Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem
July 20 - 26, 2009
(3) 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 Marseille Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 2 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 1 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 1 1st 1000 US$60,000.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open 1 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
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
Marseille Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/23/2009 Winner 2 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (30) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:46
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 3 Hiromi Suzuki / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (46, Q17) Won 21-12, 21-13 0:44
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 4 Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (11) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Sat, 7/25/2009 Semi-Finals Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:38
Sun, 7/26/2009 Gold Medal Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:42
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 59-15 (Lead 25 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 3-6
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Kessy/Ross 1 19-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:17
7/4/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 3 30-28, 23-21 0:58
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
Trail the series against # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-2
7/25/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-16, 21-13 0:38
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 # 4 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 # 5 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 3-1
7/4/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Bede/Connelly 5 28-26, 15-21, 15-9 1:13
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
Lead the series against # 7, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 11 Akers/Turner, United States 2-0
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 3 Akers/Turner 11 21-17, 21-19 0:42
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 1 Akers/Turner 6 17-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-0
11/7/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 7 16-21, 21-16, 16-14 1:03
10/10/08FIVBDubai Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 21-9, 21-16 0:34
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 22 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 21-15, 21-13 0:40
Series tied with # 14 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 21, Q5 Kessy/Ross 2 11-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:54
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 25 21-15, 21-10 0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-0
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Kessy/Ross 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 17 21-16, 21-15 0:36
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
Series tied with # 16 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Gioria/Momoli 15, Q2 21-19, 21-16 0:46
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 # 17 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 # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-0
7/26/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 21-16, 21-17 0:42
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Kessy/Ross 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 16 21-19, 21-15 0:37
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 21-11, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against # 22 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Lessard/Martin 18, Q3 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 23 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 2-0
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Forrer/Schmocker 10 21-12, 21-10 0:34
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 3 Forrer/Schmocker 22 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 2-0
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool A Kessy/Ross 1 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 25 21-14, 21-12 0:38
11/15/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 1 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 5 22-20, 22-20 0:50
Lead the series against # 26 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 # 27, Q3 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 # 30 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-0
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 3 Pohl/Rau 30 21-18, 22-20 0:46
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 # 32 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 4-0
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool A Kessy/Ross 1 Jursone/Minusa 24 21-13, 21-14 0:35
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 # 36 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 1 Baburina/Osheyko 37 21-17, 21-10 0:38
Lead the series against # 37 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 # 42 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 # 45 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 # 46, Q17 Suzuki/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 3 Suzuki/Tanaka 46, Q17 21-12, 21-13 0:44
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Suzuki/Tanaka 31, Q24 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against Leao/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Leao/Ribeiro 7, Q1 21-19, 21-18 0:38