Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 17 - 22, 2010
(24) 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 Rome Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 20 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open 18 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 11/3-8/2009 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT 21 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2009 Sanya Open 17 17th 120 US$2,800.00
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
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/18/2010 Pool H Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (9) Lost 17-21, 21-12, 8-15 0:50
Wed, 5/19/2010 Pool H Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (8) Lost 15-21, 20-22 0:40
Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool H Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (25, Q12) Won 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:53
Head to Head Results
Candelas/Garcia trail the series against the field 21-26 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-2
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Candelas/Garcia 33 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 27-25, 21-14 0:43
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 # 4 Akers/Turner, United States 0-2
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Akers/Turner 4 Candelas/Garcia 20 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Akers/Turner 6 Candelas/Garcia 27, Q9 21-12, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 6 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-0
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Candelas/Garcia 22, Q8 Salgado/Salgado 11, Q1 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:54
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 3 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 Salgado/Salgado Q1 21-16, 25-27, 15-6 0:59
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-3
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool H Schwaiger/Schwaiger 8 Candelas/Garcia 24 21-15, 22-20 0:40
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 # 9 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-1
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool H Cicolari/Menegatti 9 Candelas/Garcia 24 21-17, 12-21, 15-8 0:50
Trail the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 0-1
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 Candelas/Garcia 18 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 13 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 20 Prokopeva/Ukolova 13 21-11, 19-21, 15-8 0:44
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Candelas/Garcia 23 Prokopeva/Ukolova 10 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Candelas/Garcia 21 21-14, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 19 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-4
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 19, Q1 Candelas/Garcia 20 21-17, 21-10 0:33
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
Series tied with # 20 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 # 21 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 # 25, Q12 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool H Candelas/Garcia 24 Baquerizo/Fernandez 25, Q12 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:53
Lead the series against # 26, Q9 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
11/6/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 2 Candelas/Garcia 21 Meppelink/Wesselink 27, Q4 21-12, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q3 Kongshavn/Torlen, Norway 1-0
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 18 Kongshavn/Torlen 15 21-16, 21-10 0:33
Lead the series against # 30, Q16 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 # 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 # Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-0
7/28/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Candelas/Garcia 22, Q8 Nystrom/Nystrom Q9 21-8, 21-19 0:32
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 # Q13 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 3-0
7/21/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 33 Jursone/Minusa 32 25-23, 21-14 0:45
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 # Q21 Fitzgerald/Niles, United States 0-1
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Fitzgerald/Niles 31, Q25 Candelas/Garcia 18 21-15, 21-12 0:29