Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Major Series
July 6 - 11, 2015
(28, Q4) Taru Lahti/Riikka Lehtonen, Finland
 
Taru Lahti-Liukkonen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 9, 1992 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Tampere
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 101
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$178,815.25
Riikka Lehtonen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 24, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Kangasrla
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 68
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Antalya 2016)
Career Winnings: US$112,762.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB37010130120105131 US$160,625.00
FIVB C&S10000000100000 US$750.00
Overall38010130121105131 US$161,375.00
Previous Gstaad Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 26, Q7 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2015 Porec Major Series 28, Q10 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 27, Q8 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2015 Prague Open 16 5th 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 5/11-17/2015 Lucerne Open 16 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2015 Fuzhou Open 14 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 12/9-14/2014 Mangaung Open 2 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/8-12/2014 Xiamen Open 10 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/19-23/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q12 33rd 80 US$0.00
Gstaad Major Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/7/2015 Qualifier 1 Elena Petrovicova / Jana Sindlerova, Slovakia (Q29) Won 21-10, 21-11 0:30
Tue, 7/7/2015 Qualifier 2 Laura Giombini / Giulia Toti, Italy (Q13) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Wed, 7/8/2015 Pool E Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (5) Won 21-19, 23-21 0:41
Wed, 7/8/2015 Pool E Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (12) Won 24-22, 14-21, 16-14 0:53
Thu, 7/9/2015 Pool E Emily Capers / Jennifer Kessy, United States (21) Lost 15-21, 21-17, 11-15 0:51
Fri, 7/10/2015 Winner 1 Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner, Germany (31, Q12) Lost 21-11, 18-21, 13-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Lahti/Lehtonen trail the series against the field 13-17 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 23-21, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q4 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 21-19, 23-21 0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool A Mader/Zumkehr 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 21-19, 25-23 0:50
Trail the series against # 9 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 0-1
5/23/15FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Bansley/Pavan 7 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 13-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # 10 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q8 Borger/Buthe 11 19-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:56
Series tied with # 12 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-1
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 24-22, 14-21, 16-14 0:53
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 21-19, 19-21, 15-8 0:52
Trail the series against # 13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q8 21-18, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Wang/Yue, China 0-3
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool G Wang/Yue 10 Lahti/Lehtonen 26, Q7 21-19, 21-14 0:37
10/11/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Wang/Yue 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 10 21-19, 21-15 0:35
5/31/12FIVB C&SSeoul Challenger Winner 2 Wang/Yue 6 Lahti/Lehtonen 22 21-17, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # 18 Broder/May, Canada 0-2
8/19/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Broder/May 28, Q5 Lahti/Lehtonen Q12 21-16, 21-19 0:37
6/1/12FIVB C&SSeoul Challenger Contender 3 Broder/May 13 Lahti/Lehtonen 22 23-21, 17-21, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against # 19 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-0
4/24/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Lahti/Lehtonen 14 Laboureur/Sude 3 21-16, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 20 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Birlova/Ukolova 21 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 21 Capers/Kessy, United States 0-2
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Capers/Kessy 21 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q4 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 0:51
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Capers/Kessy 22 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q8 21-17, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 23 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 0-1
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool G Goricanec/Huberli 23 Lahti/Lehtonen 26, Q7 21-17, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Matauatu/Pata, Vanuatu 0-1
4/25/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Matauatu/Pata 29, Q11 Lahti/Lehtonen 14 22-20, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 26 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 19 21-15, 21-14 0:37
5/23/15FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 6 21-16, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 2-0
6/2/15FIVBPorec Major Series Qualifier 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 Mizoe/Nishibori Q7 21-11, 21-13 0:38
12/11/14FIVBMangaung Open Pool B Lahti/Lehtonen 2 Mizoe/Nishibori 15 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 31, Q12 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-2
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 1 Bieneck/Grossner 31, Q12 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q4 11-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
5/26/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q8 Bieneck/Grossner Q9 21-16, 21-17 0:38
5/13/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool A Bieneck/Grossner 17, Q1 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 16-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:52
Lead the series against # Q13 Giombini/Toti, Italy 1-0
7/7/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q4 Giombini/Toti Q13 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q14 Brunner/Eiholzer, Switzerland 1-0
5/21/15FIVBPrague Open Pool A Lahti/Lehtonen 16 Brunner/Eiholzer 32, Q28 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q25 Rosko/Tadic, Croatia 1-0
5/13/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool A Lahti/Lehtonen 16 Rosko/Tadic 32 21-4, 21-12 0:27
Lead the series against # Q29 Petrovicova/Sindlerova, Slovakia 1-0
7/7/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q4 Petrovicova/Sindlerova Q29 21-10, 21-11 0:30