Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 8 - 13, 2014
(1) April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States
 
April Ross
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 20, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Newport Beach, CA
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 152
Career Wins: 27
Career Winnings: US$1,237,850.00
Kerri Walsh Jennings
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 15, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Clara, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'3")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 152
Career Wins: 56
Career Winnings: US$1,545,170.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB3211332606010 US$758,500.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Misty May-Treanor - 3rd
2002 Did not play Misty May-Treanor - 1st
2003 Did not play Misty May-Treanor - 1st
2004 Did not play Misty May-Treanor - 1st
2006 Did not play Misty May-Treanor - 1st
2007 Jennifer Kessy - 37th Misty May-Treanor - 1st
2009 Jennifer Kessy - 5th Did not play
2010 Jennifer Kessy - 9th Did not play
2011 Jennifer Kessy - 9th Misty May-Treanor - 5th
2012 Jennifer Kessy - 5th Misty May-Treanor - 1st
2013 Kerri Walsh Jennings - 9th April Ross - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/24-28/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam 1 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam 2 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam 2 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2014 Shanghai Grand Slam 3 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 4/23-27/2014 Fuzhou Open 4 1st 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 10/23-27/2013 Xiamen Grand Slam 5 1st 800 US$33,000.00
FIVB 10/8-13/2013 São Paulo Grand Slam 10 1st 800 US$33,000.00
FIVB 7/9-14/2013 Gstaad Grand Slam 10 9th 400 US$5,500.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/9/2014 Pool A Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (32, Q14) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:35
Wed, 7/9/2014 Pool A Emily Capers / Summer Ross, United States (16) Won 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Thu, 7/10/2014 Pool A Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (17) Won 27-25, 20-22, 15-8 1:03
Fri, 7/11/2014 Winner 2 Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (9) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Ross/Walsh Jennings lead the series against the field 32-4 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 0 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 5 21-12, 21-15 0:32
Series tied with # 4 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-1
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Seixas 6 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 21-19, 21-17 0:38
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 4 Bednarczuk/Seixas 6 22-20, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
6/15/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 13 21-14, 21-17 0:33
Series tied with # 6, Q1 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-1
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Antonelli/Felisberta 14, Q1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 18-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:52
4/27/14FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 4 Antonelli/Felisberta 30, Q9 21-11, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 8 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Borger/Buthe 6 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:49
Series tied with # 9 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Mader/Zumkehr 9 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 21-19, 21-15 0:39
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Mader/Zumkehr 18 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Wang/Yue, China 1-0
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 4 Wang/Yue 9 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-0
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Fendrick/Sweat 11 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-0
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Bawden/Clancy 15 21-15, 21-15 0:34
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Bawden/Clancy 19 21-9, 16-21, 15-9 0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Capers/Ross, United States 2-0
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Capers/Ross 16 22-20, 21-19 0:39
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Capers/Ross 13 21-16, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 17 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-0
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Salgado/Salgado 17 27-25, 20-22, 15-8 1:03
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Salgado/Salgado 5 21-15, 21-10 0:25
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Salgado/Salgado 7 19-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # 18 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 2-0
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Nestarcova/Pridalova 19 21-14, 17-21, 15-10 0:48
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Nestarcova/Pridalova 21 21-17, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 19 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 4-1
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 16 21-14, 21-16 0:32
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 15 21-18, 21-10 0:31
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 14 21-13, 21-14  
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool E Menegatti/Orsi Toth 12 Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 21-16, 21-18 0:38
10/12/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 21 18-21, 21-15, 15-13  
Lead the series against # 20 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 2-0
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Ross/Walsh Jennings 4 Gallay/Klug 20 22-20, 21-18 0:39
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 Gallay/Klug 16 21-11, 16-21, 17-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-0
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Brzostek/Wojtasik 31, Q10 21-12, 25-23  
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool E Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 Brzostek/Wojtasik 21 21-8, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 28 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Goricanec/Huberli 30, Q15 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 29, Q9 Fopma/Pavlik, United States 1-0
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Fopma/Pavlik 18, Q2 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 3-0
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Hermannova/Williams 31, Q14 21-7, 21-9 0:26
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Hermannova/Williams 30, Q17 21-12, 21-14 0:30
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Ross/Walsh Jennings 4 Hermannova/Williams 29 21-15, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 32, Q14 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 32, Q14 21-19, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q8 Braakman/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool P Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Braakman/van der Vlist 26 21-7, 18-21, 15-11 0:44