Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 5, 2017
(19) 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 Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2017 Olsztyn Four Star 17 17th 160 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 16 17th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/1/2017 Porec Major Five Star 15 9th 360 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 18 9th 180 US$2,000.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/29/2017 Pool F Erika Bobadilla / Gabriela Filippo, Paraguay (30) Won 21-13, 21-9 0:29
Sun, 7/30/2017 Pool F Natalia Alfaro / Karen Charles, Costa Rica (43) Won 21-15, 21-9 0:30
Mon, 7/31/2017 Pool F Barbora Hermannova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (6) Lost 8-21, 17-21 0:35
Wed, 8/2/2017 Winner 1 Julie Gordon / Camille Saxton, Canada (27) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Thu, 8/3/2017 Winner 2 Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (2) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:42
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Anniina Parkkinen - 33rd Did not play
2022World ChampionshipsRome Niina Ahtiainen - 17th Did not play
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Niina Ahtiainen - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/5/2017 Vienna World Championships 19 9th 480 US$11,000.00
Head to Head Results
Lahti/Lehtonen trail the series against the field 12-23 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 11 Series, 0 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
Trail the series against # 2 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-3
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 2 Laboureur/Sude 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 19 21-17, 21-19 0:42
6/29/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool B Laboureur/Sude 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 15 21-14, 21-18 0:35
7/1/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 2 Laboureur/Sude 19, Q1 Lahti/Lehtonen 20 22-20, 20-22, 15-10 0:54
4/24/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Lahti/Lehtonen 14 Laboureur/Sude 3 21-16, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 0-1
7/21/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 1 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 Lahti/Lehtonen 17 21-14, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
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 # 6 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/31/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool F Hermannova/Slukova 6 Lahti/Lehtonen 19 21-8, 21-17 0:35
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 2 Hermannova/Slukova 5 Lahti/Lehtonen 15 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Alves/Seixas, Brazil 1-0
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 18 Alves/Seixas 5 24-22, 21-23, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 9 Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool B Antonelli/Salgado 15, Q1 Lahti/Lehtonen 18 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 2-1
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool A Brunner/Huberli 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 21-19, 21-14 0:37
7/27/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool B Lahti/Lehtonen 15 Brunner/Huberli 18 21-14, 21-15 0:35
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 20 Brunner/Huberli 25, Q5 21-16, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 11 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
Trail the series against # 13 Frank/Kolocova, Czech Republic 0-1
6/28/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool B Frank/Kolocova 18 Lahti/Lehtonen 15 17-21, 21-16, 18-16 0:52
Trail the series against # 14 Fendrick/Ross, United States 0-1
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool A Fendrick/Ross 16 Lahti/Lehtonen 17 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 18 Wang/Yue, China 0-5
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool F Wang/Yue 27, Q3 Lahti/Lehtonen 22 22-20, 10-21, 16-14 0:48
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool G Wang/Yue 23 Lahti/Lehtonen 26, Q6 21-14, 21-17 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 20 Baieva/Davidova, Ukraine 1-0
6/29/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 15 Baieva/Davidova 24 21-19, 19-21, 17-15 0:53
Trail the series against # 24 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 0-2
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 1 Bieneck/Schneider 15 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 21-15, 23-21 0:37
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 2 Bieneck/Schneider 19 Lahti/Lehtonen 18 21-13, 18-21, 16-14 0:50
Lead the series against # 27 Gordon/Saxton, Canada 1-0
8/2/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 19 Gordon/Saxton 27 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 30 Bobadilla/Filippo, Paraguay 1-0
7/29/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool F Lahti/Lehtonen 19 Bobadilla/Filippo 30 21-13, 21-9 0:29
Trail the series against # 32 Lima/Maia, Brazil 0-1
7/5/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool A Lima/Maia 17, Q1 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 21-14, 20-22, 17-15 0:53
Lead the series against # 37 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
Lead the series against # 43 Alfaro/Charles, Costa Rica 1-0
7/30/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool F Lahti/Lehtonen 19 Alfaro/Charles 43 21-15, 21-9 0:30