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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 6 - 10, 2003

(20, Q5) Ethel-Julie Arjona/Virginie Kadjo, France

Ethel-Julie Puig-Arjona
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 12, 1981 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Narbonne

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$68,962.50

Virginie Kadjo
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 3, 1973 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Paris

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$75,212.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	42	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1	13	8	5	2	4	1	US$130,925.00
FIVB C&S	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,500.00
Overall	45	2	1	0	0	2	1	5	1	13	8	5	2	4	1	US$136,425.00

Previous Osaka Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Virginie Kadjo - 25th	Ethel-Julie Arjona - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	10	9th	216	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	Q24	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q26	57th	6	US$0.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	Q25	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	Q20	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2002	Spain Open	Q19	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Japan Open	26, Q22	25th	30	US$1,650.00

Japan Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/6/2003	Qualifier 1	Tanya Fuamatu-Anderson / Heidi Ilustre, United States (Q28)	Won 20-22, 21-17, 15-7	0:54
Thu, 8/7/2003	Qualifier 2	Anouk Boileau / Julie Morin, Canada (Q12)	Won 18-21, 25-23, 15-8	1:02
Fri, 8/8/2003	Pool D	Alexandra Fonseca / Tatiana Minello, Brazil (4)	Lost 21-17, 19-21, 9-15	0:53
Fri, 8/8/2003	Pool D	Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (29)	Lost 21-14, 21-23, 12-15	0:54
Sat, 8/9/2003	Pool D	Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (13)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:42

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$9,375.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	2	0	$46,150.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	27	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	7	6	0	$75,400.00
Satellite	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00
Total	45	2	1	0	0	2	1	5	1	13	8	0	$136,425.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ethel-Julie Arjona												Virginie Kadjo
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	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$4,687.50	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$4,687.50
15	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	0	$23,075.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	15	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	$24,825.00
30	0	0	0	0	3	4	7	7	0	$38,450.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	34	0	0	0	0	3	5	9	6	0	$42,950.00
3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,750.00	Satellite	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
52	2	1	0	0	3	6	14	9	0	$68,962.50	Total	54	2	1	0	0	3	7	15	9	0	$75,212.50

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
2002	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,650.00	3	7	30.0 %
2003	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	$9,000.00	8	8	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	6	$10,650.00	11	15	42.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ethel-Julie Arjona													Virginie Kadjo
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1998	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1999	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00	2000	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2001	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2001	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$825.00	2002	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$825.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	$4,500.00	2003	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	$4,500.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	9	$6,075.00	Total	Total	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	$5,325.00

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	58.5%	10	15.4%	17	26.2%	48-17	73.8%	8	11.4%	15	21.4%	47	67.1%	8-62	11.4%	38-47	44.7%	18-32	36.0%	0	0	56-79	41.5%
2002-2003	13	65.0%	1	5.0%	6	30.0%	14-6	70.0%	4	18.2%	6	27.3%	12	54.5%	4-18	18.2%	13-12	52.0%	5-12	29.4%	0	0	18-24	42.9%
Against the Field	20	60.6%	5	15.2%	8	24.2%	25-8	75.8%	3	12.5%	5	20.8%	16	66.7%	3-21	12.5%	40-32	55.6%	16-26	38.1%	0	0	28-29	49.1%

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	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	6	3	4	8	0	0	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	24
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	13	7	4	11	0	0	13	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	50
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	2	0	0	2	1	12	5
Total	0	0	19	10	8	22	0	0	21	27	1	2	0	0	2	1	68	84

Head to Head Results
Arjona/Kadjo trail the series against the field 7-10 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 0-1
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool D	Fonseca/Minello	4	Arjona/Kadjo	20, Q5	17-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:53
Series tied with # 9 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-1
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Arjona/Kadjo	10	Kusuhara/Tokuno	26, Q1	21-11, 21-16	0:34
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool B	Kusuhara/Tokuno	23	Arjona/Kadjo	47	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # 10 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	24	Arjona/Kadjo	10	21-13, 23-21	0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-1
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer	13	Arjona/Kadjo	20, Q5	21-19, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Gattelli/Perrotta	7	Arjona/Kadjo	26, Q22	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:54
Series tied with # 21 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-1
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Arjona/Kadjo	10	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	23-21, 23-21	0:41
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Arjona/Kadjo	26, Q22	22-20, 15-21, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # 23, Q2 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 0-1
6/12/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Augoustides/Claasen	28, Q13	Arjona/Kadjo	Q20	24-22, 17-21, 15-8	0:56
Trail the series against # 25, Q4 Alcon/Pol, Spain 0-1
7/1/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Pol	28, Q9	Arjona/Kadjo	Q24	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 29 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool D	Lessard/Maxwell	29	Arjona/Kadjo	20, Q5	14-21, 23-21, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # Q7 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
6/17/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q8	Arjona/Kadjo	Q25	21-15, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q12 Boileau/Morin, Canada 2-0
8/7/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 2	Arjona/Kadjo	20, Q5	Boileau/Morin	Q12	18-21, 25-23, 15-8	1:02
8/8/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 2	Arjona/Kadjo	26, Q22	Boileau/Morin	Q6	21-14, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # Q17 Hansen/Josefsen, Norway 1-0
9/4/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Arjona/Kadjo	Q19	Hansen/Josefsen	Q14	21-18, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q19 Nurjanah/Yudhani Rahayu, Indonesia 1-0
7/1/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 1	Arjona/Kadjo	Q24	Nurjanah/Yudhani Rahayu	Q41	21-15, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # Q28 Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre, United States 1-0
8/6/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 1	Arjona/Kadjo	20, Q5	Fuamatu-Anderson/Ilustre	Q28	20-22, 21-17, 15-7	0:54