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Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$150,000 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball
September 1 - 4, 2011

(1) Jennifer Kessy/April Ross

Jennifer Kessy

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 31, 1977 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Juan Capistrano, CA

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Southern California

Seasons:

Tournaments:

264

Career Wins:

Career Wide Open Best:

3rd (Cincinnati 2011)

Career Winnings:

$1,445,459.50

April Ross

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 20, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Newport Beach, CA

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Southern California

Seasons:

Tournaments:

270

Career Wins:

Career Wide Open Best:

3rd (Cincinnati 2011)

Career Winnings:

$2,030,362.50

Awards

Top Rookie 2007
Best Hitter 2009, 2011
Best Offensive Player 2009
Best Server 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	CQ	Money
AVP	51	12	13	15	0	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	$769,750.00
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
NVL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$27,500.00
P&R	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00
Pro Beach	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,500.00
Wide Open	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00
Overall	136	26	26	26	4	28	6	12	1	3	2	1	1	US$2,042,700.00

Previous Cincinnati Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
P&R 2010	April Ross - 1st	Jennifer Kessy - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	10/26-31/2010	Sanya Open	6	3rd	480	US$15,000.00
P&R	9/3-5/2010	Cincinnati Players Championship	1	1st	0	$10,000.00

U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/2/2011	Winner 1	Oksana Boukhtina / Kimberly Harrison (16, Q2)	Won 21-14, 21-9
Fri, 9/2/2011	Winner 2	Emily Capers / Heather McGuire (8)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:43
Sat, 9/3/2011	Winner 3	Lisa Fitzgerald / Brittany Hochevar (5)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:35
Sun, 9/4/2011	Semi-Finals	Jenny Kropp / Whitney Pavlik (4)	Lost 19-21, 21-16, 12-15	1:01

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$81,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	36	4	3	4	2	10	0	10	0	1	1	0	$588,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	79	14	19	17	2	15	6	2	1	2	1	0	$1,089,300.00
Manhattan Beach	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$92,000.00
Tour Championships	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$67,500.00
Total	124	21	24	22	4	27	6	12	1	3	2	0	$1,918,600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jennifer Kessy												April Ross
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$46,075.00	World Championships	7	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$105,200.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00	World Tour Finals	5	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	$46,000.00
53	4	3	4	2	12	14	7	5	0	$355,550.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	67	13	5	4	5	18	15	3	3	0	$694,950.00
156	15	25	35	3	38	20	13	3	0	$757,282.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	145	40	24	23	3	30	11	8	3	0	$859,512.50
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,750.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00	Challenger
11	0	1	3	0	4	3	0	0	0	$66,660.00	Manhattan Beach	10	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	$102,400.00
5	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	$40,610.00	Tour Championships	9	6	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$95,450.00
											Gold Series	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,750.00
											Heritage Series/Pro Series	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$4,050.00
234	23	30	43	5	56	39	22	8	0	$1,272,177.50	Total	251	65	34	34	9	54	31	13	6	0	$1,914,062.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2007	AVP	15	0	2	4	0	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	$132,550.00	50	27	64.9 %
2007	FIVB	8	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	$106,100.00	29	14	67.4 %
2008	AVP	12	0	5	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$199,000.00	43	21	67.2 %
2008	FIVB	12	2	1	1	1	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	$174,600.00	53	17	75.7 %
2009	AVP	11	4	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$219,700.00	51	7	87.9 %
2009	FIVB	12	3	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	$278,200.00	58	13	81.7 %
2010	AVP	6	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$95,500.00	31	4	88.6 %
2010	P&R	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	4	0	100.0 %
2010	FIVB	15	2	1	2	2	3	0	2	1	1	1	0	$213,350.00	61	25	70.9 %
2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00	3	1	75.0 %
2011	FIVB	13	1	2	3	0	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	$210,000.00	62	21	74.7 %
2011	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00	6	1	85.7 %
Total	AVP	44	8	12	13	0	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	$646,750.00	175	59	74.8 %
Total	P&R	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	4	0	100.0 %
Total	Wide Open	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00	3	1	75.0 %
Total	FIVB	60	9	9	8	3	13	3	7	1	3	2	2	$982,250.00	263	90	74.5 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00	6	1	85.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jennifer Kessy													April Ross
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	$2,157.00	2000	BVA
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$750.00	2000	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2000	FIVB C&S
4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	$3,535.00	2001	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2001	BVA
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2001	FIVB
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2001	FIVB C&S
6	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	$3,680.00	2002	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2002	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	$6,900.00	2003	AVP
12	0	1	3	0	7	1	0	0	0	$32,912.50	2004	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	FIVB
14	0	2	9	0	3	0	0	0	0	$80,650.00	2005	AVP
8	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	1	1	$30,875.00	2005	FIVB
16	0	4	5	0	6	1	0	0	0	$76,850.00	2006	AVP	13	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	2	2	$6,287.50
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	0	$15,100.00	2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,500.00
16	0	2	4	0	10	0	0	0	0	$73,525.00	2007	AVP	16	0	2	4	0	10	0	0	0	0	$76,025.00
8	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	$53,050.00	2007	FIVB	8	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	$53,050.00
13	1	5	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	$125,250.00	2008	AVP	13	0	5	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	$104,750.00
12	2	1	1	1	5	1	1	0	0	$87,300.00	2008	FIVB	12	2	1	1	1	5	1	1	0	0	$87,300.00
12	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$133,550.00	2009	AVP	12	4	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	$110,350.00
12	3	4	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	$139,100.00	2009	FIVB	12	3	4	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	$139,100.00
6	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$47,750.00	2010	AVP	6	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$47,750.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00	2010	P&R	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
15	2	1	2	2	3	3	1	1	0	$106,675.00	2010	FIVB	15	2	1	2	2	3	3	1	1	0	$106,675.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00
13	1	2	3	0	5	1	1	0	0	$105,000.00	2011	FIVB	13	1	2	3	0	5	1	1	0	0	$105,000.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$550.00	2011	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$550.00
199	21	29	39	4	50	25	16	6	9	$1,135,909.50	Total	Total	125	18	22	22	3	29	12	10	4	5	$846,837.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	3-1	75.0%
2010-2011	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	3-1	75.0%
Against the Field	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	3-1	75.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	14	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	1	5	0	86	16	0	0	45	21	7	6	4	2	4	3	152	49
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	0	6	1	0	0	196	48	33	18	6	2	5	8	336	113
Manhattan Beach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	12	5
Tour Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Total	1	1	7	0	105	19	0	0	261	72	45	25	10	4	10	12	530	171

Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 12-4 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Fendrick/Niles 3-1
5/8/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	6	Fendrick/Niles	16, Q3	21-17, 21-15	0:40
4/22/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Bronze Medal	Kessy/Ross	8	Fendrick/Niles	22, Q5	25-23, 21-19	0:46
10/29/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	6	Fendrick/Niles	16, Q1	21-18, 18-21, 15-9	0:53
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Fendrick/Niles	21	Kessy/Ross	5, Q1	21-18, 22-20	0:45
Lead the series against # 3 Akers/Branagh 3-1
8/17/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	5	Akers/Branagh	12	21-15, 21-14	0:35
7/22/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	1	Akers/Branagh	6	21-18, 21-15	0:41
4/30/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 5	Akers/Branagh	13	Kessy/Ross	6	31-29, 21-18	0:57
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	8	Akers/Branagh	12	21-15, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Kropp/Pavlik 0-1
9/4/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Semi-Finals	Kropp/Pavlik	4	Kessy/Ross	1	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	1:01
Lead the series against # 5 Fitzgerald/Hochevar 2-1
9/3/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	1	Fitzgerald/Hochevar	5	21-18, 21-19	0:35
8/12/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	3	Fitzgerald/Hochevar	7	21-18, 21-16	0:37
7/21/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 2	Fitzgerald/Hochevar	17, Q1	Kessy/Ross	1	21-18, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Batt-Rohr/Sweat 2-0
6/19/10	AVP	AVP Virginia Beach Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Batt-Rohr/Sweat	15	21-16, 21-17	0:30
6/4/10	AVP	AVP Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Batt-Rohr/Sweat	18	21-7, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # 8 Capers/McGuire 1-0
9/2/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	1	Capers/McGuire	8	21-13, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 16, Q2 Boukhtina/Harrison 1-0
9/2/11	Wide Open	U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	1	Boukhtina/Harrison	16, Q2	21-14, 21-9