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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 11 - 15, 2012

(Q6) Tanja Goricanec/Muriel Graessli, 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

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB U21 World Championships Rio de Janeiro 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

7th (Marseille 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$64,863.41

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	US$9,105.25
FIVB	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	5	4	4	US$47,100.00
Overall	25	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	7	5	4	4	US$56,205.25

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Did not play	Nadia Erni - 41st
CEV 2009	Did not play	Tanya Guerra Arias-Schmocker - 21st
CEV 2010	Muriel Graessli - 9th	Tanja Goricanec - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/2-7/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	9	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/12-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	28, Q9	25th	80	US$3,500.00
CEV	5/30-6/3/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	14	17th	160	€ 1,000.00
CEV	5/23-26/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	8	7th	300	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	5/7-12/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	30, Q18	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q19	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Sanya Open	27, Q12	17th	120	US$2,800.00
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
CEV	7/19-23/2011	CEV Polish Masters	3	9th	240	€ 1,500.00

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/11/2012	Qualifier 2	Jolien Sinnema / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (31, Q11)	Lost 18-21, 21-16, 15-17	0:47

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	6	$29,300.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	$10,800.00
Confederation Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
Total	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	5	8	$50,600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Tanja Goricanec												Muriel Graessli
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$9,400.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$8,600.00
39	0	0	0	0	1	5	8	10	15	$77,900.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	17	$21,600.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	4	$10,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	26	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	7	11	$23,350.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Satellite	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	$575.00
2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
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	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$2,750.00
66	0	1	0	2	3	13	15	11	21	$109,050.00	Total	69	0	0	0	1	3	7	11	15	32	$56,875.00

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
2009	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2010	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$5,500.00	4	8	33.3 %
2010	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	1	3	25.0 %
2011	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$10,500.00	2	9	18.2 %
2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	1	2	33.3 %
2012	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	$16,500.00	9	13	40.9 %
2012	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$2,000.00	3	5	37.5 %
Total	FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	8	$32,500.00	15	30	33.3 %
Total	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	$6,000.00	5	11	31.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Tanja Goricanec													Muriel Graessli
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
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	0	0	1	$0.00
											2005	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$325.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2005	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	$4,700.00
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	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2007	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$1,700.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	$2,712.50
											2008	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	1	$15,450.00
											2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC
											2008	CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	$1,100.00
											2009	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	$6,450.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2009	CEV	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$2,750.00	2010	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$2,750.00
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	$1,250.00	2010	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$5,250.00	2011	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$5,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00	2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	$8,250.00	2012	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	$8,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	2012	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
33	0	0	0	2	2	5	8	4	12	$19,250.00	Total	Total	79	0	0	0	1	5	9	19	14	31	$51,937.50

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	18	52.9%	3	8.8%	13	38.2%	21-13	61.8%	2	7.4%	3	11.1%	22	81.5%	2-25	7.4%	18-22	45.0%	5-16	23.8%	0	0	23-38	37.7%
2011-2012	15	53.6%	2	7.1%	11	39.3%	17-11	60.7%	2	9.5%	2	9.5%	17	81.0%	2-19	9.5%	15-17	46.9%	4-13	23.5%	0	0	19-30	38.8%
Against the Field	11	50.0%	2	9.1%	9	40.9%	13-9	59.1%	1	5.3%	2	10.5%	16	84.2%	1-18	5.3%	22-32	40.7%	6-22	21.4%	0	0	14-27	34.1%

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	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	9	6	3	18	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	27
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	8
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
Total	0	0	15	8	6	24	0	0	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	44

