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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Otera Open Kristiansand 2010
August 9 - 14, 2010

(Q21) Kirsi Hyttinen/Merja Korhonen, Finland

Kirsi Hyttinen
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 16, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kuopio

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Weight:

58 kg (128 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB C&S Porticcio 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (Åland 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$1,175.00

Merja Korhonen
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 16, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tampere

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (FIVB Åland 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$1,000.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	US$2,000.00

Previous Kristiansand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/17-22/2009	Aland Open	32	25th	60	US$2,000.00

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/10/2010	Qualifier 2	Laura Menon / Giulia Toti, Italy (Q12)	Won 21-14, 21-11	0:33
Tue, 8/10/2010	Qualifier 3	Jamie Broder / Liz Cordonier, Canada (31, Q28)	Lost 11-21, 14-21	0:29

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Kirsi Hyttinen												Merja Korhonen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$175.00	Satellite
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$1,175.00	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00

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	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	0	2	0.0 %
2010	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00	1	3	25.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Kirsi Hyttinen													Merja Korhonen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$175.00	2004	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2010	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	$1,175.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00

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	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-0	0	0	2-4	33.3%
2009-2010	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-0	0	0	2-4	33.3%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	4-8	33.3%	0-0	0	0	2-4	33.3%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
Total	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4

Head to Head Results
Hyttinen/Korhonen trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Hyttinen/Korhonen	32	21-9, 21-14	0:31
Trail the series against # 12 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-1
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Martins/Santanna	16	Hyttinen/Korhonen	32	21-17, 21-12	0:34
Trail the series against # 31, Q28 Broder/Cordonier, Canada 0-1
8/10/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 3	Broder/Cordonier	31, Q28	Hyttinen/Korhonen	Q21	21-11, 21-14	0:29
Lead the series against # Q12 Menon/Toti, Italy 1-0
8/10/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 2	Hyttinen/Korhonen	Q21	Menon/Toti	Q12	21-14, 21-11	0:33