Team Preview

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Estathe' Italian Open
September 3 - 7, 2003

(15) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Bali 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$98,715.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	55	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	2	23	1	16	4	1	US$161,430.00

Previous Milan Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	9/17-22/2002	Brazil Open	18	25th	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2002	Spain Open	19	17th	60	US$2,520.00

Italy Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/5/2003	Pool B	Nadia Erni / Karin Trussel, Switzerland (31, Q24)	Won 21-17, 22-20	0:38
Fri, 9/5/2003	Pool B	Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2)	Lost 11-21, 18-21	0:31
Sat, 9/6/2003	Pool B	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece (18)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:30
Sat, 9/6/2003	Winner 1	Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (4)	Lost 21-19, 19-21, 8-15	0:50

Head to Head Results
Garcia/Gaxiola trail the series against the field 20-41 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 15 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Connelly/Pires	4	Garcia/Gaxiola	29, Q3	21-16, 21-11	0:31
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-3
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool B	Bede/Behar	2	Garcia/Gaxiola	15	21-11, 21-18	0:31
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	3	Garcia/Gaxiola	29, Q3	21-13, 21-10	0:32
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Bede/Behar	1	Garcia/Gaxiola	32	21-12, 21-15	0:25
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-2
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool A	Cook/Sanderson	1	Garcia/Gaxiola	17	21-19, 21-16	0:36
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Cook/Sanderson	11	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q4	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-4
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	4	Garcia/Gaxiola	15	19-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:50
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	8	Garcia/Gaxiola	26, Q2	21-14, 21-16	0:31
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Tian/Wang	11	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q3	21-18, 21-16	0:43
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	11	Garcia/Gaxiola	22	21-18, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-4
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Garcia/Gaxiola	26, Q2	21-14, 21-18	0:31
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Garcia/Gaxiola	39	21-16, 24-22	0:40
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	Garcia/Gaxiola	29	22-20, 21-14	0:37
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	Garcia/Gaxiola	16	21-8, 21-12	0:27
Trail the series against # 6 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 0-2
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Fonseca/Minello	7	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	21-16, 21-12	0:34
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Fonseca/Minello	6	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q4	21-16, 17-21, 24-22	0:56
Lead the series against # 7 Lahme/Musch, Germany 3-0
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	Lahme/Musch	26, Q9	21-15, 21-18	0:34
6/12/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 3	Garcia/Gaxiola	23, Q1	Lahme/Musch	Q17	21-17, 21-18	0:36
7/25/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Gaxiola	Q1	Lahme/Musch	Q33	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Wang/You, China 0-2
8/23/03	FIVB	Bali Open	Winner 2	Wang/You	3	Garcia/Gaxiola	6	21-16, 16-21, 15-13	0:45
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Wang/You	22	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q4	18-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:44
Trail the series against # 9 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-6
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	29, Q3	21-18, 19-21, 15-7	0:52
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool G	Gattelli/Perrotta	10	Garcia/Gaxiola	23, Q1	21-18, 21-18	0:42
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Gattelli/Perrotta	7	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	21-15, 21-14	0:36
8/24/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	12	Garcia/Gaxiola	22	21-7, 21-7	0:27
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	17-21, 21-10, 15-6	0:42
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	10	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	19-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:48
Trail the series against # 10 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-4
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	17	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:43
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool A	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	Garcia/Gaxiola	17	21-12, 21-12	0:36
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	13-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	36	21-16, 21-16	0:39
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri	4	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	18-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:54
Trail the series against # 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	4	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	21-10, 21-17	0:44
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool G	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	7	Garcia/Gaxiola	39	21-18, 21-8	0:29
Trail the series against # 14 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
9/20/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool B	Pohl/Rau	15	Garcia/Gaxiola	18	21-16, 21-19	0:30
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	Garcia/Gaxiola	22	24-22, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	Clarke/Gerlic	13	20-22, 21-15, 15-13	1:01
Lead the series against # 18 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-0
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool B	Garcia/Gaxiola	15	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	18	21-17, 21-17	0:30
Trail the series against # 19 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-2
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Ahmann/Vollmer	43	Garcia/Gaxiola	30	22-20, 21-16	0:36
7/25/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 3	Ahmann/Vollmer	27, Q16	Garcia/Gaxiola	Q1	21-14, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 21 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	26, Q2	Hakedal/Torlen	10	21-14, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 22, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-2
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q1	Glesnes/Maaseide	11	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:48
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	Garcia/Gaxiola	32	21-14, 20-22, 15-13	0:47
11/1/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	21-11, 21-12	0:28
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	26, Q2	Kusuhara/Tokuno	23	21-19, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 24 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-2
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Bruschini/Solazzi	22	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q3	21-12, 21-17	0:31
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Garcia/Gaxiola	19	21-18, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-2
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Garcia/Gaxiola	29, Q3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20, Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:35
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	21-16, 18-21, 15-11	0:48
8/24/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	11	Garcia/Gaxiola	22	22-20, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 26 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	Arjona/Kadjo	26, Q22	21-19, 18-21, 15-9	0:54
Lead the series against # 31, Q24 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool B	Garcia/Gaxiola	15	Erni/Trussel	31, Q24	21-17, 22-20	0:38
Series tied with Barros/Rodrigues, Brazil 1-1
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q3	Barros/Rodrigues	6, Q1	16-21, 21-16, 23-21	0:59
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool G	Barros/Rodrigues	7	Garcia/Gaxiola	23, Q1	21-16, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # Q6 Alcon/Pol, Spain 2-0
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q4	Alcon/Pol	Q13	18-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:50
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool D	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	Alcon/Pol	29, Q8	21-18, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # Q7 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Garcia/Gaxiola	26, Q2	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	Q18	21-16, 27-25	0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Gaxiola	29, Q3	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q30	21-15, 25-23	0:38
Lead the series against # Q9 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 1-0
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool A	Garcia/Gaxiola	17	Jobst/Stragliotto	16, Q4	21-19, 21-10	0:34
Lead the series against # Q16 Teru Saiki/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/17/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q3	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q30	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q17 Brandstetter/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	Brandstetter/Mellitzer	10	21-15, 16-21, 15-10	0:48