European Championship Tour
€ 25,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters presented by Sport.Land. NÖ & Autohaus
May 23 - 26, 2012
(8) 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 Baden Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Did not play Tanya Guerra Arias-Schmocker - Country Quota
CEV C&S 2011 Muriel Graessli - 5th Tanja Goricanec - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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 Baden Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/25/2012 Winner 1 Jolien Sinnema / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (9) Lost 21-19, 15-21, 7-15 0:45
Fri, 5/25/2012 Contender 1 Lena Plesiutschnig / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (16) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:32
Fri, 5/25/2012 Contender 2 Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (6) Won 19-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:53
Sat, 5/26/2012 Contender 3 Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (2) Lost 21-18 Retired 0:32
Head to Head Results
Goricanec/Graessli lead the series against the field 13-9 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 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
Lead the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 5 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
Lead the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11, Q1 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 # 12, Q2 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
Series tied with # 14, Q4 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-1
7/31/11CEV C&SCEV Varna Challenger Bronze Medal Goricanec/Graessli 1 Bieneck/Grossner 7, Q1 16-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:43
6/3/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Baden Winner 2 Bieneck/Grossner 5 Goricanec/Graessli 4 23-25, 21-19, 18-16 0:53
Lead the series against # 16 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
5/25/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters Contender 1 Goricanec/Graessli 8 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 16 21-12, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against Aulenbrock/Laboureur, Germany 1-0
6/3/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Baden Contender 2 Goricanec/Graessli 4 Aulenbrock/Laboureur 15, Q10 21-13, 21-16 0:27
Lead the series against # Q6 Angelova/Dinova, Bulgaria 1-0
7/29/11CEV C&SCEV Varna Challenger Winner 2 Goricanec/Graessli 1 Angelova/Dinova 8 21-15, 21-9 0:29
Lead the series against # Q8 Cizmarova/Michalovicova, Slovakia 1-0
8/12/10CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Goricanec/Graessli 14 Cizmarova/Michalovicova 23 21-11, 21-9 0:30