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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Moscow Grand Slam
June 11 - 15, 2014

(1) Talita Antunes/Taiana Lima, 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$1,668,225.00

Taiana de Souza Lima
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 27, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fortaleza - CE

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

143

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$606,300.00

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

Most Improved Player 2010
Sportsperson 2013
Team of the Year 2013 (with Talita Antunes)
Tour Champion 2013 (with Talita Antunes)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	CQ	Money
FIVB	47	6	4	2	3	7	0	10	3	4	2	2	1	1	1	US$495,250.00

Previous Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Renata Ribeiro - 4th	Did not play
2009	Maria Antonelli - 5th	Did not play
2010	Maria Antonelli - 4th	Vivian Cunha - 33rd
2011	Maria Antonelli - 5th	Vivian Cunha - Country Quota
2012	Maria Antonelli - 4th	Vivian Cunha - 17th
2013	Taiana Lima - 9th	Talita Antunes - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/7-11/2014	Puerto Vallarta Open	1	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	1	4th	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2014	Fuzhou Open	2	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	10/23-27/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	2	2nd	720	US$22,000.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	1	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	2	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	2	1st	800	US$33,000.00
FIVB	7/22-26/2013	Long Beach Grand Slam	2	1st	800	US$33,000.00
FIVB	7/9-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	3	3rd	640	US$16,500.00
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

Moscow Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/12/2014	Pool A	Nadezda Makroguzova / Daria Rudykh, Russia (32)	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:31
Thu, 6/12/2014	Pool A	Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (17)	Won 21-13, 21-13	0:33
Fri, 6/13/2014	Pool A	Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (16)	Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:48
Sat, 6/14/2014	Winner 2	Fan Wang / Yuan Yue, China (22)	Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:52
Sat, 6/14/2014	Winner 3	Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (29, Q10)	Won 21-10, 21-16	0:32
Sun, 6/15/2014	Semi-Finals	Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (7)	Won 15-21, 23-21, 15-10	0:50
Sun, 6/15/2014	Gold Medal	April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (2)	Lost 17-21, 24-22, 13-15	0:52

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	25	5	3	1	2	2	0	5	3	3	0	0	$382,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	1	1	1	1	5	0	5	0	4	1	0	$105,750.00
Total	47	6	4	2	3	7	0	10	3	8	1	0	$495,250.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Talita Antunes												Taiana Lima
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
7	0	0	2	0	1	3	1	0	0	$64,000.00	World Championships	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$38,500.00
4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$82,000.00	World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
97	17	9	7	9	18	26	7	1	0	$925,075.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	78	6	6	2	5	6	20	19	2	0	$441,900.00
102	17	11	9	8	26	19	6	3	0	$588,600.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	52	1	3	2	3	8	17	12	2	0	$123,550.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,050.00	Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
217	36	21	20	20	46	49	14	4	0	$1,668,225.00	Total	142	9	11	4	8	15	38	34	4	0	$605,900.00

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
2013	FIVB	12	5	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	$231,000.00	61	10	85.9 %
2014	FIVB	4	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$73,750.00	19	6	76.0 %
Total	FIVB	16	5	2	1	1	2	0	4	0	1	0	0	$304,750.00	80	16	83.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Talita Antunes													Taiana Lima
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00	2004	FIVB
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,050.00	2004	FIVB C&S
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
15	2	2	0	2	2	2	1	1	3	$83,375.00	2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
14	0	2	0	1	7	4	0	0	0	$78,050.00	2006	FIVB
16	2	0	2	1	7	2	1	1	0	$104,000.00	2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00
13	1	2	0	3	4	3	0	0	0	$78,900.00	2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,250.00
14	4	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	$154,475.00	2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
13	2	1	4	3	1	0	2	0	0	$116,150.00	2010	FIVB	9	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	$25,475.00
14	1	0	3	3	6	1	0	0	0	$105,350.00	2011	FIVB	11	0	0	1	0	2	2	3	0	3	$31,350.00
											2011	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00
10	1	2	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	$79,550.00	2012	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0	$23,750.00
12	5	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	$115,500.00	2013	FIVB	12	5	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	$115,500.00
4	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	$36,875.00	2014	FIVB	4	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	$36,875.00
130	18	15	15	16	32	22	5	3	4	$957,225.00	Total	Total	53	7	4	3	2	5	12	10	0	10	$238,800.00

