Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam
June 9 - 14, 2008
(8) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Holly McPeak - 33rd Did not play
2007 April Ross - 9th Jennifer Kessy - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 5 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 6 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 7 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 7 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 7 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 6 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 4 5th 360 US$10,000.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/11/2008 Pool H Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (25) Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
Wed, 6/11/2008 Pool H Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (24) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:38
Thu, 6/12/2008 Pool H Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (9) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 6/13/2008 Winner 2 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (15) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:35
Fri, 6/13/2008 Winner 3 Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (4) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Sat, 6/14/2008 Semi-Finals Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (7) Lost 16-21, 21-16, 12-15 1:06
Sat, 6/14/2008 Bronze Medal Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Lost 11-21, 19-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 45-22 (Lead 23 Series, Trail 5 Series, 4 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
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-4
6/14/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Bronze Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kessy/Ross 8 21-11, 21-19 0:41
5/24/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 6 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kessy/Ross 7 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:58
5/17/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 6 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kessy/Ross 7 21-18, 26-24 0:48
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
Lead the series against # 3 Branagh/Youngs, United States 3-2
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 7 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-18, 13-21, 15-10 0:56
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kessy/Ross 7 21-10, 21-17 0:35
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
Series tied with # 4 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 1-1
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 8 Bede/Connelly 4 21-13, 21-17 0:36
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 3 Kessy/Ross 6 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-2
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Kessy/Ross 6 21-18, 21-14 0:36
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 7 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-18, 17-21, 15-11 0:48
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 # 6 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 4 Xue/Zhang 3 Kessy/Ross 7 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:57
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 # 7 Tian/Wang, China 2-1
6/14/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 7 Kessy/Ross 8 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 1:06
5/17/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 7 Tian/Wang 3 16-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:56
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Tian/Wang 3 21-14, 21-12 0:44
Series tied with # 9 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Kessy/Ross 8 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 9 By Forfeit  
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14 Kessy/Ross 6 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 10 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-1
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 21-14, 21-16 0:40
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Kessy/Ross 7 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:00
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 # 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 5-0
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-16, 21-16 0:40
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 10 21-19, 23-21 0:44
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 24-22, 21-12 0:49
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 21-19, 21-13 0:41
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 # 14 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 15 Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-0
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 8 Claasen/Roder 15 21-11, 21-17 0:35
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 # 16 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Kessy/Ross 5 Hakedal/Torlen 11 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 7 Mouha/Van Breedam 23 21-11, 24-22 0:42
Lead the series against # 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 22 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 21-15, 21-13 0:40
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 # 23, Q7 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 3-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 6 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 22, Q4 21-13, 21-15 0:37
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 # 24 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Kessy/Ross 8 Faure/Sarpaux 24 21-17, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 25 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Kessy/Ross 8 Jursone/Minusa 25 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
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, Q2 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 5 Glesnes/Maaseide 24, Q1 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against # 29, Q3 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Kessy/Ross 5 Kuhn/Schwer 21 21-15, 14-21, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # 30, Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 27 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 32, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q4 Kessy/Ross 7 21-18, 21-19 0:44
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 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-1
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 6 Salgado/Salgado 11 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:59
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
Series tied with # Q1 Scott/Turner, United States 1-1
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 6 Scott/Turner 6 Kessy/Ross 5 21-17, 21-16 0:42
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 6 Scott/Turner 8 21-19, 17-21, 16-14 0:55
Lead the series against # Q9 Cooke/Martin, Canada 3-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 7 Cooke/Martin 26, Q7 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:02
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 # Q10 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 7 Gattelli/Perrotta 26, Q4 21-16, 29-27 0:49
Lead the series against # Q13 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 6 Lessard/Maxwell 27, Q3 21-13, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # Q14 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 28, Q15 Kessy/Ross 5 22-20, 14-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # Q16 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 7 Alcon/Matveeva 26, Q11 21-15, 21-9 0:33
Lead the series against # Q21 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
Lead the series against # Q32 Lubetz/Sude, Germany 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 Lubetz/Sude 32, Q31 20-22, 21-19, 15-12 0:58