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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Norway Open
July 2 - 6, 2002

(7) Dianne DeNecochea/Barbra Fontana, United States

Dianne Shoemaker DeNecochea
United States

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 16, 1967 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brooklyn, MI

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$72,785.00

Barbra Fontana
United States

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 8, 1965 (60 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

168 cm (5'6")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$374,510.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	0	US$37,570.00

Previous Stavanger Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	7	9th	120	US$3,900.00

Norway Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/4/2002	Pool G	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (23)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:33
Thu, 7/4/2002	Pool G	Leila Barros / Sandra Pires, Brazil (10)	Lost 26-24, 12-21, 17-19	1:01
Fri, 7/5/2002	Pool G	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (26)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:36
Fri, 7/5/2002	Winner 1	Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (8)	Won 19-21, 21-18, 18-16	0:58
Fri, 7/5/2002	Winner 2	Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1)	Lost 17-21, 27-25, 12-15	0:59

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	$27,570.00
Total	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	0	0	$37,570.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Dianne DeNecochea												Barbra Fontana
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$8,000.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	$15,750.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	$23,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	$35,500.00
16	0	0	2	0	5	4	2	1	0	$41,285.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	68	4	5	5	12	26	9	3	1	0	$255,960.00
											Goodwill Games	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$13,750.00
25	0	0	2	0	5	13	2	1	0	$72,785.00	Total	81	5	5	7	14	29	12	4	2	0	$320,960.00

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	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$10,575.00	5	4	55.6 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$10,575.00	5	4	55.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Dianne DeNecochea													Barbra Fontana
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1993	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,375.00
											1994	FIVB	5	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	$19,000.00
											1995	FIVB	11	1	0	1	4	2	1	2	0	0	$19,000.00
											1996	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	$25,550.00
											1997	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	$19,000.00
											1998	FIVB	8	1	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	$56,000.00
											1999	FIVB	7	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	$32,750.00
											2000	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	7	3	0	0	0	$38,000.00
7	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	1	0	$23,500.00	2001	FIVB	10	2	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	$88,750.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,287.50	2002	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,287.50
9	0	0	1	0	3	4	0	1	0	$28,787.50	Total	Total	70	5	5	7	14	28	8	3	0	0	$304,712.50

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	11	52.4%	4	19.0%	6	28.6%	15-6	71.4%	4	30.8%	2	15.4%	7	53.8%	4-9	30.8%	11-7	61.1%	8-8	50.0%	0	0	19-15	55.9%
2001-2002	11	52.4%	4	19.0%	6	28.6%	15-6	71.4%	4	30.8%	2	15.4%	7	53.8%	4-9	30.8%	11-7	61.1%	8-8	50.0%	0	0	19-15	55.9%
Against the Field	9	52.9%	3	17.6%	5	29.4%	12-5	70.6%	2	18.2%	2	18.2%	7	63.6%	2-9	18.2%	18-14	56.3%	10-14	41.7%	0	0	14-14	50.0%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	11	7	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	12
Total	0	0	0	0	16	8	0	0	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	1	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	21-17, 25-27, 15-12	0:59
Series tied with # 8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-1
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	Gattelli/Perrotta	8	19-21, 21-18, 18-16	0:58
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	8	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	18-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:54
Trail the series against # 10 Barros/Pires, Brazil 0-2
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Barros/Pires	10	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	24-26, 21-12, 19-17	1:01
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool G	Barros/Pires	23	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	24-22, 20-22, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # 23 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 26 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	Hakedal/Torlen	26	21-15, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # Q15 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool G	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	Ahmann/Vollmer	26, Q14	21-14, 21-18	0:38