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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Porec Major Series
June 1 - 6, 2015

(1) Talita Antunes/Larissa Maestrini, Brazil

Talita Da Rocha Antunes
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 29, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aquidauana

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

217

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,666,975.00

Larissa França Maestrini
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cachoeiro de Itapemirim-Es

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

151

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,894,235.00

Awards

Top Rookie 2005
Best Blocker 2013
Best Hitter 2013, 2014, 2015
Best Offensive Player 2013
Team of the Year 2013 (with Taiana Lima), 2015 (with Larissa Maestrini), 2017 (with Larissa Maestrini)
Tour Champion 2013 (with Taiana Lima), 2015 (with Larissa Maestrini), 2017 (with Larissa Maestrini)

Awards

Team of the Year 2005 (with Juliana Felisberta), 2006 (with Juliana Felisberta), 2007 (with Juliana Felisberta), 2009 (with Juliana Felisberta), 2010 (with Juliana Felisberta), 2011 (with Juliana Felisberta), 2012 (with Juliana Felisberta), 2015 (with Talita Antunes), 2017 (with Talita Antunes)
Tour Champion 2005 (with Juliana Felisberta), 2006 (with Juliana Felisberta), 2007 (with Juliana Felisberta), 2009 (with Juliana Felisberta), 2010 (with Juliana Felisberta), 2011 (with Juliana Felisberta), 2012 (with Juliana Felisberta), 2015 (with Talita Antunes), 2017 (with Talita Antunes)
Best Setter 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017
Most Outstanding 2006, 2015
Best Hitter 2008, 2010
Best Defensive Player 2009, 2012, 2014
Best Offensive Player 2015, 2016, 2017

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	36	16	3	3	2	5	0	7	0	0	0	US$1,094,000.00

Previous Porec Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	1	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	10/28-11/1/2014	Paraná Open	2	1st	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	7	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	8/19-23/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	13, Q1	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	7/29-8/2/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	19	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	18, Q2	9th	360	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	28	9th	360	US$14,000.00

Porec Major Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/3/2015	Pool A	Tea Kojundzic / Dalida Vernier, Croatia (32)	Won 21-11, 21-11	0:28
Wed, 6/3/2015	Pool A	Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (17)	Won 14-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:50
Thu, 6/4/2015	Pool A	Emily Capers / Jennifer Kessy, United States (16)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:35
Fri, 6/5/2015	Winner 2	Taru Lahti / Riikka Lehtonen, Finland (28, Q10)	Won 23-21, 21-15	0:37
Fri, 6/5/2015	Winner 3	Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat, United States (20)	Won 17-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:50
Sat, 6/6/2015	Semi-Finals	Jamie Broder / Kristina May, Canada (18, Q2)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:37
Sat, 6/6/2015	Gold Medal	Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (17)	Won 21-16, 25-27, 15-12	0:46

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$46,000.00
World Tour Finals	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$164,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	10	3	1	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	$810,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$61,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$13,000.00
Total	36	16	3	3	2	5	0	7	0	0	0	0	$1,094,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Talita Antunes												Larissa Maestrini
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	2	0	1	3	1	0	0	$64,000.00	World Championships	7	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	$118,000.00
4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$82,000.00	World Tour Finals	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$82,000.00
97	17	9	7	9	18	26	7	1	0	$923,825.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	64	23	11	7	1	7	10	2	1	0	$931,925.00
102	17	11	9	8	26	19	6	3	0	$588,600.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	72	36	10	9	4	9	1	1	1	0	$755,810.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,500.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,050.00	Challenger
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
217	36	21	20	20	46	49	14	4	0	$1,666,975.00	Total	151	62	23	20	7	18	12	4	2	0	$1,894,235.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2014	FIVB	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$210,000.00	35	4	89.7 %
2015	FIVB	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$114,000.00	13	1	92.9 %
Total	FIVB	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$324,000.00	48	5	90.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Talita Antunes													Larissa Maestrini
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,950.00	2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,260.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2002	FIVB Age Group WC
											2003	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$3,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00	2004	FIVB	10	1	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	1	$62,000.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,050.00	2004	FIVB C&S
15	2	2	0	2	2	2	1	1	3	$83,375.00	2005	FIVB	15	6	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$204,875.00
14	0	2	0	1	7	4	0	0	0	$78,050.00	2006	FIVB	13	7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	$183,600.00
16	2	0	2	1	7	2	1	1	0	$104,000.00	2007	FIVB	13	5	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	$164,200.00
13	1	2	0	3	4	3	0	0	0	$78,900.00	2008	FIVB	10	3	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	$83,850.00
14	4	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	$154,475.00	2009	FIVB	13	8	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$184,050.00
13	2	1	4	3	1	0	2	0	0	$116,150.00	2010	FIVB	12	7	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	$175,650.00
14	1	0	3	3	6	1	0	0	0	$105,350.00	2011	FIVB	12	6	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	$163,350.00
10	1	2	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	$79,550.00	2012	FIVB	12	3	1	3	1	1	3	0	0	0	$120,900.00
12	5	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	$115,500.00	2013	FIVB
11	4	1	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	$150,375.00	2014	FIVB	6	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$105,000.00
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$57,000.00	2015	FIVB	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$57,000.00
139	24	15	15	16	33	24	5	3	4	$1,127,725.00	Total	Total	123	52	20	17	5	13	7	4	2	3	$1,509,235.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	156	88.6%	15	8.5%	5	2.8%	171-5	97.2%	17	41.5%	9	22.0%	15	36.6%	17-24	41.5%	156-15	91.2%	32-14	69.6%	2	0	190-29	86.8%
2014-2015	77	90.6%	6	7.1%	2	2.4%	83-2	97.6%	9	60.0%	3	20.0%	3	20.0%	9-6	60.0%	77-3	96.3%	15-5	75.0%	1	0	93-8	92.1%
Against the Field	86	91.5%	4	4.3%	4	4.3%	90-4	95.7%	11	42.3%	5	19.2%	10	38.5%	11-15	42.3%	172-20	89.6%	30-18	62.5%	0	0	101-19	84.2%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	11	2
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	3	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	12	5
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	0	62	4	0	0	32	8	13	1	1	0	10	3	120	16
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	9	2	4	0	0	0	4	0	33	2
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	2
Total	0	0	2	0	96	7	0	0	54	12	19	5	3	2	16	3	190	29

