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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 St. Petersburg Grand Slam
June 17 - 21, 2015

(5, Q1) 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:

142

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 St. Petersburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

St. Petersburg Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/17/2015	Qualifier 2	Kacie MacTavish / Caleigh Whitaker, Canada (Q16)	Won 21-13, 21-13	0:38
Thu, 6/18/2015	Pool E	Barbara Hansel / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (28, Q5)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:38
Thu, 6/18/2015	Pool E	Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat, United States (21)	Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:55
Sat, 6/20/2015	Pool E	Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (12)	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:38
Sat, 6/20/2015	Winner 2	Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (13, Q3)	Won 21-18, 22-20	0:40
Sun, 6/21/2015	Winner 3	Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (4)	Won 18-21, 21-10, 15-11	0:49
Sun, 6/21/2015	Semi-Finals	Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (2)	Lost 22-24, 19-21	0:53
Sun, 6/21/2015	Bronze Medal	Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (11)	Won 17-21, 21-19, 17-15	1:12

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	77	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	141	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	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$39,000.00	12	5	70.6 %
Total	FIVB	10	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	$173,000.00	34	15	69.4 %

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
4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	$19,500.00	2015	FIVB	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	$19,500.00
14	1	0	1	1	1	4	1	3	2	$93,525.00	Total	Total	64	8	4	4	3	6	15	11	1	12	$333,800.00

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	26	76.5%	4	11.8%	4	11.8%	30-4	88.2%	11	40.7%	3	11.1%	13	48.1%	11-16	40.7%	52-22	70.3%	30-14	68.2%	2	0	43-18	70.5%

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 27-12 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 0-2
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 # 3 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 # 4 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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-2
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 # 11 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 # 12 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 1-0
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 # 13, Q3 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 # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
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 # 17 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
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 # 18 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 # 19 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 # 20 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 # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22, Q4 Horta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-2
6/8/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Country Quota	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	Horta/Maestrini	Q3	21-17, 21-15	0:37
6/1/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Country Quota	Horta/Maestrini	24, Q3	Alves/Lima		21-10, 17-21, 15-11	0:46
5/25/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Country Quota	Horta/Maestrini	30, Q12	Alves/Lima		21-14, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 24 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 # 25 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
Series tied with # 28, Q5 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 1-1
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool E	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q5	21-14, 21-19	0:38
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q14	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	21-13, 21-14	0:30
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Alves/Lima	11, Q1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	22	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 32, Q8 Hochevar/McGuire, United States 0-1
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool H	Hochevar/McGuire	24, Q4	Alves/Lima	8, Q1	21-18, 21-12	0:29
Lead the series against # Q9 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-0
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Alves/Lima	8	Bieneck/Grossner	25, Q3	21-16, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q16 MacTavish/Whitaker, Canada 1-0
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Alves/Lima	5, Q1	MacTavish/Whitaker	Q16	21-13, 21-13	0:38