	Gallay/Klug	24	21-17, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 40 Sekhonyana/Williams, South Africa 1-0
6/28/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool I	Alves/Lima	9	Sekhonyana/Williams	40	21-5, 21-12	0:27