Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1energy Grand Slam
July 6 - 11, 2009
(2) Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil
 
Maria Elisa Mendes Ticon Antonelli
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 25, 1984 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Resende
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 162
Career Wins: 14
Career FIVB WT Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$1,035,250.00
Talita Da Rocha Antunes
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 29, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Aquidauana
Height: 181 cm (5'11")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 211
Career Wins: 36
Career Winnings: US$1,654,975.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB52861181006120 US$915,050.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 7th
2006 Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 9th
2007 Did not play Renata Ribeiro - 9th
2008 Vanilda Leao - 5th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 2 3rd 800 US$35,000.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open 4 1st 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 5 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2009 Shanghai Open 7 1st 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open 7 13th 180 US$4,250.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/8/2009 Pool B Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (31, Q21) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:37
Wed, 7/8/2009 Pool B Chen Xue / Ying Zhang, China (18) Won 21-10, 21-16 0:36
Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool B Ying Huang / Xi Zhang, China (15) Won 21-14, 17-21, 15-10 0:57
Fri, 7/10/2009 Winner 2 Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (24, Q2) Won 21-11, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 7/10/2009 Winner 3 Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (5) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:40
Sat, 7/11/2009 Semi-Finals Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (4) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:45
Sat, 7/11/2009 Gold Medal Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (3) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:58
Head to Head Results
Antonelli/Antunes lead the series against the field 31-5 (Lead 23 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-0
5/31/09FIVBSeoul Open Gold Medal Antonelli/Antunes 4 Kessy/Ross 1 22-20, 21-16 0:45
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Kessy/Ross 1 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-3
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Gold Medal Antonelli/Antunes 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 3 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:58
7/4/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:59
5/24/09FIVBJapan Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Antunes 5 26-24, 19-21, 18-16 1:05
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Antunes 5 21-16, 15-21, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 4 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-0
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Antonelli/Antunes 2 Branagh/Youngs 4 21-18, 21-14 0:45
Lead the series against # 5 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 2-0
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Bede/Connelly 5 21-14, 21-19 0:40
7/4/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Bronze Medal Antonelli/Antunes 2 Bede/Connelly 5 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Akers/Turner, United States 1-0
5/24/09FIVBJapan Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Antunes 5 Akers/Turner 26 21-15, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-0
5/23/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 6 Antonelli/Antunes 5 Salgado/Salgado 2 22-20, 23-25, 15-12 1:07
5/2/09FIVBShanghai Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Antunes 7 Salgado/Salgado 2 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 1:08
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Salgado/Salgado 2 21-19, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 25-23, 30-32, 15-8 1:10
Trail the series against # 9 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 23 Antonelli/Antunes 7 21-17, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 12 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Keizer/Van Iersel 12 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Hakedal/Torlen 8 21-19, 17-21, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # 15 Huang/Zhang, China 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Huang/Zhang 15 21-14, 17-21, 15-10 0:57
Trail the series against # 16 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Antonelli/Antunes 7 15-21, 21-17, 19-17 1:01
Lead the series against # 17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-0
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 17 21-15, 21-15 0:38
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 5 Mouha/Van Breedam 12 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 18 Xue/Zhang, China 2-0
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Xue/Zhang 18 21-10, 21-16 0:36
7/1/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Xue/Zhang 23 21-14, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Antunes 4 Petrova/Skalnikova 22 21-12, 21-10 0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 21-11, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Martins/Santanna 20, Q2 21-15, 21-16 0:34
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Martins/Santanna 10 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:43
Lead the series against # 31, Q21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 31, Q21 21-13, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against Borger/Brink-Abeler, Germany 1-0
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 5 Borger/Brink-Abeler 28, Q5 21-14, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against Leao/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 5 Leao/Ribeiro 4, Q1 17-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # Q11 Mooren/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Mooren/Wesselink 41 21-12, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q13 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 1-0
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Blundell/Harrison 29, Q8 25-23, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # Q14 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
6/27/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Prokopeva/Ukolova 47 23-25, 21-18, 15-10 0:59
Lead the series against # Q16 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Boulton/Johns 26, Q2 28-30, 21-13, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # Q28 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Asao/Nishibori 26, Q1 21-13, 21-13 0:34