Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Infote Athens Open
May 31 - June 4, 2006
(16, Q3) Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China
 
Chen Xue
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 18, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Fuzhou
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 166
Career Wins: 21
Career Winnings: US$926,362.50
Xi Zhang
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 19, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Nantong
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 116
Career Wins: 15
Career Winnings: US$787,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB81151211714612121 US$1,441,600.00
FIVB C&S20100100000 US$4,500.00
Overall83151311715612121 US$1,446,100.00
Previous Athens Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 25 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open 27, Q13 17th 120 US$3,000.00
Greece Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/31/2006 Qualifier 2 Elisavet Kostami / Faviola Kostami, Greece (Q35) Won 21-8, 19-21, 15-5 0:46
Wed, 5/31/2006 Qualifier 3 Caroline Fiset / Marie-Christine Pruneau, Canada (Q14) Won 21-13, 21-11 0:33
Thu, 6/1/2006 Winner 1 Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (17, Q6) Won 23-21, 21-13 0:44
Thu, 6/1/2006 Winner 2 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 13-21, 34-32, 15-17 0:55
Fri, 6/2/2006 Contender 2 Tatiana Barrera / Eva Hamzaoui, France (18) Won 21-18, 23-21 0:44
Fri, 6/2/2006 Contender 3 Linjun Ji / Lu Wang, China (25, Q4) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Xue/Zhang lead the series against the field 11-5 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Xue/Zhang 16, Q3 21-13, 32-34, 17-15 0:55
Series tied with # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-1
5/27/06FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 25 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 21-17, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Xue/Zhang 25 21-15, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
5/28/06FIVBChina Open Gold Medal Xue/Zhang 25 Tian/Wang 3 23-21, 21-14 0:38
Series tied with # 5 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-1
5/27/06FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 25 Bede/Behar 2 21-18, 13-21, 15-10 0:55
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Bede/Behar 5 Xue/Zhang 27, Q13 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Xue/Zhang 27, Q13 21-14, 22-20 0:35
Lead the series against # 8 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
5/27/06FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 25 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-13, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 10, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
5/10/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Xue/Zhang 27, Q13 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q4 21-18, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 25 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-11, 23-21 0:39
Lead the series against # 15, Q8 Zhang/Zuo, China 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 25 Zhang/Zuo 9, Q15 21-14, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 17, Q6 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 16, Q3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 17, Q6 23-21, 21-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 18 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 16, Q3 Barrera/Hamzaoui 18 21-18, 23-21 0:44
Trail the series against # 25, Q4 Ji/Wang, China 0-1
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Ji/Wang 25, Q4 Xue/Zhang 16, Q3 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # Q14 Fiset/Pruneau, Canada 1-0
5/31/06FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 3 Xue/Zhang 16, Q3 Fiset/Pruneau Q14 21-13, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # Q35 Kostami/Kostami, Greece 1-0
5/31/06FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Xue/Zhang 16, Q3 Kostami/Kostami Q35 21-8, 19-21, 15-5 0:46