Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Moscow Grand Slam
May 24 - 29, 2016
(3) 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Jennifer Kessy - 9th Did not play
2009 Jennifer Kessy - 9th Did not play
2010 Jennifer Kessy - 2nd Did not play
2011 Did not play Misty May-Treanor - 1st
2012 Jennifer Kessy - 5th Misty May-Treanor - 2nd
2014 Kerri Walsh Jennings - 1st April Ross - 1st
2015 Kerri Walsh Jennings - 17th April Ross - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/17-21/2016 Cincinnati Open 1 1st 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 4/20-24/2016 Fuzhou Open 1 1st 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 4/13-17/2016 Xiamen Open 1 3rd 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 2 2nd 450 US$8,000.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/25/2016 Pool C Nadezda Makroguzova / Olga Motrich, Russia (30) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:43
Wed, 5/25/2016 Pool C Duda Lisboa / Elize Maia, Brazil (19, Q1) Won 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:49
Thu, 5/26/2016 Pool C Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (14) Won 31-29, 21-16 0:45
Fri, 5/27/2016 Winner 2 Yulia Abalakina / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (29) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:31
Sat, 5/28/2016 Winner 3 Duda Lisboa / Elize Maia, Brazil (19, Q1) Won 21-10, 21-15 0:28
Sat, 5/28/2016 Semi-Finals Juliana Felisberta / Taiana Lima, Brazil (6) Won 21-16, 22-20 0:37
Sun, 5/29/2016 Gold Medal Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:36
Head to Head Results
Ross/Walsh Jennings lead the series against the field 74-15 (Lead 28 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 1-2
5/29/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Antunes/Maestrini 2 22-20, 21-17 0:36
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 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 4-0
3/12/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 16-21, 29-27, 15-6 0:56
8/22/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 6 21-19, 21-17 0:53
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
Lead the series against # 5 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 4-1
8/22/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Bansley/Pavan 4 18-21, 21-14, 18-16 1:15
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 # 6 Felisberta/Lima, Brazil 1-0
5/28/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Felisberta/Lima 6 21-16, 22-20 0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-1
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool G Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 21-19, 23-21 0:41
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 # 8 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 3-0
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Birlova/Ukolova 17 21-13, 19-21, 22-20 0:54
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 # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-0
5/21/16FIVBCincinnati Open Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 4 21-14, 21-16 0:33
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 5 21-12, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 14 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 3-0
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Forrer/Verge-Depre 14 31-29, 21-16 0:45
4/24/16FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Forrer/Verge-Depre 4 22-20, 21-12 0:33
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 # 15 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 # 16 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 4-1
4/16/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Mader/Zumkehr 7 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:51
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
Trail the series against # 17 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
Series tied with # 18 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 # 19, Q1 Lisboa/Maia, Brazil 3-0
5/28/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Lisboa/Maia 19, Q1 21-10, 21-15 0:28
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Lisboa/Maia 19, Q1 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:49
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Lisboa/Maia 15, Q1 23-21, 21-8 0:32
Lead the series against # 20 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 3-0
4/16/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Gallay/Klug 6 21-17, 21-18 0:38
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 # 22 Capers/Kessy, United States 1-0
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Capers/Kessy 12 21-10, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 23, Q2 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 # 24, Q4 Artacho/Laird, Australia 1-0
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Artacho/Laird 27 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 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 # 27, Q8 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 # 28, Q10 Carico/Ross, United States 2-1
5/20/16FIVBCincinnati Open Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Carico/Ross 20, Q1 21-13, 19-21, 15-7 0:41
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Carico/Ross 27, Q9 21-16, 24-22 0:38
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 # 29 Abalakina/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
5/27/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Abalakina/Syrtseva 29 21-14, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 30 Makroguzova/Motrich, Russia 1-0
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Makroguzova/Motrich 30 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:43
Lead the series against # 31, Q14 Barsuk/Moiseeva, Russia 1-0
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Barsuk/Moiseeva 32, Q10 21-13, 21-7 0:33
Lead the series against # Q3 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 3-0
4/24/16FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Laboureur/Sude 16 21-15, 21-15 0:33
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Laboureur/Sude 16 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 0:50
4/17/16FIVBXiamen Open Bronze Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Laboureur/Sude 15 24-22, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # Q7 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
4/17/16FIVBXiamen Open Semi-Finals Hansel/Schwaiger 29, Q6 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 9-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # Q9 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 5-0
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Nestarcova/Pridalova 17 21-17, 22-20 0:35
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 # Q11 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 # 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