Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Corona Acapulco Open
October 26 - 30, 2005
(25) 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 Acapulco Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/18-22/2005 Brazil Open 23 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/14-18/2005 Indonesia Open 17 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 15 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 12 5th 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/20-21/2005 France Satellite 1 1st 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam 27 17th 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam 9 25th 56 US$3,250.00
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
Acapulco Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/27/2005 Winner 1 Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (8) Lost 21-19, 14-21, 12-15 1:03
Thu, 10/27/2005 Contender 1 Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (24, Q2) Lost 21-15, 19-21, 12-15 1:12
Head to Head Results
Arjona/Kadjo trail the series against the field 17-31 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 16 Series, 3 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 0-4
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Arjona/Kadjo 12 21-15, 21-16 0:37
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 # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
8/27/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Arjona/Kadjo 12 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Arjona/Kadjo 27 21-12, 21-6 0:32
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 2 Arjona/Kadjo 26 21-14, 21-13 0:31
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Arjona/Kadjo 27 21-13, 21-15 0:30
Trail the series against # 8 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-2
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Keizer/Leenstra 8 Arjona/Kadjo 25 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 1:03
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Keizer/Leenstra 25, Q3 Arjona/Kadjo 9 21-16, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Barros/Connelly 5 Arjona/Kadjo 27 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 10 Arjona/Kadjo 23 23-21, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 16 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
Trail the series against # 17 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 0-1
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Urata 18 Arjona/Kadjo 15 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 20, Q5 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-3
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 26, Q7 Arjona/Kadjo 23 21-19, 21-19 0:43
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 14 Arjona/Kadjo 19 21-19, 16-21, 26-24 1:09
6/4/04FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Arjona/Kadjo 20, Q4 Gattelli/Perrotta 19 21-19, 21-23, 20-18 1:04
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Pool G Gattelli/Perrotta 7 Arjona/Kadjo 26, Q22 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 22 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
Series tied with # 23 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-1
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Arjona/Kadjo 27 Lessard/Maxwell 22 21-18, 21-16 0:37
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool D Lessard/Maxwell 29 Arjona/Kadjo 20, Q5 14-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:54
Series tied with # 24, Q2 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-2
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 24, Q2 Arjona/Kadjo 25 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:12
9/15/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 Arjona/Kadjo 17 19-21, 23-21, 15-10 1:01
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
Lead the series against # 26, Q10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Arjona/Kadjo 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 28 21-11, 21-8 0:29
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 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 # 29, Q4 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Arjona/Kadjo 6 Maaseide/Wiig 22 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Arjona/Kadjo 12 Nystrom/Nystrom 21 21-13, 21-12 0:28
8/29/04FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Gold Medal Arjona/Kadjo 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 2 22-20, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # Q8 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Arjona/Kadjo 16 Koizumi/Tanaka 46 22-20, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # Q11 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
Lead the series against # Q13 Ji/Zhang, China 1-0
7/8/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Arjona/Kadjo 19 Ji/Zhang 20 24-22, 21-16 0:39
Series tied with # Q14 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-1
8/21/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Gold Medal Arjona/Kadjo 1 Faure/Sarpaux 4 16-21, 21-17, 17-15 1:05
8/20/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Winner 3 Faure/Sarpaux 4 Arjona/Kadjo 1 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # Q16 Castelli/Gemise Fareau, France 1-0
8/21/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Contender 4 Arjona/Kadjo 1 Castelli/Gemise Fareau 6 21-14, 18-21, 18-16 0:58