AVP Tour
$250,000 McDonald's Chicago Open presented by Nautica
July 20 - 23, 2006
(6) Dianne DeNecochea/Tammy Leibl
 
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
Tammy Liley Leibl
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 6, 1965 (60 yrs old)
Home Town: Long Beach, CA
Height: 5'11"
College(s): Arizona State
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 44
Career Best: 3rd (7 times)
Career Winnings: $107,497.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP2500701015200 $156,750.00
Previous Chicago Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Barbra Fontana - 5th Did not play
2003 Nancy Reynolds - 3rd Did not play
2004 Did not play Sarah Straton - 9th
2005 Tammy Leibl - 5th Dianne DeNecochea - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/13-16/2006 Birmingham-Hoover Open 6 5th 216 $5,500.00
AVP 7/6-9/2006 Atlanta Open 6 5th 216 $5,500.00
AVP 6/29-7/2/2006 Seaside Heights Open 5 13th 108 $1,400.00
AVP 6/15-18/2006 Sacramento Open 5 5th 312 $6,000.00
AVP 6/9-11/2006 Hermosa Beach Open 6 5th 216 $5,500.00
AVP 5/26-28/2006 Huntington Beach Open 6 5th 216 $5,500.00
AVP 5/18-20/2006 Santa Barbara Open 7 3rd 390 $12,000.00
AVP 5/5-7/2006 Tempe Open 5 9th 144 $2,600.00
AVP 3/31-4/2/2006 Fort Lauderdale Open 5 13th 108 $1,400.00
AVP 10/1-2/2005 Best of the Beach 6 3rd 0 $10,500.00
AVP 9/1-4/2005 Chicago Open 5 5th 468 $10,700.00
AVP 8/26-28/2005 Boulder Open 7 3rd 270 $8,450.00
AVP 8/18-20/2005 Manhattan Beach Open 7 5th 312 $7,000.00
AVP 8/11-14/2005 Huntington Beach Open 7 3rd 390 $12,000.00
AVP 7/21-24/2005 Hermosa Beach Open 8 9th 208 $3,150.00
Chicago Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/21/2006 Winner 1 Kamila Pavlaskova / Franci Van Zwieten (27, Q10) Won 21-13, 21-8 0:35
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal231720.6526841
 112710.5004431
 2111010.8182410
Tammy LeiblTotal9710.6670700
 14310.5000300
 25400.8000400
Fri, 7/21/2006 Winner 2 Suzanne Barnes / Michelle Williams (11) Won 20-22, 21-19, 16-14 1:00
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal311730.4521423
 111610.4551101
 212620.3330212
 38500.6250110
Tammy LeiblTotal402550.50001202
 112720.4170201
 2141200.8570401
 314630.2140600
Sat, 7/22/2006 Winner 3 Nicole Branagh / Holly McPeak (3) Lost 18-21, 21-17, 11-15 0:58
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal331840.4244614
 113530.1540201
 211800.7273212
 39510.4441201
Tammy LeiblTotal361550.27801703
 115720.3330802
 211500.4550601
 310330.0000300
Sat, 7/22/2006 Contender 4 Priscilla Lima / Paula Roca (15) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal231830.6521822
 112910.6670312
 211920.6361510
Tammy LeiblTotal201160.2500520
 111640.1820410
 29520.3330110
Sat, 7/22/2006 Contender 5 Jenny Pavley / Sarah Straton (13) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal281750.4292900
 113910.6150300
 215840.2672600
Tammy LeiblTotal231440.43501111
 113820.4620401
 210620.4000710
Sat, 7/22/2006 Contender 6 Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan (5) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal181210.6111313
 17500.7141111
 211710.5450202
Tammy LeiblTotal302110.66701511
 1121100.9170310
 2181010.50001201
Sun, 7/23/2006 Semi-Finals Rachel Scott / Elaine Youngs (2) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecocheaTotal211320.5240135
 111710.5450012
 210610.5000123
Tammy LeiblTotal15520.2000300
 18210.1250100
 27310.2860200
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dianne DeNecochea177112200.52015391318
Tammy Leibl17398240.42807047
Total350210440.474151091725
Opponents336171440.37814841829
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open2100508152000 $119,250.00
Manhattan Beach200101000000 $19,000.00
Total2300609152000 $138,250.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Dianne DeNecochea Tammy Leibl
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000002000 $8,000.00 World Championships          
7000007000 $23,500.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam          
105272614122310 $347,295.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open3100501310210 $72,435.00
9002142000 $37,775.00 Manhattan Beach4001021000 $13,550.00
3000021000 $6,475.00 Tour Championships          
126272824734310 $423,045.00 Total3500601511210 $85,985.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2004AVP300001110000 $7,600.00 9660.0 %
2005AVP800303020000 $59,950.00 271564.3 %
2006AVP1000205012000 $57,400.00 302060.0 %
TotalAVP2100509142000 $124,950.00 664161.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Dianne DeNecochea  Tammy Leibl
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $1,250.00 1999AVP          
1000000100 $0.00 1999USAV1000001000 $1,875.00
