Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 5, 2017
(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: 22
Tournaments: 216
Career Wins: 36
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: 15
Tournaments: 151
Career Wins: 62
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 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB3616332507000 US$1,094,000.00
Previous Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2017 Olsztyn Four Star 1 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 2 2nd 960 US$32,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/1/2017 Porec Major Five Star 1 5th 480 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 1 5th 240 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 1 1st 600 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/16-21/2017 Rio de Janeiro Four Star 1 5th 320 US$6,000.00
FIVB 2/7-12/2017 Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star 2 1st 1200 US$40,000.00
FIVB 9/13-18/2016 2016 World Tour Finals Toronto 3 4th 0 US$14,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2016 Long Beach Grand Slam 2 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 8/6-17/2016 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 1 4th 0 US$0.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/29/2017 Pool A Katharina Holzer / Teresa Strauss, Austria (48) Won 21-11, 19-21, 15-8 0:43
Sun, 7/30/2017 Pool A Nicole Branagh / Emily Capers, United States (25) Won 21-15, 21-9 0:32
Tue, 8/1/2017 Pool A Victoria Bieneck / Isabel Schneider, Germany (24) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:33
Wed, 8/2/2017 Winner 1 Ana Gallay / Virginia Zonta, Argentina (34) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:30
Thu, 8/3/2017 Winner 2 Joana Mader / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (17) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Fri, 8/4/2017 Winner 3 Maria Antonelli / Carol Salgado, Brazil (9) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:32
Fri, 8/4/2017 Semi-Finals Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (4) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:37
Sat, 8/5/2017 Bronze Medal Melissa Humana-Paredes / Sarah Pavan, Canada (7) Won 21-12, 16-21, 18-16 0:59
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Did not play Ana Richa - 17th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Did not play Juliana Felisberta - 2nd
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Renata Ribeiro - 9th Juliana Felisberta - 3rd
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Maria Antonelli - 3rd Juliana Felisberta - 2nd
2011World ChampionshipsRome Maria Antonelli - 5th Juliana Felisberta - 1st
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Taiana Lima - 17th Did not play
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Larissa Maestrini - 9th Talita Antunes - 9th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Larissa Maestrini - 3rd Talita Antunes - 3rd
2022World ChampionshipsRome Rebecca Cavalcanti - 9th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 2 9th 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/5/2017 Vienna World Championships 1 3rd 960 US$35,000.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100010000000 $0.00
World Championships200100010000 $46,000.00
World Tour Finals310110000000 $164,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam22103103050000 $810,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open640001010000 $61,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star210001000000 $13,000.00
Total36163325070000 $1,094,000.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Talita Antunes Larissa Maestrini
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000201000 $0.00 Olympic Games3001110000 $0.00
7002013100 $64,000.00 World Championships7122001100 $118,000.00
4101100000 $82,000.00 World Tour Finals3101100000 $82,000.00
96179791826710 $923,825.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam64231171710210 $931,925.00
1021711982619630 $588,600.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open7236109491110 $755,810.00
2100010000 $6,500.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star2100010000 $6,500.00
1010000000 $2,050.00 Challenger          
1001000000 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
2163621202046491440 $1,666,975.00 Total15162232071812420 $1,894,235.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2014FIVB640000020000 $210,000.00 35489.7 %
2015FIVB1070001020000 $435,000.00 58493.5 %
2016FIVB1122121030000 $241,000.00 531182.8 %
2017FIVB831103000000 $158,000.00 41785.4 %
TotalFIVB35163225070000 $1,044,000.00 1872687.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Talita Antunes  Larissa Maestrini
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $1,950.00 2002FIVB1000000100 $1,260.00
1001000000 $0.00 2002FIVB Age Group WC          
           2003FIVB4000000112 $3,500.00
2000000011 $1,000.00 2004FIVB10103050001 $62,000.00
1010000000 $2,050.00 2004FIVB C&S          
15220222113 $83,375.00 2005FIVB15671010000 $204,875.00
14020174000 $78,050.00 2006FIVB13732100000 $183,600.00
16202172110 $104,000.00 2007FIVB13532201000 $164,200.00
13120343000 $78,900.00 2008FIVB10312120010 $83,850.00
14433121000 $154,475.00 2009FIVB13821010100 $184,050.00
13214310200 $116,150.00 2010FIVB12721020000 $175,650.00
14103361000 $105,350.00 2011FIVB12612011100 $163,350.00
10121114000 $79,550.00 2012FIVB12313113000 $120,900.00
12511004100 $115,500.00 2013FIVB          
11410132000 $150,375.00 2014FIVB6400002000 $105,000.00
10700012000 $217,500.00 2015FIVB10700012000 $217,500.00
11221213000 $120,500.00 2016FIVB11221213000 $120,500.00
8311030000 $79,000.00 2017FIVB8311030000 $79,000.00
166341817183829534 $1,487,725.00 TotalTotal15062231971812423 $1,869,235.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall156 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% 20 190-29 86.8%
2016-201779 86.8% 9 9.9% 3 3.3% 88-3 96.7% 8 30.8% 6 23.1% 12 46.2% 8-18 30.8% 79-12 86.8% 17-9 65.4% 10 97-21 82.2%
Against the Field39 84.8% 6 13.0% 1 2.2% 45-1 97.8% 3 18.8% 3 18.8% 10 62.5% 3-13 18.8% 78-20 79.6% 18-8 69.2% 00 48-14 77.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000030002001010052
World Championships0000600041011000112
World Tour Finals0000620030121110125
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0020624003281311010312016
Challenge/Four Star/Open00001600092400040332
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star000031004110001092
Total00209670054121953216319029
Head to Head Results
Antunes/Maestrini lead the series against the field 45-11 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 1 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 5-1
7/22/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 3 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Laboureur/Sude 2 21-16, 21-18 0:34
7/8/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Gold Medal Laboureur/Sude 6 Antunes/Maestrini 2 21-18, 22-20 0:36
3/19/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 3 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Laboureur/Sude 22 21-19, 21-14 0:37
10/1/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Antunes/Maestrini 2 Laboureur/Sude 10 21-16, 21-19 0:38
