Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam
June 30 - July 5, 2008
(5) 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 Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 8 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 8 4th 560 US$18,400.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/2/2008 Pool E Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (28, Q1) Won 22-20, 21-13 0:44
Wed, 7/2/2008 Pool E Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (21, Q14) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:36
Thu, 7/3/2008 Pool E Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (12) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 7/4/2008 Winner 2 Maria Antonelli / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (17, Q5) Lost 15-21, 20-22 0:46
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 48-13 (Lead 24 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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
Lead the series against # 2 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
Lead the series against # 3 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 2-1
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 8 Bede/Connelly 5 21-14, 21-18 0:43
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 # 4 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 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
Series tied with # 8 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 # 9 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Kessy/Ross 8 Moiseeva/Uryadova 25 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 11 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-0
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 8 Pohl/Rau 19 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:54
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 12 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Kessy/Ross 5 Mouha/Van Breedam 12 21-14, 21-18 0:39
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 7 Mouha/Van Breedam 23 21-11, 24-22 0:42
Lead the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Trail the series against # 17, Q5 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 0-1
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 17, Q5 Kessy/Ross 5 21-15, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20 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 # 21, Q14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Kessy/Ross 5 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 21-14, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 22 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Kessy/Ross 8 Glesnes/Maaseide 9 21-19, 21-15 0:41
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 # 24 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 # 25, Q9 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 # 26, Q4 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 3-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Kessy/Ross 8 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 21-14, 20-22, 15-13 0:51
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 # 28, Q1 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Kessy/Ross 5 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q1 22-20, 21-13 0:44
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Kessy/Ross 8 Faure/Sarpaux 24 21-17, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 29 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, Q6 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 # Q2 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool G Kessy/Ross 7 Martins/Santanna 23, Q7 21-10, 15-21, 15-12 0:44
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q11 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool G Kessy/Ross 7 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 10 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # Q12 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 6 Lessard/Maxwell 27, Q3 21-13, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # Q13 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 7 Alcon/Matveeva 26, Q11 21-15, 21-9 0:33