Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Sanya Open
October 26 - 31, 2010
(6) 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 Sanya Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 April Ross - 1st Jennifer Kessy - 1st
2009 April Ross - 2nd Jennifer Kessy - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 4 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2010 Aland Open 4, Q1 5th 360 US$9,100.00
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
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/28/2010 Winner 1 Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (27, Q3) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:41
Thu, 10/28/2010 Winner 2 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (11) Won 21-16, 14-21, 16-14 0:46
Fri, 10/29/2010 Winner 3 Nicole Branagh / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (3) Lost 21-12, 16-21, 14-16 0:55
Fri, 10/29/2010 Contender 4 Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Niles, United States (16, Q1) Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 0:53
Sat, 10/30/2010 Contender 5 Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (7) Won 21-10, 21-12 0:37
Sat, 10/30/2010 Contender 6 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (5) Won 22-20, 21-11 0:42
Sat, 10/30/2010 Semi-Finals Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (2) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:39
Sun, 10/31/2010 Bronze Medal Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (10) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:45
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 61-18 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 8-2
10/30/10FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Kessy/Ross 6 21-14, 21-14 0:39
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 Branagh/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
10/29/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Branagh/Walsh Jennings 3 Kessy/Ross 6 12-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:55
10/11/08FIVBDubai Open Gold Medal Branagh/Walsh Jennings 1 Kessy/Ross 3 21-18, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 5 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-0
10/30/10FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 6 Kolocova/Slukova 5 22-20, 21-11 0:42
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 6 Kolocova/Slukova 16 21-16, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # 7 Akers/Turner, United States 9-1
10/30/10FIVBSanya Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 6 Akers/Turner 7 21-10, 21-12 0:37
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Akers/Turner 13 Kessy/Ross 4 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
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 # 8 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 5-1
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Kessy/Ross 6 Keizer/Van Iersel 11 By Forfeit  
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 # 9 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 # 10 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 6-3
10/31/10FIVBSanya Open Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 6 Salgado/Salgado 10 21-19, 21-14 0:45
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
Lead the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 8-0
10/28/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 6 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-16, 14-21, 16-14 0:46
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 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 # 13 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Kessy/Ross 6 Meppelink/Wesselink 22 21-13, 21-10 0:33
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 3 Meppelink/Wesselink 30, Q8 21-15, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 14 Remmers/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 1 Remmers/van Gestel 25, Q6 21-6, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-1
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Gioria/Momoli 16 21-11, 20-22, 15-12 0:57
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
Series tied with # 16, Q1 Fendrick/Niles, United States 1-1
10/29/10FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 6 Fendrick/Niles 16, Q1 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 0:53
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 # 17 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 # 23 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 # 27, Q3 Boulton/Johns, England 3-0
10/28/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 6 Boulton/Johns 27, Q3 21-19, 21-11 0:41
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 # 29, Q4 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 # Q13 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 2-0
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 1 Radarong/Udomchavee 32 21-15, 21-13 0:41
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 1 Radarong/Udomchavee 32 21-15, 21-16 0:37