Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 25 - 29, 2006
(5) 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 Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Did not play Xiaoyan Hu - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-22/2006 St. Petersburg Open 5 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 4 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 4 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/26/2006 Winner 1 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (28, Q13) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:46
Wed, 7/26/2006 Winner 2 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (21, Q3) Won 26-24, 21-17 0:46
Thu, 7/27/2006 Winner 3 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (4) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:38
Thu, 7/27/2006 Contender 4 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (17) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Fri, 7/28/2006 Contender 5 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (11) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:37
Fri, 7/28/2006 Contender 6 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (3) Lost 17-21, 30-28, 8-15 1:12
Head to Head Results
Xue/Zhang lead the series against the field 33-17 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-4
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Xue/Zhang 5 21-11, 21-17 0:34
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Xue/Zhang 5 20-22, 21-17, 22-20 1:11
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Xue/Zhang 4 21-18, 15-21, 15-7 0:47
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 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
Lead the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 3-2
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 6 Bede/Behar 3 Xue/Zhang 5 21-17, 28-30, 15-8 1:12
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 5 Bede/Behar 2 14-21, 25-23, 15-13 1:03
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 # 4 Tian/Wang, China 1-4
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 4 Xue/Zhang 5 21-15, 21-17 0:38
7/15/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 6 Tian/Wang 3 Xue/Zhang 4 By Forfeit  
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
Series tied with # 6 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, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-14, 21-13 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 9 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 16, Q3 Barrera/Hamzaoui 18 21-18, 23-21 0:44
Series tied with # 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-1
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 21-13, 21-14 0:37
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Xue/Zhang 27, Q13 21-14, 22-20 0:35
Series tied with # 12 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-1
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 21-9, 21-17 0:34
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 # 13 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 21 Kadijk/Mooren 14 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Pohl/Rau 12 21-14, 15-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 17 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 5 Hakedal/Torlen 17 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 21, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-0
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 21, Q3 26-24, 21-17 0:46
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-16, 21-18 0:36
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 17 21-18, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 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 # 26 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 1:05
Lead the series against # 28, Q13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 5 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 21-19, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 Banck/Lahme, Germany 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Banck/Lahme 29 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against 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 # Q5 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 # Q6 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 # Q9 Hinchley/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 16 Hinchley/Lochowicz 30, Q14 21-19, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q25 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 # Q27 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 16 Jursone/Minusa 32, Q25 21-12, 21-10 0:29