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August 9 - 14, 2011

(4) 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 C&S Wins:

1 (Beijing 2007)

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:

143

Career Wins:

Career FIVB C&S Best:

2nd (Eboli 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$616,550.00

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 London Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	8/24-29/2010	The Hague Open	6	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2010	Aland Open	6, Q3	4th	420	US$11,200.00
FIVB	8/9-14/2010	Kristiansand Open	4, Q1	13th	180	US$4,250.00

Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/9/2011	Pool D	Tealle Hunkus / Heather Lowe, United States (21)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:31
Wed, 8/10/2011	Pool D	Jamie Broder / Ashley Voth, Canada (16)	Won 21-12, 21-18	0:31
Thu, 8/11/2011	Pool D	Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (9)	Won 21-17, 21-10	0:33
Fri, 8/12/2011	Winner 1	Dariam Acevedo / Yarleen Santiago, Puerto Rico (13)	Won 21-15, 21-12	0:33
Sat, 8/13/2011	Winner 2	Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (8)	Won 21-17, 13-21, 17-15	0:49
Sun, 8/14/2011	Semi-Finals	Angela Lavalle / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (19)	Lost 20-22, 16-21	0:42
Sun, 8/14/2011	Bronze Medal	Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (9)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:39

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	78	6	7	2	5	6	20	19	2	0	$452,150.00
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	142	9	12	4	8	15	38	34	4	0	$616,150.00

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	8	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	$43,100.00	19	13	59.4 %
2011	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$800.00	6	1	85.7 %
Total	FIVB	17	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	3	0	8	$94,050.00	52	26	66.7 %
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
8	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	3	$21,550.00	2011	FIVB	8	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	3	$21,550.00
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
32	2	1	4	2	1	5	4	0	13	$91,050.00	Total	Total	26	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	0	10	$52,875.00

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	5	83.3%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	5-1	83.3%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	6-1	85.7%
2010-2011	5	83.3%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	5-1	83.3%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	6-1	85.7%
Against the Field	5	83.3%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	10-2	83.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	6-1	85.7%

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 16-6 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 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 # 3 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 # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 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 # 7 Fitzgerald/Hochevar, United States 1-0
7/22/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 3	Cunha/Lima	8	Fitzgerald/Hochevar	17, Q1	21-12, 21-9	0:28
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
Lead the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 MacTavish/Rodrigue, Canada 1-0
7/21/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Winner 1	Cunha/Lima	8	MacTavish/Rodrigue	25	21-14, 21-15	0:29
Lead the series against # 13 Acevedo/Santiago, Puerto Rico 1-0
8/12/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Winner 1	Cunha/Lima	4	Acevedo/Santiago	13	21-15, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # 16 Broder/Voth, Canada 1-0
8/10/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Pool D	Cunha/Lima	4	Broder/Voth	16	21-12, 21-18	0:31
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 21 Hunkus/Lowe, United States 1-0
8/9/11	FIVB C&S	Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International	Pool D	Cunha/Lima	4	Hunkus/Lowe	21	21-13, 21-17	0:31