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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 5 - 11, 2008

(1) Nicole Branagh/Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States

Nicole Branagh
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 31, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orinda, CA

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$392,075.00

Kerri Walsh Jennings
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 15, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Clara, CA

Height:

188 cm (6'3")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

152

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,545,170.00

Awards

Most Improved Player 2008

Awards

Tour Champion 2002 (with Misty May-Treanor)
Best Blocker 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014
Best Hitter 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2016
Sportsperson 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012
Best Offensive Player 2007, 2014
Most Outstanding 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014
Most Inspirational 2011, 2012, 2014

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	CQ	Money
FIVB	13	2	0	0	1	2	0	5	0	2	0	1	US$118,100.00

Previous Dubai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Dubai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/7/2008	Winner 1	Andrea Gorcova / Tina Turnerova, Slovakia (32, Q9)	Won 21-8, 21-10	0:29
Tue, 10/7/2008	Winner 2	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (17)	Won 23-21, 21-15	0:44
Wed, 10/8/2008	Winner 3	Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (9)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:49
Thu, 10/9/2008	Winner 4	Marie-Andree Lessard / Annie Martin, Canada (21)	Won 21-13, 21-14	0:39
Fri, 10/10/2008	Semi-Finals	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (2)	Won 21-15, 23-21	0:40
Sat, 10/11/2008	Gold Medal	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (3)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:50

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$22,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	2	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	$96,100.00
Total	13	2	0	0	1	2	0	5	0	2	0	0	$118,100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nicole Branagh												Kerri Walsh Jennings
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$25,000.00	World Championships	7	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$125,500.00
											World Tour Finals	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$7,500.00
39	0	2	3	1	7	11	6	3	0	$186,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	61	27	5	1	3	12	8	4	0	0	$867,600.00
37	3	2	4	6	4	13	1	3	0	$179,525.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	74	23	12	9	4	8	13	3	1	0	$531,570.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,450.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$13,000.00
82	3	4	7	7	15	24	9	6	0	$392,075.00	Total	152	56	20	13	7	21	23	9	1	0	$1,545,170.00

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
2008	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$28,000.00	6	0	100.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$28,000.00	6	0	100.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nicole Branagh													Kerri Walsh Jennings
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2001	FIVB	9	1	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	$60,500.00
											2002	FIVB	11	5	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	$97,570.00
											2003	FIVB	8	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$126,000.00
											2004	FIVB	8	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$91,000.00
											2005	FIVB	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$131,500.00
8	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	$21,450.00	2006	FIVB	8	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$100,700.00
8	0	1	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	$57,200.00	2007	FIVB	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$154,750.00
10	2	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	$82,450.00	2008	FIVB	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$79,250.00
26	2	2	4	2	8	4	0	1	3	$161,100.00	Total	Total	64	38	10	7	2	2	4	1	0	0	$841,270.00

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	30	83.3%	2	5.6%	4	11.1%	32-4	88.9%	6	26.1%	5	21.7%	12	52.2%	6-17	26.1%	30-12	71.4%	8-9	47.1%	1	1	39-22	63.9%
2007-2008	6	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	0		0		0		0-0		6-0	100.0%	0-0		0	0	6-0	100.0%
Against the Field	10	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	10-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	20-4	83.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	11-2	84.6%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	1	0	0	5	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	1	0	7	5	0	0	15	7	2	1	0	1	2	0	33	15
Total	1	1	1	0	12	8	0	0	16	10	2	1	0	1	2	0	39	22

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Walsh Jennings lead the series against the field 6-0 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
10/10/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Walsh Jennings	1	Salgado/Salgado	2	21-15, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-0
10/11/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Gold Medal	Branagh/Walsh Jennings	1	Kessy/Ross	3	21-18, 21-19	0:50
Lead the series against # 9 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 3	Branagh/Walsh Jennings	1	Keizer/Van Iersel	9	21-14, 21-15	0:49
Lead the series against # 17 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Walsh Jennings	1	Nystrom/Nystrom	17	23-21, 21-15	0:44
Lead the series against # 21 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Walsh Jennings	1	Lessard/Martin	21	21-13, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 32, Q9 Gorcova/Turnerova, Slovakia 1-0
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Walsh Jennings	1	Gorcova/Turnerova	32, Q9	21-8, 21-10	0:29