Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Seoul Open
May 27 - 31, 2009
(1) 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 Seoul Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 April Ross - 5th Jennifer Kessy - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open 1 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 11/12-16/2008 Sanya Open 1 1st 600 US$28,000.00
FIVB 11/5-9/2008 Phuket Thailand Open 2 1st 600 US$28,000.00
FIVB 10/5-11/2008 Dubai Open 3 2nd 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 5 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Seoul Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/28/2009 Winner 1 Hyo-Sil Jang / Ka-Yeon Kim, Korea (32) Won 21-6, 21-6 0:27
Thu, 5/28/2009 Winner 2 Angelica Ljungquist / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (16) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Sat, 5/30/2009 Winner 3 Ying Huang / Xi Zhang, China (8) Won 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:01
Sat, 5/30/2009 Winner 4 Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (4) Lost 20-22, 21-18, 13-15 1:02
Sat, 5/30/2009 Contender 6 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (3) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Sat, 5/30/2009 Semi-Finals Vanilda Leao / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (7, Q1) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Sun, 5/31/2009 Gold Medal Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (4) Lost 20-22, 16-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 29-10 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-5
4/25/09FIVBBrasilia Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 5 Kessy/Ross 1 21-18, 21-18 0:44
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 5 20-22, 21-14, 15-11 0:54
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 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 4-1
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 1 Salgado/Salgado 3 21-16, 21-17 0:40
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 3 Salgado/Salgado 2 21-17, 21-18 0:42
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
Trail the series against # 4 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-2
5/31/09FIVBSeoul Open Gold Medal Antonelli/Antunes 4 Kessy/Ross 1 22-20, 21-16 0:45
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Kessy/Ross 1 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-1
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 11 21-16, 21-14 0:37
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 # 7, Q1 Leao/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Leao/Ribeiro 7, Q1 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Huang/Zhang, China 2-0
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 1 Huang/Zhang 8 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:01
11/16/08FIVBSanya Open Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 1 Huang/Zhang 15 21-17, 23-21 0:44
Series tied with # 10 Wang/Zuo, China 1-1
11/16/08FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Wang/Zuo 9 23-25, 21-15, 15-11 1:01
11/14/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Wang/Zuo 9 Kessy/Ross 1 24-22, 21-16 0:47
Lead the series against # 11 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
11/8/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Banck/Gunther 8 21-15, 14-21, 18-16 0:58
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 15 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 # 16 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 16 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 18 Xue/Zhang, China 1-0
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Xue/Zhang 16 21-13, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Martins/Santanna 17 21-13, 21-16 0:32
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 # 21, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
11/6/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 18-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:56
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 27 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 32 Jang/Kim, Korea 1-0
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 1 Jang/Kim 32 21-6, 21-6 0:27
Lead the series against Lubetz/Sude, Germany 2-0
11/14/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 1 Lubetz/Sude 14 19-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:51
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 Lubetz/Sude 32, Q31 20-22, 21-19, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # Q5 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 25 21-15, 21-10 0:38