AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Dallas Open
April 19 - 22, 2007
(4) Dianne DeNecochea/Barbra Fontana
 
Dianne Shoemaker DeNecochea
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 16, 1967 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Brooklyn, MI
Height: 6'4"
College(s): Tennessee
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 146
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: $491,586.00
Barbra Fontana
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 8, 1965 (60 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 5'6"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 293
Career Wins: 20
Career AVP Wins: 2
Career Winnings: $1,005,704.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP37041301062110 $291,000.00
FIVB80000205010 US$37,570.00
Overall45041301267120 US$328,570.00
Previous Dallas Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
WPVA 1995 Did not play Lori Forsythe - 5th
WPVA 1997 Did not play Linda Hanley - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 4/13-15/2007 Miami Open 5 3rd 270 $9,500.00
Dallas Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 4/20/2007 Winner 2 Heidi Ilustre / Diane Pascua (13) Won 21-10, 21-18 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal221420.5456721
 19510.4442411
 213910.6154310
Barbra FontanaTotal231010.39101210
 113600.4620710
 210410.3000500
Fri, 4/20/2007 Winner 3 Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner (5) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:52
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal291810.5864011
 114810.5002010
 2151000.6672001
Barbra FontanaTotal21930.28601110
 112430.0830810
 29500.5560300
Sat, 4/21/2007 Winner 4 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings (1) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal371560.2432812
 117710.3530401
 220850.1502411
Barbra FontanaTotal29440.00002512
 112210.08301211
 21723-0.05901301
Sun, 4/22/2007 Contender 5 Carrie Dodd / Tatiana Minello (7) Won 23-21, 14-21, 15-8 0:57
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal312140.5483356
 1121010.7500221
 214820.4291013
 35310.4002122
Barbra FontanaTotal301330.3330900
 115700.4670100
 210320.1000500
 35310.4000300
Sun, 4/22/2007 Semi-Finals Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs (2) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:48
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal301940.5004510
 113810.5382110
 2171130.4712400
Barbra FontanaTotal1625-0.1880932
 1912-0.1110520
 2713-0.2860412
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecochea14987170.47019231010
Barbra Fontana11938160.18506664
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam200000020000 $10,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open35041108451200 $246,320.00
Manhattan Beach200002000000 $30,900.00
Tour Championships100001000000 $4,200.00
Total400411011471200 $291,420.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Dianne DeNecochea Barbra Fontana
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games1000100000 $0.00
2000002000 $8,000.00 World Championships3000110100 $15,750.00
7000007000 $23,500.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam7100023010 $35,500.00
105272614122310 $347,295.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open14241224125425710 $476,077.50
           Goodwill Games2002000000 $13,750.00
9002142000 $37,775.00 Manhattan Beach8100043000 $31,980.00
3000021000 $6,475.00 Tour Championships2000011000 $3,975.00
126272824734310 $423,045.00 Total16561226146232820 $577,032.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002AVP703102000100 $48,300.00 191163.3 %
2002FIVB800002050100 $37,570.00 191555.9 %
2007AVP200200000000 $19,000.00 8466.7 %
TotalAVP903302000100 $67,300.00 271564.3 %
TotalFIVB800002050100 $37,570.00 191555.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Dianne DeNecochea  Barbra Fontana
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1984P&R1000010000 $0.00
           1985P&R1001000000 $0.00
           1991WPVA17000187100 $12,660.00
           1992WPVA16001258000 $17,225.00
           1993WPVA14163220000 $23,580.00
           1993FIVB1000010000 $1,375.00
           1994WPVA14364010000 $52,425.00
           1994FIVB5112100000 $19,000.00
           1995WPVA13112063000 $21,950.00
           1995FIVB11101421200 $19,000.00
           1996WPVA14454010000 $70,862.50
           1996FIVB8000161000 $25,550.00
           1997WPVA12042231000 $35,020.00
           1997FIVB7000142000 $19,000.00
           1998SG1001000000 $13,000.00
