Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Smart Major Hamburg
June 7 - 11, 2016
(25) Emily Capers/Jennifer Kessy, United States
 
Emily Day Capers
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 9, 1987 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Torrance, CA
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 71 kg (156 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 99
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$227,174.60
Jennifer Kessy
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1977 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: San Juan Capistrano, CA
Height: 180 cm (6'0")
Weight: 77 kg (169 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 127
Career Wins: 11
Career FIVB WT Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$722,750.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB220010118083 US$127,300.00
Previous Hamburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/24-29/2016 Moscow Grand Slam 22 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2016 Cincinnati Open 9 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2016 Antalya Open 10 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2016 Sochi Open 10 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/20-24/2016 Fuzhou Open 12 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/13-17/2016 Xiamen Open 9 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 14 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 19 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open 16 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 10/20-24/2015 Antalya Open 6 3rd 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/29-10/4/2015 2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale 7 7th 0 US$7,500.00
FIVB 9/23-27/2015 Xiamen Open 5 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 8/25-29/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 18 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 17 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 22 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2015 Gstaad Major Series 21 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 19 17th 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 23 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 21 25th 160 US$4,000.00
Major Hamburg Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/8/2016 Pool H Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (8) Lost 13-21, 17-21 0:32
Wed, 6/8/2016 Pool H Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (9) Lost 21-18, 19-21, 12-15 0:45
Thu, 6/9/2016 Pool H Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (24) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:36
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000000100 $7,000.00
World Tour Finals100000100000 $7,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1100001040330 $94,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open900100040400 $18,800.00
Total2200101180830 $127,300.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Emily Capers Jennifer Kessy
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games1010000000 $0.00
4000000400 $14,000.00 World Championships5100010100 $46,075.00
2000010000 $3,750.00 World Tour Finals1000010000 $3,750.00
420001571490 $137,750.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam5343421214750 $355,550.00
37011049650 $44,025.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open6458731581130 $314,575.00
12320034000 $25,100.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
2000101000 $1,800.00 Challenger2100000100 $2,250.00
993312132124140 $226,425.00 Total126111211529222080 $722,200.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2015FIVB1100001140410 $94,700.00 222645.8 %
2016FIVB1100100040420 $32,600.00 222546.8 %
TotalFIVB2200101180830 $127,300.00 445146.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Emily Capers  Jennifer Kessy
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2000FIVB2000000011 $750.00
           2000FIVB C&S1000000100 $250.00
           2001FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2001FIVB C&S1100000000 $2,000.00
           2002FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2004FIVB2000000002 $0.00
           2005FIVB8000140111 $30,875.00
           2006FIVB8000001610 $15,100.00
           2007FIVB8110022002 $53,050.00
           2008FIVB12211151100 $87,300.00
           2009FIVB12342011010 $139,100.00
           2010FIVB15212233110 $106,675.00
2000000002 $0.00 2011FIVB14133051100 $115,500.00
1000100000 $1,250.00 2011FIVB C&S1010000000 $550.00
5000001004 $2,125.00 2012FIVB10111061000 $69,100.00
1000001000 $550.00 2012FIVB C&S          
11010120421 $36,250.00 2013FIVB9011114100 $38,850.00
11000013610 $46,000.00 2014FIVB          
11000024410 $47,350.00 2015FIVB11000024410 $47,350.00
11001004420 $16,300.00 2016FIVB11001004420 $16,300.00
5301125131867 $149,825.00 TotalTotal127111311529222088 $722,750.00
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
Overall28 62.2% 7 15.6% 10 22.2% 35-10 77.8% 9 18.0% 9 18.0% 32 64.0% 9-41 18.0% 28-32 46.7% 16-19 45.7% 00 44-51 46.3%
2015-201628 62.2% 7 15.6% 10 22.2% 35-10 77.8% 9 18.0% 9 18.0% 32 64.0% 9-41 18.0% 28-32 46.7% 16-19 45.7% 00 44-51 46.3%
Against the Field11 57.9% 4 21.1% 4 21.1% 15-4 78.9% 7 18.4% 7 18.4% 24 63.2% 7-31 18.4% 22-48 31.4% 22-22 50.0% 00 22-35 38.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000021000100000022
World Tour Finals000013000000000013
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0000151800580000002026
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000161100480110002120
Total00003433009170110004451
Head to Head Results
Capers/Kessy trail the series against the field 22-35 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 14 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-3
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Capers/Kessy 22 21-17, 21-11 0:34
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Capers/Kessy 21 21-16, 17-21, 15-9 0:47
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Capers/Kessy 23 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 24-22, 16-21, 15-13 1:14
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool E Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Capers/Kessy 21 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
9/30/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Antunes/Maestrini 2 Capers/Kessy 7 21-13, 21-18 0:34
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Capers/Kessy 18 21-13, 21-13 0:33
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool A Antunes/Maestrini 1 Capers/Kessy 16 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Capers/Kessy 12 21-10, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 0-4
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool A Bednarczuk/Seixas 1 Capers/Kessy 16 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:54
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool B Bednarczuk/Seixas 2 Capers/Kessy 18 21-15, 21-17 0:33
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Bednarczuk/Seixas 1 Capers/Kessy 17 21-16, 21-19 0:40
