Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 17 - 22, 2010
(21) 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 Rome Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 23, Q3 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 11/3-8/2009 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT 18 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2009 Sanya Open 6 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2009 Aland Open 13 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2009 Kristiansand Open 13 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q2 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 19 33rd 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 22 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 24, Q2 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/18/2010 Pool E Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (12) Lost 10-21, 21-23 0:35
Wed, 5/19/2010 Pool E Nicole Branagh / Misty May-Treanor, United States (5) Lost 19-21, 12-21 0:44
Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool E Ying Huang / Yuan Yue, China (28, Q6) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:49
Thu, 5/20/2010 Winner 1 Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (3) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Banck/Gunther trail the series against the field 20-30 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 14 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-2
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Banck/Gunther 21 21-16, 21-16 0:40
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 Akers/Turner, United States 0-1
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Akers/Turner 6 Banck/Gunther 22 23-25, 21-18, 15-10 0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Branagh/May-Treanor, United States 0-1
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool E Branagh/May-Treanor 5 Banck/Gunther 21 21-19, 21-12 0:44
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-5
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Banck/Gunther 13 21-15, 21-12 0:37
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Banck/Gunther 22 21-14, 21-15 0:36
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
Trail the series against # 8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-6
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 7 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 21-15, 21-15 0:40
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 7 Banck/Gunther 13 21-4, 21-9 0:27
8/5/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 Banck/Gunther 12 21-14, 21-16 0:36
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 Banck/Gunther 22 21-19, 21-15 0:44
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
Lead the series against # 9 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Cicolari/Menegatti 16 21-14, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 10 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 22 Gioria/Momoli 15, Q2 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 0:58
11/7/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 3 Banck/Gunther 8 Gioria/Momoli 16 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:59
Trail the series against # 12 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-2
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool E Hansel/Montagnolli 12 Banck/Gunther 21 21-10, 23-21 0:35
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Hansel/Montagnolli 12 21-19, 21-13 0:38
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 Banck/Gunther 11 22-20, 19-21, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against # 13 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 8 Prokopeva/Ukolova 25, Q4 21-16, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
5/8/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 9 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 18-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 0-3
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Bawden/Palmer 20, Q1 Banck/Gunther 13 21-17, 21-19 0:44
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Bawden/Palmer 26, Q3 Banck/Gunther 12 21-12, 17-21, 18-16 0:57
7/28/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Bawden/Palmer 30, Q15 Banck/Gunther Q2 27-25, 21-18 0:54
Trail the series against # 18 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
Series tied with # 19 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-1
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 15 Banck/Gunther 18 26-28, 21-18, 15-11 1:15
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 13 Mouha/Van Breedam 14 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 20 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Holtwick/Semmler 6 Banck/Gunther 13 21-16, 21-19 0:37
9/19/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 5 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Banck/Gunther 6 21-17, 21-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 24 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
Lead the series against # 25, Q12 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
10/7/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez 26, Q3 21-10, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 26, Q9 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Meppelink/Wesselink 22, Q4 Banck/Gunther 6 23-21, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Huang/Yue, China 2-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool E Banck/Gunther 21 Huang/Yue 28, Q6 21-12, 21-17 0:49
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Huang/Yue 10 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 30, Q16 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Boulton/Johns Q14 21-15, 18-21, 17-15 0:56
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against # 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 # Q2 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 # Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom 24, Q4 21-11, 21-11 0:29
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Banck/Gunther 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-16, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # Q8 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 0-1
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Blundell/Harrison 27 Banck/Gunther 6 15-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:02
Lead the series against # Q11 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 # Q13 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 12 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:56