Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 26 - 30, 2005
(27, Q8) Xiaoyan Hu/Xi Zhang, China
 
Xiaoyan Hu
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 25, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Nanjing, Jiangsu
Height: 172 cm (5'8")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 12
Career Best: 9th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (Shanghai 2005)
Career Winnings: US$17,900.00
Xi Zhang
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 19, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Nantong
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 116
Career Wins: 15
Career Winnings: US$787,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB1100000012323 US$34,300.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open 24, Q7 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 17 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 28, Q8 13th 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 28 33rd 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open Q11 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 18 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open 6, Q4 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 10 9th 160 US$6,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/26/2005 Qualifier 1 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (Q25) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Tue, 7/26/2005 Qualifier 2 Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (Q9) Won 21-16, 23-25, 15-13 0:55
Wed, 7/27/2005 Winner 1 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (6) Lost 21-19, 12-21, 9-15 0:44
Wed, 7/27/2005 Contender 1 Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (22) Lost 21-16, 18-21, 14-16 0:52
Head to Head Results
Hu/Zhang trail the series against the field 9-16 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 7 Hu/Zhang 10 21-15, 24-22 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-4
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Hu/Zhang 27, Q8 19-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:44
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Hu/Zhang 28, Q8 21-14, 21-14 0:29
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Hu/Zhang 6, Q4 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:46
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 20 Hu/Zhang 10 21-16, 21-11 0:28
Lead the series against # 9 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Hu/Zhang 17 Arjona/Kadjo 15 21-12, 21-14 0:36
Series tied with # 12 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 Hu/Zhang 18 19-21, 24-22, 15-8 1:02
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Hu/Zhang 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-16, 23-25, 17-15 0:56
Trail the series against # 13 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 10 Hu/Zhang 24, Q7 21-23, 21-13, 15-7 0:47
Trail the series against # 14 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Lahme/Musch 8 Hu/Zhang 17 15-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:45
Trail the series against # 19 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 Hu/Zhang 28, Q8 14-21, 21-15, 19-17 0:48
Trail the series against # 22 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-3
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Lessard/Maxwell 22 Hu/Zhang 27, Q8 16-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:52
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Hu/Zhang 28, Q8 Lessard/Maxwell 22, Q3 21-18, 21-19 0:42
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Lessard/Maxwell 37 Hu/Zhang 28 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 0:52
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Lessard/Maxwell 27, Q6 Hu/Zhang Q11 21-18, 17-21, 20-18 0:54
Trail the series against # 24 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 1 Hu/Zhang 32, Q26 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Keizer/Leenstra 16 Hu/Zhang 17 14-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Hu/Zhang 28, Q8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 21-15, 15-21, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Bednarczuk/Pires 7 Hu/Zhang 28 22-20, 26-24 0:58
Series tied with # Q9 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-1
7/26/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hu/Zhang 27, Q8 Garcia/Gaxiola Q9 21-16, 23-25, 15-13 0:55
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool A Garcia/Gaxiola 17 Hu/Zhang 32, Q26 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # Q21 Mandana/Pol, Spain 1-0
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hu/Zhang 28, Q8 Mandana/Pol Q9 21-15, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # Q24 Barry/Lukiw, Canada 1-0
5/25/05FIVBJapan Open Qualifier 2 Hu/Zhang 6, Q4 Barry/Lukiw Q13 21-13, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # Q25 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/26/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Hu/Zhang 27, Q8 Jursone/Minusa Q25 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q27 Asao/Seike, Japan 1-0
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Hu/Zhang 24, Q7 Asao/Seike Q26 22-24, 21-10, 15-9 0:47