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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam
July 2 - 7, 2012

(21) Nicole Branagh/Jenny Kropp, 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

Jenny Kropp
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 17, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grand Island, NE

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$5,550.00

Awards

Most Improved Player 2008

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Holly McPeak - 5th	Did not play
2007	Elaine Youngs - 5th	Did not play
2009	Elaine Youngs - 3rd	Did not play
2010	Misty May-Treanor - 9th	Did not play
2011	Angie Akers - Country Quota	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/4/2012	Pool E	Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (12)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:35
Wed, 7/4/2012	Pool E	Simona Fabjan / Andreja Vodeb, Slovenia (28, Q5)	Won 21-18, 23-21	0:39
Thu, 7/5/2012	Pool E	Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (5)	Lost 20-22, 23-25	0:47
Fri, 7/6/2012	Winner 1	Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (17)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:38

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$9,100.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$9,100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nicole Branagh												Jenny Kropp
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	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$25,000.00	World Championships
39	0	2	3	1	7	11	6	3	0	$186,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$4,550.00
37	3	2	4	6	4	13	1	3	0	$179,525.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,450.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
82	3	4	7	7	15	24	9	6	0	$392,075.00	Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$5,550.00

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
2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,100.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,100.00	1	3	25.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nicole Branagh													Jenny Kropp
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
8	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	$21,450.00	2006	FIVB
8	0	1	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	$57,200.00	2007	FIVB
12	2	2	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	$99,200.00	2008	FIVB
5	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	$44,150.00	2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
11	1	0	1	2	2	4	0	1	0	$67,325.00	2010	FIVB
14	0	0	0	0	2	8	2	0	2	$41,450.00	2011	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$5,100.00	2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,550.00
61	3	4	7	5	13	17	4	2	6	$335,875.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$2,550.00

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	3	60.0%	0	0.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	3-4	42.9%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	3-6	33.3%
2011-2012	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	1-3	25.0%	0-0		0	0	1-3	25.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	2-6	25.0%	0-0		0	0	1-3	25.0%

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	0	2	0	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6
Total	0	0	2	0	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Kropp trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Keizer/Van Iersel	5	Branagh/Kropp	21	22-20, 25-23	0:47
Trail the series against # 12 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
7/4/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Meppelink/van Gestel	12	Branagh/Kropp	21	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 17 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-1
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	17	Branagh/Kropp	21	21-18, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Fabjan/Vodeb, Slovenia 1-0
7/4/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Branagh/Kropp	21	Fabjan/Vodeb	28, Q5	21-18, 23-21	0:39