Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 6 - 10, 2005
(32) Alexei Polnitski/Mikhail Tarakanov, Russia
 
Alexei Polnitski
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 25, 1971 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: St. Petersburg
Resides: St. Petersburg
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 4
Career Best: 9th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 25th (St. Petersburg 2005)
Career Winnings: US$1,665.00
Mikhail Tarakanov
Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 19, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: St. Petersburg
Resides: St. Petersburg
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 7
Career Best: 9th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 25th (St. Petersburg 2005)
Career Winnings: US$2,015.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB200000000011 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S200000020000 US$1,330.00
Overall400000020011 US$3,330.00
Previous St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open Q13 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/14-17/2003 Switzerland Satellite 32 9 16 US$450.00
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/7/2005 Winner 1 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:38
Thu, 7/7/2005 Contender 1 Linyin Xu / Qiang Xu, China (17, Q5) Lost 16-21, 7-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Polnitski/Tarakanov trail the series against the field 1-4
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Polnitski/Tarakanov 32 21-17, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
8/16/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Polnitski/Tarakanov 32 21-10, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 17, Q5 Xu/Xu, China 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Xu/Xu 17, Q5 Polnitski/Tarakanov 32 21-16, 21-7 0:33
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
9/21/04FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q4 Polnitski/Tarakanov Q13 21-15, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q32 Murs/Puusepp, Estonia 1-0
8/15/03FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Pool A Polnitski/Tarakanov 32 Murs/Puusepp 17 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:52