Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Major Series
July 6 - 11, 2015
(7) 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
2014 Kerri Walsh Jennings - 9th April Ross - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 3 9th 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 3 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2015 Fuzhou Open 2 3rd 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 2 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 7/29-8/2/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 1 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball 1 1st 800 US$70,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2014 The Hague Grand Slam 2 9th 360 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/8-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 1 9th 360 US$11,000.00
Gstaad Major Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/8/2015 Pool G Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (26) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:35
Wed, 7/8/2015 Pool G Tanja Goricanec / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (23) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Thu, 7/9/2015 Pool G Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (10) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Fri, 7/10/2015 Winner 2 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (16, Q2) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:54
Fri, 7/10/2015 Winner 3 Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (2) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:48
Sat, 7/11/2015 Semi-Finals Fernanda Alves / Taiana Lima, Brazil (4, Q1) Lost By Forfeit  
Sat, 7/11/2015 Bronze Medal Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (9) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Ross/Walsh Jennings lead the series against the field 48-13 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 3-1
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 7 Bednarczuk/Seixas 2 21-17, 23-21 0:48
7/27/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Bednarczuk/Seixas 5 21-17, 21-17 0:37
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
Series tied with # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4, Q1 Alves/Lima, Brazil 0-1
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Alves/Lima 4, Q1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 7 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-0
7/26/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 21-16, 21-16 0:38
6/15/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 13 21-14, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 6 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 5-3
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 13 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 By Forfeit  
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 11 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 21-16, 21-17 0:35
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 17 21-17, 21-16 0:32
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 # 8 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-1
7/30/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Mader/Zumkehr 17 21-11, 21-12 0:29
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 # 9 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 3-1
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Bronze Medal Bansley/Pavan 9 Ross/Walsh Jennings 7 By Forfeit  
6/30/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Bansley/Pavan 22 21-19, 21-13 0:36
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Bansley/Pavan 16 21-15, 21-18 0:38
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Bansley/Pavan 18 21-15, 22-24, 17-15 0:55
Lead the series against # 10 Borger/Buthe, Germany 3-1
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool G Ross/Walsh Jennings 7 Borger/Buthe 10 21-18, 21-18 0:44
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Borger/Buthe 6 21-12, 21-10 0:30
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 8 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 21-18, 16-21, 15-10 0:46
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Borger/Buthe 6 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 2-0
10/27/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 21-15, 21-10 0:33
10/13/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 19-21, 31-29, 15-12 1:05
Trail the series against # 13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 13-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 14 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 4-0
4/25/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Bawden/Clancy 5 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:46
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Bawden/Clancy 15 21-17, 24-22 0:41
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 # 15 Wang/Yue, China 2-1
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 2 Wang/Yue 12 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:56
4/26/15FIVBFuzhou Open Bronze Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Wang/Yue 1 13-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:47
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 4 Wang/Yue 9 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 16, Q2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 4-1
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 7 Salgado/Salgado 16, Q2 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:54
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Salgado/Salgado 14 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 By Forfeit  
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 # 17 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 2-0
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Fendrick/Sweat 19 21-16, 21-14 0:37
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Fendrick/Sweat 11 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 18 Broder/May, Canada 0-1
4/26/15FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Broder/May 13 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 28-26, 14-21, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 22 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 3-0
7/26/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Nestarcova/Pridalova 14 21-14, 21-16 0:37
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 # 23 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 2-0
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool G Ross/Walsh Jennings 7 Goricanec/Huberli 23 21-15, 21-18 0:37
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 # 24 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 # 26 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool G Ross/Walsh Jennings 7 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 26 21-13, 21-17 0:35
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 18 21-16, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # Q5 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 2-0
10/26/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 19 21-13, 21-18 0:31
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool P Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 23 21-19, 21-8 0:31
Lead the series against # Q9 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