Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 7 - 12, 2003
(11) Dalixia Fernandez Grasset/Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba
 
Dalixia Fernandez Grasset
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 26, 1977 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Guantanamo
Height: 177 cm (5'9")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 96
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$257,130.00
Tamara Larrea Peraza
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 25, 1973 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Havana
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 71 kg (156 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 96
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$252,410.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457891317253741Money
FIVB820202105124920711 US$473,650.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 12 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/22-24/2003 Bali Open 5 2nd 270 US$15,000.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2003 Lianyungang Open 2 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 13 25th 54 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 12 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 19 17th 120 US$5,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 20 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 20 4th 210 US$9,000.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool L Guylaine Dumont / Annie Martin, Canada (35) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:35
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool L Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (14) Won 21-18, 8-21, 15-9 0:49
Wed, 10/8/2003 Pool L Ester Alcon / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain (38) Won 25-23, 21-15 0:39
Thu, 10/9/2003 Winner 1 Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (5) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:44
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Tamara Larrea Peraza - 9th Dalixia Fernandez Grasset - 9th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Tamara Larrea Peraza - 4th Dalixia Fernandez Grasset - 4th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Tamara Larrea Peraza - 9th Dalixia Fernandez Grasset - 9th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Imara Esteves Ribalta - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 7 9th 200 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 11 17th 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 13 4th 700 US$26,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 28 9th 400 US$11,000.00
Head to Head Results
Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza lead the series against the field 29-22 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
6/15/03FIVBHellas Open Bronze Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 21-15, 25-23 0:34
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 6 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 8 21-14, 21-12 0:28
Trail the series against # 2 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Connelly/Pires 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-6
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Bede/Behar 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 By Forfeit  
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 21-19, 21-18 0:38
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 19 21-18, 21-18 0:43
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 21-14, 19-21, 15-11 0:54
6/15/03FIVBHellas Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 21-11, 23-21 0:34
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 4 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:02
Series tied with # 4 Tian/Wang, China 1-1
8/24/03FIVBBali Open Gold Medal Tian/Wang 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 5 21-17, 21-19 0:45
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 4 Tian/Wang 9 19-21, 21-14, 15-6 0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-2
10/9/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 11 21-15, 21-19 0:44
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Cook/Sanderson 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 19 21-23, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 7 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-1
9/21/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 15-9 0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Karadassiou/Sfyri 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 4 13-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:57
Trail the series against # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-2
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Lahme/Musch 7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 21-16, 26-24 0:45
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Lahme/Musch 29, Q14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 3-1
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool E Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 5 24-22, 18-21, 16-14 0:53
8/24/03FIVBBali Open Semi-Finals Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 5 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 1 21-19, 21-17 0:36
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 13 28-26, 21-19 0:44
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 21-17, 21-18 0:29
Lead the series against # 14 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-0
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool L Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 11 Pohl/Rau 14 21-18, 8-21, 15-9 0:49
8/30/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-13, 21-11 0:29
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 7 Pohl/Rau 23 19-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Gougeon/Guenette, Canada 1-0
8/23/03FIVBBali Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 5 Gougeon/Guenette 16 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 Kadijk/Leenstra 6 21-23, 21-14, 15-13 0:55
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 Kadijk/Leenstra 3 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Series tied with # 19 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 1-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 Fonseca/Minello 5 21-17, 21-15 0:40
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Fonseca/Minello 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 21-18, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 20 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-0
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 21-10, 21-17 0:44
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool G Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 7 Garcia/Gaxiola 39 21-18, 21-8 0:29
Lead the series against # 21 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 Ahmann/Vollmer 21, Q4 21-13, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 8 Clarke/Gerlic 25, Q14 22-20, 31-29 0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool E Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 Hakedal/Torlen 21 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:52
Trail the series against # 25 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-2
9/4/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 6 Gattelli/Perrotta 8 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 21-13, 15-21, 15-11 0:48
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 6 Gattelli/Perrotta 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 4 25-23, 19-21, 15-13 0:55
Series tied with # 26 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-1
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool B Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 21-14, 21-17 0:34
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20, Q7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 28 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 8 Kusuhara/Tokuno 24 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:55
Lead the series against # 29 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool B Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 18 21-12, 21-19 0:33
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 Glesnes/Maaseide 22, Q1 21-17, 21-12 0:31
Lead the series against # 30 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 0:56
9/18/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 15-3 0:23
Lead the series against # 33 Nagy/Petho, Hungary 1-0
8/22/03FIVBBali Open Pool E Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 5 Nagy/Petho 12 21-10, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 35 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-1
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool L Dumont/Martin 35 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 11 21-14, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 38 Alcon/Pol, Spain 2-0
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool L Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 11 Alcon/Pol 38 25-23, 21-15 0:39
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 Alcon/Pol 28, Q9 21-19, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 40 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 2-0
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool E Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 Augoustides/Claasen 28, Q4 21-14, 17-21, 15-12 0:48
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 19 Augoustides/Claasen 30 21-19, 21-6 0:31
Lead the series against # 47 Maestrini/Richa, Brazil 1-0
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 Maestrini/Richa 29, Q30 21-18, 21-16 0:39