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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
August 18 - 23, 2015

(8) April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States

April Ross
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 20, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Newport Beach, CA

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

152

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,237,850.00

Kerri Walsh Jennings
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 15, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Clara, CA

Height:

188 cm (6'3")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

152

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,545,170.00

Awards

Top Rookie 2007
Best Hitter 2009, 2011
Best Offensive Player 2009
Best Server 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017

Awards

Tour Champion 2002 (with Misty May-Treanor)
Best Blocker 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014
Best Hitter 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2016
Sportsperson 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012
Best Offensive Player 2007, 2014
Most Outstanding 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014
Most Inspirational 2011, 2012, 2014

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	32	11	3	3	2	6	0	6	0	1	0	US$758,500.00

Previous Long Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Jennifer Kessy - 9th	Did not play
2014	Kerri Walsh Jennings - 1st	April Ross - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	7	4th	560	US$24,000.00
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

Long Beach Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/19/2015	Pool H	Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner, Germany (25, Q10)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:42
Wed, 8/19/2015	Pool H	Carolina Horta / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (24)	Won 21-12, 21-10	0:33
Thu, 8/20/2015	Pool H	Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (9)	Won 22-20, 23-21	0:44
Fri, 8/21/2015	Winner 2	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (20)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:35
Sat, 8/22/2015	Winner 3	Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (4)	Won 18-21, 21-14, 18-16	1:15
Sat, 8/22/2015	Semi-Finals	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (6)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:53
Sun, 8/23/2015	Gold Medal	Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:54

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	8	2	0	2	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	$683,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$55,000.00
Total	32	11	3	3	2	6	0	6	0	1	0	0	$758,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

April Ross												Kerri Walsh Jennings
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$105,200.00	World Championships	7	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$125,500.00
5	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	$46,000.00	World Tour Finals	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$7,500.00
67	13	5	4	5	18	15	3	3	0	$694,950.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	61	27	5	1	3	12	8	4	0	0	$867,600.00
67	12	10	9	3	20	8	3	1	0	$389,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	74	23	12	9	4	8	13	3	1	0	$531,570.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,750.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$13,000.00
151	27	18	15	9	41	27	7	4	0	$1,237,300.00	Total	152	56	20	13	7	21	23	9	1	0	$1,545,170.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2013	FIVB	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$71,500.00	17	2	89.5 %
2014	FIVB	10	4	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	$282,000.00	49	6	89.1 %
2015	FIVB	5	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$91,000.00	22	8	73.3 %
Total	FIVB	18	6	1	1	1	3	0	5	0	1	0	0	$444,500.00	88	16	84.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

April Ross													Kerri Walsh Jennings
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2001	FIVB	9	1	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	$60,500.00
											2002	FIVB	11	5	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	$97,570.00
											2003	FIVB	8	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$126,000.00
											2004	FIVB	8	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$91,000.00
											2005	FIVB	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$131,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,500.00	2006	FIVB	8	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$100,700.00
8	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	$53,050.00	2007	FIVB	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$154,750.00
12	2	1	1	1	5	1	1	0	0	$87,300.00	2008	FIVB	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$79,250.00
12	3	4	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	$139,100.00	2009	FIVB
15	2	1	2	2	3	3	1	1	0	$106,675.00	2010	FIVB	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$19,550.00
14	1	3	3	0	5	1	1	0	0	$115,500.00	2011	FIVB	12	3	4	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	$148,450.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$550.00	2011	FIVB C&S
10	1	1	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	$69,100.00	2012	FIVB	8	2	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	$59,650.00
12	2	1	0	2	1	6	0	0	0	$83,450.00	2013	FIVB	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$35,750.00
10	4	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	$141,000.00	2014	FIVB	10	4	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	$141,000.00
7	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	$59,500.00	2015	FIVB	5	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	$45,500.00
103	16	14	10	7	26	19	5	3	3	$856,725.00	Total	Total	104	50	16	8	4	12	12	2	0	0	$1,291,170.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	116	81.7%	20	14.1%	6	4.2%	136-6	95.8%	25	58.1%	7	16.3%	11	25.6%	25-18	58.1%	116-11	91.3%	45-13	77.6%	3	5	164-29	85.0%
2014-2015	60	84.5%	8	11.3%	3	4.2%	68-3	95.8%	8	47.1%	4	23.5%	5	29.4%	8-9	47.1%	60-5	92.3%	16-7	69.6%	2	5	78-17	82.1%
Against the Field	70	80.5%	12	13.8%	5	5.7%	82-5	94.3%	14	41.2%	5	14.7%	15	44.1%	14-20	41.2%	140-20	87.5%	52-20	72.2%	0	5	96-25	79.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	60	6	0	0	32	10	10	2	0	2	8	2	110	22
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	12	1	4	2	2	0	3	1	42	4
Total	0	0	0	0	89	6	0	0	47	13	14	5	3	2	11	3	164	29