Head to Head Results
Antunes/Maestrini lead the series against the field 34-4 (Lead 24 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-1
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	13, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-17, 21-12	0:35
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool D	Antunes/Maestrini	13, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-16, 21-16	0:33
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Antunes/Maestrini	18, Q2	21-17, 21-16	0:34
Series tied with # 3 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-1
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	19	Bednarczuk/Seixas	3	21-19, 21-18	0:35
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Bednarczuk/Seixas	3	Antunes/Maestrini	19	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 3-0
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	7	Antonelli/Felisberta	1	21-15, 23-21	0:38
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	19	Antonelli/Felisberta	4	22-20, 21-19	0:38
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	18, Q2	Antonelli/Felisberta	2	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 5 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	19	Kolocova/Slukova	2	26-28, 21-15, 15-11	0:54
Lead the series against # 6 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-0
5/31/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-17, 21-14	0:40
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	13, Q1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	21-16, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 3-0
5/30/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	21-15, 21-16	0:34
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	13, Q1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	5	23-21, 21-16	0:36
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	19	Baquerizo/Fernandez	6	21-15, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
9/28/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	7	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	11	18-21, 23-21, 21-19	0:55
Lead the series against # 10 Wang/Yue, China 1-0
5/30/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Wang/Yue	10	21-13, 23-21	0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Antunes/Maestrini	28	Borger/Buthe	5	22-20, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 2-0
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	21-18, 21-16	0:32
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Antunes/Maestrini	19	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	21-23, 21-15, 15-10	0:43
Lead the series against # 16 Capers/Kessy, United States 1-0
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Capers/Kessy	16	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 2-1
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Bansley/Pavan	17	21-16, 25-27, 15-12	0:46
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Bansley/Pavan	17	14-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:50
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Bansley/Pavan	17	Antunes/Maestrini	1	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	0:46
Lead the series against # 18, Q2 Broder/May, Canada 1-0
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Broder/May	18, Q2	21-19, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 20 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 2-0
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Fendrick/Sweat	20	17-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:50
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Antunes/Maestrini	28	Fendrick/Sweat	12	21-10, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 21 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Birlova/Ukolova	8	21-13, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 23 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Antunes/Maestrini	19	Goricanec/Huberli	20, Q1	19-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-0
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	18, Q2	Gallay/Klug	15	22-20, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 28, Q10 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-0
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	23-21, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool D	Antunes/Maestrini	13, Q1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	21-23, 21-18, 16-14	0:50
Lead the series against # 31, Q20 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Antunes/Maestrini	19	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	30, Q10	21-14, 22-20	0:34
Lead the series against # 32 Kojundzic/Vernier, Croatia 1-0
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Kojundzic/Vernier	32	21-11, 21-11	0:28
Trail the series against Alves/Lima, Brazil 0-1
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Alves/Lima	11, Q1	Antunes/Maestrini	28	21-15, 15-21, 21-19	0:52
Lead the series against Jakubsova/Zolnercikova, Czech Republic 1-0
10/29/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Jakubsova/Zolnercikova	18	21-11, 21-10	0:24
Lead the series against # Q4 Carico/DiCello, United States 1-0
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool G	Antunes/Maestrini	7	Carico/DiCello	23	21-14, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # Q5 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
10/31/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Hermannova/Williams	9	21-13, 22-20	0:31
Lead the series against # Q11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
10/31/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	10	21-15, 21-9	0:24