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool B Antunes/Maestrini 2 Laboureur/Sude 18 22-24, 21-18, 15-11 0:46
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool A Antunes/Maestrini 1 Laboureur/Sude 17 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 3-1
7/22/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Semi-Finals Antunes/Maestrini 1 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 21-19, 24-22 0:39
6/17/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 Antunes/Maestrini 1 21-17, 21-15 0:31
6/3/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Semi-Finals Antunes/Maestrini 1 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 23-21, 18-21, 15-10 0:43
2/12/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Gold Medal Antunes/Maestrini 2 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 5 21-15, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-6
8/4/17FIVBVienna World Championships Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Antunes/Maestrini 1 21-19, 21-16 0:37
9/17/16FIVB2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Antunes/Maestrini 3 21-19, 21-19 0:38
8/16/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Antunes/Maestrini 1 21-18, 21-12 0:36
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Gold Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Antunes/Maestrini 2 21-18, 15-21, 15-10 0:41
10/4/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Gold Medal Antunes/Maestrini 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 21-17, 21-18 0:39
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Antunes/Maestrini 1 21-18, 21-18 0:37
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 Antunes/Maestrini 1 12-21, 23-21, 17-15 0:56
Lead the series against # 5 Ross/Sweat, United States 2-0
6/4/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Gold Medal Antunes/Maestrini 1 Ross/Sweat 11 21-16, 21-14 0:30
2/12/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Semi-Finals Antunes/Maestrini 2 Ross/Sweat 13 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 3-0
8/5/17FIVBVienna World Championships Bronze Medal Antunes/Maestrini 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 21-12, 16-21, 18-16 0:59
7/23/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Gold Medal Antunes/Maestrini 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 20-22, 21-18, 16-14 0:50
7/8/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Semi-Finals Antunes/Maestrini 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 5 21-16, 21-15 0:32
Series tied with # 8 Alves/Seixas, Brazil 2-2
7/7/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 2 Alves/Seixas 8 21-16, 21-15 0:33
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 3 Alves/Seixas 7 Antunes/Maestrini 1 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 0:48
5/20/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 3 Alves/Seixas 5 Antunes/Maestrini 1 21-19, 13-21, 15-12 0:48
2/11/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Winner 3 Antunes/Maestrini 2 Alves/Seixas 16, Q2 23-21, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
8/4/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 3 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Salgado 9 21-17, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 7-0
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Bawden/Clancy 10 21-11, 21-16 0:30
6/3/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 3 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Bawden/Clancy 12 21-19, 21-17 0:32
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Bawden/Clancy 6 21-17, 21-16 0:30
5/27/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 2 Bawden/Clancy 9 21-15, 21-15 0:32
3/19/16FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Maestrini 1 Bawden/Clancy 4 21-16, 21-16 0:36
8/22/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Semi-Finals Antunes/Maestrini 2 Bawden/Clancy 7 21-17, 21-18 0:42
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Bawden/Clancy 14 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Fendrick/Ross, United States 1-0
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool A Antunes/Maestrini 1 Fendrick/Ross 16 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 16 Cheng/Hughes, United States 2-0
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool A Antunes/Maestrini 1 Cheng/Hughes 17 21-18, 21-18 0:32
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 2 Cheng/Hughes 29 21-18, 21-10 0:33
Series tied with # 17 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-1
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Mader/Verge-Depre 17 21-19, 21-16 0:37
6/15/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool A Mader/Verge-Depre 17 Antunes/Maestrini 1 23-21, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Wang/Yue, China 4-0
6/16/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool B Antunes/Maestrini 2 Wang/Yue 18 21-18, 21-16 0:31
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Wang/Yue 13 21-18, 21-16 0:37
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool A Antunes/Maestrini 1 Wang/Yue 16 28-26, 21-19  
5/30/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Antunes/Maestrini 1 Wang/Yue 10 21-13, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-0
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 23-21, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 21 Borger/Kozuch, Germany 1-0
7/21/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Borger/Kozuch 19 21-7, 16-21, 15-12 0:41
Lead the series against # 22 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 2-0
7/5/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool B Antunes/Maestrini 2 Meppelink/van Gestel 18 16-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:35
2/10/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 2 Meppelink/van Gestel 12 21-18, 21-16 0:30
Lead the series against # 24 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 4-0
8/1/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool A Antunes/Maestrini 1 Bieneck/Schneider 24 21-16, 21-18 0:33
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool B Antunes/Maestrini 2 Bieneck/Schneider 15 21-11, 26-24 0:34
6/28/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool A Antunes/Maestrini 1 Bieneck/Schneider 17 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:46
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Bieneck/Schneider 14 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 25 Branagh/Capers, United States 1-0
7/30/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool A Antunes/Maestrini 1 Branagh/Capers 25 21-15, 21-9 0:32
Lead the series against # 34 Gallay/Zonta, Argentina 1-0
8/2/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Gallay/Zonta 34 21-12, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 37 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool B Antunes/Maestrini 2 Radarong/Udomchavee 26 21-10, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 47 Galindo/Galindo, Colombia 1-0
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool G Antunes/Maestrini 7 Galindo/Galindo 26 21-15, 21-9 0:27
Lead the series against # 48 Holzer/Strauss, Austria 1-0
7/29/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool A Antunes/Maestrini 1 Holzer/Strauss 48 21-11, 19-21, 15-8 0:43