Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Grand Slam Moscow 2009 presented by SEAT
July 13 - 18, 2009
(16) Ying Huang/Xi Zhang, China
 
Ying Huang
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 4, 1992 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Nanjing, Jiangsu
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 46
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Sanya 2008)
Career Winnings: US$82,625.00
Xi Zhang
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 19, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Nantong
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 116
Career Wins: 15
Career Winnings: US$787,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB110100005032 US$73,100.00
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Did not play Chen Xue - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 15 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 15 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 3 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2009 Shanghai Open 1 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/12-16/2008 Sanya Open 15 2nd 540 US$19,500.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/15/2009 Pool A Lauren Fendrick / Ashley Ivy Swift, United States (17) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:34
Wed, 7/15/2009 Pool A Ekaterina Birlova / Anna Vozakova, Russia (32) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Thu, 7/16/2009 Pool A Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (1) Lost 21-18, 30-32, 12-15 1:05
Thu, 7/16/2009 Winner 1 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (13) Won 21-18, 16-21, 15-8 1:10
Fri, 7/17/2009 Winner 2 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (3) Lost 13-21, 21-19, 19-21 1:07
Head to Head Results
Huang/Zhang lead the series against the field 14-12 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-2
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Antonelli/Antunes 1 Huang/Zhang 16 18-21, 32-30, 15-12 1:05
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Huang/Zhang 15 21-14, 17-21, 15-10 0:57
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-2
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 1 Huang/Zhang 8 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:01
11/16/08FIVBSanya Open Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 1 Huang/Zhang 15 21-17, 23-21 0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Huang/Zhang 16 21-13, 19-21, 21-19 1:07
Trail the series against # 4 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 5 Huang/Zhang 15 22-20, 21-16 0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool J Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Huang/Zhang 15 21-11, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Barsuk/Boyko, Russia 1-0
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Huang/Zhang 3 Barsuk/Boyko 30, Q13 21-15, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
11/14/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Huang/Zhang 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 21-14, 21-14 0:30
Trail the series against # 12 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Hakedal/Torlen 13 Huang/Zhang 8 21-18, 22-20 0:40
Series tied with # 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Huang/Zhang 16 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-18, 16-21, 15-8 1:10
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 Huang/Zhang 3 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:51
Series tied with # 14 Xue/Zhang, China 1-1
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Xue/Zhang 18 Huang/Zhang 15 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:50
11/14/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Huang/Zhang 15 Xue/Zhang 16 21-19, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # 15, Q2 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
11/15/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 5 Huang/Zhang 15 Gioria/Momoli 12 21-13, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 1-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Huang/Zhang 16 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 17 21-12, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 18, Q3 Lessard/Martin, Canada 0-1
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Lessard/Martin 18 Huang/Zhang 15 21-19, 17-21, 20-18 1:01
Lead the series against # 19, Q7 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Huang/Zhang 15 Pohl/Rau 16 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 2-0
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool J Huang/Zhang 15 Candelas/Garcia 34 23-25, 24-22, 15-12 0:58
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Huang/Zhang 1 Candelas/Garcia 16 23-21, 20-22, 15-12 0:53
Series tied with # 27, Q8 Jensen/Palmer, Australia 1-1
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Huang/Zhang 8 Jensen/Palmer 25, Q7 23-21, 14-21, 15-10 0:49
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Jensen/Palmer 20 Huang/Zhang 1 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 28 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
11/15/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Huang/Zhang 15 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 13 21-17, 21-11 0:45
Lead the series against # 29, Q4 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool J Huang/Zhang 15 Nystrom/Nystrom 39 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 32 Birlova/Vozakova, Russia 1-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Huang/Zhang 16 Birlova/Vozakova 32 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against Borger/Brink-Abeler, Germany 1-0
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Huang/Zhang 8 Borger/Brink-Abeler 24, Q6 21-12, 21-14 0:34