Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Katara Beach Volleyball Cup
March 8 - 12, 2021
(2) Alix Klineman/April Ross, United States
 
Alix Klineman
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 30, 1989 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 194 cm (6'5")
Weight: 73 kg (161 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 28
Career Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$178,200.00
April Ross
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 20, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Newport Beach, CA
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 152
Career Wins: 27
Career Winnings: US$1,237,850.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB266231904001 US$353,000.00
Previous Doha Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/3-8/2019 World Tour Finals Rome 2 9th 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/4/2019 Vienna Major Five Star 1 9th 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2019 Tokyo Four Star 1 2nd 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 7/8-14/2019 Gstaad Major Series 3 1st 1200 US$40,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 5 2nd 1440 US$45,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2019 Warsaw Four Star 3 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 4 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/14-19/2019 Itapema Four Star 5 1st 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star 5 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 1/2-6/2019 The Hague Four Star 2 4th 560 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/10-14/2018 Yangzhou Four Star 2 1st 800 US$20,000.00
Doha 4-star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 3/9/2021 Pool B Victoria Lopes / Taina Silva, Brazil (31, Q13) Won 21-14, 22-20 0:35
Tue, 3/9/2021 Pool B Brooke Sweat / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (15) Won 21-17, 20-22, 15-10 0:48
Wed, 3/10/2021 Winner 2 Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (12) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Thu, 3/11/2021 Winner 3 Rebecca Cavalcanti / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (5) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Thu, 3/11/2021 Semi-Finals Kelley Kolinske / Emily Stockman, United States (14) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Fri, 3/12/2021 Gold Medal Melissa Humana-Paredes / Sarah Pavan, Canada (1) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:42
Head to Head Results
Klineman/Ross lead the series against the field 41-14 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 1 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 4-3
3/12/21FIVBDoha 4-star Gold Medal Klineman/Ross 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 22-20, 21-18 0:42
7/27/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-18, 21-19 0:43
7/6/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Gold Medal Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Klineman/Ross 5 23-21, 23-21 0:58
5/19/19FIVBItapema Four Star Gold Medal Klineman/Ross 5 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 25-23, 18-21, 15-10 0:56
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 21-19, 25-27, 15-11 0:53
7/14/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Klineman/Ross 9 21-15, 21-15 0:36
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 4 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Klineman/Ross 7 27-29, 21-19, 15-12 1:00
Series tied with # 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 3-3
7/28/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Gold Medal Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 Klineman/Ross 1 21-19, 21-18 0:42
6/1/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 5 Klineman/Ross 4 21-18, 21-18 0:39
5/18/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 5 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 1 25-27, 21-18, 15-13 1:00
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 5 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:50
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 7 Klineman/Ross 13 21-18, 27-29, 15-13 0:59
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool D Klineman/Ross 13, Q2 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 22-20, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 3-0
7/14/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 3 Brunner/Huberli 1 22-20, 21-17 0:43
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool C Klineman/Ross 3 Brunner/Huberli 19 21-15, 21-12 0:33
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool D Klineman/Ross 13 Brunner/Huberli 4 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 5 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 2-1
3/11/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 2 Cavalcanti/Silva 5 21-17, 21-19 0:36
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Semi-Finals Cavalcanti/Silva 3 Klineman/Ross 2 21-17, 21-19 0:36
10/14/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Gold Medal Klineman/Ross 2 Cavalcanti/Silva 16, Q3 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool H Klineman/Ross 9 Mader/Verge-Depre 8 21-18, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Kozuch/Ludwig, Germany 1-0
4/26/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool E Klineman/Ross 5 Kozuch/Ludwig 21 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 2-0
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 13 Kholomina/Makroguzova 21 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 13, Q2 Kholomina/Makroguzova 18 23-21, 21-13 0:35
Series tied with # 10 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-2
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 2 Hermannova/Slukova 22 Klineman/Ross 2 21-13, 21-14 0:34
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 2 Hermannova/Slukova 22 Klineman/Ross 1 13-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:51
7/12/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 3 Hermannova/Slukova 4 26-24, 21-9 0:39
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 13, Q2 Hermannova/Slukova 1 21-12, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 0-1
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 3 Keizer/Meppelink 16 Klineman/Ross 6 17-21, 25-23, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # 12 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-1
3/10/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 12 21-14, 21-18 0:36
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool C Baquerizo/Fernandez 19 Klineman/Ross 3 21-15, 21-11 0:31
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool H Klineman/Ross 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez 24, Q3 20-22, 23-21, 15-7 0:53
Lead the series against # 13 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 3-0
9/5/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Pool B Klineman/Ross 2 Bansley/Wilkerson 15 22-20, 21-11 0:39
7/26/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool A Klineman/Ross 1 Bansley/Wilkerson 12 21-14, 15-21, 16-14 0:53
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 3 Bansley/Wilkerson 4 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Series tied with # 14 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 1-1
3/11/21FIVBDoha 4-star Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 2 Kolinske/Stockman 14 21-15, 21-16 0:34
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 3 Kolinske/Stockman 11, Q1 Klineman/Ross 3 21-13, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 15 Sweat/Walsh Jennings, United States 3-0
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool B Klineman/Ross 2 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 15 21-17, 20-22, 15-10 0:48
7/13/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 3 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 7 21-17, 21-13 0:36
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool D Klineman/Ross 4 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 13, Q2 18-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:48
Lead the series against # 16, Q1 Cheng/Sponcil, United States 1-0
6/1/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 4 Cheng/Sponcil 14 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
1/4/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 19 21-14, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 18 Ittlinger/Van de Velde, Germany 1-0
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 2 Ittlinger/Van de Velde 10 18-21, 21-18, 15-4 0:46
Lead the series against # 20 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-1
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool C Klineman/Ross 3 Kociolek/Wojtasik 30 18-21, 22-20, 15-4 0:48
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Pool F Kociolek/Wojtasik 22 Klineman/Ross 6 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:50
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool D Klineman/Ross 13 Kociolek/Wojtasik 20 21-13, 22-20 0:37
Lead the series against # 21 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 2-1
7/25/19FIVBTokyo Four Star Pool A Klineman/Ross 1 Bieneck/Schneider 13, Q5 25-23, 18-21, 15-9 0:54
4/26/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 5 Bieneck/Schneider 17 21-19, 21-16 0:39
5/5/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 5 Bieneck/Schneider 12 Klineman/Ross 7 22-20, 23-21 0:43
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 1-0
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool D Klineman/Ross 4 Arvaniti/Karagkouni 29, Q11 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Placette/Richard, France 1-0
1/3/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Qualifier 2 Klineman/Ross 13, Q2 Placette/Richard Q18 21-15, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 2-0
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool B Klineman/Ross 2 Lopes/Silva 31, Q13 21-14, 22-20 0:35
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool E Klineman/Ross 5 Lopes/Silva 28 21-19, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # Q4 Chamereau/Jupiter, France 1-0
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool C Klineman/Ross 3 Chamereau/Jupiter 30, Q10 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # Q6 Lobato/Navarro, Spain 1-0
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool E Klineman/Ross 5 Lobato/Navarro 21, Q3 22-20, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # Q9 Strauss/Strauss, Austria 1-0
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool A Klineman/Ross 1 Strauss/Strauss 32 21-16, 21-19 0:36