Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 1 - 4, 2007
(22) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Holly McPeak - 7th Did not play
2006 Nancy Reynolds - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 16 37th 40 US$3,400.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool F Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (11) Lost 17-21, 21-15, 11-15 0:54
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool F Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (6) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:44
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool F Chiaki Kusuhara / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (27) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:36
Fri, 8/3/2007 Winner 1 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (14, Q1) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Fri, 8/3/2007 Winner 2 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (10) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:40
Fri, 8/3/2007 Winner 3 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 23-25, 17-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 17-8 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 22 25-23, 21-17 0:42
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 # 2 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
Series tied with # 5 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 # 6 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Kessy/Ross 22 Barros/Connelly 6 21-12, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 22 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 21-15, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Bede/Behar 11 Kessy/Ross 22 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:54
Series tied with # 14, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-1
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 22 Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 21-17, 21-16 0:40
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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 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
Series tied with # 23 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 # 24, Q7 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 # 27 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Kessy/Ross 22 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 27 21-11, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against 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 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
Lead the series against # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q25 Dalen/Wiig, Norway 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 Dalen/Wiig Q25 21-19, 21-15 0:39