Head to Head Results
Ross/Walsh Jennings lead the series against the field 51-14 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 3-1
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	7	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	21-17, 23-21	0:48
7/27/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Bednarczuk/Seixas	5	21-17, 21-17	0:37
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	21-19, 21-17	0:38
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	4	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	22-20, 21-11	0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/23/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	21-18, 21-16	0:54
Series tied with # 3 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-1
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antonelli/Felisberta	14, Q1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	18-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:52
4/27/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	4	Antonelli/Felisberta	30, Q9	21-11, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 4 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 4-1
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Bansley/Pavan	4	18-21, 21-14, 18-16	1:15
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Bronze Medal	Bansley/Pavan	9	Ross/Walsh Jennings	7	By Forfeit
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool C	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Bansley/Pavan	22	21-19, 21-13	0:36
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool A	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Bansley/Pavan	16	21-15, 21-18	0:38
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Bansley/Pavan	18	21-15, 22-24, 17-15	0:55
Lead the series against # 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-0
7/26/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	21-16, 21-16	0:38
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	13	21-14, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 6 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 3-0
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	6	21-19, 21-17	0:53
10/27/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	21-15, 21-10	0:33
10/13/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	10	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	19-21, 31-29, 15-12	1:05
Lead the series against # 7 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 4-0
4/25/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Bawden/Clancy	5	18-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:46
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Bawden/Clancy	15	21-17, 24-22	0:41
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Bawden/Clancy	15	21-15, 21-15	0:34
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Bawden/Clancy	19	21-9, 16-21, 15-9	0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 6-3
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool H	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	9	22-20, 23-21	0:44
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	13	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	By Forfeit
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	11	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	21-16, 21-17	0:35
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool A	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	17	21-17, 21-16	0:32
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	16	21-14, 21-16	0:32
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	15	21-18, 21-10	0:31
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	14	21-13, 21-14
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	12	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	21-16, 21-18	0:38
10/12/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	10	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	21	18-21, 21-15, 15-13
Lead the series against # 10, Q2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 4-1
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	7	Salgado/Salgado	16, Q2	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:54
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Salgado/Salgado	14	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	By Forfeit
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Salgado/Salgado	17	27-25, 20-22, 15-8	1:03
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Salgado/Salgado	5	21-15, 21-10	0:25
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Ross/Walsh Jennings	10	Salgado/Salgado	7	19-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	5	21-12, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Wang/Yue, China 2-1
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 2	Wang/Yue	12	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:56
4/26/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Bronze Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Wang/Yue	1	13-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:47
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	4	Wang/Yue	9	21-17, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 2-0
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Fendrick/Sweat	19	21-16, 21-14	0:37
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Fendrick/Sweat	11	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	13-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against # 15 Broder/May, Canada 0-1
4/26/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Broder/May	13	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	28-26, 14-21, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 16 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-0
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Brzostek/Wojtasik	31, Q10	21-12, 25-23
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	21	21-8, 21-15	0:29
Lead the series against # 19 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 3-0
7/26/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	21-14, 21-16	0:37
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	21-14, 17-21, 15-10	0:48
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	21	21-17, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # 20 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	21-13, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 21 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-1
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Mader/Zumkehr	17	21-11, 21-12	0:29
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Mader/Zumkehr	9	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	21-19, 21-15	0:39
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Mader/Zumkehr	18	21-13, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 2-0
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool G	Ross/Walsh Jennings	7	Goricanec/Huberli	23	21-15, 21-18	0:37
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Goricanec/Huberli	30, Q15	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:44
Series tied with # 24 Horta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-1
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool H	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Horta/Maestrini	24	21-12, 21-10	0:33
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Horta/Maestrini	30, Q12	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	2-5 Retired	0:06
Lead the series against # 25, Q10 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-0
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool H	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Bieneck/Grossner	25, Q10	21-15, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 29, Q15 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 2-0
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	19	21-13, 21-18	0:31
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool P	Ross/Walsh Jennings	10	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	23	21-19, 21-8	0:31
Trail the series against # Q1 Alves/Lima, Brazil 0-1
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Semi-Finals	Alves/Lima	4, Q1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	7	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q3 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 2-0
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool D	Ross/Walsh Jennings	4	Gallay/Klug	20	22-20, 21-18	0:39
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Gallay/Klug	16	21-11, 16-21, 17-15	0:46
Lead the series against # Q5 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool G	Ross/Walsh Jennings	7	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	26	21-13, 21-17	0:35
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	18	21-16, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # Q17 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 1-0
6/27/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool C	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Braakman/Sinnema	46	21-13, 22-20	0:33