Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015
June 26 - July 4, 2015
(23) Tanja Goricanec/Tanja Huberli, Switzerland
 
Tanja Goricanec
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 4, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Bern
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 61
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Moscow 2013)
Career Winnings: US$97,300.00
Tanja Hüberli
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 27, 1992 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Thalwil
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 112
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$399,534.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB32000010807691 US$147,500.00
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2008 Sharon Sciarini - 9th Did not play
2010 Muriel Graessli - 33rd Did not play
2011 Muriel Graessli - 33rd Did not play
2013 Tanja Huberli - 33rd Tanja Goricanec - 33rd
2014 Tanja Huberli - 9th Tanja Goricanec - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 23 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2015 Porec Major Series 23 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 24 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/11-17/2015 Lucerne Open 8 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 14 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/19-23/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 17 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/29-8/2/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 20, Q1 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball 19, Q3 17th 240 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2014 The Hague Grand Slam 26, Q8 9th 360 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/8-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 28 9th 360 US$11,000.00
Netherlands World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/27/2015 Pool B Varapatsorn Radarong / Tanarattha Udomchavee, Thailand (26) Won 22-20, 21-12 0:41
Sun, 6/28/2015 Pool B Sophie van Gestel / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (47) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Tue, 6/30/2015 Pool B Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:41
Wed, 7/1/2015 Winner 1 Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta, Brazil (7) Lost 21-18, 18-21, 9-15 0:56
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011World ChampionshipsRome Muriel Graessli - 17th Did not play
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Tanja Huberli - 33rd Tanja Goricanec - 33rd
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Did not play Nina Brunner - 9th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Did not play Nina Brunner - 4th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Nina Brunner - 9th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Did not play Nina Brunner - 5th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 43 33rd 50 US$4,800.00
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 23 17th 400 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Goricanec/Huberli trail the series against the field 21-33 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 13 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 9 Goricanec/Huberli 14 21-16, 21-15 0:34
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Goricanec/Huberli 28 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
6/30/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool B Antunes/Maestrini 2 Goricanec/Huberli 23 21-16, 21-15 0:41
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Antunes/Maestrini 19 Goricanec/Huberli 20, Q1 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Goricanec/Huberli 30, Q15 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-3
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool C Goricanec/Huberli 14 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-19, 21-18 0:38
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Goricanec/Huberli 19, Q3 16-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:49
5/22/14FIVBPrague Open Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Goricanec/Huberli 19 14-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:43
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 6 Goricanec/Huberli 22 21-12, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # 5 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool G Goricanec/Huberli 23 Kolocova/Slukova 7 22-20, 18-21, 17-15 0:52
Lead the series against # 6 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 2-0
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Goricanec/Huberli 26, Q8 Bednarczuk/Seixas 7 21-18, 10-21, 15-11 0:49
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool F Goricanec/Huberli 27, Q5 Bednarczuk/Seixas 6 21-15, 17-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 7 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-3
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Antonelli/Felisberta 7 Goricanec/Huberli 23 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:56
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool A Goricanec/Huberli 17 Antonelli/Felisberta 1 19-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:53
7/30/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Antonelli/Felisberta 4 Goricanec/Huberli 20, Q1 15-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:46
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Felisberta 30, Q9 Goricanec/Huberli 27, Q5 16-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 8 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-2
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool G Baquerizo/Fernandez 7 Goricanec/Huberli 23 21-15, 21-17 0:33
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Goricanec/Huberli 24 Baquerizo/Fernandez 9 21-14, 23-21 0:38
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Baquerizo/Fernandez 11 Goricanec/Huberli 29, Q7 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 10 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-1
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 8 Goricanec/Huberli 28 21-11, 18-21, 15-9 0:51
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Goricanec/Huberli 30, Q15 Borger/Buthe 3 21-18, 12-21, 15-13 0:44
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Goricanec/Huberli 29, Q7 Borger/Buthe 9 17-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Walkenhorst 19 Goricanec/Huberli 43 21-17, 21-11 0:33
Trail the series against # 12 Wang/Yue, China 0-3
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool G Wang/Yue 10 Goricanec/Huberli 23 21-19, 21-14 0:34
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool G Wang/Yue 10 Goricanec/Huberli 23 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:56
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Wang/Yue 9 Goricanec/Huberli 26, Q8 22-24, 21-18, 15-12 1:03
Lead the series against # 13 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool A Goricanec/Huberli 17 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 16 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 0-3
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Nestarcova/Pridalova 14 Goricanec/Huberli 19, Q3 21-14, 23-21 0:39
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Nestarcova/Pridalova 19 Goricanec/Huberli 30, Q15 21-17, 21-17 0:33
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Nestarcova/Pridalova 11 Goricanec/Huberli 22 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Series tied with # 15 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-1
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Goricanec/Huberli 28 Fendrick/Sweat 12 21-17, 21-19 0:36
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Fendrick/Sweat 14 Goricanec/Huberli 30, Q15 21-19, 22-24, 15-13 0:54
Series tied with # 16 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 1 Mader/Zumkehr 15 Goricanec/Huberli 23 21-12, 21-19 0:36
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Goricanec/Huberli 29, Q7 Mader/Zumkehr 13 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-2
7/30/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Bawden/Clancy 13 Goricanec/Huberli 20, Q1 22-24, 21-16, 15-11 0:54
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Bawden/Clancy 18 Goricanec/Huberli 31 21-18, 22-24, 15-7 0:52
Trail the series against # 20 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 0-1
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Brzostek/Wojtasik 25, Q3 Goricanec/Huberli 24 21-18, 18-21, 15-5 0:50
Lead the series against # 21 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
7/3/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Goricanec/Huberli 43 Hermannova/Williams 30 21-14, 21-12 0:33
Series tied with # 22 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-1
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Bansley/Pavan 19 Goricanec/Huberli 17 21-16, 21-16 0:36
6/11/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Goricanec/Huberli Q15 Bansley/Pavan Q18 21-14, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 24 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 1-0
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Goricanec/Huberli 20, Q1 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 29, Q8 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # 25 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-1
5/22/14FIVBPrague Open Pool C Goricanec/Huberli 19 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 14 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Qualifier 2 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 23, Q4 Goricanec/Huberli Q13 21-14, 21-17 0:29
Trail the series against # 26 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-2
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool B Goricanec/Huberli 23 Radarong/Udomchavee 26 22-20, 21-12 0:41
10/8/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Radarong/Udomchavee 28, Q10 Goricanec/Huberli Q7 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:54
7/26/13FIVBAnapa Open Winner 2 Radarong/Udomchavee 7 Goricanec/Huberli 8 21-16, 17-21, 18-16 0:53
Series tied with # 33 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-1
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool C Goricanec/Huberli 14 Forrer/Verge-Depre 19 22-20, 10-21, 17-15 0:51
6/11/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Forrer/Verge-Depre 18, Q2 Goricanec/Huberli Q15 21-12, 21-17 0:28
Trail the series against # 34 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-2
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 22, Q2 Goricanec/Huberli 23 23-21, 21-16 0:40
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 8 Goricanec/Huberli 24 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:55
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool H Goricanec/Huberli 8 Birlova/Ukolova 9 21-15, 24-22 0:42
Trail the series against # 36 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-1
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Gallay/Klug 20 Goricanec/Huberli 29, Q7 14-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 39 Prokopeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool G Goricanec/Huberli 23 Prokopeva/Syrtseva 26, Q8 25-23, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 47 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool B Goricanec/Huberli 23 van Gestel/van der Vlist 47 21-17, 21-15 0:38