Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Sanya Open Presented by Olympic Bay
October 27 - November 1, 2009
(17) 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 Sanya Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 22, Q8 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 33 9th 320 US$6,600.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 25, Q6 25th 80 US$3,500.00
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
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/29/2009 Winner 1 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (16) Lost 12-21, 14-21 0:32
Thu, 10/29/2009 Contender 1 Varapatsorn Radarong / Tanarattha Udomchavee, Thailand (32) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:32
Fri, 10/30/2009 Contender 2 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (2) Lost 18-21, 23-25 0:45
Head to Head Results
Candelas/Garcia trail the series against the field 10-20 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-3
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Candelas/Garcia 17 21-18, 25-23 0:45
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Candelas/Garcia 22, Q8 21-14, 21-15 0:36
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
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 5 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-2
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 Candelas/Garcia 22, Q8 21-13, 21-9 0:29
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Candelas/Garcia 18 21-13, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 12 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 # 13 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-3
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 12 Candelas/Garcia 21 15-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:46
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 12 Candelas/Garcia 23 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 19 Candelas/Garcia 14 22-20, 14-21, 15-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 16 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-3
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 16 Candelas/Garcia 17 21-12, 21-14 0:32
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 3 Gioria/Momoli 16 Candelas/Garcia 33 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:48
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Gioria/Momoli 30, Q6 Candelas/Garcia Q22 21-16, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 28, Q3 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 # 29, Q5 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 # 30, Q10 Herrera/Reyes, Mexico 1-0
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Candelas/Garcia 18 Herrera/Reyes 31, Q10 21-16, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 32 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Candelas/Garcia 17 Radarong/Udomchavee 32 21-14, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against # Q12 Kulna/Phokongploy, Thailand 1-0
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 32, Q30 Kulna/Phokongploy Q19 21-17, 21-16 0:34