Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 5 - 9, 2005
(21, Q3) 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 St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 27 17th 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 41 17th 200 US$7,500.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 28, Q9 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open Q2 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open 24 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 21, Q2 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/1-5/2004 Italy Open 17 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/14-24/2004 Athens XXVIII Olympic Games 19 19th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2004 Spain Open 23, Q5 17th 72 US$3,000.00
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/5/2005 Qualifier 2 Bryce Barry / Natalie Lukiw, Canada (Q14) Won 21-9, 21-17 0:32
Wed, 7/6/2005 Winner 1 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (12) Won 23-21, 11-21, 19-17 1:00
Wed, 7/6/2005 Winner 2 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (5, Q1) Lost 22-24, 13-21 0:39
Thu, 7/7/2005 Contender 2 Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (11) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Garcia/Gaxiola lead the series against the field 23-22 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 0-6
8/16/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool F Tian/Wang 7 Garcia/Gaxiola 19 21-19, 21-15 0:44
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, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-2
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 5, Q1 Garcia/Gaxiola 21, Q3 24-22, 21-13 0:39
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 Garcia/Gaxiola 28, Q9 21-13, 21-10 0:27
Series tied with # 8 Lahme/Musch, Germany 3-3
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Lahme/Musch 12 Garcia/Gaxiola 27 23-21, 21-12 0:37
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Lahme/Musch 9 Garcia/Gaxiola 41 21-14, 21-14 0:35
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Lahme/Musch 7 Garcia/Gaxiola 26 21-14, 18-21, 15-8 0:49
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 # 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Garcia/Gaxiola 41 21-18, 21-12 0:41
Lead the series against # 10 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 2-1
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Clarke/Gerlic 22, Q2 Garcia/Gaxiola 27, Q4 21-19, 26-24 0:46
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 26 Clarke/Gerlic 23 21-14, 21-14 0:36
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 Clarke/Gerlic 13 20-22, 21-15, 15-13 1:01
Trail the series against # 11 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-2
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 Garcia/Gaxiola 21, Q3 21-18, 21-18 0:44
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q3 Garcia/Gaxiola 15 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Series tied with # 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-2
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 21, Q3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 23-21, 11-21, 19-17 1:00
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 27 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 11 By Forfeit  
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
Lead the series against # 13, Q2 Li/Wang, China 1-0
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 23 Li/Wang 26, Q8 14-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:45
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 17 Hu/Zhang, China 1-0
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool A Garcia/Gaxiola 17 Hu/Zhang 32, Q26 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 18 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 41 Montagnolli/Swoboda 24 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
6/16/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Garcia/Gaxiola 28, Q2 Lessard/Maxwell Q18 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 20 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 28, Q9 Kusuhara/Urata 21, Q4 21-14, 21-18 0:41
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Urata 9 Garcia/Gaxiola 24 24-22, 21-19 0:48
Lead the series against # 22, Q13 Lu/Ren, China 1-0
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool A Garcia/Gaxiola 17 Lu/Ren 32 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 23 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 0-1
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Maaseide/Wiig 23 Garcia/Gaxiola 24 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 27, Q12 Hinchley/Kloeden, Australia 1-0
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Garcia/Gaxiola 28, Q9 Hinchley/Kloeden Q24 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # Q4 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 24 Gschweidl/Hansel 25 23-25, 21-17, 15-12 0:53
Series tied with # Q5 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Erni/Trussel 28, Q8 Garcia/Gaxiola 21, Q2 18-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:49
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool B Garcia/Gaxiola 15 Erni/Trussel 31, Q24 21-17, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # Q11 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 2-0
6/15/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Garcia/Gaxiola 28, Q2 Lundqvist/Uddstahl Q34 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:46
5/20/04FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Garcia/Gaxiola 22, Q2 Lundqvist/Uddstahl Q31 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # Q14 Barry/Lukiw, Canada 3-0
7/5/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Garcia/Gaxiola 21, Q3 Barry/Lukiw Q14 21-9, 21-17 0:32
5/17/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Garcia/Gaxiola 21, Q2 Barry/Lukiw Q15 21-10, 32-30 0:41
7/6/04FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 23, Q5 Barry/Lukiw Q28 21-7, 21-12 0:30