5000004100 $3,891.00 2000BVA          
5100211000 $16,085.00 2001AVP          
1000010000 $1,875.00 2001BVA1000100000 $1,375.00
7001023010 $23,500.00 2001FIVB          
7031020100 $24,150.00 2002AVP          
8000025100 $18,785.00 2002FIVB          
8014021000 $22,090.00 2003AVP          
7001015000 $29,000.00 2003FIVB          
3000021000 $3,800.00 2004AVP12000066000 $14,922.50
13004054000 $43,900.00 2005AVP10003033100 $30,750.00
10002053000 $28,700.00 2006AVP10002053000 $28,700.00
76141322328410 $217,026.00 TotalTotal3400511413100 $77,622.50
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
Overall56 69.1% 10 12.3% 15 18.5% 66-15 81.5% 12 27.9% 10 23.3% 21 48.8% 12-31 27.9% 56-21 72.7% 22-25 46.8% 02 78-48 61.9%
2005-200653 73.6% 5 6.9% 14 19.4% 58-14 80.6% 11 28.2% 8 20.5% 20 51.3% 11-28 28.2% 53-20 72.6% 16-22 42.1% 00 69-42 62.2%
Against the Field28 66.7% 3 7.1% 11 26.2% 31-11 73.8% 6 20.0% 7 23.3% 17 56.7% 6-24 20.0% 56-34 62.2% 18-36 33.3% 00 37-35 51.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000000033210500006742
Manhattan Beach000000006101000083
Total0000000039220600007545
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 31-31 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 0-5
7/16/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Contender 6 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 26-24, 21-13 0:47
6/17/06AVPSacramento Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Leibl 5 26-28, 21-16, 15-9 0:59
9/3/05AVPChicago Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Leibl 5 21-16, 23-21 0:40
7/23/05AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Leibl 8 18-21, 21-13, 15-4 0:45
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 DeNecochea/Leibl 16 21-14, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Scott/Youngs 1-10
7/23/06AVPChicago Open Semi-Finals Scott/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 21-14, 21-17 0:40
7/8/06AVPAtlanta Open Winner 4 Scott/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 22-20, 21-17 0:42
5/28/06AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 4 Scott/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 22-24, 21-16, 15-4 1:00
5/20/06AVPSanta Barbara Open Semi-Finals Scott/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 21-9, 21-18 0:36
5/19/06AVPSanta Barbara Open Winner 3 Scott/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 21-19, 21-14 0:35
10/1/05AVPBest of the Beach Winner 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Scott/Youngs 2 21-17, 13-21, 15-10 0:52
8/28/05AVPBoulder Open Semi-Finals Scott/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 21-19, 21-17 0:43
8/27/05AVPBoulder Open Winner 3 Scott/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 21-14, 21-14 0:36
8/19/05AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Scott/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:02
8/14/05AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Scott/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 23-21, 24-22 0:47
8/13/05AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 Scott/Youngs 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 21-11, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Branagh/McPeak 3-4
7/22/06AVPChicago Open Winner 3 Branagh/McPeak 3 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 21-18, 17-21, 15-11 0:58
7/15/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Winner 3 Branagh/McPeak 3 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 26-24, 21-18 0:55
7/7/06AVPAtlanta Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Branagh/McPeak 3 26-28, 21-13, 15-13 1:06
6/18/06AVPSacramento Open Contender 5 Branagh/McPeak 7 DeNecochea/Leibl 5 17-21, 26-24, 15-12 1:07
6/11/06AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Branagh/McPeak 7 22-20, 21-10 0:44
5/28/06AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 6 Branagh/McPeak 9 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 12-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:59
5/20/06AVPSanta Barbara Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 Branagh/McPeak 8 21-13, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Kessy/Reynolds 1-2
7/1/06AVPSeaside Heights Open Contender 3 Kessy/Reynolds 4 DeNecochea/Leibl 5 21-18, 19-21, 17-15 1:09
6/17/06AVPSacramento Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Leibl 5 Kessy/Reynolds 4 24-22, 18-21, 16-14 1:08
6/11/06AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 6 Kessy/Reynolds 5 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 21-16, 28-26 0:50
Trail the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 2-4
7/22/06AVPChicago Open Contender 6 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 21-15, 21-17 0:38
