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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 9 - 14, 2013

(3) Talita Antunes/Taiana Lima, 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:

Tournaments:

211

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,654,975.00

Taiana de Souza Lima
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 27, 1984 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fortaleza - CE

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

137

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$593,050.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	CQ	Money
FIVB	41	6	4	2	3	7	0	9	0	4	1	2	1	1	1	US$468,750.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Renata Ribeiro - 7th	Did not play
2006	Renata Ribeiro - 9th	Did not play
2007	Renata Ribeiro - 9th	Did not play
2009	Maria Antonelli - 1st	Did not play
2010	Maria Antonelli - 4th	Vivian Cunha - Country Quota
2011	Maria Antonelli - 4th	Vivian Cunha - 5th
2012	Did not play	Vivian Cunha - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-6/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	11	17th	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	5	1st	800	US$33,000.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	8	1st	800	US$33,000.00
FIVB	5/22-25/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	10	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	10	1st	800	US$33,000.00
FIVB	4/24-28/2013	Fuzhou Open	9	9th	250	US$4,000.00

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/10/2013	Pool C	Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug, Argentina (30, Q11)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:40
Wed, 7/10/2013	Pool C	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (19)	Won 21-15, 21-11	0:34
Thu, 7/11/2013	Pool C	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (14)	Won 21-12, 21-14	0:28
Fri, 7/12/2013	Winner 2	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (7)	Won 21-12, 21-23, 15-13	0:52
Fri, 7/12/2013	Winner 3	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (11)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:31
Sat, 7/13/2013	Semi-Finals	Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (2)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:40
Sun, 7/14/2013	Bronze Medal	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (14)	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:39

Head to Head Results
Antunes/Lima lead the series against the field 27-7 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 2 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	5	Mader/Zumkehr	15	24-26, 21-19, 15-11	1:02
Trail the series against # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Xue/Zhang	2	Antunes/Lima	3	21-16, 21-17	0:40
Series tied with # 6, Q1 Maestrini/Seixas, Brazil 1-1
5/4/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	10	Maestrini/Seixas	13	21-12, 21-12	0:33
4/27/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Maestrini/Seixas	12	Antunes/Lima	9	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 7 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-1
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	3	Salgado/Salgado	7	21-12, 21-23, 15-13	0:52
7/1/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool K	Salgado/Salgado	14	Antunes/Lima	11	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:53
6/16/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Lima	8	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q1	21-16, 21-13	0:39
5/5/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Lima	10	Salgado/Salgado	16, Q1	21-15, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool E	Antunes/Lima	5	Forrer/Verge-Depre	21	21-13, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # 9 Antonelli/Bednarczuk, Brazil 0-1
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Antonelli/Bednarczuk	7	Antunes/Lima	10	21-17, 18-21, 16-14	0:57
Lead the series against # 11 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	3	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-15, 21-16	0:31
Series tied with # 12 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Antunes/Lima	8	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	21-14, 14-21, 15-8	0:42
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Antunes/Lima	10	21-18, 27-29, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	8	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	21-19, 14-21, 15-9	0:47
5/5/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Lima	10	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	19	21-13, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 3-1
7/14/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Antunes/Lima	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	21-14, 21-13	0:39
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antunes/Lima	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	21-12, 21-14	0:28
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Antunes/Lima	11	21-17, 14-21, 20-18	0:53
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	5	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	17	21-12, 16-21, 15-9	0:47
Series tied with # 15 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool E	Keizer/Van Iersel	12	Antunes/Lima	5	21-19, 19-21, 17-15	0:58
6/15/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	8	Keizer/Van Iersel	1	21-18, 21-10	0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool G	Antunes/Lima	10	Kolocova/Slukova	7	21-15, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against # 19 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antunes/Lima	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	21-15, 21-11	0:34
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Antunes/Lima	10	Nystrom/Nystrom	23, Q2	21-10, 21-16	0:24
Lead the series against # 23 van der Vlist/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
6/15/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Lima	8	Wesselink/van der Vlist	26	21-14, 21-13	0:34
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool G	Antunes/Lima	10	Wesselink/van der Vlist	26	21-19, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Kohler/Schumacher, Germany 2-0
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Antunes/Lima	8	Kohler/Schumacher	24, Q9	21-18, 21-16	0:35
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool G	Antunes/Lima	10	Kohler/Schumacher	23	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:50
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Sinnema/Stiekema, Netherlands 2-0
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool K	Antunes/Lima	11	Sinnema/Stiekema	38	21-12, 21-10	0:31
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Antunes/Lima	10	Sinnema/Stiekema	26, Q10	21-9, 21-7	0:24
Lead the series against # 30, Q11 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-0
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antunes/Lima	3	Gallay/Klug	30, Q11	21-15, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # Q6 Giombini/Gioria, Italy 1-0
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Antunes/Lima	9	Giombini/Gioria	25, Q6	21-10, 21-17	0:30
Lead the series against # Q8 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Antunes/Lima	9	Hermannova/Williams	24	21-13, 22-20	0:33
Lead the series against # Q10 Artacho/Ngauamo, Australia 1-0
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Antunes/Lima	8	Artacho/Ngauamo	25	21-6, 21-12	0:28