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool F Bednarczuk/Seixas 6 Capers/Kessy 19 22-20, 21-10 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-3
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool C Bansley/Pavan 3 Capers/Kessy 19 21-10, 21-12 0:33
9/29/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Bansley/Pavan 3 Capers/Kessy 7 21-13, 15-21, 16-14 0:51
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool F Bansley/Pavan 6 Capers/Kessy 22 21-9, 21-12 0:31
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool A Capers/Kessy 16 Bansley/Pavan 17 12-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 6 Felisberta/Lima, Brazil 0-2
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Felisberta/Lima 6 Capers/Kessy 22 21-12, 21-19 0:36
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool C Felisberta/Lima 3 Capers/Kessy 14 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with # 7 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-1
4/16/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 2 Capers/Kessy 9 17-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:50
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Capers/Kessy 22 Borger/Buthe 11 21-17, 23-21 0:44
Trail the series against # 8 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-3
6/8/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool H Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 Capers/Kessy 25 21-13, 21-17 0:32
10/2/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Meppelink/Van Iersel 6 Capers/Kessy 7 16-21, 22-20, 15-7 0:58
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Capers/Kessy 21 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 15-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:51
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Capers/Kessy 22 21-14, 21-17 0:47
Trail the series against # 9 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-2
6/8/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool H Bawden/Clancy 9 Capers/Kessy 25 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:45
3/18/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Bawden/Clancy 4 Capers/Kessy 14 21-16, 13-21, 15-13 0:48
Series tied with # 12 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-1
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool A Capers/Kessy 16 Forrer/Verge-Depre 17 21-12, 21-13 0:34
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 2 Forrer/Verge-Depre 29, Q6 Capers/Kessy 23 21-17, 16-21, 17-15 0:54
Trail the series against # 14 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-1
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Menegatti/Orsi Toth 5 Capers/Kessy 12 21-12, 17-21, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 15 Broder/May, Canada 1-0
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Capers/Kessy 22 Broder/May 23, Q2 21-16, 21-18 0:38
Series tied with # 17 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-1
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Bronze Medal Capers/Kessy 6 Gallay/Klug 3 18-21, 21-14, 15-13 1:02
9/25/15FIVBXiamen Open Winner 1 Gallay/Klug 9 Capers/Kessy 5 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 18 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-3
5/12/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool G Holtwick/Semmler 7 Capers/Kessy 10 21-18, 21-17 0:40
5/6/16FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 9 Capers/Kessy 10 21-14, 21-17 0:32
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool C Capers/Kessy 19 Holtwick/Semmler 14 21-18, 21-19 0:40
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 14 Capers/Kessy 17 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Matauatu/Pata, Vanuatu 2-0
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool G Capers/Kessy 10 Matauatu/Pata 7 21-14, 21-17 0:33
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Capers/Kessy 23 Matauatu/Pata 26 21-16, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 21 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-0
10/1/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Capers/Kessy 7 Laboureur/Sude 10 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 22 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 4-0
3/18/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Capers/Kessy 14 Lahti/Lehtonen 26, Q6 31-29, 21-18 0:49
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool F Capers/Kessy 22 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q6 21-12, 21-16 0:36
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Capers/Kessy 21 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q4 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 0:51
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Capers/Kessy 22 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q8 21-17, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 23 Artacho/Laird, Australia 0-1
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool C Artacho/Laird 30, Q9 Capers/Kessy 19 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Series tied with # 24 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 1-1
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool H Humana-Paredes/Pischke 24 Capers/Kessy 25 21-19, 21-14 0:36
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool C Capers/Kessy 14 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 19 21-15, 17-21, 20-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
10/23/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Capers/Kessy 6 Birlova/Ukolova 5 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 0:53
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 1 Capers/Kessy 21 Birlova/Ukolova 20 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 27, Q3 Wang/Yue, China 0-2
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool B Wang/Yue 15 Capers/Kessy 18 29-27, 19-21, 15-11 0:59
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Wang/Yue 12 Capers/Kessy 19 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 29, Q4 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-2
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Bieneck/Grossner 27, Q8 Capers/Kessy 22 21-19, 14-21, 16-14 0:50
9/25/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool E Bieneck/Grossner 12 Capers/Kessy 5 35-33, 21-18 0:52
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Capers/Kessy 17 Bieneck/Grossner 25, Q10 21-17, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # Q9 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-1
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool H Brunner/Huberli 24 Capers/Kessy 9 21-18, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q10 Jupiter/Longuet, France 2-0
5/11/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool G Capers/Kessy 10 Jupiter/Longuet 23 17-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:45
5/4/16FIVBSochi Open Pool G Capers/Kessy 10 Jupiter/Longuet 23 19-21, 33-31, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # Q13 Navarro/Ribera, Spain 1-0
5/11/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool G Capers/Kessy 10 Navarro/Ribera 26, Q8 21-16, 21-14 0:32