$60,000 Evian National Championship
August 8 - 10, 1997
(31) Barb Birnbaum/Gracie Santana-Baeni
 
Barb Belding Birnbaum
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 11, 1965 (60 yrs old)
Home Town: San Francisco, CA
Height: 6'0"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 50
Career Best: 9th (WPVA Santa Monica 1994)
Career Winnings: $3,867.50
Gracie Santana-Bäni
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 1, 1970 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: El Paso, TX
Height: 5'11"
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 53
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Jona 1998)
Career WPVA Best: 17th (San Diego 1997)
Career Winnings: $22,753.68
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
WPVA10000000001 $0.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Melanie Sullivan - 25th Did not play
1996 Mindy Czuleger - 33rd Did not play
Recent Results  1st Tournament
National Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/8/1997 Winner 1 Barbra Fontana / Linda Hanley (3) Lost 6-15  
Fri, 8/8/1997 Contender 1 Julie McGarr / Jeanette Simenson (19) Lost 10-15  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Barb Birnbaum Gracie Santana-Baeni
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2000000000 $0.00
12000000300 $750.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open270000315200 $16,485.00
           Challenger1000000100 $250.00
           Satellite2100001000 $1,100.00
2000000020 $50.00 Manhattan Beach4000002110 $1,455.00
1000000100 $300.00 Tour Championships1000000100 $300.00
15000000420 $1,100.00 Total371000318510 $19,590.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1997WPVA100000000010 $0.00 020.0 %
TotalWPVA100000000010 $0.00 020.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Barb Birnbaum  Gracie Santana-Baeni
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
12000001740 $37.50 1994WPVA          
6000000330 $150.00 1995WPVA2000000011 $0.00
           1995FIVB1000000001 $0.00
9000000351 $0.00 1996WPVA          
2000000011 $0.00 1997WPVA6000000132 $0.00
2900000113132 $187.50 TotalTotal9000000144 $0.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-2 0.0%
1996-19970 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 0-2 0.0%
Against the Field0 0 0 0-0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-0 0-0 00 0-2 0.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Head to Head Results
Birnbaum/Santana-Baeni trail the series against the field 0-2 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Fontana/Hanley 0-1
8/8/97WPVANational Championships Winner 1 Fontana/Hanley 3 Birnbaum/Santana-Baeni 31 15-6  
Trail the series against # 19 McGarr/Simenson 0-1
8/8/97WPVANational Championships Contender 1 McGarr/Simenson 19 Birnbaum/Santana-Baeni 31 15-10