Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
June 19 - 24, 2007
(6) Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China
 
Chen Xue
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 18, 1989 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Fuzhou
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 169
Career Wins: 21
Career Winnings: US$944,762.50
Xi Zhang
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 19, 1985 (40 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
Awards
  • Top Rookie 2006
Awards
  • Most Outstanding 2008
  • Best Defensive Player 2010
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
2006 Xi Zhang - 5th Chen Xue - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 4 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 4 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 4 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 4 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 2 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 11/1-5/2006 Thailand Open 3 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 4 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 3 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 6 5th 480 US$12,800.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 5 5th 480 US$14,400.00
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$17,700.00
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/20/2007 Pool F Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (27) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Wed, 6/20/2007 Pool F Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (22, Q2) Won 21-17, 21-10 0:39
Thu, 6/21/2007 Pool F Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (11, Q5) Won 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:52
Fri, 6/22/2007 Winner 2 Lu Wang / Man Zuo, China (16) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:38
Sat, 6/23/2007 Winner 3 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 21-19, 24-26, 16-18 1:15
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games200110000000 $0.00
World Championships310110000000 $123,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam34543411060100 $662,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open4298613661110 $656,200.00
Challenger101000000000 $4,000.00
Total821513117146121210 $1,445,600.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Chen Xue Xi Zhang
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
4001102000 $0.00 Olympic Games2001100000 $0.00
7101102200 $79,500.00 World Championships5101101000 $68,875.00
2000100000 $17,500.00 World Tour Finals          
5754541413820 $407,000.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam425434118330 $347,975.00
861598214181060 $429,762.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open649961913930 $368,400.00
9020022200 $8,750.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
1010000000 $2,000.00 Challenger1010000000 $2,000.00
1000000010 $0.00 U21 World Championships1000001000 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
168211615930382290 $944,512.50 Total115151411720231260 $787,250.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB1322014021100 $195,200.00 552370.5 %
2007FIVB600202110000 $69,200.00 251169.4 %
TotalFIVB1922216131100 $264,400.00 803470.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Chen Xue  Xi Zhang
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2001FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
           2002FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2003FIVB1000000100 $1,250.00
1000001000 $0.00 2003FIVB Age Group WC          
3000000012 $1,000.00 2004FIVB7000001411 $10,750.00
1000000010 $0.00 2004FIVB Age Group WC          
2000000101 $1,500.00 2005FIVB12000003225 $15,900.00
13220143100 $97,600.00 2006FIVB13220143100 $97,600.00
6002031000 $34,600.00 2007FIVB6002031000 $34,600.00
26222175223 $134,700.00 TotalTotal41222179837 $160,100.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall273 79.4% 44 12.8% 27 7.8% 317-27 92.2% 51 39.2% 20 15.4% 59 45.4% 51-79 39.2% 273-59 82.2% 95-47 66.9% 65 374-111 77.1%
2006-200780 73.4% 19 17.4% 10 9.2% 99-10 90.8% 19 33.9% 12 21.4% 25 44.6% 19-37 33.9% 80-25 76.2% 38-22 63.3% 02 118-49 70.7%
Against the Field121 73.3% 25 15.2% 19 11.5% 146-19 88.5% 31 32.3% 17 17.7% 48 50.0% 31-65 32.3% 242-90 72.9% 112-72 60.9% 12 178-83 68.2%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games0000510040021100104
World Championships0000810090121110204
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000090600461997345415841
Challenge/Four Star/Open0040300010628177619818662
Challenger000000001101000143
Total00401068001664827191171513378114
Head to Head Results
Xue/Zhang lead the series against the field 62-32 (Lead 26 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 3-6
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Xue/Zhang 6 19-21, 26-24, 18-16 1:15
5/27/07FIVBSingapore Open Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 21-18, 21-9 0:46
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Xue/Zhang 4 21-18, 21-16 0:43
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 1-2
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 21-18, 21-18 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 2-10
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 1 Xue/Zhang 4 21-13, 21-16 0:30
5/26/07FIVBSingapore Open Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 2 Xue/Zhang 4 24-22, 21-19 0:51
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Tian/Wang 1 Xue/Zhang 2 21-12, 32-30 0:51
11/5/06FIVBThailand Open Gold Medal Xue/Zhang 3 Tian/Wang 2 21-18, 21-15 0:48
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 4 Tian/Wang 2 Xue/Zhang 3 21-16, 10-21, 20-18 1:02
9/3/06FIVBWarsaw Open Gold Medal Tian/Wang 2 Xue/Zhang 3 22-20, 21-17 0:37
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 4 Tian/Wang 2 Xue/Zhang 3 21-15, 25-23 0:40
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
Lead the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 3-2
6/10/07FIVBWarsaw Open Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 21-18, 21-14 0:39
6/2/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Xue/Zhang 4 28-26, 13-21, 16-14 0:55
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
Trail the series against # 5 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-2
