Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Olympic Bay Sanya Open
April 24 - 29, 2012
(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 Sanya Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Vanilda Leao - 5th Did not play
2011 Talita Antunes - 3rd Maria Antonelli - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/15-20/2012 Brasília Open 4 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 4 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open 3 4th 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 8/1-6/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 3 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 4 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 2 1st 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 7/11-16/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 5 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 6 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 5 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 2 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 2 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Myslowice Open 1 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2011 Shanghai Open 3 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 4/26-5/1/2011 Sanya Open 3 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/26/2012 Winner 1 JoAnna Papageorgiou / Christina Roubanis, Greece (30, Q17) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:38
Thu, 4/26/2012 Winner 2 Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (14, Q3) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:37
Fri, 4/27/2012 Winner 3 Angela Lavalle / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (11) Won 22-20, 22-20 0:53
Fri, 4/27/2012 Winner 4 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Sat, 4/28/2012 Semi-Finals Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (20) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:29
Sun, 4/29/2012 Gold Medal Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:56
Head to Head Results
Antonelli/Antunes lead the series against the field 79-32 (Lead 22 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 7-12
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Gold Medal Xue/Zhang 3 Antonelli/Antunes 4 21-17, 21-15 0:38
8/28/11FIVBThe Hague Open Bronze Medal Antonelli/Antunes 4 Xue/Zhang 2 21-11, 21-10 0:28
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Xue/Zhang 2 21-10, 21-16 0:42
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 21-16, 28-26 0:43
7/30/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Bronze Medal Antonelli/Antunes 4 Xue/Zhang 3 12-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:48
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Antonelli/Antunes 5 21-18, 21-17 0:37
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 7 Antonelli/Antunes 6 21-13, 21-19 0:38
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 8 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Antonelli/Antunes 1 Xue/Zhang 3 23-21, 24-22 0:41
4/29/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Xue/Zhang 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 16-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:48
8/29/10FIVBThe Hague Open Gold Medal Antonelli/Antunes 2 Xue/Zhang 3 21-19, 21-18 0:38
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 4 Xue/Zhang 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:44
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-18, 17-21, 15-13 1:05
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 4 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-15, 21-16 0:37
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Xue/Zhang 3 21-13, 25-27, 15-12 0:57
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 4 Antonelli/Antunes 3 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 1:02
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
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 6-13
4/29/12FIVBSanya Open Gold Medal Antonelli/Antunes 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:56
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 21-17, 21-18 0:37
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 26-24, 21-19 0:43
8/20/11FIVBÅland Open Bronze Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Antunes 3 21-19, 18-21, 21-19 0:56
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Antunes 5 21-15, 19-21, 32-30 1:04
4/30/11FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Antunes 3 21-18, 24-22 0:44
8/28/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 6 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 24-22, 18-21, 15-6 0:51
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Antunes 3 23-21, 21-16 0:48
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Antunes 3 21-17, 21-17 0:43
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
Lead the series against # 4 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 4-0
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kolocova/Slukova 14 21-19, 21-15 0:34
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Kolocova/Slukova 16 21-15, 10-21, 15-7 0:44
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 6 Kolocova/Slukova 17 21-16, 13-21, 15-12 0:46
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Antonelli/Antunes 1 Kolocova/Slukova 32, Q28 21-12, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 5 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-0
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Cook/Hinchley 14 21-10, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 8-1
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 20-22, 21-18, 18-16 1:00
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-18, 21-15 0:39
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 22-20, 12-21, 15-10 0:55
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 7 21-15, 25-23 0:41
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:56
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 21-18, 21-8 0:30
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 # 8 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 1-0
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Antonelli/Antunes 5 Gielen/Mouha 28, Q11 21-14, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 10 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-1
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Borger/Buthe 22, Q12 Antonelli/Antunes 6 14-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:43
Lead the series against # 11 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Lavalle/Maestrini 11 22-20, 22-20 0:53
Lead the series against # 12 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 4-0
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Bawden/Palmer 19, Q1 22-20, 21-18 0:44
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Bawden/Palmer 27, Q4 21-18, 21-18 0:42
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
Lead the series against # 13 Kohler/Sude, Germany 2-0
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kohler/Sude 30 21-19, 21-15 0:38
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kohler/Sude 30, Q22 21-16, 20-22, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 14, Q3 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 4-0
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Candelas/Garcia 14, Q3 21-18, 21-19 0:37
4/29/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Candelas/Garcia 22 21-18, 21-19 0:39
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Antunes 3 Candelas/Garcia 19 21-15, 21-12 0:30
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 # 16 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 4-2
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 7 21-17, 21-16 0:38
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 Antonelli/Antunes 2 16-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:53
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-17, 21-12 0:34
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-18, 21-17 0:38
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
Lead the series against # 20 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 7-1
4/28/12FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Antunes 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 20 21-14, 21-17 0:29
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 6 Hansel/Montagnolli 23, Q1 21-10, 21-10 0:29
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Antonelli/Antunes 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 28, Q1 18-21, 21-13, 19-17 0:54
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Bronze Medal Antonelli/Antunes 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 7 23-21, 22-20 0:44
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Antunes 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 23-21, 21-19 0:42
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Antunes 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 19 21-17, 21-14 0:35
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 # 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 7-0
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 18-21, 21-15, 22-20 0:55
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 5 Antonelli/Antunes 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 21-14, 21-7 0:27
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 21-13, 21-16 0:37
7/25/10FIVBMarseille Open Gold Medal Antonelli/Antunes 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 12 21-17, 21-12 0:37
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 # 22 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 2-1
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Barsuk/Vozakova 26, Q11 21-19, 21-13 0:34
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Barsuk/Vozakova 27, Q8 Antonelli/Antunes 6 22-20, 21-16 0:37
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Barsuk/Vozakova 26 21-14, 21-9 0:27
Lead the series against # 23, Q6 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 # 24, Q7 Mooren/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
4/17/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Mooren/van der Vlist 29, Q10 21-18, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 4-0
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 29 21-16, 21-18 0:33
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool D Antonelli/Antunes 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 29, Q3 21-17, 21-13 0:29
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 19-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:53
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 28-26, 21-16 0:51
Lead the series against # 27, Q12 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 1 Goricanec/Graessli 32, Q19 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 7-1
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Antunes 3 Martins/Santanna 30, Q3 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Antonelli/Antunes 5 Martins/Santanna 21 21-13, 21-16 0:33
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 1 Martins/Santanna 17 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:47
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Martins/Santanna 18 Antonelli/Antunes 2 24-26, 21-17, 15-10 1:01
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 1 Martins/Santanna 16 21-7, 21-18 0:35
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 # 29 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 # 30, Q17 Papageorgiou/Roubanis, Greece 1-0
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Papageorgiou/Roubanis 30, Q17 21-19, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 31 Li Yuk Lo/Rigobert, Mauritius 1-0
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Li Yuk Lo/Rigobert 47 21-7, 21-12 0:28
Lead the series against # Q9 Lessard/Martin, Canada 2-0
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Antonelli/Antunes 5 Lessard/Martin 21 21-17, 21-17 0:37
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Lessard/Martin 15 21-17, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # Q13 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q12 21-19, 21-15 0:34