Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 KIA Open presented by Banco do Brazil
September 15 - 20, 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 Guarujá Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 2 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2008 Kristiansand Open 1 1st 600 US$28,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 3, Q1 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Guarajà Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/17/2008 Winner 1 Cindie Boosin / Jennifer Lombardi, United States (30) Won 21-5, 21-4 0:28
Wed, 9/17/2008 Winner 2 Vivian Cunha / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (14) Lost 12-21, 18-21 0:31
Thu, 9/18/2008 Contender 2 Taiana Lima / Elize Maia, Brazil (29) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Thu, 9/18/2008 Contender 3 Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (11) Won 21-17, 14-21, 15-9 0:44
Thu, 9/18/2008 Contender 4 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (8) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 9/19/2008 Contender 5 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (4) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:35
Fri, 9/19/2008 Contender 6 Vivian Cunha / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (14) Lost 19-21, 23-21, 13-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Antonelli/Leao lead the series against the field 35-13 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 5-3
9/6/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 6 Salgado/Salgado 4 Antonelli/Leao 2 21-19, 18-15 Retired 0:47
8/30/08FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Leao 1 Salgado/Salgado 2 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:04
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 # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-1
9/19/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 5 Antonelli/Leao 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-11, 21-14 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 5 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-2
9/5/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Leao 2 Holtwick/Semmler 7 24-22, 21-18 0:44
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
Series tied with # 7 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 # 8 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 3-0
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 4 Antonelli/Leao 3 Gioria/Momoli 8 21-18, 21-18 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 11 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-0
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 3 Antonelli/Leao 3 Petrova/Skalnikova 11 21-17, 14-21, 15-9 0:44
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 2 Petrova/Skalnikova 18 21-18, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Bede/Bednarczuk, Brazil 7-2
6/23/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Country Quota Antonelli/Leao 22, Q13 Bede/Bednarczuk 21-17, 21-11 0:36
6/16/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Country Quota Antonelli/Leao Bede/Bednarczuk 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
6/9/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Country Quota Antonelli/Leao 26, Q17 Bede/Bednarczuk 24-22, 21-17 0:45
6/2/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Country Quota Antonelli/Leao 23, Q19 Bede/Bednarczuk 21-16, 22-20 0:44
5/26/08FIVBBarcelona Open Country Quota Bede/Bednarczuk Antonelli/Leao 21-9, 21-19 0:40
8/13/07FIVBAland Open Country Quota Antonelli/Leao 32, Q13 Bede/Bednarczuk 21-19, 21-16 0:39
8/6/07FIVBKristiansand Open Country Quota Bede/Bednarczuk Antonelli/Leao 18-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:05
6/11/07FIVBEspinho Open Country Quota Antonelli/Leao Bede/Bednarczuk 21-19, 21-13 0:37
6/5/07FIVBWarsaw Open Country Quota Antonelli/Leao Q33 Bede/Bednarczuk 21-13, 18-21, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 Cunha/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
9/19/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 6 Cunha/Maestrini 14 Antonelli/Leao 3 21-19, 21-23, 15-13 1:00
9/17/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 2 Cunha/Maestrini 14 Antonelli/Leao 3 21-12, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # 15 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-1
8/27/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 1 Graessli/Zumkehr 17 18-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:45
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
Lead the series against # 16 Barros/Pires, Brazil 1-0
6/2/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Country Quota Antonelli/Leao 23, Q19 Barros/Pires 21-16, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Jirak/Rimser, Austria 2-0
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Leao 2 Jirak/Rimser 31, Q21 21-19, 21-19 0:34
7/29/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Antonelli/Leao 3, Q1 Jirak/Rimser Q16 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 25 Rodriguez/Zur, Israel 1-0
8/9/07FIVB C&SVaduz Satellite Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 1 Rodriguez/Zur 8 21-17, 20-22, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 29 Lima/Maia, Brazil 1-0
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 2 Antonelli/Leao 3 Lima/Maia 29 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 30 Boosin/Lombardi, United States 1-0
9/17/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Leao 3 Boosin/Lombardi 30 21-5, 21-4 0:28