Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem
July 20 - 26, 2009
(22) Marie-Andree Lessard/Annie Martin, 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
Annie Martin
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 7, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Lachine
Height: 170 cm (5'7")
Weight: 58 kg (128 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 113
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Eboli 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Stavanger 2004)
Career Winnings: US$141,800.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB44000010659151214 US$124,550.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Nancy Gougeon - 25th Did not play
2003 Sarah Maxwell - 41st Guylaine Dumont - 25th
2004 Sarah Maxwell - 25th Did not play
2006 Sarah Maxwell - 17th Katherine Zakrzewski - 33rd
2007 Did not play Dana Cooke - 25th
2008 Did not play Dana Cooke - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 18, Q3 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 26, Q4 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 28 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open Q4 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 18 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open 19 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/12-16/2008 Sanya Open 18 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 11/5-9/2008 Phuket Thailand Open 17 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/5-11/2008 Dubai Open 21 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 9/15-20/2008 Guarajà Open 21 17th 120 US$2,500.00
Marseille Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/21/2009 Winner 1 Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (43, Q7) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:44
Thu, 7/23/2009 Winner 2 Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (11) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Lessard/Martin trail the series against the field 10-17 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Lessard/Martin 26, Q4 21-8, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Lessard/Martin 18, Q3 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-1
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool D Branagh/Youngs 4 Lessard/Martin 28 21-18, 17-21, 18-16 1:06
Series tied with # 7, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-1
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Lessard/Martin 26, Q4 Salgado/Salgado 7 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 2 Lessard/Martin 18 21-18, 22-20 0:41
Trail the series against # 11 Akers/Turner, United States 0-2
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Akers/Turner 11 Lessard/Martin 22 21-13, 21-19 0:38
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Akers/Turner 6 Lessard/Martin 28 18-21, 24-22, 17-15 1:01
Trail the series against # 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Lessard/Martin 21 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 16 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-2
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Gioria/Momoli 15, Q2 Lessard/Martin 18, Q3 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
11/6/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 16 Lessard/Martin 17 22-20, 21-13 0:44
Series tied with # 17 Xue/Zhang, China 1-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Lessard/Martin 18, Q3 Xue/Zhang 14 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:58
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 17 Lessard/Martin 18 21-11, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 18 Huang/Zhang, China 1-0
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Lessard/Martin 18 Huang/Zhang 15 21-19, 17-21, 20-18 1:01
Trail the series against # 19 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
6/27/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool D Banck/Gunther 21 Lessard/Martin 28 16-21, 21-19, 22-20 1:05
Trail the series against # 21 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 2 Petrova/Skalnikova 11 Lessard/Martin 21 13-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 23 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Lessard/Martin 26, Q4 Forrer/Schmocker 10 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 0-1
11/14/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 5 Lessard/Martin 18 21-13, 29-27 0:48
Lead the series against # 26 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
10/7/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 2 Lessard/Martin 21 Martins/Santanna 5 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 0:53
Lead the series against # 34, Q8 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
7/1/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool D Lessard/Martin 28 Dampney/Mullin 45 21-12, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 37 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
11/7/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 Lessard/Martin 17 25-23, 19-21, 15-11 1:03
Lead the series against # 39, Q6 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 1-0
7/7/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lessard/Martin 26, Q4 Blundell/Harrison Q13 21-15, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 42 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-2
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Ljungquist/Lundqvist 23 Lessard/Martin 26, Q4 36-38, 21-18, 15-11 1:30
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Lessard/Martin 18 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 15 21-19, 24-22 0:48
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 14 Lessard/Martin 19 21-15, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 43, Q7 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 1-0
7/21/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Lessard/Martin 22 Bawden/Palmer 43, Q7 21-18, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 46, Q17 Suzuki/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Lessard/Martin 18, Q3 Suzuki/Tanaka 31, Q24 18-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:58
Trail the series against Leao/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Leao/Ribeiro 5 Lessard/Martin 18, Q3 21-13, 19-21, 15-9 0:49