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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$10,000 Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International
August 9 - 14, 2011

(3) Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States

Jennifer Kessy
United States

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 31, 1977 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Juan Capistrano, CA

Height:

180 cm (6'0")

Weight:

77 kg (169 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

127

Career Wins:

Career FIVB C&S Wins:

1 (Pattaya 2001)

Career Winnings:

US$722,750.00

April Ross
United States

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 20, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Newport Beach, CA

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

152

Career Wins:

Career FIVB C&S Best:

2nd (London 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$1,237,850.00

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
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
Overall	79	10	13	9	4	20	3	12	1	3	2	1	1	US$1,205,950.00

Previous London Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/9/2011	Pool C	Josephine Nammanda / Alice Okecho, Uganda (22)	Won 21-6, 21-8	0:24
Wed, 8/10/2011	Pool C	Anu Ennok / Mari-Liis Graumann, Estonia (15)	Won 21-15, 21-11	0:30
Thu, 8/11/2011	Pool C	Kacie MacTavish / Julie Rodrigue, Canada (10)	Won 21-11, 21-17	0:32
Fri, 8/12/2011	Winner 1	Lisa Fitzgerald / Brittany Hochevar, United States (7)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:37
Sat, 8/13/2011	Winner 2	Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (6)	Won 21-18, 21-12	0:34
Sun, 8/14/2011	Semi-Finals	Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (9)	Won 21-13, 17-21, 15-10	0:49
Sun, 8/14/2011	Gold Medal	Angela Lavalle / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (19)	Lost 21-10, 15-21, 13-15	0:49

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	38	5	8	5	2	9	3	2	1	2	1	0	$535,050.00
Total	78	10	12	9	4	20	3	12	1	3	2	0	$1,204,850.00

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
64	5	8	7	3	15	8	11	3	0	$314,575.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	67	12	10	9	3	20	8	3	1	0	$389,400.00
											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
126	11	12	11	5	29	22	20	8	0	$722,200.00	Total	151	27	18	15	9	41	27	7	4	0	$1,237,300.00

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	FIVB	8	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	$106,100.00	29	14	67.4 %
2008	FIVB	12	2	1	1	1	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	$174,600.00	53	17	75.7 %
2009	FIVB	12	3	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	$278,200.00	58	13	81.7 %
2010	FIVB	15	2	1	2	2	3	0	2	1	1	1	0	$213,350.00	61	25	70.9 %
2011	FIVB	11	1	2	3	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	$193,300.00	55	17	76.4 %
2011	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00	6	1	85.7 %
Total	FIVB	58	9	9	8	3	12	2	7	1	3	2	2	$965,550.00	256	86	74.9 %
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$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
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
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2002	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	FIVB
8	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	1	1	$30,875.00	2005	FIVB
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
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
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	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
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
11	1	2	3	0	3	1	1	0	0	$96,650.00	2011	FIVB	11	1	2	3	0	3	1	1	0	0	$96,650.00
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
83	10	10	8	4	18	9	11	5	8	$532,300.00	Total	Total	61	9	10	8	3	14	8	4	2	3	$484,825.00

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	5	71.4%	1	14.3%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	0	0	0	0-0	5-0	100.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	6-1	85.7%
2010-2011	5	71.4%	1	14.3%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	0	0	0	0-0	5-0	100.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	6-1	85.7%
Against the Field	5	71.4%	1	14.3%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	0	0	0	0-0	10-0	100.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	6-1	85.7%

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	3	0	0	0	90	28	13	7	5	2	5	8	165	62
Total	1	1	7	0	99	18	0	0	142	50	22	13	9	4	10	12	337	115

Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 22-11 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 1 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
5/6/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Kessy/Ross	6	Dampney/Mullin	29, Q13	19-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:55
Trail the series against # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 2-6
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	3	Xue/Zhang	8	21-16, 25-23	0:44
8/20/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 6	Xue/Zhang	3	Kessy/Ross	4, Q1	21-14, 21-15	0:36
8/14/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Semi-Finals	Xue/Zhang	3	Kessy/Ross	5	19-21, 24-22, 15-7	1:07
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	4	Kessy/Ross	2	21-9, 21-15	0:39
6/13/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Xue/Zhang	8	Kessy/Ross	2	21-17, 21-19	0:41
5/28/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Xue/Zhang	7	21-14, 21-18	0:42
5/23/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 4	Xue/Zhang	3	Kessy/Ross	7	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:57
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	5	Kessy/Ross	16, Q8	20-22, 23-21, 15-12	1:10
Lead the series against # 4 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 1-0
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Kessy/Ross	1	Cunha/Lima	16, Q3	26-24, 21-15	0:41
Series tied with # 5 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 1-1
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	3	Bansley/Maloney	39	21-14, 21-14	0:39
11/4/10	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 1	Bansley/Maloney	26, Q11	Kessy/Ross	7	21-17, 15-21, 15-11	1:06
Series tied with # 6 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 2-2
8/13/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	3	Candelas/Garcia	6	21-18, 21-12	0:34
7/23/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Contender 5	Candelas/Garcia	21	Kessy/Ross	1	22-20, 21-17	0:39
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Candelas/Garcia	22	Kessy/Ross	6	21-19, 14-21, 15-10	0:50
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	4, Q1	Candelas/Garcia	13	21-15, 21-13	0:35
Series tied with # 7 Fitzgerald/Hochevar, United States 1-1
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 # 8 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 4-0
8/17/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 3	Kessy/Ross	4, Q1	Cook/Hinchley	Q17	22-24, 21-14, 15-8	0:58
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Kessy/Ross	6	Cook/Hinchley	27	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	0:56
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	8	Cook/Hinchley	11	15-21, 21-18, 16-14	1:01
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	7	Cook/Hinchley	12	24-22, 21-16	0:49
Lead the series against # 9 Boulton/Johns, England 4-0
8/14/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	3	Boulton/Johns	9	21-13, 17-21, 15-10	0:49
10/28/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	6	Boulton/Johns	27, Q3	21-19, 21-11	0:41
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Kessy/Ross	2	Boulton/Johns	31, Q13	21-13, 21-19	0:38
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Kessy/Ross	2	Boulton/Johns	31, Q18	21-18, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 10 MacTavish/Rodrigue, Canada 1-0
8/11/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Pool C	Kessy/Ross	3	MacTavish/Rodrigue	10	21-11, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 13 Acevedo/Santiago, Puerto Rico 1-0
4/21/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	3	Acevedo/Santiago	30, Q26	18-21, 21-12, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 15 Ennok/Graumann, Estonia 1-0
8/10/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Pool C	Kessy/Ross	3	Ennok/Graumann	15	21-15, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against # 19 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 2-1
8/14/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Gold Medal	Lavalle/Maestrini	19	Kessy/Ross	3	10-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:49
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	5	Lavalle/Maestrini	30	21-19, 26-24	0:45
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Lavalle/Maestrini	26	21-15, 21-9	0:35
Lead the series against # 22 Nammanda/Okecho, Uganda 1-0
8/9/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Pool C	Kessy/Ross	3	Nammanda/Okecho	22	21-6, 21-8	0:24