Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 9 - 14, 2013
(2) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Jia Tian - 17th
2005 Did not play Xiaoyan Hu - 33rd
2006 Xi Zhang - 4th Chen Xue - 4th
2007 Xi Zhang - 4th Chen Xue - 4th
2008 Xi Zhang - 3rd Chen Xue - 3rd
2009 Ying Zhang - 17th Ying Huang - 25th
2010 Xi Zhang - 3rd Chen Xue - 3rd
2011 Xi Zhang - 2nd Chen Xue - 2nd
2012 Xi Zhang - 5th Chen Xue - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 2 1st 1000 US$60,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam 1 5th 480 US$10,000.00
FIVB 4/24-28/2013 Fuzhou Open 1 1st 500 US$21,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/8/2012 London 2012 Olympic Games 2 4th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 1 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 1 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/10/2013 Pool B Tanja Goricanec / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (31) Won 17-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:48
Wed, 7/10/2013 Pool B Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (18) Won 15-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:47
Thu, 7/11/2013 Pool B Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (15) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:32
Fri, 7/12/2013 Winner 2 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (16) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:36
Fri, 7/12/2013 Winner 3 Maria Antonelli / Agatha Bednarczuk, Brazil (9) Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:49
Sat, 7/13/2013 Semi-Finals Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (3) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Sun, 7/14/2013 Gold Medal Liliane Maestrini / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (6, Q1) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:42
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2007FIVB1503323120010 $218,800.00 632670.8 %
2007FIVB C&S101000000000 $4,000.00 4357.1 %
2008FIVB1020400120100 $150,600.00 451278.9 %
2010FIVB1533103230000 $268,700.00 681978.2 %
2011FIVB1423221220000 $270,000.00 671977.9 %
2011FIVB C&S100001000000 $500.00 4180.0 %
2012FIVB1031122010000 $214,300.00 511083.6 %
2013FIVB430001000000 $124,000.00 25292.6 %
TotalFIVB811512117146121210 $1,441,600.00 37411177.1 %
TotalFIVB C&S201001000000 $4,500.00 8466.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Chen Xue  Xi Zhang
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
15033242010 $109,400.00 2007FIVB15033242010 $109,400.00
1010000000 $2,000.00 2007FIVB C&S1010000000 $2,000.00
11204012200 $76,550.00 2008FIVB11214012100 $85,050.00
10000024301 $28,900.00 2009FIVB10000005320 $26,800.00
15331053000 $134,350.00 2010FIVB15331053000 $134,350.00
14232232000 $135,000.00 2011FIVB14232232000 $135,000.00
1000010000 $250.00 2011FIVB C&S1000010000 $250.00
10311221000 $107,150.00 2012FIVB10311221000 $107,150.00
4300010000 $62,000.00 2013FIVB4300010000 $62,000.00
10115131172318734 $755,700.00 TotalTotal116151411721231267 $787,500.00
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%
2012-201360 85.7% 6 8.6% 4 5.7% 66-4 94.3% 7 53.8% 0 0.0% 6 46.2% 7-6 53.8% 60-6 90.9% 13-4 76.5% 32 76-12 86.4%
Against the Field52 83.9% 5 8.1% 5 8.1% 57-5 91.9% 9 50.0% 3 16.7% 6 33.3% 9-9 50.0% 104-10 91.2% 28-16 63.6% 01 66-14 82.5%
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 66-14 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 1-0
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 2 Antunes/Lima 3 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
7/22/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Meppelink/van Gestel 13 Xue/Zhang 1 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 5 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 5-2
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 4 Xue/Zhang 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 7 21-19, 21-15 0:35
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 6 21-17, 22-20 0:41
7/16/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 4 Cicolari/Menegatti 3 21-17, 22-24, 15-9 0:50
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 7 Xue/Zhang 4 21-15, 21-13 0:31
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 8 Cicolari/Menegatti 13 21-15, 21-19 0:35
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Xue/Zhang 3 21-15, 19-21, 18-16 0:48
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 21-17, 27-25 0:36
Lead the series against # 6, Q1 Maestrini/Seixas, Brazil 3-0
7/14/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Gold Medal Xue/Zhang 2 Maestrini/Seixas 6, Q1 21-16, 21-14 0:42
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 2 Maestrini/Seixas 13 21-11, 21-17 0:35
4/27/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 1 Maestrini/Seixas 12 27-25, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 10-3
5/4/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Salgado/Salgado 16, Q1 Xue/Zhang 1 21-18, 21-18 0:41
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 1 Salgado/Salgado 16, Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:36
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 2 Salgado/Salgado 8 17-21, 21-17, 17-15 0:52
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 2 Salgado/Salgado 12 18-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:54
11/5/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 3 Salgado/Salgado 8 Xue/Zhang 1 21-16, 14-21, 15-13 0:49
10/30/10FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 1 Salgado/Salgado 10 21-16, 21-11 0:33
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
Lead the series against # 9 Antonelli/Bednarczuk, Brazil 2-0
