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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 World Series 13
July 19 - 25, 2010

(1) Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil

Maria Elisa Mendes Ticon Antonelli
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 25, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Resende

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

162

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,035,250.00

Talita Da Rocha Antunes
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 29, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aquidauana

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

216

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,666,975.00

Awards

Team of the Year 2014 (with Juliana Felisberta)
Tour Champion 2014 (with Juliana Felisberta)

Awards

Top Rookie 2005
Best Blocker 2013
Best Hitter 2013, 2014, 2015
Best Offensive Player 2013
Team of the Year 2013 (with Taiana Lima), 2015 (with Larissa Maestrini), 2017 (with Larissa Maestrini)
Tour Champion 2013 (with Taiana Lima), 2015 (with Larissa Maestrini), 2017 (with Larissa Maestrini)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	52	8	6	11	8	10	0	6	1	2	0	US$915,050.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Did not play	Renata Ribeiro - 5th
2007	Vanilda Leao - 25th	Renata Ribeiro - 1st
2008	Vanilda Leao - 2nd	Did not play
2009	Talita Antunes - 4th	Maria Antonelli - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-10/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	3	4th	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	3	2nd	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2010	Moscow Grand Slam	3	4th	560	US$18,400.00
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

Marseille Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/21/2010	Winner 1	Tanja Goricanec / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (32, Q19)	Won 21-14, 21-14	0:37
Wed, 7/21/2010	Winner 2	Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (16)	Won 21-7, 21-18	0:35
Thu, 7/22/2010	Winner 3	Angela Lavalle / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (8)	Won 21-14, 23-21	0:44
Fri, 7/23/2010	Winner 4	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:45
Sat, 7/24/2010	Semi-Finals	Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (15)	Won 23-21, 21-19	0:42
Sun, 7/25/2010	Gold Medal	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (12)	Won 21-17, 21-12	0:37

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$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$53,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	23	1	2	4	6	6	0	4	0	0	0	0	$414,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	26	7	4	6	2	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	$447,550.00
Total	52	8	6	11	8	10	0	6	1	2	0	0	$915,050.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Maria Antonelli												Talita Antunes
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	$60,000.00	World Championships	7	0	0	2	0	1	3	1	0	0	$64,000.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$20,500.00	World Tour Finals	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$82,000.00
75	2	8	6	8	20	21	7	0	0	$580,850.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	96	17	9	7	9	18	26	7	1	0	$923,825.00
70	9	10	7	6	12	13	4	2	0	$359,300.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	102	17	11	9	8	26	19	6	3	0	$588,600.00
3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$8,300.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,500.00
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,700.00	Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,050.00
2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00	Satellite
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
162	14	19	16	16	36	35	14	2	0	$1,035,250.00	Total	216	36	21	20	20	46	49	14	4	0	$1,666,975.00

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
2009	FIVB	14	4	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	$308,950.00	70	14	83.3 %
2010	FIVB	8	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$148,300.00	38	14	73.1 %
Total	FIVB	22	5	4	5	4	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	$457,250.00	108	28	79.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Maria Antonelli													Talita Antunes
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,950.00
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2004	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
											2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,050.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC
											2005	FIVB	15	2	2	0	2	2	2	1	1	3	$83,375.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2006	FIVB	14	0	2	0	1	7	4	0	0	0	$78,050.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	$4,750.00	2007	FIVB	16	2	0	2	1	7	2	1	1	0	$104,000.00
4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,300.00	2007	FIVB C&S
14	1	1	0	0	6	3	1	0	2	$66,750.00	2008	FIVB	13	1	2	0	3	4	3	0	0	0	$78,900.00
14	4	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	$154,475.00	2009	FIVB	14	4	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	$154,475.00
8	1	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	$74,150.00	2010	FIVB	8	1	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	$74,150.00
48	8	6	6	4	9	5	3	2	5	$307,425.00	Total	Total	85	10	11	8	11	22	13	3	3	4	$577,950.00

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	168	74.7%	38	16.9%	19	8.4%	206-19	91.6%	20	25.0%	16	20.0%	44	55.0%	20-60	25.0%	168-44	79.2%	58-35	62.4%	4	1	230-80	74.2%
2009-2010	96	78.7%	19	15.6%	7	5.7%	115-7	94.3%	12	30.0%	7	17.5%	21	52.5%	12-28	30.0%	96-21	82.1%	31-14	68.9%	2	1	129-36	78.2%
Against the Field	80	70.2%	21	18.4%	13	11.4%	101-13	88.6%	10	24.4%	9	22.0%	22	53.7%	10-31	24.4%	160-42	79.2%	62-44	58.5%	1	0	112-43	72.3%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	12	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	50	16	0	0	41	10	3	10	4	6	1	2	99	44
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	82	12	11	8	6	2	7	4	116	33
Total	0	0	0	0	60	17	0	0	128	24	14	19	11	8	8	6	230	80

