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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 17 - 22, 2010

(2) 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:

Tournaments:

127

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

152

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,237,850.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	CQ	Money
FIVB	78	10	12	9	4	20	3	12	1	3	2	1	1	US$1,204,850.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,100.00
Overall	79	10	13	9	4	20	3	12	1	3	2	1	1	US$1,205,950.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/4-9/2010	Shanghai Open	3	1st	600	US$30,000.00
FIVB	4/19-24/2010	Brasilia Open	3	4th	420	US$11,200.00
FIVB	11/3-8/2009	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	1	1st	600	US$30,000.00
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2009	Sanya Open	1	2nd	540	US$21,000.00
FIVB	9/8-13/2009	Barcelona Open	3	3rd	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2009	The Hague Open	3	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/17-22/2009	Aland Open	2	2nd	540	US$21,000.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	2	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	7/20-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	3	1st	800	US$43,000.00
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

Rome Grand Slam Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Tue, 5/18/2010

Pool B

Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (15)

Won 21-12, 21-18

0:34

Wed, 5/19/2010

Pool B

Roos Van der Hoeven / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (31, Q31)

Won 21-11, 21-15

0:34

Thu, 5/20/2010

Pool B

Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (18)

Won 18-21, 21-16, 16-14

0:56

Fri, 5/21/2010

Winner 2

Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (9)

Won 21-17, 21-14

0:36

Fri, 5/21/2010

Winner 3

Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (8)

Won 21-16, 21-13

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	12	5	0	0.417	0	6	3	3
	1	10	4	0	0.400	0	5	0	3
	2	2	1	0	0.500	0	1	3	0
April Ross	Total	28	18	2	0.571	0	9	0	5
	1	13	8	0	0.615	0	4	0	3
	2	15	10	2	0.533	0	5	0	2

Sat, 5/22/2010

Semi-Finals

Nicole Branagh / Misty May-Treanor, United States (5)

Won 21-16, 21-17

0:49

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	23	14	3	0.478	2	12	1	3
	1	15	8	3	0.333	2	6	0	1
	2	8	6	0	0.750	0	6	1	2
April Ross	Total	29	18	3	0.517	0	8	0	3
	1	12	8	0	0.667	0	4	0	1
	2	17	10	3	0.412	0	4	0	2

Sun, 5/23/2010

Gold Medal

Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (7)

Won 21-19, 21-17

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	Total	14	7	3	0.286	1	7	3	2
	1	5	3	1	0.400	0	4	2	2
	2	9	4	2	0.222	1	3	1	0
April Ross	Total	26	16	3	0.500	0	7	2	4
	1	13	9	2	0.538	0	4	1	3
	2	13	7	1	0.462	0	3	1	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jennifer Kessy	49	26	6	0.408	3	25	7	8
April Ross	83	52	8	0.530	0	24	2	12
Total	132	78	14	0.485	3	49	9	20
Opponents	126	58	15	0.341	5	36	5	18

Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 74-21 (Lead 24 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 4-9
5/9/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Gold Medal	Kessy/Ross	3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	15-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:56
4/23/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kessy/Ross	3	21-14, 23-21	0:40
9/12/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kessy/Ross	3	21-18, 25-23	0:51
8/22/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kessy/Ross	2	21-15, 28-26	0:46
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Kessy/Ross	1	19-21, 22-20, 15-13	1:17
7/4/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Gold Medal	Kessy/Ross	1	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	30-28, 23-21	0:58
4/25/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	5	Kessy/Ross	1	21-18, 21-18	0:44
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	1	Felisberta/Maestrini	5	20-22, 21-14, 15-11	0:54
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Kessy/Ross	8	21-11, 21-19	0:41
5/24/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Contender 6	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kessy/Ross	7	19-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:58
5/17/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 6	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kessy/Ross	7	21-18, 26-24	0:48
9/1/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kessy/Ross	4	23-21, 21-17	0:48
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	21-17, 21-17	0:46
Series tied with # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 3-3
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	3	Antonelli/Antunes	2	20-22, 21-16, 17-15	1:03
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 4	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Kessy/Ross	3	21-17, 21-8	0:35
8/22/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Antonelli/Antunes	3	21-16, 21-18	0:42
7/25/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	3	Antonelli/Antunes	2	21-16, 21-13	0:38
5/31/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Gold Medal	Antonelli/Antunes	4	Kessy/Ross	1	22-20, 21-16	0:45
5/30/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 4	Antonelli/Antunes	4	Kessy/Ross	1	22-20, 18-21, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # 4 Akers/Turner, United States 7-0
11/8/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Gold Medal	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	2	21-12, 21-17	0:37
11/1/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	3	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
9/13/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Bronze Medal	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/Turner	6	21-13, 21-19	0:43
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/Turner	6	21-17, 30-28	0:57
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	2	Akers/Turner	6	21-17, 21-17	0:39
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	3	Akers/Turner	11	21-17, 21-19	0:42
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Turner	6	17-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # 5 Branagh/May-Treanor, United States 3-0
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Branagh/May-Treanor	5	21-16, 21-17	0:49
5/9/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	3	Branagh/May-Treanor	6	21-18, 21-11	0:39
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	3	Branagh/May-Treanor	6	21-19, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 4-2
4/24/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Bronze Medal	Salgado/Salgado	9	Kessy/Ross	3	21-16, 21-16	0:43
5/30/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	1	Salgado/Salgado	3	21-16, 21-17	0:40
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	3	Salgado/Salgado	2	21-17, 21-18	0:42
11/1/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	6	Salgado/Salgado	11	18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:59
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	22	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q1	21-17, 21-16	0:40
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q8	Kessy/Ross	29, Q21	21-16, 15-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 5-1
9/12/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-18, 21-15	0:49
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	By Forfeit
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	21-16, 21-14	0:37
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 3	Kessy/Ross	5	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	21-14, 21-16	0:40
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	Kessy/Ross	7	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:00
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	29, Q21	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	21-19, 21-18	0:45
Lead the series against # 8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-0
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	8	21-16, 21-13	0:35
11/7/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	7	16-21, 21-16, 16-14	1:03
10/10/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	10	21-9, 21-16	0:34
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	22	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	10	21-15, 21-13	0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Cicolari/Menegatti	9	21-17, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-1
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	1	Gioria/Momoli	16	21-11, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Kessy/Ross	2	Gioria/Momoli	15, Q2	21-19, 21-16	0:46
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	28, Q15	Kessy/Ross	5	22-20, 14-21, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 6-0
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	5	21-19, 24-22	0:47
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	15	21-17, 21-15	0:37
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Kessy/Ross	2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	18	21-17, 21-16	0:39
7/26/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Kessy/Ross	3	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	20	21-16, 21-17	0:42
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Kessy/Ross	1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	16	21-19, 21-15	0:37
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	20	21-11, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 2-1
8/1/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Kessy/Ross	2	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	21-19, 21-17	0:45
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	21, Q5	Kessy/Ross	2	11-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:54
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	25	21-15, 21-10	0:38
Lead the series against # 13 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	3	Prokopeva/Ukolova	11	21-19, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
5/23/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 4	Xue/Zhang	3	Kessy/Ross	7	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:57
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	5	Kessy/Ross	16, Q8	20-22, 23-21, 15-12	1:10
Series tied with # 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-2
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool B	Kessy/Ross	2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	15	21-12, 21-18	0:34
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	3	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	21-14, 21-19	0:38
11/1/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Gold Medal	Kuhn/Zumkehr	11	Kessy/Ross	1	17-21, 22-20, 15-13	1:00
8/26/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	19	Kessy/Ross	3	21-18, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 18 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 3-0
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool B	Kessy/Ross	2	Keizer/Van Iersel	18	18-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:56
11/6/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	1	Keizer/Van Iersel	4	24-22, 21-16	0:46
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Keizer/Van Iersel	7	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 19 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-0
7/8/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Kessy/Ross	1	Mouha/Van Breedam	17	21-16, 21-15	0:36
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Kessy/Ross	5	Mouha/Van Breedam	12	21-14, 21-18	0:39
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	7	Mouha/Van Breedam	23	21-11, 24-22	0:42
Lead the series against # 20 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-0
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-23, 21-16, 17-15	0:57
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Kessy/Ross	5	Holtwick/Semmler	21, Q14	21-14, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 21 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
11/8/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Banck/Gunther	8	21-15, 14-21, 18-16	0:58
Lead the series against # 26, Q9 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	3	Meppelink/Wesselink	30, Q8	21-15, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 2-0
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	1	Forrer/Schmocker	10	21-12, 21-10	0:34
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	3	Forrer/Schmocker	22	21-18, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 31, Q31 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
5/19/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool B	Kessy/Ross	2	Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist	31, Q31	21-11, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 3-0
11/7/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	17	21-18, 21-14	0:40
6/28/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool A	Kessy/Ross	1	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	25	21-14, 21-12	0:38
11/15/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	1	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	5	22-20, 22-20	0:50
Lead the series against # Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 4-0
4/21/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	3	Martins/Santanna	14	21-18, 21-13	0:39
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Martins/Santanna	21	21-19, 21-14	0:43
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	1	Martins/Santanna	17	21-13, 21-16	0:32
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool G	Kessy/Ross	7	Martins/Santanna	23, Q7	21-10, 15-21, 15-12	0:44
Lead the series against # Q2 Lessard/Martin, Canada 2-0
11/5/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	1	Lessard/Martin	16	21-17, 21-14	0:42
7/15/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Kessy/Ross	2	Lessard/Martin	18, Q3	21-17, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
11/6/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Nystrom/Nystrom	18	18-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:56
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	6	Nystrom/Nystrom	27	21-16, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # Q13 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 4-0
6/30/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool A	Kessy/Ross	1	Jursone/Minusa	24	21-13, 21-14	0:35
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Kessy/Ross	8	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q9	21-14, 20-22, 15-13	0:51
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Kessy/Ross	8	Jursone/Minusa	25	21-14, 19-21, 15-10	0:54
6/26/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kessy/Ross	29, Q21	Jursone/Minusa	Q12	23-25, 21-14, 15-8	0:53
Lead the series against # Q21 Fitzgerald/Niles, United States 1-0
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	3	Fitzgerald/Niles	31, Q25	21-17, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q27 Hansson/Nilsson, Sweden 1-0
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	2	Hansson/Nilsson	31	21-11, 21-10	0:33