Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 le World Series 13
July 4 - 8, 2006
(4) 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 Marseille Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 16 5th 480 US$12,800.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 21 4th 560 US$17,700.00
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
France Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/5/2006 Winner 1 Chiaki Kusuhara / Satoko Urata, Japan (29, Q3) Won 21-9, 21-14 0:39
Wed, 7/5/2006 Winner 2 Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (13) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:37
Thu, 7/6/2006 Winner 3 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (5) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:37
Thu, 7/6/2006 Contender 4 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (15) Lost 16-21, 22-20, 12-15 0:49
Head to Head Results
Xue/Zhang lead the series against the field 18-9 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 16 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 21-17, 21-19 0:43
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 # 2 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 # 3 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
Series tied with # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Xue/Zhang 4 21-19, 21-13 0:37
5/27/06FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 25 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-13, 21-19 0:42
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
Series tied with # 7, Q1 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Barros/Connelly 25, Q1 Xue/Zhang 16 21-18, 21-15 0:35
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 # 8 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 # 11 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 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 # 13 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 2-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Cook/Sanderson 13 21-13, 21-13 0:37
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 21 Cook/Sanderson 12 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # 14, 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
Trail the series against # 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 Xue/Zhang 4 21-16, 20-22, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 22 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 17 21-18, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 25 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
Lead the series against # 29, Q3 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Kusuhara/Urata 29, Q3 21-9, 21-14 0:39
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 # 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