Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Major
July 5 - 9, 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 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
2015 Kerri Walsh Jennings - 4th April Ross - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-11/2016 Major Hamburg 3 4th 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 5/24-29/2016 Moscow Grand Slam 3 1st 800 US$57,000.00
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
Gstaad Major Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/6/2016 Pool B Nicole Eiholzer / Dunja Gerson, Switzerland (31, Q13) Won 23-21, 21-11 0:38
Wed, 7/6/2016 Pool B Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat, United States (15) Lost 21-15, 19-21, 13-15 0:50
Thu, 7/7/2016 Pool B Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (18) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Fri, 7/8/2016 Winner 2 Lane Carico / Summer Ross, United States (26, Q6) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:31
Fri, 7/8/2016 Winner 3 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (18) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:33
Sat, 7/9/2016 Semi-Finals Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (3) Won 18-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:54
Sat, 7/9/2016 Gold Medal Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Ross/Walsh Jennings lead the series against the field 72-19 (Lead 23 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 1-4
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Gold Medal Antunes/Maestrini 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 21-18, 21-14 0:33
6/11/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Bronze Medal Antunes/Maestrini 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 21-15, 21-17 0:32
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 # 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 5-1
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 18-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:54
6/11/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 21-16, 19-21, 16-14 0:59
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 # 4 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 5-1
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Bansley/Pavan 5 21-17, 21-19 0:34
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 # 5 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 # 6 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 # 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 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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 7-3
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 14 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:48
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 # 12 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 3-0
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Baquerizo/Fernandez 16 21-17, 21-14 0:30
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 # 13 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 # 14, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 15 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 3-1
7/6/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool B Fendrick/Sweat 15 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:50
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 # 16 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
Series tied with # 17 Broder/May, Canada 1-1
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Broder/May 15 21-17, 12-21, 15-5 0:39
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 # 18 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-1
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-17, 21-17 0:33
7/7/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-17, 21-15 0:34
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
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 20 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 # 21, Q2 Antonelli/Maestrini, Brazil 2-1
6/8/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool C Antonelli/Maestrini 19 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 21-12, 13-21, 20-18 0:47
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 # 23 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
Lead the series against # 25 Wang/Yue, China 3-1
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Wang/Yue 16 21-12, 21-15 0:31
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 # 26, Q6 Carico/Ross, United States 3-1
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Carico/Ross 26, Q6 21-14, 21-12 0:31
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 # 27, Q7 Mersmann/Schneider, Germany 3-0
6/8/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Mersmann/Schneider 30, Q6 22-20, 21-11 0:31
5/20/16FIVBCincinnati Open Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Mersmann/Schneider 17 21-15, 21-13 0:27
5/19/16FIVBCincinnati Open Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Mersmann/Schneider 17 21-16, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Eiholzer/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Eiholzer/Gerson 31, Q13 23-21, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against # Q5 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