Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Grand Slam Moscow 2009 presented by SEAT
July 13 - 18, 2009
(25, Q6) Bibiana Candelas/Mayra Garcia, Mexico
 
Bibiana Candelas
Mexico / United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 2, 1983 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Mazatlan
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 78
Career Best: 5th (4 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$120,187.50
Mayra Garcia
Mexico
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 16, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Tijuana, BC
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 117
Career Best: 5th (4 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$182,340.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB60000021781513914 US$202,750.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000 US$500.00
Overall61000031781513914 US$203,250.00
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Mayra Garcia - 17th Bibiana Candelas - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 27, Q9 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 34 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open 27 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 21 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2009 Shanghai Open 16 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open 18 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/9-21/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 19 17th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 12 13th 180 US$3,900.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/14/2009 Qualifier 2 Natalja Bratuhhina / Kadri Puri, Estonia (Q22) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Wed, 7/15/2009 Pool H Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (8) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:49
Wed, 7/15/2009 Pool H Anastasia Barsuk / Galina Boyko, Russia (9) Lost 21-18, 20-22, 14-16 1:00
Thu, 7/16/2009 Pool H Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (24) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Candelas/Garcia trail the series against the field 21-22 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 12 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-2
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Candelas/Garcia 34 21-10, 21-15 0:34
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Candelas/Garcia 18 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 30-32, 21-12, 15-11 0:54
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q24 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Akers/Turner, United States 0-1
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Akers/Turner 6 Candelas/Garcia 27, Q9 21-12, 21-17 0:32
Series tied with # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-1
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool J Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Candelas/Garcia 34 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 27 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 24-22, 14-21, 15-9 0:55
Series tied with # 8 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Candelas/Garcia 25, Q6 Holtwick/Semmler 8 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:49
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 11 Candelas/Garcia 27, Q9 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:45
Series tied with # 9 Barsuk/Boyko, Russia 1-1
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Barsuk/Boyko 9 Candelas/Garcia 25, Q6 18-21, 22-20, 16-14 1:00
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Candelas/Garcia 16 Barsuk/Boyko 18, Q2 21-18, 21-15 0:30
Trail the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool F Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Candelas/Garcia 19 21-17, 21-10 0:34
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Candelas/Garcia 32, Q30 21-19, 27-25 0:46
Trail the series against # 12 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-2
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Hakedal/Torlen 13 Candelas/Garcia 27 21-19, 21-12 0:36
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Lucky Loser Hakedal/Torlen 11 Candelas/Garcia 19 20-22, 21-12, 15-11 0:49
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Candelas/Garcia 26 Hakedal/Torlen 10 21-19, 26-24 0:43
Trail the series against # 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Candelas/Garcia 18 21-13, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 15, Q2 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Gioria/Momoli 30, Q6 Candelas/Garcia Q22 21-16, 21-11 0:31
Trail the series against # 16 Huang/Zhang, China 0-2
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool J Huang/Zhang 15 Candelas/Garcia 34 23-25, 24-22, 15-12 0:58
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Huang/Zhang 1 Candelas/Garcia 16 23-21, 20-22, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 22 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 Candelas/Garcia 27, Q9 14-21, 21-17, 15-5 0:48
Lead the series against # 23 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 12 Jursone/Minusa 21 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:47
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Candelas/Garcia 23 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 19-21, 22-20, 17-15 0:58
Trail the series against # 24 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-3
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Petrova/Skalnikova 24 Candelas/Garcia 25, Q6 21-18, 21-17 0:38
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Candelas/Garcia 27, Q9 Petrova/Skalnikova 22, Q3 21-19, 21-16 0:40
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Petrova/Skalnikova 22 Candelas/Garcia 27 21-18, 21-23, 16-14 0:53
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q23 Petrova/Skalnikova Q10 21-18, 21-16 0:36
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Petrova/Skalnikova 30, Q3 Candelas/Garcia Q30 21-12, 17-21, 22-20 0:52
Trail the series against # 26 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q21 Candelas/Garcia 14 21-19, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Jensen/Palmer, Australia 1-0
7/7/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 27, Q9 Jensen/Palmer Q8 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 28 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 9 Candelas/Garcia 16 21-11, 17-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 29, Q4 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool J Candelas/Garcia 34 Nystrom/Nystrom 39 21-15, 21-13 0:33
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 16-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:50
Lead the series against # 30 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Candelas/Garcia 23 Prokopeva/Ukolova 10 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against Borger/Brink-Abeler, Germany 0-1
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Borger/Brink-Abeler 28, Q5 Candelas/Garcia 21 21-19, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 3 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 Salgado/Salgado Q1 21-16, 25-27, 15-6 0:59
Lead the series against # Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-1
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Martins/Santanna 17 Candelas/Garcia 18 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:45
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Candelas/Garcia 12 Martins/Santanna 11 23-21, 21-18 0:42
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Candelas/Garcia 26 Martins/Santanna 23, Q5 19-21, 21-14, 15-6 0:43
Lead the series against # Q13 Boulton/Johns, England 2-0
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 16 Boulton/Johns 17 21-17, 21-19 0:31
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 Boulton/Johns Q17 21-13, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # Q16 Jirak/Rimser, Austria 1-0
7/7/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Candelas/Garcia 27, Q9 Jirak/Rimser Q24 21-19, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # Q22 Bratuhhina/Puri, Estonia 1-0
7/14/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 25, Q6 Bratuhhina/Puri Q22 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # Q23 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-0
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Candelas/Garcia 17, Q11 Urban/Wiatr Q27 18-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:47