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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 St. Petersburg Grand Slam
June 17 - 21, 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:

216

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 St. Petersburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series	1	1st	800	US$57,000.00
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

St. Petersburg Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/18/2015	Pool A	Brittany Hochevar / Heather McGuire, United States (32, Q8)	Won 21-10, 21-18	0:35
Thu, 6/18/2015	Pool A	Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (17)	Won 21-13, 23-21	0:36
Fri, 6/19/2015	Pool A	Fan Wang / Yuan Yue, China (16)	Won 28-26, 21-19
Sat, 6/20/2015	Winner 2	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (7)	Lost 21-12, 21-23, 15-17	0:56

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
96	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
216	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	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$125,000.00	16	2	88.9 %
Total	FIVB	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$335,000.00	51	6	89.5 %

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
3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$62,500.00	2015	FIVB	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$62,500.00
140	24	15	15	16	33	25	5	3	4	$1,133,225.00	Total	Total	124	52	20	17	5	13	8	4	2	3	$1,514,735.00

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	79	90.8%	4	4.6%	4	4.6%	83-4	95.4%	10	40.0%	5	20.0%	10	40.0%	10-15	40.0%	158-20	88.8%	28-18	60.9%	0	0	93-19	83.0%

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 31-5 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5, Q1 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 # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	7	Antunes/Maestrini	1	12-21, 23-21, 17-15	0:56
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10, Q2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-0
11/1/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Salgado/Salgado	4	21-16, 21-17	0:34
9/27/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	7	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q2	21-15, 21-15	0:34
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 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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 Wang/Yue, China 2-0
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Wang/Yue	16	28-26, 21-19
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 # 17 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Mader/Zumkehr	17	21-13, 23-21	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 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 # 21 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 # 23 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 # 25 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 # 27 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 # 29, Q6 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 # 32, Q8 Hochevar/McGuire, United States 1-0
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Hochevar/McGuire	32, Q8	21-10, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # Q10 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
Lead the series against # Q14 Ledoux/Pollock, United States 1-0
11/1/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Ledoux/Pollock	27, Q4	21-14, 21-12	0:26