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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Brasília
April 29 - May 3, 2026

(13) Leona Kernen/Joana Mader, Switzerland

Leona Kernen
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 25, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Home Town:

Spiez

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Spiez 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$44,933.85

Joana Heidrich Mäder
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 2, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zürich

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

131

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$441,363.98

Awards

Most Improved Player 2016

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$27,200.00

Previous Brasília Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2012	Did not play	Romana Kayser - 41st
2024	Did not play	Anouk Verge-Depre - 17th
2025	Tanja Huberli - 13th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	10	9th	600	US$6,200.00

BPT Elite Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 4/30/2026	Pool A	Anouk Verge-Depre / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (12)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:37
Thu, 4/30/2026	Pool A	Rebecca Cavalcanti / Carol Salgado, Brazil (1)	Lost 18-21, 20-22	0:37
Fri, 5/1/2026	Pool A	Madison Shields / Kamila Tan, United States (24, Q14)	Won 23-21, 21-12	0:35
Sat, 5/2/2026	Winner 1	Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (10)	Won 21-14, 21-10	0:31
Sat, 5/2/2026	Winner 2	Rebecca Cavalcanti / Carol Salgado, Brazil (1)	Lost 20-22, 27-29	0:47

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$27,200.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$27,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Leona Kernen												Joana Mader
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	6	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	$34,400.00
											World Tour Finals	4	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	$50,500.00
10	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	1	0	$31,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	66	0	2	0	2	10	19	21	4	0	$245,075.00
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$7,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	48	4	3	2	0	5	17	11	3	0	$106,875.00
13	1	1	0	2	5	1	3	0	0	$2,100.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,350.00
											U21 World Championships	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
30	1	2	1	3	7	5	7	3	0	$43,950.00	Total	131	5	8	3	4	19	39	34	7	0	$441,200.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$15,200.00	5	4	55.6 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$15,200.00	5	4	55.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Leona Kernen													Joana Mader
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2010	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$1,400.00
											2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2011	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,750.00
											2011	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2012	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	5	$10,950.00
											2013	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	1	0	$25,675.00
											2014	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	$46,000.00
											2015	FIVB	12	1	0	1	0	0	5	4	0	1	$47,900.00
											2016	FIVB	14	1	2	1	0	4	0	5	1	0	$80,575.00
											2017	FIVB	8	0	1	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	$41,000.00
											2018	FIVB	7	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	$19,500.00
											2019	FIVB	12	1	0	0	1	0	4	4	2	0	$40,500.00
											2020	FIVB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$350.00
											2021	FIVB	7	0	1	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	$23,000.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$1,150.00	2022	FIVB	6	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	$29,125.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2022	FIVB Age Group WC
7	0	1	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	$850.00	2023	FIVB	12	1	0	0	0	2	5	4	0	0	$26,000.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB Age Group WC
6	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	$600.00	2024	FIVB	12	0	2	0	0	2	6	1	1	0	$33,875.00
9	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	$27,750.00	2025	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$7,600.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$7,600.00
31	1	3	1	3	7	6	7	3	0	$37,950.00	Total	Total	130	5	8	3	4	19	39	34	7	11	$435,200.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	7	63.6%	1	9.1%	3	27.3%	8-3	72.7%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	7-3	70.0%	2-3	40.0%	0	0	9-6	60.0%
2025-2026	7	63.6%	1	9.1%	3	27.3%	8-3	72.7%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	7-3	70.0%	2-3	40.0%	0	0	9-6	60.0%
Against the Field	6	75.0%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	7-1	87.5%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	12-4	75.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	8-3	72.7%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	6
Total	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	6

Head to Head Results
Kernen/Mader lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cavalcanti/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
5/2/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 2	Cavalcanti/Salgado	1	Kernen/Mader	13	22-20, 29-27	0:47
4/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool A	Cavalcanti/Salgado	1	Kernen/Mader	13	21-18, 22-20	0:37
Lead the series against # 4 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 1-0
4/10/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool C	Kernen/Mader	10	Lisboa/Silva	3	21-17, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 1-0
5/2/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 1	Kernen/Mader	13	Antunes/Lima	10	21-14, 21-10	0:31
Lead the series against # 12 Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
4/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool A	Kernen/Mader	13	Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre	12	21-14, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # 20, Q6 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 0-1
4/9/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool C	Klinger/Klinger	15	Kernen/Mader	10	15-21, 23-21, 15-8	0:52
Lead the series against # 24, Q14 Shields/Tan, United States 1-0
5/1/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool A	Kernen/Mader	13	Shields/Tan	24, Q14	23-21, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # Q15 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 1-0
4/9/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool C	Kernen/Mader	10	Cavalcanti/Silva	22, Q9	22-20, 21-17	0:40