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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals
September 29 - October 4, 2015

(2) 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 Fort Lauderdale Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/2-6/2015	Rio Open	1	1st	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	1	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	2	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	1	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	1	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	2	9th	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	1	9th	360	US$11,000.00
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

2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/30/2015	Pool B	Emily Capers / Jennifer Kessy, United States (7)	Won 21-13, 21-18	0:34
Wed, 9/30/2015	Pool B	Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (6)	Won 21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:48
Thu, 10/1/2015	Pool B	Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (10)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:38
Fri, 10/2/2015	Pool B	Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (3)	Won 21-23, 21-17, 17-15	0:55
Sat, 10/3/2015	Semi-Finals	Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (3)	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:37
Sun, 10/4/2015	Gold Medal	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (5)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:39

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	10	7	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	$435,000.00	58	4	93.5 %
Total	FIVB	16	11	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	$645,000.00	93	8	92.1 %

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
10	7	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$217,500.00	2015	FIVB	10	7	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$217,500.00
147	29	15	15	16	34	26	5	3	4	$1,288,225.00	Total	Total	131	57	20	17	5	14	9	4	2	3	$1,669,735.00

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	33	84.6%	4	10.3%	2	5.1%	37-2	94.9%	3	23.1%	2	15.4%	8	61.5%	3-10	23.1%	66-16	80.5%	14-8	63.6%	0	0	40-12	76.9%

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 26-4 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 3 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 5-1
10/3/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Bansley/Pavan	3	21-19, 21-12	0:37
10/2/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Bansley/Pavan	3	21-23, 21-17, 17-15	0:55
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Bansley/Pavan	9	21-13, 21-17	0:35
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 # 4 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 2-1
9/6/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	32-30, 18-21, 15-12	1:11
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
Trail the series against # 5 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-2
10/4/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	21-17, 21-18	0:39
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Antunes/Maestrini	1	21-18, 21-18	0:37
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 # 6 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 5-0
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:48
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	4	21-17, 21-18	0:35
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-12, 25-23	0:37
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 Capers/Kessy, United States 3-0
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Capers/Kessy	7	21-13, 21-18	0:34
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Capers/Kessy	18	21-13, 21-13	0:33
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 # 8 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 4-0
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	21-15, 21-14	0:35
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 Broder/May, Canada 3-0
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Broder/May	19	21-16, 21-15	0:31
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Broder/May	15	21-15, 26-24	0:41
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 # 10 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 3-0
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Laboureur/Sude	10	21-16, 21-19	0:38
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Laboureur/Sude	18	22-24, 21-18, 15-11	0:46
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Laboureur/Sude	17	21-18, 21-18	0:36