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US$800,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 8 - 13, 2014

(28) Tanja Goricanec/Tanja Huberli, Switzerland

Tanja Goricanec
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 4, 1990 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bern

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (CEV Cagliari 2014)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Moscow 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$118,226.13

Tanja Hüberli
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 27, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Thalwil

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

139

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$522,265.44

Awards

Most Improved Player 2014

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	US$28,244.45
FIVB	32	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	7	6	9	1	US$147,500.00
Overall	37	0	1	0	0	2	0	9	0	9	6	9	1	US$175,744.45

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Taryn Sciarini - 57th	Did not play
2006	Taryn Sciarini - Country Quota	Did not play
2010	Muriel Graessli - 25th	Did not play
2011	Muriel Graessli - 25th	Did not play
2012	Muriel Graessli - 17th	Marlen Brunner - 33rd
2013	Tanja Huberli - 25th	Tanja Goricanec - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/24-28/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	30, Q15	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	Q9	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	Q9	33rd	80	US$0.00
CEV	6/3-7/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	21	2nd	450	€ 15,000.00
FIVB	5/21-25/2014	Prague Open	19	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q8	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2014	Fuzhou Open	27, Q5	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/23-27/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	22	25th	240	US$2,750.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	Q7	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	29, Q7	5th	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	Q13	41st	80	US$0.00
CEV	7/30-8/3/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	25	17th	200	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2013	Anapa Open	8	9th	250	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/9-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	31	25th	240	US$2,750.00

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/9/2014	Pool E	Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (5)	Won 21-16, 21-11	0:36
Wed, 7/9/2014	Pool E	Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat, United States (12)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:36
Thu, 7/10/2014	Pool E	Barbara Hansel / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (21)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:43
Fri, 7/11/2014	Winner 1	Bibiana Candelas / Martha Revuelta, Mexico (27, Q7)	Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-12	0:54
Fri, 7/11/2014	Winner 2	Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (8)	Lost 11-21, 21-18, 9-15	0:51

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$)
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$11,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	25	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	5	6	8	$126,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	$9,200.00
Confederation Championship	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$20,000.00
Total	35	0	1	0	0	2	0	8	0	8	6	10	$167,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Tanja Goricanec												Tanja Huberli
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$9,400.00	World Championships	6	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	$39,900.00
											World Tour Finals	5	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	$35,250.00
39	0	0	0	0	1	5	8	10	15	$77,900.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	65	2	3	4	3	12	14	10	7	10	$283,850.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	4	$10,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	39	0	2	3	0	4	18	10	1	1	$82,150.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$3,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Satellite
											U23 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
5	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$11,750.00	Confederation Championship	13	2	3	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	$50,375.00
66	0	1	0	2	3	13	15	11	21	$109,050.00	Total	136	6	8	8	4	22	44	24	8	12	$494,525.00

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
2013	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	7	$24,300.00	11	19	36.7 %
2013	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$1,000.00	3	4	42.9 %
2014	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	3	$25,200.00	12	12	50.0 %
2014	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00	6	2	75.0 %
Total	FIVB	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	2	10	$49,500.00	23	31	42.6 %
Total	CEV	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$16,000.00	9	6	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Tanja Goricanec													Tanja Huberli
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2006	CEV
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	CEV
2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2009	CEV
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$2,750.00	2010	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2010	CEV
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$5,250.00	2011	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00	2011	CEV
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	2	$15,550.00	2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00	2012	CEV
11	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	7	$12,150.00	2013	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	7	$12,150.00
											2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$500.00	2013	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$500.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	3	$12,600.00	2014	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	3	$12,600.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2014	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
58	0	1	0	2	4	10	12	7	22	$59,800.00	Total	Total	24	0	1	0	0	1	6	3	2	11	$32,750.00

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	33	56.9%	10	17.2%	15	25.9%	43-15	74.1%	6	11.3%	20	37.7%	27	50.9%	6-47	11.3%	33-27	55.0%	16-35	31.4%	2	1	51-63	44.7%
2013-2014	21	53.8%	8	20.5%	10	25.6%	29-10	74.4%	6	16.7%	13	36.1%	17	47.2%	6-30	16.7%	21-17	55.3%	14-23	37.8%	1	1	36-41	46.8%
Against the Field	16	48.5%	7	21.2%	10	30.3%	23-10	69.7%	3	7.7%	16	41.0%	20	51.3%	3-36	7.7%	32-38	45.7%	20-52	27.8%	0	1	26-46	36.1%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	14	8	19	32	0	0	4	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	51
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	1	9	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	8
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	11	7
Total	0	0	16	9	36	42	0	0	9	18	1	0	0	0	0	1	62	70

