Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 17 - 22, 2010
(14) 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 Rome Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 9 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open 17 7th 300 US$7,600.00
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/18/2010 Pool C Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (19) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Wed, 5/19/2010 Pool C Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (30, Q16) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool C Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (3) Won 21-13, 22-20 0:35
Fri, 5/21/2010 Winner 2 Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (17, Q4) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:31
Fri, 5/21/2010 Winner 3 Nicole Branagh / Misty May-Treanor, United States (5) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:34
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Chen XueTotal181330.5561304
 112920.5831001
 26410.5000303
Xi ZhangTotal291540.3790602
 112810.5830301
 217730.2350301
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Chen Xue181330.5561304
Xi Zhang291540.3790602
Total472870.4471906
Opponents392630.59031132
Head to Head Results
Xue/Zhang lead the series against the field 40-19 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 4-11
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Xue/Zhang 9 21-13, 21-12 0:39
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Xue/Zhang 17 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 0:58
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 4 Xue/Zhang 5 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 11-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:49
5/3/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Xue/Zhang 3 26-24, 21-14 0:43
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Xue/Zhang 2 21-17, 21-16 0:38
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Bronze Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Xue/Zhang 4 19-21, 21-19, 18-16 1:03
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
Lead the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-0
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 4 Xue/Zhang 3 Kessy/Ross 7 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:57
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 5 Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 20-22, 23-21, 15-12 1:10
Lead the series against # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 2-1
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool C Xue/Zhang 14 Antonelli/Antunes 3 21-13, 22-20 0:35
5/8/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Xue/Zhang 9 29-27, 21-15 0:49
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 17 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Branagh/May-Treanor, United States 0-1
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Branagh/May-Treanor 5 Xue/Zhang 14 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 6-1
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 9 Salgado/Salgado 8 21-14, 21-12 0:36
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Salgado/Salgado 5 19-21, 21-14, 16-14 1:01
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 6 Salgado/Salgado 13 21-17, 21-11 0:37
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
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-3
8/12/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 9 21-14, 21-18 0:41
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 13 Xue/Zhang 4 21-19, 21-18 0:40
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Xue/Zhang 4 21-15, 21-19 0:39
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Xue/Zhang 5 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:03
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 # 8 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 # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 9 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-19, 21-13 0:42
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Xue/Zhang 17 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 7 21-13, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 17 Prokopeva/Ukolova 11 21-17, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # 17, Q4 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 14 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 17, Q4 21-16, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 19 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-1
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool C Xue/Zhang 14 Mouha/Van Breedam 19 21-18, 21-16 0:39
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 21 Xue/Zhang 4 14-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:56
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 6 Mouha/Van Breedam 27, Q2 21-17, 21-15 0:36
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 # 21 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
5/8/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 9 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 18-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # 22 Remmers/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 17 Remmers/Stiekema 16 21-15, 17-21, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 24 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Candelas/Garcia 21 21-14, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Forrer/Schmocker 29 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 30, Q16 Boulton/Johns, England 2-0
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool C Xue/Zhang 14 Boulton/Johns 30, Q16 21-15, 21-14 0:36
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 3 Boulton/Johns 30, Q10 21-14, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Martins/Santanna 39 21-14, 21-16 0:36
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 2 Martins/Santanna 31, Q26 21-18, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 5-1
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 9 Nystrom/Nystrom 24, Q4 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:55
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Xue/Zhang 17 21-19, 21-16 0:45
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 # Q13 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 3-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-14, 21-16 0:33
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