Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 St. Petersburg Grand Slam
June 17 - 21, 2015
(Q18) Mariafe Artacho/Nicole Laird, Australia
 
Mariafe Artacho Del Solar
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 24, 1993 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Lima Peru
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 66 kg (145 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 90
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 8
Career Winnings: US$310,950.00
Nicole Laird
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 18, 1993 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Sydney
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 56
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$49,370.28
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2018
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925334157Money
FIVB1400000010314311 US$44,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC210000010000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S100001000000000 US$0.00
Overall1710001020314311 US$44,800.00
Previous St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 30, Q25 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam Q19 41st 40 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 11/5-9/2014 Pattaya Challenger 2 5th 192 US$0.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam Q9 33rd 80 US$0.00
St. Petersburg Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/17/2015 Qualifier 1 Julie Gordon / Brandie Wilkerson, Canada (Q15) Won 22-20, 20-22, 15-9 0:55
Wed, 6/17/2015 Qualifier 2 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (10, Q2) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:42
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships100000000100 $7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam900000010230 $37,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open300000000010 $800.00
Challenger100001000000 $0.00
U23 World Championships110000000000 $0.00
U18/19 World Championships100000010000 $0.00
Total1710001020440 $44,800.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Mariafe Artacho Nicole Laird
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3010100100 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
5001110100 $45,700.00 World Championships3000000100 $7,600.00
3001200000 $60,000.00 World Tour Finals          
320140310350 $98,250.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam14000002240 $23,000.00
24522125030 $87,400.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open13000002120 $4,400.00
13310122300 $19,050.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star19212123140 $14,050.00
2000011000 $550.00 Challenger2000010100 $250.00
2100000100 $0.00 U23 World Championships1100000000 $0.00
3001001100 $0.00 U21 World Championships2000000200 $0.00
3000001100 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships1000001000 $0.00
9095969201180 $310,950.00 Total563121389100 $49,300.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2011FIVB Age Group WC100000010000 $0.00 3175.0 %
2012FIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2013FIVB100000000001 $0.00 1150.0 %
2014FIVB200000010001 $11,000.00 5271.4 %
2014FIVB C&S100001000000 $0.00 3175.0 %
2014FIVB Age Group WC110000000000 $0.00 9190.0 %
2015FIVB300000000102 $7,000.00 5455.6 %
TotalFIVB700000010105 $18,000.00 11857.9 %
TotalFIVB C&S100001000000 $0.00 3175.0 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC210000010000 $0.00 12285.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Mariafe Artacho  Nicole Laird
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2007FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 2007FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2008FIVB          
1000000100 $0.00 2008FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000100 $0.00 2009FIVB Age Group WC          
           2010FIVB Age Group WC1000000100 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 2011FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
2000001001 $2,125.00 2012FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000001000 $550.00 2012FIVB C&S1000000100 $250.00
1001000000 $0.00 2012FIVB Age Group WC1000000100 $0.00
5000000023 $4,450.00 2013FIVB1000000001 $0.00
2000001100 $0.00 2013FIVB Age Group WC          
2000001001 $5,500.00 2014FIVB2000001001 $5,500.00
1000010000 $0.00 2014FIVB C&S1000010000 $0.00
1100000000 $0.00 2014FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
3000000102 $3,500.00 2015FIVB3000000102 $3,500.00
241010154210 $16,125.00 TotalTotal13100012405 $9,250.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall15 71.4% 2 9.5% 4 19.0% 17-4 81.0% 1 4.2% 2 8.3% 21 87.5% 1-23 4.2% 15-21 41.7% 3-6 33.3% 00 18-27 40.0%
2014-20159 69.2% 2 15.4% 2 15.4% 11-2 84.6% 1 10.0% 2 20.0% 7 70.0% 1-9 10.0% 9-7 56.3% 3-4 42.9% 00 12-11 52.2%
Against the Field7 63.6% 2 18.2% 2 18.2% 9-2 81.8% 0 0.0% 2 14.3% 12 85.7% 0-14 0.0% 14-24 36.8% 4-8 33.3% 00 9-16 36.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000003000000000003
World Championships000012000100000013
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam008371100030000001517
Challenge/Four Star/Open001212000000000024
Challenger000020001100000031
U23 World Championships000041003010001091
U18/19 World Championships000030000100000031
Total0095181900461000103330
Head to Head Results
Artacho/Laird lead the series against the field 9-5 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool C Artacho/Laird 30, Q25 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 3 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Artacho/Laird 31, Q20 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 10, Q2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Salgado/Salgado 10, Q2 Artacho/Laird Q18 21-18, 21-17 0:42
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool C Salgado/Salgado 14 Artacho/Laird 30, Q25 22-20, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Artacho/Laird 31, Q20 Kolocova/Slukova 15 21-16, 24-22 0:44
Trail the series against # 16 Wang/Yue, China 0-1
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Wang/Yue 10 Artacho/Laird 31, Q20 21-13, 21-10 0:31
Trail the series against # 19 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 0-1
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 1 Nestarcova/Pridalova 20 Artacho/Laird 30, Q25 21-15, 20-22, 15-8 0:46
Lead the series against # 20 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool C Artacho/Laird 30, Q25 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 19 25-23, 21-13 0:40
6/15/14FIVB Age Group WCUnder 23 World Championships Semi-Finals Artacho/Laird 2 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 4, Q1 18-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:53
Lead the series against # 30 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
6/9/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Qualifier 2 Artacho/Laird 30, Q25 Mizoe/Nishibori Q9 21-11, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q11 Nilsson/Yoken, Sweden 1-0
11/7/14FIVB C&SPattaya Challenger Winner 1 Artacho/Laird 2 Nilsson/Yoken 6 21-13, 21-13 0:30
Trail the series against # Q12 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 0-1
5/26/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Agudo/Pazo Q14 Artacho/Laird Q19 21-14, 15-21, 15-11 0:46
Lead the series against # Q14 Ledoux/Pollock, United States 1-0
11/6/14FIVB C&SPattaya Challenger Pool B Artacho/Laird 2 Ledoux/Pollock 15, Q9 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # Q15 Gordon/Wilkerson, Canada 1-0
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Artacho/Laird Q18 Gordon/Wilkerson Q15 22-20, 20-22, 15-9 0:55