Head to Head Results
Goricanec/Huberli trail the series against the field 16-26 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 15 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Goricanec/Huberli	30, Q15	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	Goricanec/Huberli	29, Q7	21-18, 18-21, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against # 3 Kolocova/Slukova, Czechia 1-2
6/6/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Goricanec/Huberli	21	Kolocova/Slukova	5	18-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:50
6/4/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool E	Kolocova/Slukova	5	Goricanec/Huberli	21	21-14, 21-19	0:37
8/1/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	10	Goricanec/Huberli	25	21-13, 21-10	0:29
Lead the series against # 4 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-0
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Goricanec/Huberli	27, Q5	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	21-15, 17-21, 15-13	0:52
Series tied with # 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Goricanec/Huberli	28	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	21-16, 21-11	0:36
6/7/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	Goricanec/Huberli	21	21-17, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 6, Q1 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 0-1
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Felisberta	30, Q9	Goricanec/Huberli	27, Q5	16-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # 8 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-1
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	8	Goricanec/Huberli	28	21-11, 18-21, 15-9	0:51
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Goricanec/Huberli	30, Q15	Borger/Buthe	3	21-18, 12-21, 15-13	0:44
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Goricanec/Huberli	29, Q7	Borger/Buthe	9	17-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 9 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Goricanec/Huberli	29, Q7	Mader/Zumkehr	13	21-14, 21-19	0:39
7/30/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Goricanec/Huberli	25	Mader/Zumkehr	9	17-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
6/11/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	18, Q2	Goricanec/Huberli	Q15	21-12, 21-17	0:28
Series tied with # 12 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-1
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Goricanec/Huberli	28	Fendrick/Sweat	12	21-17, 21-19	0:36
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Fendrick/Sweat	14	Goricanec/Huberli	30, Q15	21-19, 22-24, 15-13	0:54
Trail the series against # 13 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-1
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Bawden/Clancy	18	Goricanec/Huberli	31	21-18, 22-24, 15-7	0:52
Trail the series against # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Goricanec/Huberli	19	14-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:43
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Goricanec/Huberli	22	21-12, 21-14	0:29
Trail the series against # 18 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 0-3
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	Goricanec/Huberli	30, Q15	21-17, 21-17	0:33
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Nestarcova/Pridalova	11	Goricanec/Huberli	22	21-13, 21-15	0:34
7/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool H	Nestarcova/Pridalova	8	Goricanec/Huberli	25	21-16, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 20 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-1
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Gallay/Klug	20	Goricanec/Huberli	29, Q7	14-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 21 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Hansel/Schwaiger	21	Goricanec/Huberli	28	21-17, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against # 23 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-0
6/11/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Goricanec/Huberli	Q15	Bansley/Pavan	Q18	21-14, 21-16	0:32
Series tied with # 26, Q6 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-1
6/6/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Goricanec/Huberli	21	Prokopeva/Ukolova	13	17-21, 21-18, 15-4	0:43
5/23/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Prokopeva/Ukolova	8	Goricanec/Huberli	19	21-14, 20-22, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Candelas/Revuelta, Mexico 1-0
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Goricanec/Huberli	28	Candelas/Revuelta	27, Q7	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 29, Q9 Fopma/Pavlik, United States 1-0
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Goricanec/Huberli	27, Q5	Fopma/Pavlik	11	17-21, 23-21, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Hermannova/Williams, Czechia 1-0
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Goricanec/Huberli	43	Hermannova/Williams	30	21-14, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # Q3 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Goricanec/Huberli	30, Q15	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	24, Q3	21-19, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # Q4 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 0-2
10/8/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Radarong/Udomchavee	28, Q10	Goricanec/Huberli	Q7	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:54
7/26/13	FIVB	Anapa Open	Winner 2	Radarong/Udomchavee	7	Goricanec/Huberli	8	21-16, 17-21, 18-16	0:53
Trail the series against # Q8 Braakman/van der Vlist, Netherlands 0-2
6/17/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Braakman/van der Vlist	29, Q8	Goricanec/Huberli	Q9	23-21, 22-20
6/11/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Braakman/van der Vlist	28, Q8	Goricanec/Huberli	Q9	11-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # Q10 Iatika/Pata, Vanuatu 0-1
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Iatika/Pata	22, Q2	Goricanec/Huberli	27, Q5	21-18, 25-27, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # Q11 Giombini/Gioria, Italy 0-1
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Giombini/Gioria	27, Q9	Goricanec/Huberli	Q8	23-21, 17-21, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # Q12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
5/1/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	23, Q2	Goricanec/Huberli	Q15	21-15, 21-16	0:35
Series tied with # Q16 Grawender/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-1
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Grawender/Lundqvist	27, Q5	Goricanec/Huberli	22	21-16, 20-22, 15-10	0:51
8/21/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Goricanec/Huberli	29, Q7	Grawender/Lundqvist	Q10	21-18, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # Q18 Makroguzova/Rudykh, Russia 1-0
6/24/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Goricanec/Huberli	30, Q15	Makroguzova/Rudykh	Q18	21-15, 21-18	0:35