Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 26 - 30, 2005
(22) Marie-Andree Lessard/Sarah Maxwell, Canada
 
Marie-Andrée Lessard
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 6, 1977 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Bolton-Est, QC
Height: 167 cm (5'6")
Weight: 62 kg (136 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 142
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Dubai 2008)
Career Winnings: US$150,270.00
Sarah Dawn Maxwell
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 30, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Baie D'urfe, QC
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 7th (Montréal 2005)
Career Winnings: US$77,895.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB7400000125151618116 US$136,650.00
FIVB C&S21100000000000 US$6,600.00
Overall7611000125151618116 US$143,250.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 19 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 22, Q3 17th 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 37 17th 200 US$7,500.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 27, Q6 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 30, Q5 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open Q3 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 29, Q5 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/1-5/2004 Italy Open 25, Q1 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/28-31/2004 Austria Grand Slam 32, Q13 25th 54 US$3,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/27/2005 Winner 1 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (11, Q1) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:37
Wed, 7/27/2005 Contender 1 Xiaoyan Hu / Xi Zhang, China (27, Q8) Won 16-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:52
Thu, 7/28/2005 Contender 2 Laura Bruschini / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (21) Won 21-12, 22-20 0:45
Thu, 7/28/2005 Contender 3 Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (4) Lost 9-21, 7-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Lessard/Maxwell trail the series against the field 17-20 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 12 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-4
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Tian/Wang 4 Lessard/Maxwell 22 21-9, 21-7 0:42
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Tian/Wang 5 Lessard/Maxwell 37 21-13, 21-19 0:39
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 6 Lessard/Maxwell 27, Q6 21-15, 21-10 0:37
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool D Tian/Wang 4 Lessard/Maxwell 29, Q10 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 11 Lessard/Maxwell 27, Q7 21-18, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Lessard/Maxwell 30, Q5 21-19, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-2
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 3 Lessard/Maxwell 19 22-24, 21-13, 15-13 1:03
6/11/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Barros/Connelly 17, Q1 Lessard/Maxwell 30, Q5 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool D Lessard/Maxwell 29 Arjona/Kadjo 20, Q5 14-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-2
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 Lessard/Maxwell 22 21-14, 21-14 0:37
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 13, Q1 Lessard/Maxwell 29, Q5 21-14, 21-12 0:31
Trail the series against # 13 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Kadijk/Mooren 6 Lessard/Maxwell 22, Q3 22-24, 21-18, 19-17 0:57
Trail the series against # 15 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-2
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 6 Lessard/Maxwell 19 21-14, 21-11 0:33
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Lessard/Maxwell 37 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 16 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Lessard/Maxwell 22, Q3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 11 21-23, 21-18, 16-14 1:05
Trail the series against # 17 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
6/3/04FIVBJapan Open Qualifier 2 Hakedal/Torlen 29, Q3 Lessard/Maxwell Q14 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 19 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-2
7/28/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lessard/Maxwell 32, Q13 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta Q4 21-15, 18-21, 19-17 0:56
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Lessard/Maxwell 29, Q10 17-21, 21-11, 15-10 0:48
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15, Q4 Lessard/Maxwell 31, Q9 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Bruschini/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Lessard/Maxwell 22 Bruschini/Perrotta 21 21-12, 22-20 0:45
Trail the series against # 24 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Cook/Sanderson 17 Lessard/Maxwell 32, Q13 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 26, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 26, Q2 Lessard/Maxwell 25, Q1 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Hu/Zhang, China 3-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Lessard/Maxwell 22 Hu/Zhang 27, Q8 16-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:52
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Hu/Zhang 28, Q8 Lessard/Maxwell 22, Q3 21-18, 21-19 0:42
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Lessard/Maxwell 37 Hu/Zhang 28 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 0:52
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Lessard/Maxwell 27, Q6 Hu/Zhang Q11 21-18, 17-21, 20-18 0:54
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Lessard/Maxwell 19 Kusuhara/Urata 20 29-27, 17-21, 16-14 1:11
Lead the series against Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Lessard/Maxwell 30, Q5 Bednarczuk/Pires 3 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # Q2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Lessard/Maxwell 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-17, 21-17 0:38
7/24/04FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 3 Lessard/Maxwell 7 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 2 21-16, 14-21, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # Q9 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
6/16/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Garcia/Gaxiola 28, Q2 Lessard/Maxwell Q18 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
8/14/03FIVBLianyungang Open Qualifier 2 Lessard/Maxwell 26, Q5 Erni/Trussel Q21 21-16, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # Q17 Lu/Ren, China 1-0
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lessard/Maxwell 22, Q3 Lu/Ren Q19 21-13, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # Q19 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Lessard/Maxwell 37 Campisi/Lozano 39 21-16, 20-22, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # Q23 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 1-0
7/24/04FIVB C&SItaly Challenger Winner 2 Lessard/Maxwell 7 Lundqvist/Uddstahl 10 21-12, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q25 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
5/17/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Lessard/Maxwell 29, Q5 Jursone/Minusa Q12 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # Q30 Castelli/Gemise Fareau, France 1-0
6/8/05FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Lessard/Maxwell 30, Q5 Castelli/Gemise Fareau Q28 22-20, 21-12 0:38