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Barros/Connelly 5, Q1 Xue/Zhang 4 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:50
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 # 7 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 2-0
6/9/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 4 Cook/Hinchley 7 21-17, 21-17 0:36
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 2 Cook/Hinchley 23 14-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 8 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-0
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 3 Branagh/Youngs 8 25-23, 21-19 0:53
Lead the series against # 11, Q5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 2-1
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 31-29, 21-11 0:47
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 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-0
6/9/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 4 Pohl/Rau 6 21-17, 21-9 0:37
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Pohl/Rau 12 21-14, 15-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 14, Q8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-1
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Salgado/Salgado 10 Xue/Zhang 2 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:58
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 3 Salgado/Salgado 6 21-17, 21-19 0:38
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Salgado/Salgado 11, Q5 21-15, 21-12 0:36
5/10/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Xue/Zhang 27, Q13 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q4 21-18, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 15 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 4-1
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Hakedal/Torlen 5 21-17, 21-17 0:42
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Xue/Zhang 4 21-17, 26-24 0:46
9/2/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 3 Hakedal/Torlen 8 21-19, 21-19 0:41
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 6 Hakedal/Torlen 13 21-15, 21-19 0:40
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 5 Hakedal/Torlen 17 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Wang/Zuo, China 2-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 6 Wang/Zuo 16 21-13, 21-18 0:38
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 2 Wang/Zuo 21 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 18, Q1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-2
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 Xue/Zhang 6 21-14, 21-23, 24-22 1:04
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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 14 21-18, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 21-17, 21-10 0:39
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 22-20, 21-10 0:41
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 1:05
Lead the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 2-0
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 4 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q5 21-15, 21-13 0:34
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 20, Q7 21-14, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 24 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 3-0
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 18 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:52
9/2/06FIVBWarsaw Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 20 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 16, Q3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 17, Q6 23-21, 21-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 25 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Kadijk/Mooren 13 21-16, 21-14 0:34
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 21 Kadijk/Mooren 14 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 27 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 3-1
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 27 21-19, 21-18 0:38
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 21-18, 21-13 0:20
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 Xue/Zhang 4 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:52
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 25 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 21-15, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 28 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 4-0
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-17, 21-14 0:37
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 # 31, Q23 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 2 Martins/Santanna 31, Q26 21-18, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 32, Q20 Cooke/Martin, Canada 1-0
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Cooke/Martin 29, Q15 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against Banck/Lahme, Germany 2-0
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Banck/Lahme 20 21-17, 21-11 0:34
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Banck/Lahme 29 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 0:53
Series tied with Bede/Behar, Brazil 4-4
6/9/07FIVBWarsaw Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 5 Xue/Zhang 4 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:59
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 5 Xue/Zhang 4 21-19, 21-19 0:44
5/26/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 4 Bede/Behar 6 25-23, 22-24, 15-13 1:19
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
Lead the series against # Q4 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Gattelli/Perrotta 27, Q2 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q7 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Lessard/Maxwell 29, Q6 13-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:52
Lead the series against # Q10 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-17, 15-21, 15-8 0:52
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 16 Jursone/Minusa 32, Q25 21-12, 21-10 0:29
Lead the series against # Q17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Mouha/Van Breedam 29, Q20 21-15, 18-21, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # Q19 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 3 Erni/Graessli 30, Q9 21-19, 21-16 0:40