Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Phuket Thailand Open
November 5 - 9, 2008
(4) 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 Phuket Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/15-20/2008 Guarajà Open 3 5th 360 US$8,500.00
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
Phuket Thailand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/6/2008 Winner 1 Tora Hansson / Camilla Nilsson, Sweden (29, Q6) Won 23-21, 21-9 0:34
Thu, 11/6/2008 Winner 2 Tamsin Hinchley / Becchara Palmer, Australia (13) Lost 18-21, 21-14, 13-15 0:51
Fri, 11/7/2008 Contender 2 Claudia Lubetz / Julia Sude, Germany (14) Won 21-17, 37-35 0:53
Fri, 11/7/2008 Contender 3 Jie Wang / Man Zuo, China (12) Lost 24-26, 21-14, 12-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Antonelli/Leao lead the series against the field 18-7 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-0
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 17, Q5 Kessy/Ross 5 21-15, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-1
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Leao 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
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
Series tied with # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 Wang/Zuo, China 0-1
11/7/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Contender 3 Wang/Zuo 12 Antonelli/Leao 4 26-24, 14-21, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 13 Hinchley/Palmer, Australia 0-1
11/6/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 2 Hinchley/Palmer 13 Antonelli/Leao 4 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 14 Lubetz/Sude, Germany 3-0
11/7/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Contender 2 Antonelli/Leao 4 Lubetz/Sude 14 21-17, 37-35 0:53
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 # 16 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
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 20 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 # 29, Q6 Hansson/Nilsson, Sweden 1-0
11/6/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Leao 4 Hansson/Nilsson 29, Q6 23-21, 21-9 0:34