Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 28 - September 1, 2007
(2) 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 St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Renata Ribeiro - 2nd Talita Antunes - 2nd
2006 Renata Ribeiro - 4th Talita Antunes - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 4 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 12 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 6 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 12 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 4 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 4 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 3 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 3 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 3 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 3 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 4 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 3 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 4 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 5 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 4 13th 180 US$4,500.00
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/29/2007 Winner 1 Miwa Asao / Takemi Nishibori, Japan (31, Q12) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:33
Wed, 8/29/2007 Winner 2 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (18) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:33
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 3 Adriana Behar / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (7) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:43
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 4 Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (3) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:39
Fri, 8/31/2007 Contender 6 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (5) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Antunes/Ribeiro lead the series against the field 74-37 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 3-18
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 12 18-21, 21-15, 16-14 1:00
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 21-15, 21-16 0:37
6/9/07FIVBWarsaw Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 21-11, 24-22 0:41
6/2/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 6 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 21-19, 21-17 0:39
5/26/07FIVBSingapore Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 21-18, 21-16 0:40
10/28/06FIVBMexico Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 21-14, 21-15 0:36
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 26-24, 21-18 0:49
9/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 38-36, 21-18 1:00
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:56
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 8 21-16, 22-20 0:44
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 8, Q1 21-16, 21-15 0:45
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-14, 21-16 0:36
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 23-21, 21-17 0:49
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 7 21-19, 24-26, 15-6 0:56
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
Trail the series against # 3 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-1
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 2 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 21-17, 23-25, 16-14 1:00
Lead the series against # 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 7-5
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 2 21-16, 21-17 0:39
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:45
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 14-21, 21-11, 15-5 0:48
6/16/07FIVBEspinho Open Bronze Medal Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 21-15, 17-21, 16-14 1:01
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 22 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Antunes/Ribeiro 8, Q1 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:52
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 8 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 21-12, 21-17 0:37
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
Series tied with # 7 Behar/Connelly, Brazil 1-1
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 2 Behar/Connelly 7 21-17, 21-16 0:43
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 6 Behar/Connelly 11 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 1:06
Lead the series against # 8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 3-1
5/26/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Hakedal/Torlen 5 By Forfeit  
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Semi-Finals Hakedal/Torlen 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 0:51
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Hakedal/Torlen 5 21-19, 17-21, 15-10 0:58
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Hakedal/Torlen 8 21-19, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 7-4
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Salgado/Salgado 13, Q8 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-16, 21-19 0:38
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Salgado/Salgado 8, Q5 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:52
7/24/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Country Quota Antunes/Ribeiro 8, Q1 Salgado/Salgado 21-23, 27-25, 15-12 1:07
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
Lead the series against # 12 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 6-1
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 21-15, 21-14 0:36
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-17, 21-18 0:35
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 22 21-15, 21-19 0:39
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 21-13, 21-18 0:31
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 14 21-19, 21-12 0:39
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q3 21-17, 21-16 0:35
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 # 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 5-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 29 21-13, 23-21 0:40
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 30 21-14, 21-8 0:33
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 21-10, 21-23, 16-14 0:52
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool E Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 28, Q5 21-16, 21-19 0:43
9/15/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 10-2
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Antunes/Ribeiro 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 21-23, 21-14, 18-16 1:02
7/21/07FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-14, 21-17 0:44
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20, Q4 21-17, 21-15 0:36
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 21-17, 21-15 0:39
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27, Q2 21-18, 21-16 0:42
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 17-21, 15-10 0:55
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-19, 21-14 0:39
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 22-20, 21-12 0:38
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 Faure/Sarpaux, France 4-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Antunes/Ribeiro 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-14, 21-14 0:34
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool L Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Faure/Sarpaux 36 12-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:52
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 21-18, 21-13 0:35
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 8 Faure/Sarpaux 24, Q12 23-21, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 4-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool L Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Kuhn/Schwer 13 21-12, 21-16 0:41
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Kuhn/Schwer 13 21-18, 21-19 0:49
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 # 18 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 4-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 18 21-15, 21-18 0:33
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 7 Mouha/Van Breedam 31, Q14 21-14, 21-18 0:37
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Mouha/Van Breedam 30 21-13, 21-11 0:33
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Mouha/Van Breedam 30, Q18 21-12, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 19 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-16, 21-12 0:28
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-12, 21-16 0:36
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:42
Series tied with # 20 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-2
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Antunes/Ribeiro 7 17-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:57
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Antunes/Ribeiro 8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 9 21-16, 21-17 0:38
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 8, Q1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 24 21-13, 21-18 0:36
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 24, Q9 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 17-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 21, Q10 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Alcon/Matveeva 38 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 21 21-13, 23-21 0:42
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 4-0
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Koizumi/Tanaka 26, Q10 21-15, 21-14 0:39
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Koizumi/Tanaka 21, Q5 21-17, 24-22 0:41
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 # 25, Q9 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 6 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 27 21-9, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Gioria/Momoli 29, Q7 21-12, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 2 Asao/Nishibori 31, Q12 21-14, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # Q5 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 3-0
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Campisi/Lozano 28, Q11 21-10, 21-9 0:33
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 # Q20 Alenkina/Storozhenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Alenkina/Storozhenko 29, Q21 21-15, 21-10 0:30