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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
September 8 - 13, 2015

(6) 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:

Tournaments:

101

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Antalya 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$112,762.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	37	0	1	0	1	3	0	12	0	10	5	1	3	1	US$160,625.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$750.00
Overall	38	0	1	0	1	3	0	12	1	10	5	1	3	1	US$161,375.00

Previous Sochi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	27, Q7	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	Q6	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	27, Q6	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	28, Q4	17th	240	US$7,000.00
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

Sochi Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/9/2015	Pool F	Milena Matic / Marija Milosevic, Serbia (27)	Won 21-12, 21-9	0:33
Wed, 9/9/2015	Pool F	Martina Jakubsova / Diana Zolnercikova, Czech Republic (22)	Won 21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:45
Thu, 9/10/2015	Pool F	Yulia Abalakina / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (11)	Lost 21-16, 18-21, 10-15	0:55
Fri, 9/11/2015	Winner 1	Laura Giombini / Giulia Toti, Italy (10)	Won 21-8, 21-18	0:33
Fri, 9/11/2015	Winner 2	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (1)	Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:00
Fri, 9/11/2015	Winner 3	Yulia Abalakina / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (11)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:43
Sat, 9/12/2015	Semi-Finals	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (3)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:38
Sun, 9/13/2015	Bronze Medal	Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (5)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:44

Head to Head Results
Lahti/Lehtonen lead the series against the field 12-9 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-1
9/11/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	6	Birlova/Ukolova	1	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:00
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	21	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-1
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool F	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	11	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q7	21-17, 21-13	0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
9/12/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Semi-Finals	Forrer/Verge-Depre	3	Lahti/Lehtonen	6	21-16, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Wang/Yue, China 0-3
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool G	Wang/Yue	10	Lahti/Lehtonen	26, Q7	21-19, 21-14	0:37
10/11/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 2	Wang/Yue	1	Lahti/Lehtonen	10	21-19, 21-15	0:35
5/31/12	FIVB C&S	Seoul Challenger	Winner 2	Wang/Yue	6	Lahti/Lehtonen	22	21-17, 21-11	0:32
Trail the series against # 5 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-2
9/13/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Bronze Medal	Mader/Zumkehr	5	Lahti/Lehtonen	6	21-18, 21-18	0:44
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool A	Mader/Zumkehr	1	Lahti/Lehtonen	16	21-19, 25-23	0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Giombini/Toti, Italy 2-0
9/11/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 1	Lahti/Lehtonen	6	Giombini/Toti	10	21-8, 21-18	0:33
7/7/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Qualifier 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q4	Giombini/Toti	Q13	21-17, 21-14	0:37
Series tied with # 11 Abalakina/Syrtseva, Russia 1-1
9/11/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 3	Lahti/Lehtonen	6	Abalakina/Syrtseva	11	21-18, 21-18	0:43
9/10/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool F	Abalakina/Syrtseva	11	Lahti/Lehtonen	6	16-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:55
Lead the series against # 14 Lobato/Soria, Spain 1-0
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Lahti/Lehtonen	10	Lobato/Soria	18	21-9, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 2-0
6/2/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Qualifier 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	Mizoe/Nishibori	Q7	21-11, 21-13	0:38
12/11/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool B	Lahti/Lehtonen	2	Mizoe/Nishibori	15	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 17 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/21/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q6	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	Q11	21-18, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Navarro/Ribera, Spain 1-0
10/9/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool G	Lahti/Lehtonen	10	Navarro/Ribera	23, Q4	21-12, 17-21, 23-21	0:57
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Lece/Ozolina, Latvia 1-0
5/26/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q8	Lece/Ozolina	Q25	21-13, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 22 Jakubsova/Zolnercikova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/9/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool F	Lahti/Lehtonen	6	Jakubsova/Zolnercikova	22	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:45
Lead the series against # 27 Matic/Milosevic, Serbia 1-0
9/9/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool F	Lahti/Lehtonen	6	Matic/Milosevic	27	21-12, 21-9	0:33