Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 SWATCH FIVB World Championship powered by 1 to 1 Energy
July 24 - 28, 2007
(16) Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States
 
Jennifer Kessy
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: San Juan Capistrano, CA
Height: 180 cm (6'0")
Weight: 77 kg (169 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 127
Career Wins: 11
Career FIVB WT Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$722,750.00
April Ross
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 20, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Newport Beach, CA
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 152
Career Wins: 27
Career Winnings: US$1,237,850.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172537CQMoney
FIVB781012942031213211 US$1,204,850.00
FIVB C&S1010000000000 US$1,100.00
Overall791013942031213211 US$1,205,950.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Nancy Reynolds - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 16, Q8 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 29, Q21 1st 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool I Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (33) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:47
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool I Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (9) Lost 21-15, 20-22, 14-16 0:59
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool I Dana Cooke / Annie Martin, Canada (40) Won 27-25, 20-22, 15-12 1:10
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Holly McPeak - 33rd Did not play
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger April Ross - 1st Jennifer Kessy - 1st
2011World ChampionshipsRome April Ross - 5th Jennifer Kessy - 5th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Did not play Whitney Pavlik - 4th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Emily Capers - 17th Kerri Walsh Jennings - 9th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Did not play Lauren Fendrick - 2nd
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Did not play Alix Klineman - 2nd
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 16 37th 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 1 1st 1000 US$60,000.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 3 5th 600 US$18,000.00
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 12-6 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 21-14, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Tian/Wang 3 21-14, 21-12 0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 5 Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 20-22, 23-21, 15-12 1:10
Lead the series against # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 21-19, 21-18 0:45
Series tied with # 9 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-1
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Kessy/Ross 16 15-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:59
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Branagh/Youngs 11 22-20, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 12 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 21-17, 23-25, 16-14 1:00
Trail the series against # 15 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Salgado/Salgado 13, Q8 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 18 Wang/Zuo, China 1-0
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Wang/Zuo Q5 21-17, 22-20 0:42
Lead the series against # 20 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 28-26, 27-25 0:56
Lead the series against # 23 Banck/Lahme, Germany 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 Banck/Lahme Q9 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 26 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Jursone/Minusa Q12 23-25, 21-14, 15-8 0:53
Lead the series against # 30 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 Claasen/Roder 18 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:58
Series tied with # 33 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 33 Kessy/Ross 16 22-20, 21-17 0:47
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20, Q4 21-15, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # 40 Cooke/Martin, Canada 2-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Kessy/Ross 16 Cooke/Martin 40 27-25, 20-22, 15-12 1:10
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Cooke/Martin 31, Q18 21-13, 19-21, 17-15 0:59