Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 25 - 29, 2007
(4) 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 Fortaleza Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Angie Simpson - 25th Did not play
2004 Barbra Fontana - Country Quota Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 4 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 22 5th 480 US$13,200.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/26/2007 Winner 1 Chiaki Kusuhara / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (29) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:42
Wed, 9/26/2007 Winner 2 Nancy Reynolds / Rachel Scott, United States (13) Won 20-22, 21-16, 15-9 0:58
Thu, 9/27/2007 Winner 3 Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (5) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:45
Thu, 9/27/2007 Winner 4 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 19-21, 21-23 0:46
Fri, 9/28/2007 Contender 6 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (7) Lost 21-14, 22-24, 11-15 1:06
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 17-10 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 4 21-19, 23-21 0:46
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
Series tied with # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-1
9/1/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kessy/Ross 4 23-21, 21-17 0:48
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 21-17, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 5 Branagh/Youngs, United States 2-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 5 21-13, 21-13 0:45
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 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
Trail the series against # 7 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Bede/Behar 7 Kessy/Ross 4 14-21, 24-22, 15-11 1:06
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Bede/Behar 11 Kessy/Ross 22 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:54
Series tied with # 9, 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 # 11 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 # 13 Reynolds/Scott, United States 1-0
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Reynolds/Scott 13 20-22, 21-16, 15-9 0:58
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 22 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 21-15, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 20 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
Series tied with # 22 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 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:57
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 28-26, 27-25 0:56
Lead the series against # 29 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 2-0
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 4 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 29 21-19, 21-13 0:42
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Kessy/Ross 22 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 27 21-11, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # Q13 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 4 Suzuki/Urata 29, Q11 21-16, 21-15 0:43