7/9/06AVPAtlanta Open Contender 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 1:02
6/10/06AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
5/27/06AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 21-23, 21-16, 19-17 1:07
4/24/04AVPTempe Open Contender 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 21-16, 15-21, 15-4 0:45
4/4/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 DeNecochea/Leibl 16 21-16, 14-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 7 Dodd/Fontana 1-0
7/15/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Dodd/Fontana 7 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Amaral/Minello 1-3
4/1/06AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 3 Amaral/Minello 4 DeNecochea/Leibl 5 21-18, 21-16 0:46
9/8/05AVPLas Vegas Shootout Pool B Amaral/Minello Q6 DeNecochea/Leibl 8, Q10 24-22, 25-23 0:45
9/4/05AVPChicago Open Contender 6 Amaral/Minello 6 DeNecochea/Leibl 5 21-18, 21-18 0:42
8/28/05AVPBoulder Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 Amaral/Minello 5 23-21, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Turner/Wilson 3-2
7/15/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Turner/Wilson 9 21-19, 21-18 0:43
5/19/06AVPSanta Barbara Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 Turner/Wilson 5 21-14, 20-22, 15-12 0:50
5/6/06AVPTempe Open Winner 3 Turner/Wilson 4 DeNecochea/Leibl 5 21-19, 29-27 0:49
9/3/05AVPChicago Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Leibl 5 Turner/Wilson 4 21-14, 21-19 0:40
8/20/05AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 6 Turner/Wilson 5 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 17-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # 10 Johns/Polzin 3-0
5/27/06AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Johns/Polzin 22 21-12, 21-14 0:38
8/13/05AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 Johns/Polzin 14 21-15, 21-12 0:35
7/1/05AVPCincinnati Open Contender 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 9 Johns/Polzin 16 21-15, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Barnes/Williams 1-0
7/21/06AVPChicago Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Barnes/Williams 11 20-22, 21-19, 16-14 1:00
Lead the series against # 12 Akers/Lowe 1-0
6/10/06AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Akers/Lowe 17 22-20, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Pavley/Straton 1-0
7/22/06AVPChicago Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Pavley/Straton 13 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Jameson/Jones 5-0
7/14/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Jameson/Jones 11 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 1:00
6/16/06AVPSacramento Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 5 Jameson/Jones 12 21-11, 21-11 0:41
8/27/05AVPBoulder Open Contender 3 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 Jameson/Jones 12 21-19, 21-16 0:40
7/22/05AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 8 Jameson/Jones 9 21-15, 21-19 0:46
7/10/05AVPBelmar Open Contender 5 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 Jameson/Jones 8 17-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 15 Lima/Roca 1-0
7/22/06AVPChicago Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Lima/Roca 15 21-19, 21-13 0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Burdine/Ross 0-1
6/30/06AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 2 Burdine/Ross 21 DeNecochea/Leibl 5 21-17, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 17 Smith/Windes 1-0
7/9/05AVPBelmar Open Contender 3 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 Smith/Windes 17 21-14, 21-8  
Lead the series against # 19 Fendrick/Keller 1-0
5/19/06AVPSanta Barbara Open Winner 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 7 Fendrick/Keller 23 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Brannon/Fopma 1-0
4/1/06AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 2 DeNecochea/Leibl 5 Brannon/Fopma 27, Q5 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 27, Q10 Pavlaskova/Van Zwieten 1-0
7/21/06AVPChicago Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Pavlaskova/Van Zwieten 27, Q10 21-13, 21-8 0:35
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Kuk/Whitney 1-0
6/10/06AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Kuk/Whitney 27, Q18 21-11, 21-10 0:35
Lead the series against # Q6 Mintz/Van Fleet 1-0
5/27/06AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Leibl 6 Mintz/Van Fleet 27, Q3 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # Q14 Rothman/Zamparelli-Flavia 1-0
6/30/06AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Leibl 5 Rothman/Zamparelli-Flavia 28, Q10 21-9, 21-15 0:34