Head to Head Results
Antonelli/Antunes lead the series against the field 53-13 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 1 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-2
7/2/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-19, 22-20	0:42
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Antonelli/Antunes	3	21-15, 21-18	0:42
7/26/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Antonelli/Antunes	2	21-16, 23-21	0:46
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 4	Antonelli/Antunes	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	25-23, 30-32, 15-8	1:10
Trail the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 1-3
7/10/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Xue/Zhang	4	Antonelli/Antunes	3	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	1:02
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool C	Xue/Zhang	14	Antonelli/Antunes	3	21-13, 22-20	0:35
5/8/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 6	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Xue/Zhang	9	29-27, 21-15	0:49
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Xue/Zhang	17	Antonelli/Antunes	2	21-16, 15-21, 15-13	0:55
Series tied with # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 5-5
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 4	Antonelli/Antunes	1	Kessy/Ross	4	21-17, 21-19	0:45
6/13/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Antonelli/Antunes	3	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
5/30/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Bronze Medal	Kessy/Ross	2	Antonelli/Antunes	3	15-21, 22-20, 15-8	0:53
5/28/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 4	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Kessy/Ross	2	21-16, 21-14	0:34
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	3	Antonelli/Antunes	2	20-22, 21-16, 17-15	1:03
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 4	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Kessy/Ross	3	21-17, 21-8	0:35
8/22/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Antonelli/Antunes	3	21-16, 21-18	0:42
7/25/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	3	Antonelli/Antunes	2	21-16, 21-13	0:38
5/31/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Gold Medal	Antonelli/Antunes	4	Kessy/Ross	1	22-20, 21-16	0:45
5/30/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 4	Antonelli/Antunes	4	Kessy/Ross	1	22-20, 18-21, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # 5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 6-0
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Salgado/Salgado	6	21-19, 21-18	0:39
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	1	Salgado/Salgado	11, Q1	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:02
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 4	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Salgado/Salgado	7, Q1	21-16, 21-18	0:43
5/23/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 6	Antonelli/Antunes	5	Salgado/Salgado	2	22-20, 23-25, 15-12	1:07
5/2/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Semi-Finals	Antonelli/Antunes	7	Salgado/Salgado	2	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	1:08
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	7	Salgado/Salgado	2	21-19, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 6 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-1
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Keizer/Van Iersel	14	Antonelli/Antunes	3	21-17, 15-21, 15-12	0:48
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Keizer/Van Iersel	7	21-18, 21-12	0:35
5/30/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	4	Keizer/Van Iersel	12	21-14, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/3/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	20	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # 8 Lavalle/Leao, Brazil 2-0
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	1	Lavalle/Leao	8	21-14, 23-21	0:44
5/28/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Lavalle/Leao	11, Q2	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:56
Series tied with # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
8/28/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 4	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	14	21-18, 21-17	0:38
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	15	Antonelli/Antunes	7	15-21, 21-17, 19-17	1:01
Lead the series against # 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-0
7/25/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Gold Medal	Antonelli/Antunes	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	12	21-17, 21-12	0:37
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	7	21-19, 21-15	0:40
8/15/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Gold Medal	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	8	21-14, 18-21, 15-12	0:59
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	12	21-17, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	28-26, 21-16	0:51
Lead the series against # 14 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Antonelli/Antunes	1	Kolocova/Slukova	32, Q28	21-12, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 15 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 3-1
7/24/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Semi-Finals	Antonelli/Antunes	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	15	23-21, 21-19	0:42
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Hansel/Montagnolli	19	21-17, 21-14	0:35
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 6	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Hansel/Montagnolli	4	21-15, 21-15	0:39
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	Antonelli/Antunes	1	21-14, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 4-0
7/21/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	1	Martins/Santanna	16	21-7, 21-18	0:35
8/5/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Martins/Santanna	15	21-19, 21-17	0:34
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	4	Martins/Santanna	20, Q2	21-15, 21-16	0:34
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	7	Martins/Santanna	10	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:43
Lead the series against # 17 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 2-0
7/8/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	21-13, 21-19	0:34
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Cicolari/Menegatti	18	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 19, Q1 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
7/8/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	31, Q21	21-13, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 21 Banck/Gunther, Germany 2-0
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Banck/Gunther	21	21-16, 21-16	0:40
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Banck/Gunther	24, Q2	21-11, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Huang/Yue, China 1-0
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Huang/Yue	30, Q8	23-21, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 23 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 5-0
5/19/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Mouha/Van Breedam	19	21-17, 21-12	0:41
8/26/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Mouha/Van Breedam	18	21-18, 21-15	0:39
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Mouha/Van Breedam	15	21-14, 21-12	0:35
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Mouha/Van Breedam	17	21-15, 21-15	0:38
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	5	Mouha/Van Breedam	12	21-17, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # 24 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 2-0
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Bawden/Palmer	14	21-15, 21-15	0:36
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Bawden/Palmer	26, Q3	21-19, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 Kohler/Sude, Germany 1-0
6/30/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Kohler/Sude	30, Q22	21-16, 20-22, 15-11	0:52
Lead the series against # 32, Q19 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
7/21/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Antonelli/Antunes	1	Goricanec/Graessli	32, Q19	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against Huttermann/Schumacher, Germany 1-0
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Huttermann/Schumacher	31, Q18	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # Q3 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Dampney/Mullin	23, Q6	21-17, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # Q5 Boulton/Johns, England 2-0
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Boulton/Johns	30, Q16	21-19, 21-18	0:41
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Antonelli/Antunes	7	Boulton/Johns	26, Q2	28-30, 21-13, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # Q12 Hu/Jin, China 1-0
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Hu/Jin	30, Q24	25-23, 21-9	0:43