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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
September 8 - 13, 2009

(31, Q12) Benigna Fernandez/Catalina Pol Borras, Spain

Benigna Fernandez Rodriguez
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 1, 1981 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oviedo

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB U21 World Championships Le Lavandou 2001)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$3,000.00

Catalina Pol Borrás
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 2, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Alaró

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Weight:

59 kg (130 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Laredo 2008)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (Barcelona 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$1,750.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	49	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	US$2,000.00

Previous Barcelona Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Alejandra Simon - 57th	Ester Ribera - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/20-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	Q23	49th	24	US$0.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2009	Seoul Open	Q25	41st	18	US$0.00

Barcelona Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/9/2009	Qualifier 1	Carla Martinez / Aurora Sunol, Spain (Q21)	Won 19-21, 24-22, 16-14	1:04
Wed, 9/9/2009	Qualifier 2	Tora Hansson / Camilla Nilsson, Sweden (Q5)	Won 21-17, 21-11	0:35
Thu, 9/10/2009	Winner 1	Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2)	Lost 14-21, 12-21	0:32
Thu, 9/10/2009	Contender 1	Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (18)	Lost 8-21, 15-21	0:34

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Benigna Fernandez												Catalina Pol Borras
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$2,825.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00	Satellite	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
15	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	$3,000.00	Total	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00

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
2009	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$2,000.00	2	4	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$2,000.00	2	4	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Benigna Fernandez													Catalina Pol Borras
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2001	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2001	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$825.00	2002	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2003	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2008	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00	2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00	2009	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00
15	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	10	$3,000.00	Total	Total	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$1,750.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	1-4	20.0%	1-3	25.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%
2008-2009	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	1-4	20.0%	1-3	25.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	2-4	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Total	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Fernandez/Pol Borras	31, Q12	21-14, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 18 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	18	Fernandez/Pol Borras	31, Q12	21-8, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # Q5 Hansson/Nilsson, Sweden 1-0
9/9/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 2	Fernandez/Pol Borras	31, Q12	Hansson/Nilsson	Q5	21-17, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # Q21 Martinez/Sunol, Spain 1-0
9/9/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 1	Fernandez/Pol Borras	31, Q12	Martinez/Sunol	Q21	19-21, 24-22, 16-14	1:04