Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 26 - 30, 2005
(9) Ethel-Julie Arjona/Virginie Kadjo, France
 
Ethel-Julie Puig-Arjona
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 12, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Narbonne
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 62 kg (136 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 52
Career Wins: 2
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 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Paris
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 54
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$75,212.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB42000021511385241 US$130,925.00
FIVB C&S321000000000000 US$5,500.00
Overall45210021511385241 US$136,425.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 7/23-24/2005 France Satellite 2 2nd 18 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open 22 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 15 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 17 17th 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 16 17th 200 US$7,500.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 6 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/1-5/2004 Italy Open 6 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/27-29/2004 France Satellite 1 1st 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/28-31/2004 Austria Grand Slam 19 17th 108 US$4,500.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/27/2005 Winner 1 Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (24) Lost 23-25, 21-23 0:43
Wed, 7/27/2005 Contender 1 Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (25, Q3) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Arjona/Kadjo trail the series against the field 14-32 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 21 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Arjona/Kadjo 24 21-14, 21-11 0:32
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Arjona/Kadjo 47 21-14, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
9/4/04FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Arjona/Kadjo 6 23-21, 21-19 0:41
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 4 Arjona/Kadjo 19 21-17, 21-12 0:32
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Arjona/Kadjo 9 26-24, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Arjona/Kadjo 15 21-17, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 24 Arjona/Kadjo 10 21-13, 23-21 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 Arjona/Kadjo 17 21-13, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-3
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Lahme/Musch 8 Arjona/Kadjo 25, Q5 23-21, 25-23 0:47
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool G Lahme/Musch 7 Arjona/Kadjo 26 21-17, 21-18 0:39
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool E Lahme/Musch 5 Arjona/Kadjo 21 28-26, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 15 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Arjona/Kadjo 22 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 16 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
7/8/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 3 Arjona/Kadjo 19 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 17 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-2
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 17 Arjona/Kadjo 16 21-18, 22-20 0:43
6/4/04FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 29, Q3 Arjona/Kadjo 20, Q4 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:57
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool G Arjona/Kadjo 26, Q5 Hakedal/Torlen 23, Q3 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 19 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 Arjona/Kadjo 16 22-24, 21-17, 15-12 1:04
Trail the series against # 20 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 0-3
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Clarke/Gerlic 18 Arjona/Kadjo 17 21-18, 21-13 0:38
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Clarke/Gerlic 8 Arjona/Kadjo 19 21-19, 21-11 0:34
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool C Clarke/Gerlic 22 Arjona/Kadjo 27 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 22 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool D Lessard/Maxwell 29 Arjona/Kadjo 20, Q5 14-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 23 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
6/24/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q39 Arjona/Kadjo Q26 21-16, 13-21, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 24 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 24 Arjona/Kadjo 9 25-23, 23-21 0:43
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Keizer/Leenstra 25, Q3 Arjona/Kadjo 9 21-16, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Arjona/Kadjo 15 Montagnolli/Swoboda 18 21-15, 21-14 0:36
9/4/04FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Arjona/Kadjo 6 Montagnolli/Swoboda 26, Q2 20-22, 21-14, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 27, Q8 Hu/Zhang, China 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Hu/Zhang 17 Arjona/Kadjo 15 21-12, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 31, Q7 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Arjona/Kadjo 6 Maaseide/Wiig 22 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-1
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Bednarczuk/Pires 11 Arjona/Kadjo 22 21-16, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # Q2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-3
7/24/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Gold Medal Yanchulova/Yanchulova 1 Arjona/Kadjo 2 20-22, 21-15, 15-12 0:53
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 Arjona/Kadjo 6 11-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:42
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Arjona/Kadjo 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 27, Q6 22-20, 15-21, 15-13 0:53
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 26 Arjona/Kadjo 24, Q7 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Arjona/Kadjo 26 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q3 28-26, 17-21, 15-9 1:01
Lead the series against # Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
8/29/04FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Gold Medal Arjona/Kadjo 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 2 22-20, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # Q9 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool G Garcia/Gaxiola 23 Arjona/Kadjo 26, Q22 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 0:54
Lead the series against # Q10 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 2-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Arjona/Kadjo 22 Erni/Trussel 27, Q9 21-16, 21-18 0:40
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Arjona/Kadjo 24 Erni/Trussel 9 28-26, 21-19 0:53
Lead the series against # Q11 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Arjona/Kadjo 6 Gschweidl/Hansel 27, Q3 21-13, 25-27, 15-10 0:59
Lead the series against # Q13 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Arjona/Kadjo 16 Koizumi/Tanaka 46 22-20, 21-16 0:45
Trail the series against # Q19 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 0-1
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Campisi/Lozano 27, Q13 Arjona/Kadjo 6 21-17, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # Q21 Mandana/Pol, Spain 1-0
7/23/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Contender 3 Arjona/Kadjo 2 Mandana/Pol 3 21-23, 21-17, 15-10  
Lead the series against # Q23 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 1-0
7/24/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Contender 4 Arjona/Kadjo 2 Lundqvist/Uddstahl 4 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # Q25 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
7/24/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Semi-Finals Jursone/Minusa 6 Arjona/Kadjo 2 15-21, 20-22 0:46
Series tied with # Q28 Cordinier/Giordano, France 1-1
7/23/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Winner 2 Cordinier/Giordano 7 Arjona/Kadjo 2 17-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:43
8/29/04FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Semi-Finals Arjona/Kadjo 1 Cordinier/Giordano 6 21-16, 18-21, 15-9 0:48