Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1energy Grand Slam
July 6 - 11, 2009
(24, Q2) Geeske Banck/Anja Gunther, Germany
 
Geeske Banck
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 22, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Kiel
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 94
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Phuket 2008)
Career Winnings: US$117,010.00
Anja Günther
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 5, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 53
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Phuket 2008)
Career Winnings: US$71,000.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB410010128364439 US$142,000.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Martina Stein - 41st Did not play
2003 Martina Stein - Country Quota Did not play
2005 Mireya Kaup - Country Quota Jana Kohler - Country Quota
2006 Susanne Lahme - 25th Did not play
2007 Susanne Lahme - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 21 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open 11 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 11 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 11/12-16/2008 Sanya Open 4 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 11/5-9/2008 Phuket Thailand Open 8 3rd 480 US$14,000.00
FIVB 10/5-11/2008 Dubai Open 7 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 9/15-20/2008 Guarajà Open 6 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 8 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 8 9th 320 US$8,000.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 7/6/2009 Country Quota Karla Borger / Rieke Brink-Abeler, Germany Won 20-22, 24-22, 15-13 1:01
Tue, 7/7/2009 Qualifier 2 Deborah Giaoui / Eva Hamzaoui, France (Q18) Won 21-16, 9-1 Retired 0:26
Wed, 7/8/2009 Pool H Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (9) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:45
Wed, 7/8/2009 Pool H Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (8) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:44
Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool H Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (25, Q1) Won 21-12, 12-21, 15-12 0:44
Thu, 7/9/2009 Winner 1 Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (27, Q9) Won 14-21, 21-17, 15-5 0:48
Fri, 7/10/2009 Winner 2 Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2) Lost 11-21, 18-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Banck/Gunther trail the series against the field 18-19 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 12 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
11/8/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Banck/Gunther 8 21-15, 14-21, 18-16 0:58
Trail the series against # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 21-11, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-2
7/1/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool D Branagh/Youngs 4 Banck/Gunther 21 21-12, 21-17 0:38
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 4 Branagh/Youngs 4 Banck/Gunther 26 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-2
11/8/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Contender 6 Banck/Gunther 8 Salgado/Salgado 1 19-21, 21-12, 19-17 1:13
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 6 Salgado/Salgado 2 Banck/Gunther 7 21-10, 21-19 0:38
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q1 Banck/Gunther Q16 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-3
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 21-19, 21-19 0:44
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Banck/Gunther 21 21-12, 21-16 0:35
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Banck/Gunther 11 21-19, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 21-17, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 11 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
9/19/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 5 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Banck/Gunther 6 21-17, 21-11 0:42
Trail the series against # 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
10/7/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Banck/Gunther 7 21-16, 21-15 0:44
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Schwaiger/Schwaiger 9 Banck/Gunther 8 21-15, 18-21, 15-8 0:59
Trail the series against # 13 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 3 Keizer/Van Iersel 13 Banck/Gunther 11 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 19 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
11/7/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 3 Banck/Gunther 8 Gioria/Momoli 16 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:59
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-1
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Petrova/Skalnikova 22 Banck/Gunther 11 22-20, 21-12 0:40
9/17/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 2 Banck/Gunther 6 Petrova/Skalnikova 11 21-13, 14-21, 15-11 0:46
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 8 Petrova/Skalnikova 21, Q4 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 23 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-2
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 13 Banck/Gunther 4 21-18, 21-15 0:41
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 24 Banck/Gunther 8 21-18, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 Martins/Santanna 25, Q1 21-12, 12-21, 15-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
6/27/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool D Banck/Gunther 21 Lessard/Martin 28 16-21, 21-19, 22-20 1:05
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 Candelas/Garcia 27, Q9 14-21, 21-17, 15-5 0:48
Trail the series against # 28 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Baburina/Osheyko 27 Banck/Gunther 8 23-21, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 31, Q21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
10/7/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez 26, Q3 21-10, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against Borger/Brink-Abeler, Germany 2-0
7/6/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 Borger/Brink-Abeler 20-22, 24-22, 15-13 1:01
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 11 Borger/Brink-Abeler 28, Q5 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Banck/Gunther 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-16, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q6 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 1-0
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 5 Banck/Gunther 7 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 27, Q4 22-20, 23-25, 15-10 1:03
Trail the series against # Q7 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 0-1
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 Banck/Gunther 11 22-20, 19-21, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against # Q8 Jensen/Palmer, Australia 1-0
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 11 Jensen/Palmer 22, Q6 22-20, 20-22, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # Q10 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 0-1
11/14/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Andreasen/Vestergaard 19 Banck/Gunther 4 11-21, 21-14, 19-17 0:51
Lead the series against # Q14 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 8 Prokopeva/Ukolova 25, Q4 21-16, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # Q17 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool D Banck/Gunther 21 Dampney/Mullin 45 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q18 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
7/7/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 Giaoui/Hamzaoui Q18 21-16, 9-1 Retired 0:26
Lead the series against # Q19 Brzostek/Marciniak, Poland 1-0
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 7 Brzostek/Marciniak 24, Q1 21-18, 21-11 0:34