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	111	72.5%	25	16.3%	17	11.1%	136-17	88.9%	21	30.0%	18	25.7%	31	44.3%	21-49	30.0%	111-31	78.2%	46-35	56.8%	0	1	157-67	70.1%
2013-2014	60	82.2%	11	15.1%	2	2.7%	71-2	97.3%	13	46.4%	10	35.7%	5	17.9%	13-15	46.4%	60-5	92.3%	24-12	66.7%	0	0	84-17	83.2%
Against the Field	37	80.4%	8	17.4%	1	2.2%	45-1	97.8%	11	47.8%	7	30.4%	5	21.7%	11-12	47.8%	74-10	88.1%	38-16	70.4%	0	0	56-13	81.2%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
World Tour Finals	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	2	47	14	0	0	27	9	8	3	1	2	5	3	92	33
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	12	2	28	12	0	0	18	13	2	2	1	1	1	1	63	31
Total	1	1	16	4	77	27	0	0	45	23	10	5	2	3	6	4	157	67

Head to Head Results
Antunes/Lima lead the series against the field 48-10 (Lead 23 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Antunes/Lima	1	21-17, 22-24, 15-13	0:52
10/27/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Antunes/Lima	2	21-14, 17-21, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 3 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-0
10/27/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Lima	2	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-13, 21-19	0:33
8/11/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Lima	2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	16-21, 23-21, 15-12	0:51
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	3	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-15, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 4 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 4-1
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Lima	2	Salgado/Salgado	4	20-22, 21-15, 15-13	1:01
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
Trail the series against # 5 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
5/4/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	Antunes/Lima	1	21-17, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Lima	5	Borger/Buthe	16	21-19, 13-21, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 3-1
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Lima	1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	7	15-21, 23-21, 15-10	0:50
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	21-14, 21-16	0:37
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 # 8 Capers/Ross, United States 3-0
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	2	Capers/Ross	13	21-15, 21-19	0:34
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Lima	2	Capers/Ross	15, Q2	22-24, 22-20, 16-14	1:00
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Capers/Ross	15, Q2	21-15, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Prokopeva/Ukolova	15	21-17, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 12 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-0
8/11/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Lima	2	Kolocova/Slukova	17	20-22, 21-15, 15-8	0:53
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 # 13 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-13, 21-23, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 14 Xia/Xue, China 0-1
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Xia/Xue	1	Antunes/Lima	2	21-19, 21-19	0:38
Series tied with # 15 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-1
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	23	Antunes/Lima	2	21-17, 26-24
7/23/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	18	21-7, 21-10	0:27
Lead the series against # 16 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 4-0
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Lima	1	Bawden/Clancy	16	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:48
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	1	Bawden/Clancy	19	21-18, 22-20	0:36
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool J	Antunes/Lima	1	Bawden/Clancy	17	21-17, 21-16	0:36
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Bawden/Clancy	15	21-16, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 3-0
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Lima	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	17	21-13, 21-13	0:33
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Lima	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	21-17, 21-16	0:37
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool J	Antunes/Lima	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	21-15, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Lima	1	Mader/Zumkehr	17	21-16, 21-19	0:39
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 # 20, Q2 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 0-1
5/10/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Felisberta	12	Antunes/Lima	1	25-23, 21-13	0:45
Lead the series against # 22 Wang/Yue, China 1-0
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	1	Wang/Yue	22	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:52
Series tied with # 23 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-1
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	22	Antunes/Lima	1	22-20, 14-21, 15-12	0:51
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool E	Antunes/Lima	5	Forrer/Verge-Depre	21	21-13, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 25 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 2-0
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Bansley/Pavan	18	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:52
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	2	Bansley/Pavan	24, Q3	17-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:55
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Mersmann/Schneider, Germany 1-0
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	2	Mersmann/Schneider	30, Q10	21-10, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 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 # 28, Q8 Braakman/van der Vlist, Netherlands 2-0
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Antunes/Lima	2	Braakman/van der Vlist	21	21-15, 21-23, 15-11	0:50
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Braakman/van der Vlist	18	21-18, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-0
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	29, Q10	21-10, 21-16	0:32
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Antunes/Lima	10	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27, Q11	21-14, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 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 # 31, Q14 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 2-0
5/8/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool A	Antunes/Lima	1	Hermannova/Williams	17	21-15, 21-14	0:32
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Antunes/Lima	9	Hermannova/Williams	24	21-13, 22-20	0:33
Lead the series against # 32 Makroguzova/Rudykh, Russia 2-0
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Lima	1	Makroguzova/Rudykh	32	21-14, 21-13	0:31
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Makroguzova/Rudykh	31, Q13	21-14, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # Q3 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 0-1
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Laboureur/Sude	18, Q1	Antunes/Lima	2	22-20, 18-21, 25-23	1:01
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q7 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	15	19-21, 21-10, 15-12	0:44
Lead the series against # Q15 Ma/Wang, China 2-0
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Lima	1	Ma/Wang	32	21-19, 21-9	0:36
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Ma/Wang	31	21-14, 21-13	0:32