Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 World Series 13
July 19 - 25, 2010
(4) 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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 April Ross - 1st Jennifer Kessy - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 2 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 2 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 2 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open 2 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2010 Rome Grand Slam 2 1st 800 US$43,500.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/21/2010 Winner 1 Jana Kohler / Julia Sude, Germany (29, Q10) Won 21-16, 21-12 0:35
Wed, 7/21/2010 Winner 2 Marie-Andree Lessard / Annie Martin, Canada (20) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:37
Thu, 7/22/2010 Winner 3 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (5) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:49
Fri, 7/23/2010 Winner 4 Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (1) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:45
Sat, 7/24/2010 Contender 6 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (12) Lost 21-15, 20-22, 16-18 1:08
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 66-16 (Lead 22 Series, Trail 1 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 5-5
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 1 Kessy/Ross 4 21-17, 21-19 0:45
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
5/30/10FIVBSeoul Open Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 15-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:53
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kessy/Ross 2 21-16, 21-14 0:34
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 20-22, 21-16, 17-15 1:03
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Kessy/Ross 3 21-17, 21-8 0:35
8/22/09FIVBAland Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 21-16, 21-18 0:42
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 # 2 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 8-1
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-23, 21-18, 15-6 0:59
5/29/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-19, 21-19 0:45
5/23/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-19, 21-17 0:43
9/12/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-18, 21-15 0:49
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 By Forfeit  
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
Trail the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 1-4
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Kessy/Ross 2 21-9, 21-15 0:39
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Gold Medal Xue/Zhang 8 Kessy/Ross 2 21-17, 21-19 0:41
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Xue/Zhang 7 21-14, 21-18 0:42
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 # 5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 5-2
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Salgado/Salgado 5 21-18, 22-20 0:49
4/24/10FIVBBrasilia Open Bronze Medal Salgado/Salgado 9 Kessy/Ross 3 21-16, 21-16 0:43
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 # 6 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 4-1
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Keizer/Van Iersel 15 Kessy/Ross 2 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 1:04
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Keizer/Van Iersel 18 21-17, 21-19 0:43
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Keizer/Van Iersel 18 18-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:56
11/6/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 4 24-22, 21-16 0:46
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Keizer/Van Iersel 7 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Lavalle/Leao, Brazil 1-0
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Lavalle/Leao 12 21-19, 19-21, 17-15 1:07
Lead the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 7-0
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 5 21-19, 24-22 0:47
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-17, 21-15 0:37
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 21-17, 21-16 0:39
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 # 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 5-1
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 12 Kessy/Ross 4 15-21, 22-20, 18-16 1:08
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 12 14-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:53
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 8 21-16, 21-13 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 13 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
Series tied with # 15 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 2-2
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Kessy/Ross 2 21-17, 21-13 0:39
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-19, 21-17 0:45
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 # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 5-0
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 2 Martins/Santanna 21, Q1 21-17, 21-11 0:37
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 3 Martins/Santanna 14 21-18, 21-13 0:39
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Martins/Santanna 21 21-19, 21-14 0:43
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 # 17 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 9 21-17, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 3 Meppelink/Wesselink 30, Q8 21-15, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Lessard/Martin, Canada 3-0
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Lessard/Martin 20 21-11, 21-14 0:37
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Lessard/Martin 16 21-17, 21-14 0:42
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Lessard/Martin 18, Q3 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 23 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
Lead the series against # 25, Q11 Fabjan/Fabjan, Slovenia 1-0
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 2 Fabjan/Fabjan 31, Q14 21-16, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 26, Q21 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 2-0
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 8 Cook/Hinchley 11 15-21, 21-18, 16-14 1:01
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 7 Cook/Hinchley 12 24-22, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 Kohler/Sude, Germany 2-0
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 4 Kohler/Sude 29, Q10 21-16, 21-12 0:35
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 4, Q1 Kohler/Sude 29, Q9 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
5/19/10FIVBRome 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 # Q5 Boulton/Johns, England 2-0
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Boulton/Johns 31, Q13 21-13, 21-19 0:38
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Boulton/Johns 31, Q18 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q9 Madeira/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 1 Madeira/Maestrini 32, Q13 21-7, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q16 Dyhr/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Dyhr/Vestergaard 31 21-7, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # Q22 Hansson/Nilsson, Sweden 1-0
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 2 Hansson/Nilsson 31 21-11, 21-10 0:33