Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 28 - August 2, 2008
(3, Q1) 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 Klagenfurt Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 3 5th 480 US$13,200.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 7/28/2008 Country Quota Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil Won 21-18, 21-17 0:42
Tue, 7/29/2008 Qualifier 2 Magdalena Jirak / Cornelia Rimser, Austria (Q16) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool C Tanya Guerra Arias-Schmocker / Karin Trussel, Switzerland (30, Q9) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:38
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool C Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (14) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:42
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool C Muriel Graessli / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (19, Q5) Won 24-22, 21-14 0:39
Thu, 7/31/2008 Winner 1 Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (16) Lost 15-21, 12-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Antonelli/Leao lead the series against the field 29-18 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 5 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Antonelli/Leao 31 23-21, 25-23 0:52
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q13 21-14, 15-21, 15-12 0:49
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Leao 32, Q19 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Series tied with # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-1
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Antonelli/Leao 17, Q5 21-18, 21-19 0:43
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Antonelli/Leao 22, Q13 Antunes/Ribeiro 6 21-23, 23-21, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 5 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
Lead the series against # 7 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Antonelli/Leao 31 Mouha/Van Breedam 16 21-19, 14-21, 15-10 0:50
Series tied with # 9 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 # 11 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 # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-2
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14 Antonelli/Leao 3, Q1 21-17, 21-17 0:42
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
Series tied with # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Martins/Santanna 16 Antonelli/Leao 3, Q1 21-15, 21-12 0:34
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 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 # 19, Q5 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Leao 3, Q1 Graessli/Zumkehr 19, Q5 24-22, 21-14 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani Q1 Antonelli/Leao Q33 21-19, 16-21, 18-16 1:03
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 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 # 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 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 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 # 30, Q9 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Leao 3, Q1 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Trussel 30, Q9 21-19, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 4-2
7/28/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota Antonelli/Leao 3, Q1 Salgado/Salgado 21-18, 21-17 0:42
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
Lead the series against # 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 # Q8 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 # Q14 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
Lead the series against # Q16 Jirak/Rimser, Austria 1-0
7/29/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Antonelli/Leao 3, Q1 Jirak/Rimser Q16 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:58