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 2 Antonelli/Bednarczuk 9 17-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:49
7/4/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 2 Antonelli/Bednarczuk 6 23-21, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 4-0
4/28/13FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 1 Holtwick/Semmler 5 21-15, 21-14 0:35
7/15/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 1 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 0:50
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 2 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-15, 21-18 0:34
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-11, 26-24 0:43
Lead the series against # 12 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 7-0
4/28/13FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Xue/Zhang 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 11 21-14, 21-10 0:36
7/20/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 17 32-30, 21-15 0:40
7/18/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 17 21-14, 21-12 0:33
7/13/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 16 21-15, 17-21, 17-15 0:56
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 16 21-14, 21-12 0:35
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 16 21-14, 21-18 0:37
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 7 21-11, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 5-2
8/5/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 21-18, 21-11 0:35
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 28, Q1 21-16, 21-18 0:39
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 21-13, 21-19 0:34
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 21-17, 21-17 0:33
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 Xue/Zhang 6 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 0:54
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 12 Xue/Zhang 7 21-16, 21-18 0:37
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 14 21-18, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 14 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 19 21-15, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 5-2
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Xue/Zhang 2 Keizer/Van Iersel 15 21-15, 21-15 0:32
5/4/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 2 21-18, 22-20 0:36
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Keizer/Van Iersel 5 Xue/Zhang 2 14-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:48
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 7 Keizer/Van Iersel 4 28-26, 23-21 0:46
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Keizer/Van Iersel 7 Xue/Zhang 2 12-21, 25-23, 17-15 0:54
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 2 Keizer/Van Iersel 13 21-15, 21-16 0:33
10/29/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 8 21-14, 24-22 0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 7-2
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 2 Kolocova/Slukova 16 21-17, 21-12 0:36
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Kolocova/Slukova 7 Xue/Zhang 1 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:49
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 8 Kolocova/Slukova 19 21-15, 21-17 0:35
10/29/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Xue/Zhang 1 Kolocova/Slukova 5 21-14, 21-17 0:36
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 3 Kolocova/Slukova 6 21-14, 21-16 0:33
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Kolocova/Slukova 20 30-28, 21-14 0:44
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Kolocova/Slukova 14 Xue/Zhang 3 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:57
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 6 Kolocova/Slukova 26, Q5 27-29, 21-17, 15-7 0:58
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Xue/Zhang 8 Kolocova/Slukova 24 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 1-0
7/10/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Xue/Zhang 2 Bawden/Clancy 18 15-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 19 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 10-2
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool B Nystrom/Nystrom 26 Xue/Zhang 2 21-17, 21-14 0:39
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Xue/Zhang 7 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q2 21-11, 21-14 0:29
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 21-13, 21-18 0:35
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Xue/Zhang 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 19 21-18, 21-12 0:33
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 16-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:50
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-14, 21-14 0:31
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 # 20 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
7/3/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool B Xue/Zhang 2 Nestarcova/Pridalova 23 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 22 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 2 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 31, Q15 21-13, 21-10 0:26
Lead the series against # 24 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-0
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 1 Bieneck/Grossner 32, Q21 21-12, 22-24, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Kohler/Schumacher, Germany 1-0
7/14/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 1 Kohler/Schumacher 27 21-18, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 31 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
7/10/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Xue/Zhang 2 Goricanec/Huberli 31 17-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:48