           1998FIVB8110330000 $56,000.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 1999AVP5022010000 $19,100.00
1000000100 $0.00 1999USAV3100020000 $16,250.00
           1999FIVB7001230100 $32,750.00
           2000AVP1100000000 $25,100.00
5000004100 $3,891.00 2000BVA6211020000 $27,000.00
           2000USAV2010010000 $10,000.00
           2000FIVB11010073000 $38,000.00
5100211000 $16,085.00 2001AVP5112010000 $24,150.00
1000010000 $1,875.00 2001BVA1100000000 $7,500.00
7001023010 $23,500.00 2001FIVB10223210000 $88,750.00
7031020100 $24,150.00 2002AVP7031020100 $24,150.00
8000025100 $18,785.00 2002FIVB8000025100 $18,785.00
8014021000 $22,090.00 2003AVP3000012000 $3,090.00
7001015000 $29,000.00 2003FIVB1000000010 $1,750.00
3000021000 $3,800.00 2004AVP11013061000 $28,912.50
           2004FIVB2000000002 $0.00
13004054000 $43,900.00 2005AVP          
16005065000 $53,600.00 2006AVP150000114000 $33,400.00
3000000102 $1,500.00 2006FIVB2000000011 $1,000.00
2002000000 $9,500.00 2007AVP2002000000 $9,500.00
87141822430512 $252,926.00 TotalTotal245203636218338623 $795,835.00
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
Overall75 73.5% 16 15.7% 11 10.8% 91-11 89.2% 15 21.1% 11 15.5% 45 63.4% 15-56 21.1% 75-45 62.5% 31-22 58.5% 00 106-67 61.3%
2006-200731 73.8% 8 19.0% 3 7.1% 39-3 92.9% 7 22.6% 3 9.7% 21 67.7% 7-24 22.6% 31-21 59.6% 15-6 71.4% 00 46-27 63.0%
Against the Field27 58.7% 12 26.1% 7 15.2% 39-7 84.8% 9 17.6% 6 11.8% 36 70.6% 9-42 17.6% 54-72 42.9% 42-26 61.8% 00 48-49 49.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000051001200000063
Challenge/Four Star/Open000011700542941100009964
Manhattan Beach000000005200000074
Tour Championships000000002100000022
Total0000168006234411000011473
Head to Head Results
DeNecochea/Fontana lead the series against the field 11-7 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 0-2
4/21/07AVPDallas Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-16, 21-18 0:47
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 21-13, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Branagh/Youngs 0-1
4/22/07AVPDallas Open Semi-Finals Branagh/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 21-17, 21-18 0:48
Lead the series against # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3-2
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-13, 23-21 0:46
9/7/02AVPLas Vegas Shootout Semi-Finals Davis/Johnson Jordan 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 3 22-20, 21-16 0:39
8/24/02AVPUS Championships of Beach Volleyball Winner 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 21-17, 21-12 0:45
6/16/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Semi-Finals DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-14, 21-15 0:41
6/9/02AVPHermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash Winner 4 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 25-23, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 5 Scott/Turner 2-0
4/20/07AVPDallas Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Scott/Turner 5 21-17, 21-19 0:52
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Scott/Turner 4 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # 7 Dodd/Minello 2-0
4/22/07AVPDallas Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Dodd/Minello 7 23-21, 14-21, 15-8 0:57
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Contender 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Dodd/Minello 7 23-25, 24-22, 15-6 1:05
Trail the series against # 8 Kessy/Ross 0-1
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 11 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 21-14, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 12 Akers/Niles 0-1
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Winner 2 Akers/Niles 12 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 26-24, 19-21, 15-12 1:08
Lead the series against # 13 Ilustre/Pascua 1-0
4/20/07AVPDallas Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 4 Ilustre/Pascua 13 21-10, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Polzin/Roca 1-0
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Contender 2 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Polzin/Roca 13 21-19, 21-16 0:47
Lead the series against # 17 Jameson/Jones 1-0
6/15/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Contender 3 DeNecochea/Fontana 2 Jameson/Jones 13 21-8, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # Q2 Kuk/Whitney 1-0
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Contender 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 5 Kuk/Whitney 22, Q3 21-23, 21-14, 15-10 1:05