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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 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 Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Did not play	Linda Hanley - 5th
1998	Did not play	Linda Hanley - 4th
1999	Did not play	Lisa Arce - 17th
2000	Did not play	Lisa Arce - 5th
2001	Liz Masakayan - 9th	Elaine Youngs - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/9-13/2002	Canada Open	6	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2002	Norway Open	7	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	7	9th	120	US$3,900.00

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/16/2002	Pool G	Christine Mellitzer / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (31)	Won 21-16, 21-12	0:35
Tue, 7/16/2002	Pool G	Danalee Bragado-Corso / Nancy Reynolds, United States (18)	Won 18-21, 21-13, 15-7	0:39
Tue, 7/16/2002	Pool G	Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (42)	Won 21-9, 21-16	0:30
Thu, 7/18/2002	Winner 2	Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (10)	Lost 19-21, 13-21	0:29

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	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	$19,475.00	10	7	58.8 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	$19,475.00	10	7	58.8 %

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
4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	$9,737.50	2002	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	$9,737.50
11	0	0	1	0	3	6	0	1	0	$33,237.50	Total	Total	72	5	5	7	14	28	10	3	0	0	$309,162.50

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	8	50.0%	3	18.8%	5	31.3%	11-5	68.8%	3	25.0%	2	16.7%	7	58.3%	3-9	25.0%	16-14	53.3%	12-14	46.2%	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 7-7 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 5 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
Trail the series against # 4 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Minello	5	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	18-21, 22-20, 15-7	0:52
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 # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	10	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	21-19, 21-13	0:29
Trail the series against # 16 Dodd/McSorley, United States 0-1
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool F	Dodd/McSorley	22	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	14-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:45
Lead the series against # 18 Bragado-Corso/Reynolds, United States 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	Bragado-Corso/Reynolds	18	18-21, 21-13, 15-7	0:39
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 25 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 1-0
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool F	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	Gougeon/Lessard	11	24-26, 21-12, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against # 31 Mellitzer/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	Mellitzer/Swoboda	31	21-16, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 42 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 2-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	Ahmann/Vollmer	42	21-9, 21-16	0:30
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool G	DeNecochea/Fontana	7	Ahmann/Vollmer	26, Q14	21-14, 21-18	0:38