Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 7 - 12, 2003
(16) Leigh-Ann Naidoo/Julia Willand, South Africa
 
Leigh-Ann Naidoo
South Africa
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 12, 1976 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Durban
Height: 181 cm (6'0")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 24
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (Bali 2003)
Career Winnings: US$9,850.00
Julia Willand
South Africa
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 4, 1972 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Nurehberg
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 16
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (Bali 2003)
Career Winnings: US$6,450.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925334157Money
FIVB1500000010111371 US$11,000.00
FIVB C&S100001000000000 US$1,900.00
Overall1600001010111371 US$12,900.00
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 Q17 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/22-24/2003 Bali Open 14 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open Q35 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q42 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open Q44 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open Q58 33rd 18 US$0.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool J Judith Augoustides / Helke Claasen, Germany (40) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:44
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool J Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (9) Lost 16-21, 24-26 0:48
Wed, 10/8/2003 Pool J Krisztina Nagy / Anita Petho, Hungary (33) Lost 19-21, 21-14, 23-25 1:04
Thu, 10/9/2003 Winner 1 Dianne DeNecochea / Nancy Reynolds, United States (13) Lost 8-21, 18-21 0:33
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Julia Willand - 17th Leigh-Ann Naidoo - 17th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Judith Augoustides - 33rd Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 16 17th 160 US$5,000.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships100000000100 $5,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam400000000000 $0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open900000010010 $6,000.00
Challenger100001000000 $1,900.00
Total1600001010210 $12,900.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Leigh-Ann Naidoo Julia Willand
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
2000000100 $4,900.00 World Championships1000000100 $2,500.00
7000000000 $0.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam4000000000 $0.00
13000001020 $4,000.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open9000001010 $3,000.00
1000010000 $950.00 Challenger1000010000 $950.00
24000011220 $9,850.00 Total16000011210 $6,450.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2003FIVB700000010105 $9,000.00 71041.2 %
TotalFIVB700000010105 $9,000.00 71041.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Leigh-Ann Naidoo  Julia Willand
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 1999FIVB          
7000001105 $4,500.00 2003FIVB7000001105 $4,500.00
8000001106 $4,500.00 TotalTotal7000001105 $4,500.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall7 77.8% 1 11.1% 1 11.1% 8-1 88.9% 1 4.8% 8 38.1% 12 57.1% 1-20 4.8% 7-12 36.8% 2-9 18.2% 00 9-21 30.0%
2002-20036 85.7% 1 14.3% 0 0.0% 7-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 4 40.0% 6 60.0% 0-10 0.0% 6-6 50.0% 1-4 20.0% 00 7-10 41.2%
Against the Field2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 1 5.9% 4 23.5% 12 70.6% 1-16 5.9% 4-24 14.3% 2-8 20.0% 00 3-16 15.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000003000000000003
World Championships000012000100000013
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam002400000000000024
Challenge/Four Star/Open0047210002000000611
Challenger000000002100000022
Total006113600240000001123
Head to Head Results
Naidoo/Willand trail the series against the field 2-8 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool J Karadassiou/Sfyri 9 Naidoo/Willand 16 21-16, 26-24 0:48
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
8/23/03FIVBBali Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 1 Naidoo/Willand 14 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 13 DeNecochea/Reynolds, United States 0-1
10/9/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 DeNecochea/Reynolds 13 Naidoo/Willand 16 21-8, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 24 Wang/You, China 0-1
8/22/03FIVBBali Open Pool C Wang/You 3 Naidoo/Willand 14 21-14, 21-13 0:27
Trail the series against # 33 Nagy/Petho, Hungary 0-1
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool J Nagy/Petho 33 Naidoo/Willand 16 21-19, 14-21, 25-23 1:04
Lead the series against # 34 Boileau/Morin, Canada 1-0
6/11/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Naidoo/Willand Q58 Boileau/Morin Q7 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 35 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-1
6/12/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 3 Dumont/Martin 31, Q23 Naidoo/Willand Q58 21-15, 21-9 0:29
Trail the series against # 38 Alcon/Pol, Spain 0-1
6/24/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Alcon/Pol 32, Q10 Naidoo/Willand Q42 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 40 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool J Naidoo/Willand 16 Augoustides/Claasen 40 21-15, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 43 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 0-1
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Granstrom/Ljungquist Q16 Naidoo/Willand Q17 21-15, 21-14 0:41