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US$190,000 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT
November 1 - 6, 2011

(6) Vivian Cunha/Taiana Lima, Brazil

Vivian Danielle da Conceição Cunha
Azerbaijan

/ Brazil

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 14, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Belem (PA)

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Guarujá 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$128,900.00

Taiana de Souza Lima
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 27, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fortaleza - CE

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

142

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$605,050.00

Awards

Most Improved Player 2010
Sportsperson 2013
Team of the Year 2013 (with Talita Antunes)
Tour Champion 2013 (with Talita Antunes)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	CQ	Money
FIVB	28	0	1	1	1	1	1	6	1	8	0	4	4	US$161,150.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$800.00
Overall	29	0	1	2	1	1	1	6	1	8	0	4	4	US$161,950.00

Previous Phuket Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	11, Q2	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/15-20/2011	Åland Open	16	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S	8/9-14/2011	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	4	3rd	0	US$800.00
FIVB	8/1-6/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/19-24/2011	Québec Open	8	3rd	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	7/11-16/2011	Moscow Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/4-9/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	16, Q3	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/27-7/2/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q3	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	9	17th	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	10	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2011	Brasilia Open	11	17th	120	US$2,800.00

Phuket Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/3/2011	Winner 1	Ying Huang / Yuan Yue, China (27, Q1)	Won 21-17, 25-23	0:42
Thu, 11/3/2011	Winner 2	Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Niles, United States (11)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:36
Fri, 11/4/2011	Winner 3	Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (19)	Lost 10-21, 15-21	0:36
Fri, 11/4/2011	Contender 4	Jana Kohler / Julia Sude, Germany (16)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:37
Sat, 11/5/2011	Contender 5	Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (5)	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:41

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	18	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	6	0	0	$89,300.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	1	1	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	$64,850.00
Total	28	0	1	1	1	1	1	6	1	8	0	0	$161,150.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Vivian Cunha												Taiana Lima
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$38,500.00
											World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
23	0	1	0	0	1	3	7	0	0	$52,150.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	77	6	6	2	5	6	20	19	2	0	$440,650.00
20	1	0	2	2	1	7	2	2	0	$66,850.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	52	1	3	2	3	8	17	12	2	0	$123,550.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00	Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00
											U21 World Championships	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
47	2	1	3	3	2	10	10	2	0	$128,500.00	Total	141	9	11	4	8	15	38	34	4	0	$604,650.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2010	FIVB	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	$50,950.00	33	13	71.7 %
2011	FIVB	11	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	3	0	3	$62,700.00	29	19	60.4 %
2011	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$800.00	6	1	85.7 %
Total	FIVB	20	0	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	3	0	8	$113,650.00	62	32	66.0 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$800.00	6	1	85.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Vivian Cunha													Taiana Lima
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00	2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$14,000.00	2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,250.00
10	0	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	4	$23,625.00	2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
9	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	$25,475.00	2010	FIVB	9	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	$25,475.00
11	0	0	1	0	2	2	3	0	3	$31,350.00	2011	FIVB	11	0	0	1	0	2	2	3	0	3	$31,350.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00	2011	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00
35	2	1	4	2	2	7	4	0	13	$100,850.00	Total	Total	29	2	2	2	1	3	5	4	0	10	$62,675.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	54	75.0%	12	16.7%	6	8.3%	66-6	91.7%	10	19.2%	6	11.5%	36	69.2%	10-42	19.2%	54-36	60.0%	22-12	64.7%	1	2	77-50	60.6%
2010-2011	44	77.2%	10	17.5%	3	5.3%	54-3	94.7%	8	21.6%	4	10.8%	25	67.6%	8-29	21.6%	44-25	63.8%	18-7	72.0%	0	0	62-32	66.0%
Against the Field	28	75.7%	6	16.2%	3	8.1%	34-3	91.9%	5	17.9%	3	10.7%	20	71.4%	5-23	17.9%	56-36	60.9%	22-12	64.7%	1	1	40-25	61.5%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	8	4	8	4	18	12	0	0	5	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	40	30
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	16	9	0	2	1	1	0	0	34	19
Total	12	4	14	4	21	12	0	0	21	19	1	2	1	1	0	1	77	50

