Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 PAF Open
August 16 - 21, 2010
(4, Q1) 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 Åland Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 April Ross - 2nd Jennifer Kessy - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/9-14/2010 Kristiansand Open 5 4th 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 5, Q1 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 6 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/19-25/2010 Marseille Open 4 5th 360 US$9,100.00
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
Aland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/17/2010 Qualifier 2 Kirsi Hyttinen / Merja Korhonen, Finland (Q32) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:34
Tue, 8/17/2010 Qualifier 3 Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (Q17) Won 22-24, 21-14, 15-8 0:58
Fri, 6/18/2010 Winner 1 Jana Kohler / Julia Sude, Germany (29, Q9) Won 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Fri, 6/18/2010 Winner 2 Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (13) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:35
Thu, 8/19/2010 Winner 3 Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (12) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:35
Fri, 8/20/2010 Winner 4 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 21-19, 15-21, 11-15 1:01
Fri, 8/20/2010 Contender 6 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 73-32 (Lead 24 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 4-14
8/20/10FIVBAland Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kessy/Ross 4, Q1 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 1:01
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kessy/Ross 5 21-19, 21-17 0:43
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kessy/Ross 6 17-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:58
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kessy/Ross 2 19-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:52
5/29/10FIVBSeoul Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kessy/Ross 2 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:49
5/9/10FIVBShanghai Open Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:56
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kessy/Ross 3 21-14, 23-21 0:40
9/12/09FIVBBarcelona Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kessy/Ross 3 21-18, 25-23 0:51
8/22/09FIVBAland Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kessy/Ross 2 21-15, 28-26 0:46
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
Series tied with # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 1-6
8/20/10FIVBAland Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 3 Kessy/Ross 4, Q1 21-14, 21-15 0:36
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 3 Kessy/Ross 5 19-21, 24-22, 15-7 1:07
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 5-3
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Bronze Medal Salgado/Salgado 8 Kessy/Ross 5 13-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:54
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
Series tied with # 7 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-3
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Kessy/Ross 5, Q1 21-18, 16-21, 15-9 0:48
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 13-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:45
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 21-12, 21-18 0:34
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-14, 21-19 0:38
11/1/09FIVBSanya Open Gold Medal Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Kessy/Ross 1 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:00
8/26/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 Kessy/Ross 3 21-18, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 10 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 # 11 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-0
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Holtwick/Semmler 12 21-23, 21-16, 17-15 0:57
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Kessy/Ross 5 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 21-14, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 6-0
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4, Q1 Martins/Santanna 12 21-15, 21-12 0:35
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 # 13 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4, Q1 Candelas/Garcia 13 21-15, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Barsuk/Birlova, Russia 1-0
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Kessy/Ross 5, Q1 Barsuk/Birlova 28 21-14, 29-27 0:41
Lead the series against # 15, Q4 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 # 16, Q2 Akers/Turner, United States 8-0
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 5 Akers/Turner 13 21-19, 21-19 0:43
11/8/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 1 Akers/Turner 2 21-12, 21-17 0:37
11/1/09FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Akers/Turner 3 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
9/13/09FIVBBarcelona Open Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 3 Akers/Turner 6 21-13, 21-19 0:43
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 3 Akers/Turner 6 21-17, 30-28 0:57
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 2 Akers/Turner 6 21-17, 21-17 0:39
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 # 18 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 9 21-17, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 19, Q5 Fendrick/Niles, United States 0-1
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Fendrick/Niles 21 Kessy/Ross 5, Q1 21-18, 22-20 0:45
Lead the series against # 20 Huang/Yue, China 1-0
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 5 Huang/Yue 21 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 21 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Prokopeva/Ukolova 18 23-21, 21-12 0:36
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 3 Prokopeva/Ukolova 11 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 24 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, Q6 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 # 28, Q7 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 # 29, Q9 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 Brink-Abeler/Grun, Germany 1-0
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 5 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against 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 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 # Q14 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 # Q17 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 4-0
8/17/10FIVBAland Open Qualifier 3 Kessy/Ross 4, Q1 Cook/Hinchley Q17 22-24, 21-14, 15-8 0:58
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Kessy/Ross 6 Cook/Hinchley 27 21-16, 17-21, 15-11 0:56
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 # Q19 Hansson/Nilsson, Sweden 1-0
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 2 Hansson/Nilsson 31 21-11, 21-10 0:33
Lead the series against # Q32 Hyttinen/Korhonen, Finland 1-0
8/17/10FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Kessy/Ross 4, Q1 Hyttinen/Korhonen Q32 21-18, 21-15 0:34