Head to Head Results
Goricanec/Graessli trail the series against the field 10-26 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 16 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Xue/Zhang	7	Goricanec/Graessli	10	21-13, 21-11	0:31
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Goricanec/Graessli	30, Q18	21-11, 21-14	0:31
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 1	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Goricanec/Graessli	46	21-16, 21-15	0:35
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad 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
7/21/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Antonelli/Antunes	1	Goricanec/Graessli	32, Q19	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
6/15/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool C	Kessy/Ross	3	Goricanec/Graessli	46	21-13, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-2
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool E	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Goricanec/Graessli	28, Q9	18-21, 21-15, 15-6	0:45
7/21/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	17	Goricanec/Graessli	32, Q19	21-16, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Kolocova/Slukova, Czechia 0-1
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	7	Goricanec/Graessli	30, Q18	21-13, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
8/13/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Goricanec/Graessli	14	21-14, 21-18	0:45
Trail the series against # 9 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 0-2
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gielen/Mouha	13	Goricanec/Graessli	9	22-24, 21-15, 15-13	0:51
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool E	Gielen/Mouha	21	Goricanec/Graessli	28, Q9	13-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:49
Lead the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Goricanec/Graessli	30, Q18	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	14, Q1	21-19, 22-24, 15-10	1:00
Trail the series against # 14 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-2
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool C	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	19	Goricanec/Graessli	14	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:40
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	19	Goricanec/Graessli	30, Q18	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:50
Trail the series against # 16 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	21	Goricanec/Graessli	14	21-17, 25-23	0:40
Lead the series against # 18 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 1-0
7/20/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 3	Goricanec/Graessli	32, Q19	Bansley/Maloney	Q35	21-19, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 19 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czechia 1-2
5/26/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Contender 3	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	2	Goricanec/Graessli	8	21-18 Retired	0:32
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool C	Goricanec/Graessli	46	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	22	21-18, 14-21, 15-9	0:40
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	16	Goricanec/Graessli	32	21-16, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Akers/Hochevar, United States 1-0
4/26/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Goricanec/Graessli	27, Q12	Akers/Hochevar	6	15-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 22 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q2	Goricanec/Graessli	10	23-21, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 23, Q1 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
4/26/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Lavalle/Maestrini	11	Goricanec/Graessli	27, Q12	19-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:52
Lead the series against # 24, Q9 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
5/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Contender 2	Goricanec/Graessli	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	6	19-21, 21-14, 16-14	0:53
Trail the series against # 26 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 0-3
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Hansel/Montagnolli	23, Q1	Goricanec/Graessli	10	21-14, 21-17	0:30
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool C	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	Goricanec/Graessli	46	13-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:44
8/11/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool B	Hansel/Montagnolli	2	Goricanec/Graessli	14	21-13, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # 30, Q7 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
7/4/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Forrer/Verge-Depre	25	Goricanec/Graessli	9	21-15, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 31, Q11 Sinnema/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-2
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Sinnema/Wesselink	31, Q11	Goricanec/Graessli	Q6	21-18, 16-21, 17-15	0:47
5/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Winner 1	Sinnema/Wesselink	9	Goricanec/Graessli	8	19-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:45
Lead the series against # Q5 Hermannova/Williams, Czechia 2-0
5/8/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Goricanec/Graessli	30, Q18	Hermannova/Williams	Q31	21-17, 21-18	0:37
8/24/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 2	Goricanec/Graessli	Q10	Hermannova/Williams	Q23	21-12, 21-17	0:29
Series tied with # Q10 Braakman/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-1
7/22/11	CEV	CEV Polish Masters	Contender 3	Braakman/Stiekema	9	Goricanec/Graessli	3	17-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:44
7/20/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 2	Goricanec/Graessli	32, Q19	Braakman/Stiekema	Q14	21-19, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # Q18 Banck/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
7/4/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Goricanec/Graessli	9	Banck/Walkenhorst	24, Q6	21-15, 28-26	0:40
Lead the series against # Q19 Fabjan/Vodeb, Slovenia 1-0
6/12/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Qualifier 1	Goricanec/Graessli	28, Q9	Fabjan/Vodeb	Q24	21-16, 22-20	0:32