Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Olympic Bay Sanya Open
April 24 - 29, 2012
(27, Q12) Tanja Goricanec/Muriel Graessli, 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
Muriel Graessli
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 23, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Zürich
Height: 176 cm (5'10")
Weight: 61 kg (134 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 65
Career Best: 4th (FIVB U21 World Championships Rio de Janeiro 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 7th (Marseille 2008)
Career Winnings: US$54,125.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB19000000105544 US$47,100.00
Previous Sanya Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Did not play Isabelle Forrer - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open Q10 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q17 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 10 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam Q17 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 46 17th 200 US$7,000.00
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/25/2012 Qualifier 2 Henriette Iatika / Miller Pata, Vanuatu (Q21) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Wed, 4/25/2012 Qualifier 3 Jingjing Ding / Ying Huang, China (Q5) Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:51
Thu, 4/26/2012 Winner 1 Angie Akers / Brittany Hochevar, United States (6) Won 15-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:50
Thu, 4/26/2012 Winner 2 Angela Lavalle / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (11) Lost 21-19, 13-21, 14-16 0:52
Fri, 4/27/2012 Contender 2 Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (12) Lost 20-22, 18-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Goricanec/Graessli trail the series against the field 6-11 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Xue/Zhang 7 Goricanec/Graessli 10 21-13, 21-11 0:31
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Goricanec/Graessli 46 21-16, 21-15 0:35
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Goricanec/Graessli 32 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 1 Goricanec/Graessli 32, Q19 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Akers/Hochevar, United States 1-0
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Goricanec/Graessli 27, Q12 Akers/Hochevar 6 15-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 11 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Lavalle/Maestrini 11 Goricanec/Graessli 27, Q12 19-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:52
Trail the series against # 12 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 0-1
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Bawden/Palmer 12 Goricanec/Graessli 27, Q12 22-20, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 15 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 1-0
7/20/10FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 3 Goricanec/Graessli 32, Q19 Bansley/Maloney Q35 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Nishibori/Urata, Japan 1-0
8/25/10FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 2 Goricanec/Graessli Q11 Nishibori/Urata Q22 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 20 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 0-2
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Hansel/Montagnolli 23, Q1 Goricanec/Graessli 10 21-14, 21-17 0:30
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Hansel/Montagnolli 27 Goricanec/Graessli 46 13-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:44
Trail the series against # 26, Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q2 Goricanec/Graessli 10 23-21, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 29 Boulton/Johns, England 0-2
7/26/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Boulton/Johns Q16 Goricanec/Graessli Q17 21-12, 21-17 0:31
6/28/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Boulton/Johns Q16 Goricanec/Graessli Q17 21-17, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # Q5 Ding/Huang, China 1-0
4/25/12FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 3 Goricanec/Graessli 27, Q12 Ding/Huang Q5 16-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:51
Lead the series against # Q18 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 2 Goricanec/Graessli Q10 Hermannova/Williams Q23 21-12, 21-17 0:29
Lead the series against # Q21 Iatika/Pata, Vanuatu 1-0
4/25/12FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 2 Goricanec/Graessli 27, Q12 Iatika/Pata Q21 21-14, 21-18 0:34