Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Vitória Open
March 15 - 20, 2016
(2) 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 Vitória Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Did not play Misty May-Treanor - 2nd
2006 Did not play Misty May-Treanor - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 8 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 9/2-6/2015 Rio Open 6 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/25-29/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 10 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 8 2nd 720 US$43,000.00
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
Vitória Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 3/16/2016 Pool B Lena Plesiutschnig / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (31) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:31
Wed, 3/16/2016 Pool B Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (18) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Thu, 3/17/2016 Pool B Duda Lisboa / Elize Maia, Brazil (15, Q1) Won 23-21, 21-8 0:32
Fri, 3/18/2016 Winner 2 Jennifer Fopma / Brittany Hochevar, United States (28, Q8) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Sat, 3/19/2016 Winner 3 Maria Antonelli / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (10) Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
Sat, 3/19/2016 Semi-Finals Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (17) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:32
Sun, 3/20/2016 Gold Medal Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 20-22, 19-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Ross/Walsh Jennings lead the series against the field 52-11 (Lead 22 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
3/20/16FIVBVitória Open Gold Medal Antunes/Maestrini 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 22-20, 21-19 0:39
8/23/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Gold Medal Antunes/Maestrini 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 21-18, 21-16 0:54
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 5 Borger/Buthe, Germany 4-1
3/12/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Borger/Buthe 10 9-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:45
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 # 6 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 3-0
3/13/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Brzostek/Wojtasik 12 21-15, 21-13 0:31
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 # 7 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 3-0
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Fendrick/Sweat 9 21-17, 21-17 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 8 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 6-3
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool H Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 9 22-20, 23-21 0:44
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 # 9 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Forrer/Verge-Depre 20 21-13, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Antonelli/Maestrini, Brazil 2-0
3/19/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Antonelli/Maestrini 10 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Antonelli/Maestrini 11 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-1
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool G Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Mader/Zumkehr 23 18-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:50
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 # 15, Q1 Lisboa/Maia, Brazil 1-0
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Lisboa/Maia 15, Q1 23-21, 21-8 0:32
Series tied with # 17 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
3/19/16FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Holtwick/Semmler 17 21-19, 21-16 0:32
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 # 18 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Birlova/Ukolova 18 21-14, 21-14 0:33
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Birlova/Ukolova 24 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 3-0
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 25, Q2 22-24, 21-19, 15-8 0:55
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
Trail the series against # 20 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 3 van Gestel/van der Vlist 29, Q12 Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 15-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:39
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 24, Q2 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 4-0
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Nestarcova/Pridalova 25 21-15, 21-19 0:35
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 # 25, Q4 Xia/Xue, China 2-0
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Xia/Xue 17 By Forfeit  
4/27/14FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 4 Xia/Xue 1 14-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-0
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q7 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Fopma/Hochevar, United States 2-0
3/18/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Fopma/Hochevar 28, Q8 21-17, 21-14 0:34
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool G Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Fopma/Hochevar 26, Q6 21-7, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 31 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 2-0
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 31 21-11, 21-15 0:31
9/4/15FIVBRio Open Pool F Ross/Walsh Jennings 6 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 18 21-16, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q3 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-0
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool H Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Bieneck/Grossner 25, Q10 21-15, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # Q5 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 1-0
4/24/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Agudo/Pazo 18 21-9, 21-11 0:28
Trail the series against # Q11 Carico/Ross, United States 0-1
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Winner 1 Carico/Ross 16 Ross/Walsh Jennings 6 21-12, 18-21, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # Q15 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 1-0
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Braakman/Sinnema 46 21-13, 22-20 0:33