Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 7 - 12, 2003
(20) Mayra Garcia/Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico
 
Mayra Garcia
Mexico
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 16, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Tijuana, BC
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 117
Career Best: 5th (4 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$182,340.00
Hilda Gaxiola
Mexico
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 14, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Guamuchil Sinaloa
Height: 181 cm (5'11")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 82
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Bali 2003)
Career Winnings: US$98,715.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB55000010722311641 US$161,430.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 20 25th 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 15 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/22-24/2003 Bali Open 6 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2003 Lianyungang Open 17 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 23 17th 104 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 27, Q4 25th 54 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 26, Q2 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 29, Q3 9th 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 27, Q3 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 23, Q1 17th 60 US$2,500.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool E Tatiana Barrera / Claire Jaouen, France (44) Won 21-15, 14-21, 15-10 0:49
Wed, 10/8/2003 Pool E Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (5) Lost 7-21, 15-21 0:29
Wed, 10/8/2003 Pool E Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (29) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:32
Thu, 10/9/2003 Winner 1 Lu Wang / Wenhui You, China (24) Lost 23-25, 16-21 0:38
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Did not play Teresa Galindo - 33rd
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Hilda Gaxiola - 9th Mayra Garcia - 9th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Hilda Gaxiola - 17th Mayra Garcia - 17th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Bibiana Candelas - 17th Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Bibiana Candelas - 37th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 39 9th 200 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 20 17th 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 41 17th 200 US$7,500.00
Head to Head Results
Garcia/Gaxiola trail the series against the field 21-48 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 16 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 17 Garcia/Gaxiola 16 21-7, 21-14 0:29
Trail the series against # 2 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Connelly/Pires 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 29, Q3 21-16, 21-11 0:31
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-3
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool B Bede/Behar 2 Garcia/Gaxiola 15 21-11, 21-18 0:31
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Bede/Behar 3 Garcia/Gaxiola 29, Q3 21-13, 21-10 0:32
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Bede/Behar 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 32 21-12, 21-15 0:25
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-5
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Tian/Wang 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 21-17, 21-10 0:35
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 15 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:50
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 8 Garcia/Gaxiola 26, Q2 21-14, 21-16 0:31
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Tian/Wang 11 Garcia/Gaxiola 27, Q3 21-18, 21-16 0:43
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 11 Garcia/Gaxiola 22 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-3
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Cook/Sanderson 5 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 21-7, 21-15 0:29
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 17 21-19, 21-16 0:36
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Sanderson 11 Garcia/Gaxiola 27, Q4 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 6 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-3
9/19/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool B McPeak/Youngs 2 Garcia/Gaxiola 18 21-12, 21-12 0:32
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool A McPeak/Youngs 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 17 21-16, 21-19 0:38
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D McPeak/Youngs 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 21-14, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # 8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Garcia/Gaxiola 20 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 13 21-18, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-4
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Garcia/Gaxiola 17 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:43
8/17/02FIVBChina Open Pool A Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 Garcia/Gaxiola 17 21-12, 21-12 0:36
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Pool G Garcia/Gaxiola 23 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 13-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Garcia/Gaxiola 36 21-16, 21-16 0:39
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Karadassiou/Sfyri 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 3-0
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Garcia/Gaxiola 23 Lahme/Musch 26, Q9 21-15, 21-18 0:34
6/12/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 3 Garcia/Gaxiola 23, Q1 Lahme/Musch Q17 21-17, 21-18 0:36
7/25/02FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 2 Garcia/Gaxiola Q1 Lahme/Musch Q33 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 21-10, 21-17 0:44
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool G Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 7 Garcia/Gaxiola 39 21-18, 21-8 0:29
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-4
