European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
May 30 - June 3, 2012
(14) 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: 12
Tournaments: 89
Career Wins: 1 (CEV C&S Vaduz 2010)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (Cagliari 2014)
Career Winnings: US$123,778.89
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: 103
Career Wins: 3
Career CEV Best: 7th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$73,597.31
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
CEV6000002202000 US$9,105.25
CEV C&S5111020000000 US$8,971.19
FIVB19000000105544 US$47,100.00
Overall30111022307544 US$65,176.44
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Did not play Nadia Erni - 21st
2008 Did not play Nadine Zumkehr - 17th
FIVB Age Group WC 2008 Sharon Sciarini - 9th Did not play
FIVB 2009 Did not play Tanya Guerra Arias-Schmocker - 25th
FIVB 2010 Muriel Graessli - 33rd Tanja Goricanec - 33rd
FIVB 2011 Muriel Graessli - 33rd Tanja Goricanec - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
CEV C&S 7/29-31/2011 CEV Varna Challenger 1 3rd 160 € 2,600.00
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
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
CEV C&S 6/1-4/2011 CEV Satellite Baden 4 5th 60 € 450.00
2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/30/2012 Pool C Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (19) Lost 17-21, 21-16, 11-15 0:40
Wed, 5/30/2012 Pool C Janne Kongshavn / Cindy Treland, Norway (30) Won 21-13, 27-25 0:37
Thu, 5/31/2012 Pool C Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (3) Lost 11-21, 12-21 0:28
Fri, 6/1/2012 Winner 1 Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (21) Lost 17-21, 23-25 0:40
Head to Head Results
Goricanec/Graessli trail the series against the field 10-16 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-2
5/26/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters Contender 3 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 2 Goricanec/Graessli 8 21-18 Retired 0:32
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Goricanec/Graessli 46 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 22 21-18, 14-21, 15-9 0:40
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Hajeckova/Skalnikova 16 Goricanec/Graessli 32 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Kolocova/Slukova 7 Goricanec/Graessli 30, Q18 21-13, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
5/31/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool C Keizer/Van Iersel 3 Goricanec/Graessli 14 21-11, 21-12 0:28
Trail the series against # 4 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 0-3
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
8/11/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Hansel/Montagnolli 2 Goricanec/Graessli 14 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Goricanec/Graessli 30, Q18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 14, Q1 21-19, 22-24, 15-10 1:00
Trail the series against # 10 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
8/13/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 3 Goricanec/Graessli 14 21-14, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 15 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
5/25/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters Contender 2 Goricanec/Graessli 8 Brzostek/Wojtasik 6 19-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:53
Lead the series against # 17 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
7/16/10CEV C&SCEV Challenger Varna Winner 1 Goricanec/Graessli 6, Q1 Nestarcova/Pridalova 11, Q7 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Braakman/Stiekema, Netherlands 2-1
7/22/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Contender 3 Braakman/Stiekema 9 Goricanec/Graessli 3 17-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:44
8/6/10CEV C&SCEV Satellite Vaduz Semi-Finals Goricanec/Graessli 1 Braakman/Stiekema 6, Q1 21-17, 21-17 0:38
7/20/10FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Goricanec/Graessli 32, Q19 Braakman/Stiekema Q14 21-19, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 19 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-2
5/30/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool C Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 Goricanec/Graessli 14 21-17, 16-21, 15-11 0:40
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 Goricanec/Graessli 30, Q18 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 20 Sinnema/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
5/25/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters Winner 1 Sinnema/Wesselink 9 Goricanec/Graessli 8 19-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:45
Trail the series against # 21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-3
6/1/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 21 Goricanec/Graessli 14 21-17, 25-23 0:40
6/4/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Baden Contender 4 Baquerizo/Fernandez 3 Goricanec/Graessli 4 21-19, 21-19 0:33
7/17/10CEV C&SCEV Challenger Varna Winner 3 Baquerizo/Fernandez 2 Goricanec/Graessli 6, Q1 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 23 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 2-0
5/8/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Goricanec/Graessli 30, Q18 Hermannova/Williams Q31 21-17, 21-18 0:37
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 2 Goricanec/Graessli Q10 Hermannova/Williams Q23 21-12, 21-17 0:29
Lead the series against # 26 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/21/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Winner 2 Goricanec/Graessli 3 Jursone/Minusa 14 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 30 Kongshavn/Treland, Norway 1-0
5/30/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool C Goricanec/Graessli 14 Kongshavn/Treland 30 21-13, 27-25 0:37