Head to Head Results
Cunha/Lima lead the series against the field 32-14 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 4 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 1-1
8/27/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 3	Xue/Zhang	3	Cunha/Lima	6	21-16, 21-16	0:33
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 3	Cunha/Lima	6, Q3	Xue/Zhang	3	21-19, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Kessy/Ross	1	Cunha/Lima	16, Q3	26-24, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against # 3 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-1
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 2	Cunha/Lima	11, Q2	Salgado/Salgado	6	21-19, 21-19	0:36
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Salgado/Salgado	5	Cunha/Lima	11	21-18, 23-21	0:46
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Cunha/Lima	24, Q7	Salgado/Salgado	8	21-19, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 4 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 3-1
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 3	Cunha/Lima	16	Baquerizo/Fernandez	7	22-20, 21-9	0:35
7/24/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Bronze Medal	Cunha/Lima	8	Baquerizo/Fernandez	5	21-13, 21-19	0:36
7/22/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 4	Baquerizo/Fernandez	5	Cunha/Lima	8	21-17, 21-19	0:37
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cunha/Lima	24, Q7	Baquerizo/Fernandez	23, Q3	21-16, 21-12	0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-1
11/5/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 5	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Cunha/Lima	6	21-17, 21-13	0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Kolocova/Slukova	17	Cunha/Lima	16, Q3	21-16, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 8 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-0
8/13/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Winner 2	Cunha/Lima	4	Cook/Hinchley	8	21-17, 13-21, 17-15	0:49
Series tied with # 11 Fendrick/Niles, United States 2-2
11/3/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 2	Cunha/Lima	6	Fendrick/Niles	11	21-17, 21-15	0:36
8/17/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Cunha/Lima	16	Fendrick/Niles	17, Q1	21-10, 20-22, 15-10	0:51
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 1	Fendrick/Niles	12	Cunha/Lima	9	25-23, 22-20	0:44
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Fendrick/Niles	22, Q5	Cunha/Lima	11	21-19, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 14 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 2-3
8/14/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Semi-Finals	Lavalle/Maestrini	19	Cunha/Lima	4	22-20, 21-16	0:42
8/1/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Country Quota	Lavalle/Maestrini	25, Q12	Cunha/Lima		21-19, 21-14	0:41
7/11/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Country Quota	Lavalle/Maestrini	27, Q13	Cunha/Lima		21-15, 21-18	0:38
7/4/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Country Quota	Cunha/Lima	16, Q3	Lavalle/Maestrini		21-16, 12-21, 21-19	0:58
6/27/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Country Quota	Cunha/Lima	Q3	Lavalle/Maestrini		21-17, 18-21, 15-9	0:58
Lead the series against # 16 Kohler/Sude, Germany 2-0
11/4/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 4	Cunha/Lima	6	Kohler/Sude	16	21-14, 21-16	0:37
8/20/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 6	Cunha/Lima	6, Q3	Kohler/Sude	29, Q9	21-15, 19-21, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 18 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 2-0
7/5/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Cunha/Lima	16, Q3	Bansley/Maloney	Q14	21-14, 23-21	0:35
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Cunha/Lima	4, Q1	Bansley/Maloney	30, Q24	21-12, 23-21	0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 3-1
11/4/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 3	Bawden/Palmer	19	Cunha/Lima	6	21-10, 21-15	0:36
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cunha/Lima	16, Q3	Bawden/Palmer	19	16-21, 26-24, 15-11	0:55
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Cunha/Lima	24, Q7	Bawden/Palmer	25, Q1	21-14, 21-18	0:39
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Cunha/Lima	6, Q3	Bawden/Palmer	22	17-21, 21-17, 18-16	1:00
Lead the series against # 20 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 3-0
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Cunha/Lima	10	Hansel/Montagnolli	23	21-16, 21-16	0:35
7/31/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cunha/Lima	24, Q7	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	26-24, 21-17	0:50
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Cunha/Lima	24, Q7	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	21-18, 21-15	0:43
Series tied with # 22 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-1
7/23/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Contender 6	Cunha/Lima	8	Candelas/Garcia	21	21-14, 21-17	0:36
6/8/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Candelas/Garcia	21, Q3	Cunha/Lima	Q14	21-16, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 23, Q11 Mizoe/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
6/8/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Cunha/Lima	Q14	Mizoe/Tanaka	Q19	21-15, 21-15	0:37
5/17/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Cunha/Lima	Q14	Mizoe/Tanaka	Q19	21-18, 21-15	0:40
Series tied with # 27, Q1 Huang/Yue, China 1-1
11/3/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 1	Cunha/Lima	6	Huang/Yue	27, Q1	21-17, 25-23	0:42
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Huang/Yue	21	Cunha/Lima	4, Q1	21-17, 17-21, 25-23	1:03
Lead the series against # Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cunha/Lima	24, Q7	Martins/Santanna	18	14-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:48
Lead the series against # Q5 Lessard/Martin, Canada 2-0
7/21/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 2	Cunha/Lima	8	Lessard/Martin	9	25-23, 21-13	0:48
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool I	Cunha/Lima	9	Lessard/Martin	16	21-16, 21-10	0:35
Lead the series against # Q7 Boulton/Johns, England 4-0
8/14/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Bronze Medal	Cunha/Lima	4	Boulton/Johns	9	21-19, 21-18	0:39
8/11/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Pool D	Cunha/Lima	4	Boulton/Johns	9	21-17, 21-10	0:33
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 1	Cunha/Lima	11	Boulton/Johns	27, Q9	21-19, 21-13	0:36
7/27/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Cunha/Lima	24, Q7	Boulton/Johns	Q10	21-19, 21-15	0:39