Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 21 - 26, 2008
(3) Maria Antonelli/Vanilda Leao, 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
Vanilda "Val" dos Santos Leão
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 12, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 58 kg (128 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 62
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Kristiansand 2008)
Career Winnings: US$146,350.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541CQMoney
FIVB21110060132214 US$145,000.00
FIVB C&S4211000000000 US$12,600.00
Overall25321060132214 US$157,600.00
Previous Gstaad Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 2 2nd 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 17, Q5 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 22, Q13 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 26, Q17 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 23, Q19 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 31 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 32, Q13 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/8-11/2007 Vaduz Satellite 1 1st 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/25-28/2007 Geroskipou Challenger 4 2nd 72 US$4,600.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool C Stine Andreasen / Lotte Vestergaard, Denmark (30, Q9) Won 21-4, 21-10 0:25
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool C Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (19) Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:55
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool C Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (14) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 2 Sanne Keizer / Mered de Vries, Netherlands (26, Q4) Won 21-17, 21-10 0:37
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 3 Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (6) Lost 21-14, 20-22, 9-15 0:59
Head to Head Results
Antonelli/Leao lead the series against the field 27-13 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 3 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Tian/Wang 7 Antonelli/Leao 26, Q17 22-24, 21-16, 20-18 1:05
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 1 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q26 21-19, 24-22 0:51
Lead the series against # 5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-2
6/16/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Country Quota Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 Antonelli/Leao 21-19, 21-16 0:47
6/9/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Country Quota Antonelli/Leao 26, Q17 Salgado/Salgado 21-18, 21-14 0:35
8/13/07FIVBAland Open Country Quota Antonelli/Leao 32, Q13 Salgado/Salgado 21-18, 21-14 0:37
6/11/07FIVBEspinho Open Country Quota Salgado/Salgado 8, Q5 Antonelli/Leao 21-11, 21-19 0:48
6/5/07FIVBWarsaw Open Country Quota Antonelli/Leao Q33 Salgado/Salgado 21-19, 21-16 0:51
Trail the series against # 6 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-2
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Cook/Hinchley 6 Antonelli/Leao 3 14-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:59
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Hinchley 11 Antonelli/Leao 22, Q13 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 1:09
Series tied with # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-1
7/19/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Antonelli/Leao 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 5 21-17, 16-21, 15-8 0:52
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 Antonelli/Leao 23, Q19 21-23, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Antonelli/Leao 26, Q17 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 21-16, 22-20 0:41
Series tied with # 9, Q7 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Antonelli/Leao 2 Graessli/Zumkehr 31, Q11 21-14, 21-15 0:31
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Graessli/Zumkehr 31, Q11 Antonelli/Leao 2 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 10 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
6/24/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Antonelli/Leao 22, Q13 Kuhn/Schwer Q4 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Series tied with # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-1
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 26, Q17 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 21 21-17, 20-22, 15-11 0:51
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 17 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q19 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-2
7/19/08FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Leao 2 Claasen/Roder 7 21-16, 21-23, 15-13 0:59
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 15, Q1 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q13 21-19, 22-24, 15-8 0:55
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 16, Q1 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q26 21-17, 17-21, 15-12 0:58
Series tied with # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-2
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Leao 3 Holtwick/Semmler 14 21-16, 21-19 0:39
7/28/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Gold Medal Holtwick/Semmler 1 Antonelli/Leao 4 21-13, 14-21, 21-19 0:57
7/27/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Winner 3 Antonelli/Leao 4 Holtwick/Semmler 1 21-18, 21-15 0:38
7/21/07FIVB C&SEboli Challenger Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 1 Antonelli/Leao 8 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:12
Lead the series against # 15 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q13 Glesnes/Maaseide 17 21-9, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
6/3/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 3 Antonelli/Leao 23, Q19 Martins/Santanna Q3 21-15, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 17 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
6/3/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Antonelli/Leao 23, Q19 Giaoui/Hamzaoui Q14 21-11, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Leao 3 Gioria/Momoli 19 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:55
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Qualifier 2 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q19 Gioria/Momoli 23, Q3 21-10, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 2-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Antonelli/Leao 2 Alcon/Matveeva 22, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:39
6/10/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Antonelli/Leao 26, Q17 Alcon/Matveeva Q16 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 22 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
7/17/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 3 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q26 Baburina/Osheyko Q10 25-27, 21-19, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Antonelli/Leao 23, Q19 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-11, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 2-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 3 Keizer/de Vries 26, Q4 21-17, 21-10 0:37
6/24/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Antonelli/Leao 22, Q13 Keizer/de Vries Q20 21-18, 21-19 0:48
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
7/28/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Semi-Finals Antonelli/Leao 4 Van Iersel/Wesselink 5 20-22, 21-14, 15-13 1:03
7/26/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 4 Van Iersel/Wesselink 5 19-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:59
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Leao 3 Andreasen/Vestergaard 30, Q9 21-4, 21-10 0:25
Lead the series against Lubetz/Sude, Germany 2-0
8/11/07FIVB C&SVaduz Satellite Gold Medal Antonelli/Leao 1 Lubetz/Sude 4 21-18, 15-21, 15-7 0:49
8/10/07FIVB C&SVaduz Satellite Winner 3 Antonelli/Leao 1 Lubetz/Sude 4 21-15, 21-19 0:36