Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Open
May 24 - 28, 2006
(4) Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil
 
Talita Da Rocha Antunes
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 29, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Aquidauana
Height: 181 cm (5'11")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 211
Career Wins: 36
Career Winnings: US$1,654,975.00
Renata Trevisan Martins Ribeiro
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 7, 1981 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 177 cm (5'9")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 95
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$449,975.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB595627137111223 US$692,550.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Shaylyn Bede - 25th
2005 Renata Ribeiro - 9th Talita Antunes - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open 3 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 3 4th 280 US$12,000.00
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open 3 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/18-22/2005 Brazil Open 3 4th 280 US$12,000.00
FIVB 9/14-18/2005 Indonesia Open 1 1st 400 US$32,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 3, Q1 1st 400 US$32,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 3, Q1 2nd 360 US$22,000.00
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam 11, Q1 17th 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open 7, Q1 7th 200 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 5, Q1 2nd 360 US$22,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 11, Q1 7th 200 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open 4, Q1 9th 160 US$6,000.00
China Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/25/2006 Winner 1 Annie Martin / Katherine Zakrzewski, Canada (29, Q16) Won 21-9, 21-17 0:39
Thu, 5/25/2006 Winner 2 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (20) Won 21-7, 21-13 0:29
Fri, 5/26/2006 Winner 3 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (5) Lost 13-21, 26-28 0:45
Fri, 5/26/2006 Contender 4 Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (8) Won 24-22, 21-13 0:39
Sat, 5/27/2006 Contender 5 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (25) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Antunes/Ribeiro lead the series against the field 46-24 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-6
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 21-16, 18-21, 20-18 0:55
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 21-13, 19-17 Retired 0:43
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Gold Medal Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 18-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:56
8/28/05FIVBCanada Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 21-9, 21-10 0:44
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 7, Q1 21-16, 23-21 0:43
7/9/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 5, Q1 26-24, 21-14 0:47
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 5, Q1 21-19, 21-13 0:41
Series tied with # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 2-2
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Bede/Behar 4 21-18, 17-21, 16-14 1:03
9/18/05FIVBIndonesia Open Gold Medal Antunes/Ribeiro 1 Bede/Behar 2 21-19, 27-25 0:56
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 21-19, 21-11 0:39
9/20/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 29, Q13 21-10, 21-9 0:26
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 22 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 29-27, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-3
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-13, 28-26 0:45
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 23-21, 21-19 0:45
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 21-16, 27-25 0:43
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 7, Q1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-12, 21-18 0:35
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 20 Antunes/Ribeiro 13, Q1 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 5-3
11/20/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Bronze Medal Salgado/Salgado 12 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 26-24, 31-29 1:09
8/23/05FIVBCanada Open Country Quota Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Salgado/Salgado 21-17, 21-19 0:35
8/2/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Country Quota Salgado/Salgado 13, Q9 Antunes/Ribeiro 21-17, 20-22, 15-9 0:52
7/25/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Country Quota Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado 22-24, 21-19, 25-23 1:07
7/4/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Country Quota Antunes/Ribeiro 5, Q1 Salgado/Salgado 21-18, 22-20 0:35
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Salgado/Salgado 13, Q15 Antunes/Ribeiro 21-17, 24-22 0:40
6/13/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Country Quota Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado 21-14, 21-15 0:39
5/16/05FIVBChina Open Country Quota Antunes/Ribeiro 13, Q1 Salgado/Salgado 21-15, 19-21, 15-8 0:43
Series tied with # 7 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-1
8/27/05FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Keizer/Leenstra 11 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:54
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Keizer/Leenstra 11 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 21-15, 19-21, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 8 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-1
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 24-22, 21-13 0:39
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-16, 23-21 0:46
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 12 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-1
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-18, 21-14 0:39
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool C Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 21-17, 25-27, 15-12 1:01
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-19, 21-15 0:42
9/19/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 29, Q13 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:48
Series tied with # 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-2
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-17, 21-12 0:32
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 4 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:53
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 21-17, 23-25, 16-14 1:01
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 21-16, 10-21, 15-13 0:41
Lead the series against # 15 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 2-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Barrera/Hamzaoui 19 21-7, 21-14 0:30
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 Barrera/Hamzaoui 29, Q21 21-18, 21-10 0:31
Trail the series against # 16 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 24, Q9 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 17-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 18 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 5 Pohl/Rau 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 21-19, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 19 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:57
Lead the series against # 20 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Gattelli/Perrotta 20 21-7, 21-13 0:29
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Gattelli/Perrotta 26, Q7 21-12, 27-25 0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
5/25/05FIVBJapan Open Qualifier 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q16 21-12, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # 24 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 3-0
8/27/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Lessard/Maxwell 7 22-20, 21-11 0:44
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 Lessard/Maxwell 22 21-14, 21-14 0:37
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 13, Q1 Lessard/Maxwell 29, Q5 21-14, 21-12 0:31
Trail the series against # 25 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
5/27/06FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 25 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-13, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 30 13-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:50
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q2 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:56
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 7, Q1 Ludwig/Niedrig Q17 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 29, Q16 Martin/Zakrzewski, Canada 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Martin/Zakrzewski 29, Q16 21-9, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 30, Q20 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Petrova/Skalnikova 30, Q13 21-12, 21-14 0:27
Lead the series against Claasen/Roder, Germany 3-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Claasen/Roder 19 21-19, 21-15 0:37
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 7, Q1 Claasen/Roder 26, Q11 21-16, 21-9 0:27
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 Claasen/Roder 29, Q7 18-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:44
Lead the series against Hogarth/Pothaar, Canada 1-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Hogarth/Pothaar 30, Q8 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Series tied with # Q1 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-1
9/17/05FIVBIndonesia Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 1 Barros/Connelly 6 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:55
6/7/05FIVBItaly Open Country Quota Barros/Connelly 17, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro 21-23, 22-20, 15-9  
Lead the series against # Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-17, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # Q4 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 25 21-16, 21-17 0:37
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 13, Q1 Koizumi/Tanaka 30, Q11 21-19, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # Q6 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool C Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 19 21-16, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # Q12 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 2-0
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 Campisi/Lozano Q17 21-19, 21-17 0:49
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 Campisi/Lozano 30, Q12 21-8, 21-7 0:24
Lead the series against # Q19 Baltakys/Barry, Canada 1-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool C Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Baltakys/Barry 30, Q6 21-16, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # Q22 Phokongploy/Tenpaksee, Thailand 1-0
9/15/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 1 Phokongploy/Tenpaksee 32, Q7 21-17, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # Q27 Garcia/Rodriguez, Venezuela 1-0
8/30/05FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Garcia/Rodriguez Q17 21-15, 18-21, 15-12 0:48