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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Puerto Vallarta Open
October 7 - 11, 2015

(9) Taru Lahti/Riikka Lehtonen, Finland

Taru Lahti-Liukkonen
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 9, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tampere

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

131

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$222,515.00

Riikka Lehtonen
Finland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 24, 1979 (47 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$123,592.69

Awards

Top Rookie 2015

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
CEV	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	US$4,807.80
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	45	0	1	0	1	4	0	14	1	11	8	1	3	1	US$166,182.80

Previous Puerto Vallarta Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/8-13/2015	Sochi Open	6	4th	350	US$4,500.00
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
CEV	7/28-8/1/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	16	25th	120	€ 500.00
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
CEV	6/16-20/2015	1st European Games	12	9th	160	€ 0.00
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

Puerto Vallarta Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/8/2015	Pool H	Rimke Braakman / Jolien Sinnema, Netherlands (24, Q3)	Lost 13-21, 15-21	0:36
Thu, 10/8/2015	Pool H	Laura Giombini / Agata Zuccarelli, Italy (25, Q5)	Lost 15-21, 20-22	0:37
Fri, 10/9/2015	Pool H	Bibiana Candelas / Ana Rios, Mexico (8)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:44
Fri, 10/9/2015	Winner 1	Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (13)	Lost 21-19, 13-21, 13-15	0:49

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	4	4	4	$106,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	17	0	1	0	1	3	0	4	0	6	1	1	$41,625.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00
Confederation Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$1,500.00
Total	41	0	1	0	1	3	0	12	1	10	8	5	$162,875.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Taru Lahti												Riikka Lehtonen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	$14,900.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
41	0	0	0	0	2	11	17	5	6	$88,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	5	5	$61,000.00
55	1	3	1	2	10	16	15	5	2	$91,112.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	37	0	1	0	1	4	4	13	7	7	$40,812.50
6	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$7,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	$4,550.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$375.00	Challenger	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$725.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
13	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	7	0	$8,750.00	Confederation Championship	9	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	4	0	$5,625.00
124	3	4	2	3	14	33	36	18	11	$210,737.50	Total	77	0	1	0	1	6	19	21	16	13	$118,387.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2011	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2012	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00	0	3	0.0 %
2012	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00	2	2	50.0 %
2012	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2014	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	$4,000.00	5	6	45.5 %
2014	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	$2,750.00	7	8	46.7 %
2015	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	3	2	1	$55,075.00	31	25	55.4 %
2015	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$500.00	3	4	42.9 %
2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,200.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	19	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	0	4	3	5	$62,275.00	37	38	49.3 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	CEV	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	0	$3,250.00	11	13	45.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Taru Lahti													Riikka Lehtonen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00
											2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2010	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2011	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	$4,800.00	2012	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$375.00	2012	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$375.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2012	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2013	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$250.00	2013	CEV
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	$2,000.00	2014	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$1,375.00	2014	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$1,375.00
11	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	2	1	$27,537.50	2015	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	2	1	$27,537.50
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$250.00	2015	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00	2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00
33	0	0	0	2	3	9	6	6	7	$37,287.50	Total	Total	31	0	0	0	1	2	10	5	6	7	$34,662.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	55	67.9%	10	12.3%	16	19.8%	65-16	80.2%	18	22.8%	16	20.3%	45	57.0%	18-61	22.8%	55-45	55.0%	28-32	46.7%	0	0	83-77	51.9%
2015-2016	45	70.3%	7	10.9%	12	18.8%	52-12	81.3%	17	28.3%	10	16.7%	33	55.0%	17-43	28.3%	45-33	57.7%	24-22	52.2%	0	0	69-55	55.6%
Against the Field	14	53.8%	5	19.2%	7	26.9%	19-7	73.1%	9	34.6%	4	15.4%	13	50.0%	9-17	34.6%	28-26	51.9%	28-22	56.0%	0	0	28-24	53.8%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	14	4	18	24	0	0	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	38
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	1	27	16	0	0	12	14	1	1	0	1	0	1	42	35
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
Total	0	0	16	5	50	49	0	0	19	27	1	1	0	1	0	1	87	86

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 14-14 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-2
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q6	21-10, 21-17	0:32
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q4	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	24-22, 14-21, 16-14	0:53
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:52
Trail the series against # 2 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q8	21-18, 21-19	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 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
Series tied with # 6 Matauatu/Pata, Vanuatu 1-1
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool F	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q7	Matauatu/Pata	22, Q4	17-21, 22-20, 15-8	0:49
4/25/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Matauatu/Pata	29, Q11	Lahti/Lehtonen	14	22-20, 21-17	0:35
Series tied with # 7 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-1
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Lahti/Lehtonen	14	Laboureur/Sude	3	21-16, 21-13	0:36
9/11/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Pool C	Laboureur/Sude	3	Lahti/Lehtonen	11, Q2	21-17, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Candelas/Rios, Mexico 1-0
10/9/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool H	Lahti/Lehtonen	9	Candelas/Rios	8	21-15, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 10 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
6/9/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Qualifier 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	26, Q7	van Gestel/van der Vlist	Q23	27-29, 21-19, 15-12	1:00
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-2
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Bieneck/Grossner	31, Q12	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q4	11-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:50
5/26/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q8	Bieneck/Grossner	Q9	21-16, 21-17	0:38
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool A	Bieneck/Grossner	17, Q1	Lahti/Lehtonen	16	16-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-1
10/9/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 1	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	13	Lahti/Lehtonen	9	19-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:49
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	19	21-15, 21-14	0:37
5/23/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	16	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	6	21-16, 22-20	0:38
Trail the series against # 15 Horta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 1	Horta/Maestrini	28, Q6	Lahti/Lehtonen	16	18-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:50
Lead the series against # 17 Kjolberg/Kongshavn, Norway 1-0
5/30/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Contender 2	Lahti/Lehtonen	13, Q10	Kjolberg/Kongshavn	10	21-14, 21-17	0:35
Series tied with # 20 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-1
7/28/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	17	Lahti/Lehtonen	16	21-14, 23-21	0:43
5/31/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Contender 3	Lahti/Lehtonen	13, Q10	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	9	21-16, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Brunner/Eiholzer, Switzerland 1-0
5/21/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool A	Lahti/Lehtonen	16	Brunner/Eiholzer	32, Q28	21-16, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 23 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
Trail the series against # 24, Q3 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 0-1
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool H	Braakman/Sinnema	24, Q3	Lahti/Lehtonen	9	21-13, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 25, Q5 Giombini/Zuccarelli, Italy 0-1
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool H	Giombini/Zuccarelli	25, Q5	Lahti/Lehtonen	9	21-15, 22-20	0:37
Lead the series against # Q11 Jakubsova/Zolnercikova, Czechia 1-0
9/9/15	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool F	Lahti/Lehtonen	6	Jakubsova/Zolnercikova	22	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:45