Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Italian Open
June 8 - 12, 2005
(18) 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 Milan Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/9/2005 Winner 1 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (15) Lost 21-19, 22-24, 8-15 1:02
Thu, 6/9/2005 Contender 1 Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (31, Q19) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Hu/Zhang trail the series against the field 5-7 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 7 Hu/Zhang 10 21-15, 24-22 0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Bruschini/Lunardi, Italy 1-0
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Hu/Zhang 10 Bruschini/Lunardi 17, Q3 22-24, 23-21, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 10 Luciani/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Hu/Zhang 6, Q4 Luciani/Solazzi 27 13-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:46
Trail the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-2
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
Series tied with # 15 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
Series tied with # 19 Gerlic/Kloeden, Australia 1-1
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Gerlic/Kloeden 21 Hu/Zhang 6, Q4 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 0:58
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Hu/Zhang 10 Gerlic/Kloeden 23 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:52
Trail the series against # 31, Q19 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Baburina/Osheyko 31, Q19 Hu/Zhang 18 21-14, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # Q2 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
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 # Q16 Barry/Lukiw, Canada 1-0
5/25/05FIVBJapan Open Qualifier 2 Hu/Zhang 6, Q4 Barry/Lukiw Q13 21-13, 21-15 0:29