Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT
November 1 - 6, 2011
(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: 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 Phuket Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Rachel Scott - 13th Nancy Reynolds - 17th
2007 April Ross - 9th Jennifer Kessy - 9th
2008 April Ross - 1st Jennifer Kessy - 1st
2009 April Ross - 1st Jennifer Kessy - 1st
2010 April Ross - 13th Jennifer Kessy - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 8 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open 5 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB C&S 8/9-14/2011 Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International 3 2nd 0 US$1,100.00
FIVB 8/1-6/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 5 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 5 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 1 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 1 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 3 1st 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 3 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 3 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Myslowice Open 2 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2011 Shanghai Open 6 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 4/26-5/1/2011 Sanya Open 6 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2011 Brasilia Open 8 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 11/2-7/2010 Phuket Thailand Open 7 13th 180 US$4,250.00
Phuket Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/3/2011 Winner 1 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (31, Q10) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:34
Thu, 11/3/2011 Winner 2 Heather Bansley / Elizabeth Maloney, Canada (18) Won 21-10, 21-14 0:33
Fri, 11/4/2011 Winner 3 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (7) Won 11-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:52
Fri, 11/4/2011 Winner 4 Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (19) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 1:16
Sat, 11/5/2011 Semi-Finals Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (5) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Sun, 11/6/2011 Gold Medal Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (1) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 85-25 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 1 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 2-7
11/6/11FIVBPhuket Open Gold Medal Xue/Zhang 1 Kessy/Ross 2 21-16, 21-14 0:40
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 3 Xue/Zhang 8 21-16, 25-23 0:44
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
Series tied with # 3 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 6-6
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 5 Salgado/Salgado 8 Kessy/Ross 5 26-28, 21-16, 15-10 1:05
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Salgado/Salgado 12 Kessy/Ross 5 27-29, 21-13, 15-13 1:07
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 11 Kessy/Ross 6 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 0:55
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 # 5 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 7-1
11/5/11FIVBPhuket Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 21-18, 21-19 0:44
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 6 Kessy/Ross 5 26-24, 21-15 0:39
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 7 21-17, 21-16 0:34
6/11/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 21-18, 21-18 0:41
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Kessy/Ross 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 21-16, 21-13 0:33
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 22-20, 21-8 0:37
5/7/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 6 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 21-15, 21-18 0:39
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 9 21-17, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 6 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 1-0
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Kessy/Ross 1 Cunha/Lima 16, Q3 26-24, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 7 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 5-1
11/4/11FIVBPhuket Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Kolocova/Slukova 7 11-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:52
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Kolocova/Slukova 17 Kessy/Ross 1 21-16, 21-13 0:32
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 3 Kolocova/Slukova 23 23-21, 21-15 0:39
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Kessy/Ross 3 Kolocova/Slukova 19 21-12, 17-21, 15-13 0:58
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 # 8 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 5-0
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 8 Cook/Hinchley 19, Q6 21-16, 21-16 0:38
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 # 11 Fendrick/Niles, United States 3-1
5/8/11FIVBShanghai Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 6 Fendrick/Niles 16, Q3 21-17, 21-15 0:40
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 8 Fendrick/Niles 22, Q5 25-23, 21-19 0:46
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 # 12 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 1-0
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 5 Gielen/Mouha 23 25-23, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 13 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 3-0
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 8 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 16 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:52
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Kessy/Ross 3 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 14 23-21, 21-17 0:43
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Kessy/Ross 3 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 22 22-24, 21-7, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 14 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 2-1
8/14/11FIVB C&SVisa FIVB Beach Volleyball International Gold Medal Lavalle/Maestrini 19 Kessy/Ross 3 10-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:49
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 5 Lavalle/Maestrini 30 21-19, 26-24 0:45
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Lavalle/Maestrini 26 21-15, 21-9 0:35
Lead the series against # 16 Kohler/Sude, Germany 4-0
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 6 Kohler/Sude 27 21-17, 21-19 0:37
4/29/11FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Kessy/Ross 6 Kohler/Sude 28 15-21, 21-18, 19-17 1:01
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 # 18 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 2-1
11/3/11FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Bansley/Maloney 18 21-10, 21-14 0:33
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 3 Bansley/Maloney 39 21-14, 21-14 0:39
11/4/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 1 Bansley/Maloney 26, Q11 Kessy/Ross 7 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 1:06
Lead the series against # 19 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 3-1
11/4/11FIVBPhuket Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Bawden/Palmer 19 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 1:16
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Bawden/Palmer 15, Q2 21-15, 21-19 0:38
4/29/11FIVBSanya Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 6 Bawden/Palmer 19, Q1 21-12, 21-16 0:35
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Bawden/Palmer 25, Q1 Kessy/Ross 8 21-18, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 4-2
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Kessy/Ross 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 29-27, 21-11 0:49
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Kessy/Ross 8 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-17, 21-15 0:36
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 # 21 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 6 Dampney/Mullin 29, Q13 19-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:55
Series tied with # 22 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 2-2
8/13/11FIVB C&SVisa FIVB Beach Volleyball International Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 3 Candelas/Garcia 6 21-18, 21-12 0:34
7/23/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 5 Candelas/Garcia 21 Kessy/Ross 1 22-20, 21-17 0:39
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Candelas/Garcia 22 Kessy/Ross 6 21-19, 14-21, 15-10 0:50
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4, Q1 Candelas/Garcia 13 21-15, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # 25 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 5-2
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 8 Gioria/Momoli 25 21-19, 21-16 0:37
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Kessy/Ross 5 Gioria/Momoli 21 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 0:51
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 3 Gioria/Momoli 25, Q8 21-14, 30-28 0:43
11/5/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Contender 3 Gioria/Momoli 18 Kessy/Ross 7 21-15, 21-18 0:38
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
Lead the series against # 26 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 5 Meppelink/van Gestel 28, Q9 22-20, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 27, Q1 Huang/Yue, China 3-0
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 6 Huang/Yue 9 21-12, 21-13 0:33
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Kessy/Ross 8 Huang/Yue 23, Q3 21-15, 21-18 0:37
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 5 Huang/Yue 21 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-0
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Kessy/Ross 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 28, Q2 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:52
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 # 31, Q10 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 5-0
11/3/11FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 2 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q10 21-12, 21-15 0:34
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 # Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 8-0
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Kessy/Ross 5 Martins/Santanna 28, Q2 21-12, 21-16 0:35
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Martins/Santanna 15 21-17, 21-19 0:40
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 # Q5 Lessard/Martin, Canada 5-0
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 1 Lessard/Martin 9 21-12, 21-19 0:42
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 1 Lessard/Martin 25 21-12, 21-12 0:31
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 # Q7 Boulton/Johns, England 4-0
8/14/11FIVB C&SVisa FIVB Beach Volleyball International Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 3 Boulton/Johns 9 21-13, 17-21, 15-10 0:49
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