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool G Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 Garcia/Gaxiola 26, Q2 21-14, 21-18 0:31
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 Garcia/Gaxiola 39 21-16, 24-22 0:40
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 14 Garcia/Gaxiola 29 22-20, 21-14 0:37
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 Garcia/Gaxiola 16 21-8, 21-12 0:27
Trail the series against # 14 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
9/20/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool B Pohl/Rau 15 Garcia/Gaxiola 18 21-16, 21-19 0:30
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 27, Q2 Garcia/Gaxiola 22 24-22, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-0
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool B Garcia/Gaxiola 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 18 21-17, 21-17 0:30
Trail the series against # 19 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 0-2
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Fonseca/Minello 7 Garcia/Gaxiola 23 21-16, 21-12 0:34
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Fonseca/Minello 6 Garcia/Gaxiola 27, Q4 21-16, 17-21, 24-22 0:56
Trail the series against # 21 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-2
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Ahmann/Vollmer 43 Garcia/Gaxiola 30 22-20, 21-16 0:36
7/25/02FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 3 Ahmann/Vollmer 27, Q16 Garcia/Gaxiola Q1 21-14, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 22 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 Clarke/Gerlic 13 20-22, 21-15, 15-13 1:01
Lead the series against # 23 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool G Garcia/Gaxiola 26, Q2 Hakedal/Torlen 10 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 24 Wang/You, China 0-3
10/9/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Wang/You 24 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 25-23, 21-16 0:38
8/23/03FIVBBali Open Winner 2 Wang/You 3 Garcia/Gaxiola 6 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:45
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Wang/You 22 Garcia/Gaxiola 27, Q4 18-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:44
Trail the series against # 25 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-6
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Gattelli/Perrotta 13 Garcia/Gaxiola 29, Q3 21-18, 19-21, 15-7 0:52
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool G Gattelli/Perrotta 10 Garcia/Gaxiola 23, Q1 21-18, 21-18 0:42
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool G Gattelli/Perrotta 7 Garcia/Gaxiola 23 21-15, 21-14 0:36
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 12 Garcia/Gaxiola 22 21-7, 21-7 0:27
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 13 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 17-21, 21-10, 15-6 0:42
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 10 Garcia/Gaxiola 23 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 27 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool G Garcia/Gaxiola 23 Arjona/Kadjo 26, Q22 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 0:54
Series tied with # 28 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Kusuhara/Tokuno 29, Q2 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 28-26, 21-11 0:44
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool G Garcia/Gaxiola 26, Q2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Series tied with # 29 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-2
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Garcia/Gaxiola 20 Glesnes/Maaseide 29 21-19, 21-17 0:32
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool F Garcia/Gaxiola 27, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:48
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Glesnes/Maaseide 17 Garcia/Gaxiola 32 21-14, 20-22, 15-13 0:47
11/1/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 13 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 21-11, 21-12 0:28
Trail the series against # 30 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-2
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Garcia/Gaxiola 29, Q3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20, Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:35
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 11 Garcia/Gaxiola 22 22-20, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 31 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 1-0
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool A Garcia/Gaxiola 17 Jobst/Stragliotto 16, Q4 21-19, 21-10 0:34
Lead the series against # 32 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
6/24/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Garcia/Gaxiola 29, Q3 Hansel/Montagnolli Q30 21-15, 25-23 0:38
Lead the series against # 34 Boileau/Morin, Canada 1-0
8/22/03FIVBBali Open Pool F Garcia/Gaxiola 6 Boileau/Morin 11 27-25, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 37 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-2
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Bruschini/Solazzi 22 Garcia/Gaxiola 27, Q3 21-12, 21-17 0:31
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Garcia/Gaxiola 19 21-18, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 38 Alcon/Pol, Spain 2-0
7/15/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Garcia/Gaxiola 27, Q4 Alcon/Pol Q13 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:50
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D Garcia/Gaxiola 20 Alcon/Pol 29, Q8 21-18, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 39 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Garcia/Gaxiola 26, Q2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani Q18 21-16, 27-25 0:37
Lead the series against # 43 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 1-0
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool G Garcia/Gaxiola 23, Q1 Granstrom/Ljungquist 26, Q5 21-15, 19-21, 17-15 0:51
Lead the series against # 44 Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Garcia/Gaxiola 20 Barrera/Jaouen 44 21-15, 14-21, 15-10 0:49