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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals
September 13 - 18, 2016

(1) 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:

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 (46 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

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 Toronto Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/23-28/2016	Long Beach Grand Slam	1	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	8/6-17/2016	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	3	3rd	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2016	Gstaad Major	2	2nd	720	US$43,000.00
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

2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/15/2016	Pool A	Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (9)	Won 21-13, 21-12	0:31
Thu, 9/15/2016	Pool A	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (8)	Won 27-25, 21-19	0:39
Fri, 9/16/2016	Winner 2	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (2)	Lost 18-21, 21-19, 11-15	0:53

Head to Head Results
Ross/Walsh Jennings lead the series against the field 35-8 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 5-2
9/16/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:53
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	18-21, 23-21, 15-11	0:54
6/11/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	21-16, 19-21, 16-14	0:59
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	16-21, 29-27, 15-6	0:56
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
Trail the series against # 3 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 2-4
8/17/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Bronze Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Antunes/Maestrini	1	17-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:50
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	21-18, 21-14	0:33
6/11/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Bronze Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	21-15, 21-17	0:32
5/29/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Antunes/Maestrini	2	22-20, 21-17	0:36
3/20/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	22-20, 21-19	0:39
8/23/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	21-18, 21-16	0:54
Lead the series against # 5 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 4-0
8/27/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Laboureur/Sude	5	21-17, 21-16	0:47
4/24/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Laboureur/Sude	16	21-15, 21-15	0:33
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool A	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Laboureur/Sude	16	21-19, 20-22, 15-10	0:50
4/17/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Bronze Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Laboureur/Sude	15	24-22, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 4-0
8/28/16	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	7	21-16, 21-16	0:50
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Baquerizo/Fernandez	16	21-17, 21-14	0:30
5/21/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	4	21-14, 21-16	0:33
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 # 7 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 4-1
4/16/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Mader/Zumkehr	7	17-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:51
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool G	Ross/Walsh Jennings	10	Mader/Zumkehr	23	18-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:50
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 # 8 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 5-0
9/15/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Pool A	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	8	27-25, 21-19	0:39
8/10/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool C	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Forrer/Verge-Depre	10	21-13, 22-24, 15-12	1:02
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Forrer/Verge-Depre	14	31-29, 21-16	0:45
4/24/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	4	22-20, 21-12	0:33
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 # 9 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 6-0
9/15/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Pool A	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Bawden/Clancy	9	21-13, 21-12	0:31
8/14/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Bawden/Clancy	7	21-14, 21-16	0:38
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 # 10 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 3-0
4/16/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Gallay/Klug	6	21-17, 21-18	0:38
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
Series tied with # 11 Broder/May, Canada 1-1
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Broder/May	15	21-17, 12-21, 15-5	0:39
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 # 12 Giombini/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
8/12/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Giombini/Menegatti	9	21-10, 21-16	0:32