Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Grand Slam presented by SEAT
June 8 - 13, 2010
(3) 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Vanilda Leao - 5th Renata Ribeiro - 4th
2009 Talita Antunes - 5th Maria Antonelli - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open 3 4th 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2010 Rome Grand Slam 3 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 2 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open 2 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 9/8-13/2009 Barcelona Open 2 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2009 The Hague Open 2 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2009 Aland Open 3 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2009 Kristiansand Open 2 1st 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 2 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 1 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 2 4th 560 US$16,800.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 1 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 2 1st 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 2 3rd 800 US$35,000.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/9/2010 Pool C Anna Hu / Jieqiong Jin, China (30, Q24) Won 25-23, 21-9 0:43
Thu, 6/10/2010 Pool C Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (19) Won 21-19, 20-22, 15-13 0:54
Thu, 6/10/2010 Pool C Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (14) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Sat, 6/12/2010 Winner 2 Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (21, Q3) Won 18-21, 21-12, 15-8 0:47
Sat, 6/12/2010 Winner 3 Nicole Branagh / Misty May-Treanor, United States (5) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:33
Sun, 6/13/2010 Semi-Finals Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) Lost 21-18, 18-21, 13-15 0:58
Sun, 6/13/2010 Bronze Medal Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Antonelli/Antunes lead the series against the field 60-23 (Lead 26 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-8
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Antunes 3 21-18, 21-18 0:41
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 21-16, 21-18 0:40
5/9/10FIVBShanghai Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-14, 21-11 0:36
9/13/09FIVBBarcelona Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-17, 28-26 0:55
8/29/09FIVBThe Hague Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-16, 21-15 0:37
8/8/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Antunes 2 14-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:50
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
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 4-5
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
5/30/10FIVBSeoul Open Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 15-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:53
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kessy/Ross 2 21-16, 21-14 0:34
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 20-22, 21-16, 17-15 1:03
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Kessy/Ross 3 21-17, 21-8 0:35
8/22/09FIVBAland Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 21-16, 21-18 0:42
7/25/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-16, 21-13 0:38
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
Lead the series against # 4 Akers/Turner, United States 3-1
5/29/10FIVBSeoul Open Semi-Finals Akers/Turner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 3 21-17, 23-21 0:38
9/12/09FIVBBarcelona Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Antunes 2 Akers/Turner 6 21-15, 21-19 0:37
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Akers/Turner 6 21-16, 21-15 0:35
5/24/09FIVBJapan Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Antunes 5 Akers/Turner 26 21-15, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 5 Branagh/May-Treanor, United States 3-0
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Branagh/May-Treanor 5 21-14, 21-11 0:33
5/23/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Bronze Medal Antonelli/Antunes 3 Branagh/May-Treanor 5 21-15, 21-19 0:36
5/9/10FIVBShanghai Open Bronze Medal Antonelli/Antunes 2 Branagh/May-Treanor 6 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-2
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Antonelli/Antunes 3 21-15, 21-18 0:42
7/26/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-16, 23-21 0:46
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 25-23, 30-32, 15-8 1:10
Lead the series against # 7 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 6-0
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Salgado/Salgado 6 21-19, 21-18 0:39
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 1 Salgado/Salgado 11, Q1 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:02
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Salgado/Salgado 7, Q1 21-16, 21-18 0:43
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
Trail the series against # 8 Xue/Zhang, China 1-2
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool C Xue/Zhang 14 Antonelli/Antunes 3 21-13, 22-20 0:35
5/8/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Xue/Zhang 9 29-27, 21-15 0:49
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 17 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-0
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 7 21-19, 21-15 0:40
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Gold Medal Antonelli/Antunes 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 8 21-14, 18-21, 15-12 0:59
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 12 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 12 Lavalle/Leao, Brazil 1-0
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Lavalle/Leao 11, Q2 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 13 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-1
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-15, 21-18 0:36
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 21-11, 21-17 0:34
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 23 Antonelli/Antunes 7 21-17, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 14 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 2-0
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Antunes 3 Bawden/Palmer 14 21-15, 21-15 0:36
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Bawden/Palmer 26, Q3 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 15 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 21-18, 21-17 0:38
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Antonelli/Antunes 7 15-21, 21-17, 19-17 1:01
Series tied with # 17 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-1
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 6 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 4 21-15, 21-15 0:39
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Antonelli/Antunes 1 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 18 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-0
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Keizer/Van Iersel 7 21-18, 21-12 0:35
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Keizer/Van Iersel 12 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 19 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-1
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Antunes 3 Holtwick/Semmler 19 21-19, 20-22, 15-13 0:54
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-10, 21-12 0:29
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Holtwick/Semmler 15 21-16, 21-13 0:35
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Antonelli/Antunes 1 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 5-0
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Antunes 3 Mouha/Van Breedam 19 21-17, 21-12 0:41
8/26/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 18 21-18, 21-15 0:39
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 15 21-14, 21-12 0:35
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 # 21, Q3 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Candelas/Garcia 21, Q3 18-21, 21-12, 15-8 0:47
Lead the series against # 24 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Antonelli/Antunes 1 Kolocova/Slukova 32, Q28 21-12, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 25, Q12 Remmers/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Remmers/Stiekema 26 18-21, 21-17, 20-18 1:09
Lead the series against # 26 Banck/Gunther, Germany 2-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Banck/Gunther 21 21-16, 21-16 0:40
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 21-11, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Forrer/Schmocker 18 21-17, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 30, Q24 Hu/Jin, China 1-0
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Antunes 3 Hu/Jin 30, Q24 25-23, 21-9 0:43
Lead the series against # 31, Q18 Boulton/Johns, England 2-0
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Antunes 3 Boulton/Johns 30, Q16 21-19, 21-18 0:41
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 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 1-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Antonelli/Antunes 1 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 17 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # Q2 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-0
8/5/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Martins/Santanna 15 21-19, 21-17 0:34
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 # Q5 Kongshavn/Torlen, Norway 1-0
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Kongshavn/Torlen 15 21-12, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q10 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Dampney/Mullin 23, Q6 21-17, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # Q11 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q12 21-19, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # Q16 Brzostek/Marciniak, Poland 1-0
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Brzostek/Marciniak 31, Q12 21-16, 21-18 0:31
Trail the series against # Q17 Fitzgerald/Niles, United States 0-1
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Fitzgerald/Niles 31, Q25 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # Q22 Asao/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Asao/Shiratori 30, Q11 21-8, 21-17 0:34