Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Moscow Grand Slam
May 24 - 29, 2016
(25, Q5) 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$178,190.25
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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Riikka Lehtonen - 17th Taru Lahti - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/10-14/2016 Antalya Open 15 2nd 450 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2016 Sochi Open 14 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 4/20-24/2016 Fuzhou Open 20 5th 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 4/13-17/2016 Xiamen Open 19 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 26, Q6 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 29, Q7 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open 24 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 10/20-24/2015 Antalya Open 9 5th 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2015 Puerto Vallarta Open 9 17th 180 US$1,200.00
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
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/24/2016 Qualifier 2 Greta Cicolari / Indre Sorokaite, Italy (Q21) Won 21-9, 21-10 0:27
Wed, 5/25/2016 Pool H Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (8) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:36
Wed, 5/25/2016 Pool H Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (9) Won 12-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:44
Thu, 5/26/2016 Pool H Mariafe Artacho / Nicole Laird, Australia (24, Q4) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Fri, 5/27/2016 Winner 1 Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (15) Won 25-27, 23-21, 21-19 1:16
Fri, 5/27/2016 Winner 2 Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (16) Lost 14-21, 21-16, 14-16 0:46
Head to Head Results
Lahti/Lehtonen trail the series against the field 30-39 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 14 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q7 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:52
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-4
5/14/16FIVBAntalya Open Gold Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 15 23-21, 21-16 0:39
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Lahti/Lehtonen 29, Q7 16-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:54
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q6 21-10, 21-17 0:32
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 # 5 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 0-2
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool F Bansley/Pavan 6 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q6 21-18, 21-15 0:38
5/23/15FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Bansley/Pavan 7 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 13-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # 7 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 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-3
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Birlova/Ukolova 8 Lahti/Lehtonen 25, Q5 21-14, 21-19 0:36
2/26/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 20 Lahti/Lehtonen 24 21-13, 21-19 0:43
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 Birlova/Ukolova 1 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:00
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Birlova/Ukolova 21 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 1-0
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Lahti/Lehtonen 25, Q5 Bawden/Clancy 9 12-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 10 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-1
5/13/16FIVBAntalya Open Winner 3 Lahti/Lehtonen 15 Borger/Buthe 2 16-21, 23-21, 16-14 0:55
5/12/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool B Borger/Buthe 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 15 21-14, 21-18 0:36
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q8 Borger/Buthe 11 19-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:56
Trail the series against # 11 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 0-2
5/6/16FIVBSochi Open Winner 1 Brzostek/Wojtasik 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 14 21-19, 21-17 0:36
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool H Brzostek/Wojtasik 8 Lahti/Lehtonen 24 21-13, 18-21, 15-10 0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 3-0
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 20 Fendrick/Sweat 3 13-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:47
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool C Lahti/Lehtonen 19 Fendrick/Sweat 3 16-21, 21-19, 15-4 0:52
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool G Lahti/Lehtonen 26, Q6 Fendrick/Sweat 7 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-3
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Forrer/Verge-Depre 4 Lahti/Lehtonen 20 16-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:45
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool D Forrer/Verge-Depre 20 Lahti/Lehtonen 29, Q7 21-14, 21-10 0:35
9/12/15FIVBSochi Open Semi-Finals Forrer/Verge-Depre 3 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Series tied with # 15 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 2-2
5/27/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 25, Q5 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 15 25-27, 23-21, 21-19 1:16
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool C Menegatti/Orsi Toth 3 Lahti/Lehtonen 14 21-19, 14-21, 15-10 0:51
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool D Lahti/Lehtonen 29, Q7 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 13 19-21, 21-19, 18-16 1:05
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool F Menegatti/Orsi Toth 11 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q7 21-17, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 16 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-4
5/27/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Mader/Zumkehr 16 Lahti/Lehtonen 25, Q5 21-14, 16-21, 16-14 0:46
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Mader/Zumkehr 10 Lahti/Lehtonen 20 13-21, 26-24, 15-13 0:55
9/13/15FIVBSochi Open Bronze Medal Mader/Zumkehr 5 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 21-18, 21-18 0:44
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool A Mader/Zumkehr 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 21-19, 25-23 0:50
Trail the series against # 17 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
Trail the series against # 18 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
Series tied with # 20 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-1
5/14/16FIVBAntalya Open Semi-Finals Lahti/Lehtonen 15 Gallay/Klug 6 25-23, 21-14 0:43
10/23/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 3 Gallay/Klug 3 Lahti/Lehtonen 9 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Matauatu/Pata, Vanuatu 3-1
5/13/16FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 15 Matauatu/Pata 9 21-19, 22-24, 15-10 0:55
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Lahti/Lehtonen 20 Matauatu/Pata 13 16-21, 21-16, 15-6 0:45
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool F Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q7 Matauatu/Pata 22, Q4 17-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:49
4/25/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Matauatu/Pata 29, Q11 Lahti/Lehtonen 14 22-20, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 22 Capers/Kessy, United States 0-4
3/18/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Capers/Kessy 14 Lahti/Lehtonen 26, Q6 31-29, 21-18 0:49
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool F Capers/Kessy 22 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q6 21-12, 21-16 0:36
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
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 2-0
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool C Lahti/Lehtonen 19 van Gestel/van der Vlist 14 21-14, 21-18 0:36
6/9/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Qualifier 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 26, Q7 van Gestel/van der Vlist Q23 27-29, 21-19, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Artacho/Laird, Australia 1-0
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Lahti/Lehtonen 25, Q5 Artacho/Laird 24, Q4 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 3-2
5/11/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool B Lahti/Lehtonen 15 Bieneck/Grossner 18, Q2 21-16, 21-15 0:35
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool H Lahti/Lehtonen 24 Bieneck/Grossner 25, Q5 21-19, 21-19 0:39
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 # 28, Q10 Carico/Ross, United States 1-0
3/15/16FIVBVitória Open Qualifier 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 26, Q6 Carico/Ross Q11 22-20, 13-21, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 29 Abalakina/Syrtseva, Russia 1-2
5/4/16FIVBSochi Open Pool C Abalakina/Syrtseva 19 Lahti/Lehtonen 14 21-16, 21-14 0:33
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 3 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 Abalakina/Syrtseva 11 21-18, 21-18 0:43
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool F Abalakina/Syrtseva 11 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 30 Makroguzova/Motrich, Russia 1-0
10/23/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 9 Makroguzova/Motrich 19 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q7 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
4/16/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Hansel/Schwaiger 29, Q6 Lahti/Lehtonen 19 21-18, 14-21, 18-16 0:55
Lead the series against # Q11 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/21/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q6 Mashkova/Tsimbalova Q11 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # Q13 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 2-0
6/9/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Qualifier 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 26, Q7 Radarong/Udomchavee Q26 18-21, 21-17, 15-5 0:49
6/2/15FIVBPorec Major Series Qualifier 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 Radarong/Udomchavee Q23 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # Q15 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 0-2
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool C Braakman/Sinnema 30, Q8 Lahti/Lehtonen 19 14-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:49
10/8/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool H Braakman/Sinnema 24, Q3 Lahti/Lehtonen 9 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # Q19 Rudykh/Zayonchkovskaya, Russia 1-0
10/21/15FIVBAntalya Open Pool H Lahti/Lehtonen 9 Rudykh/Zayonchkovskaya 25, Q13 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # Q21 Cicolari/Sorokaite, Italy 1-0
5/24/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 25, Q5 Cicolari/Sorokaite Q21 21-9, 21-10 0:27