Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 14 - 20, 2008
(31, Q11) Muriel Graessli/Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland
 
Muriel Graessli
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 23, 1987 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Zürich
Height: 176 cm (5'10")
Weight: 61 kg (134 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 88
Career Best: 4th (FIVB U21 World Championships Rio de Janeiro 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 7th (Marseille 2008)
Career Winnings: US$64,863.41
Nadine Zumkehr
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 5, 1985 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Frutigen
Height: 172 cm (5'8")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 149
Career Wins: 5
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$438,411.92
Awards
  • Most Inspirational 2016
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317212541Money
CEV6000000013200 US$3,485.48
FIVB8000001112021 US$28,400.00
FIVB Age Group WC1000100000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S2000011000000 US$1,150.00
Overall17000112125221 US$33,035.48
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Nadia Erni - 41st Did not play
2007 Did not play Annik Skrivan - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 7/10-12/2008 European Championship 26 17th 160 € 1,000.00
FIVB C&S 6/27-29/2008 Laredo Satellite 3 7th 10 US$500.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q30 41st 24 US$0.00
CEV 5/28-6/1/2008 Dutch Masters Q1 17th 120 € 0.00
CEV 5/22-25/2008 Swiss Masters 12 13th 180 € 1,200.00
CEV 5/8-11/2008 Austrian Masters Q8 21st 60 € 0.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters Q11 21st 60 € 0.00
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/15/2008 Qualifier 1 Shannen Bagge / Hayley Griffiths, New Zealand (Q22) Won 21-8, 21-13 0:31
Tue, 7/15/2008 Qualifier 2 Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (25, Q6) Won 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:52
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 1 Maria Antonelli / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (2) Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 2 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (18) Won 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:51
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 3 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (7) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:36
Fri, 7/18/2008 Contender 4 Chiaki Kusuhara / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (13) Won 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:49
Fri, 7/18/2008 Contender 5 Maria Antonelli / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (2) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:31
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam300000000021 $7,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open500000111200 $21,400.00
Satellite200001100000 $1,150.00
U21 World Championships100010000000 $0.00
Confederation Championship100000000100 $1,000.00
Total1200011211321 $30,550.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Muriel Graessli Nadine Zumkehr
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games2000011000 $0.00
4000000103 $8,600.00 World Championships5000000302 $14,600.00
           World Tour Finals1010000000 $25,000.00
280000003817 $21,600.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam6111108201848 $260,575.00
260000134711 $23,350.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open5230214207312 $106,125.00
3000020001 $575.00 Satellite4000040000 $1,200.00
3000102000 $0.00 U21 World Championships1000100000 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
4000001300 $2,750.00 Confederation Championship8001014110 $10,500.00
69000137111532 $56,875.00 Total1344242184529822 $418,000.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005FIVB C&S100001000000 $650.00 3260.0 %
2008FIVB200000100001 $7,000.00 5362.5 %
2008FIVB C&S100000100000 $500.00 2250.0 %
2008CEV500000001400 $2,200.00 4736.4 %
TotalFIVB200000100001 $7,000.00 5362.5 %
TotalFIVB C&S200001100000 $1,150.00 5455.6 %
TotalCEV500000001400 $2,200.00 4736.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Muriel Graessli  Nadine Zumkehr
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 2003FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2004FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 2005FIVB5000000014 $1,000.00
2000010001 $325.00 2005FIVB C&S2000020000 $625.00
1000100000 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC1000100000 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2005CEV2000001100 $975.00
10000000046 $4,700.00 2006FIVB120000000210 $2,000.00
           2006FIVB C&S1000010000 $325.00
1000001000 $0.00 2006FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000100 $0.00 2006CEV1000000001 $0.00
8000000008 $1,700.00 2007FIVB6000000006 $1,700.00
1000001000 $0.00 2007FIVB Age Group WC          
5000011201 $2,712.50 2007CEV2000001001 $975.00
2000010001 $3,500.00 2008FIVB2000010001 $3,500.00
1000010000 $250.00 2008FIVB C&S1000010000 $250.00
5000001400 $1,100.00 2008CEV5000001400 $1,100.00
410001457420 $14,287.50 TotalTotal400001535323 $12,450.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall7 50.0% 2 14.3% 5 35.7% 9-5 64.3% 5 29.4% 1 5.9% 11 64.7% 5-12 29.4% 7-11 38.9% 7-6 53.8% 00 14-17 45.2%
2007-20087 50.0% 2 14.3% 5 35.7% 9-5 64.3% 5 29.4% 1 5.9% 11 64.7% 5-12 29.4% 7-11 38.9% 7-6 53.8% 00 14-17 45.2%
Against the Field3 30.0% 2 20.0% 5 50.0% 5-5 50.0% 5 45.5% 0 0.0% 6 54.5% 5-6 45.5% 6-12 33.3% 14-10 58.3% 00 10-11 47.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam002106000000000027
Challenge/Four Star/Open00200000450000001210
Satellite000000001200000054
Confederation Championship000000000100000012
Total00410600580000002023
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 6-6 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 1-1
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Antonelli/Leao 2 Graessli/Zumkehr 31, Q11 21-14, 21-15 0:31
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Graessli/Zumkehr 31, Q11 Antonelli/Leao 2 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Claasen/Roder 7 Graessli/Zumkehr 31, Q11 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 10 Faure/Sarpaux, France 0-1
5/9/08CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux Q9 Graessli/Zumkehr Q8 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 13 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Graessli/Zumkehr 31, Q11 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 13 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:49
Trail the series against # 17 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 8 Graessli/Zumkehr 26 21-11, 16-21, 17-15 0:52
Lead the series against # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Graessli/Zumkehr 31, Q11 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 19 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 1 Graessli/Zumkehr Q11 Gioria/Momoli Q22 21-12, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 20 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-2
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 Graessli/Zumkehr Q30 15-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
5/23/08CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 5 Graessli/Zumkehr 12 24-22, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/15/08FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Graessli/Zumkehr 31, Q11 Prokopeva/Ukolova 25, Q6 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # Q22 Bagge/Griffiths, New Zealand 1-0
7/15/08FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 1 Graessli/Zumkehr 31, Q11 Bagge/Griffiths Q22 21-8, 21-13 0:31