Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam
June 20 - 24, 2006
(21) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Jia Tian - 17th
2005 Did not play Xiaoyan Hu - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Greece Open 16, Q3 13th 180 US$4,500.00
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
Switzerland Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/21/2006 Winner 1 Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (12) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
Wed, 6/21/2006 Winner 2 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (5) Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:03
Thu, 6/22/2006 Winner 3 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (4) Lost 15-21, 21-15, 21-23 1:00
Thu, 6/22/2006 Contender 4 Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (8) Won 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:07
Fri, 6/23/2006 Contender 5 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (14) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Fri, 6/23/2006 Contender 6 Nicole Branagh / Holly McPeak, United States (30) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Sat, 6/24/2006 Semi-Finals Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 14-21, 21-23 0:40
Sat, 6/24/2006 Bronze Medal Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (4) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Xue/Zhang lead the series against the field 15-8 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Xue/Zhang 21 21-14, 23-21 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 1-2
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 4 Xue/Zhang 21 21-19, 21-14 0:45
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 4 Xue/Zhang 21 21-15, 15-21, 23-21 1:00
5/28/06FIVBChina Open Gold Medal Xue/Zhang 25 Tian/Wang 3 23-21, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 5 Bede/Behar, Brazil 2-1
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 21 Bede/Behar 5 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:03
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 # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-0
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 21 Barros/Connelly 8 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:07
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 12 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 21 Cook/Sanderson 12 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 14 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 21 Kadijk/Mooren 14 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 25 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 21-15, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 27, Q15 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 # 30 Branagh/McPeak, United States 1-0
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 21 Branagh/McPeak 30 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against 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 # Q1 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Xue/Zhang 27, Q13 Keizer/Leenstra 11 17-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 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