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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Fort Lauderdale Major, Five Star
February 7 - 12, 2017

(4) Julia Grossner/Kira Walkenhorst, Germany

Julia Großner
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 4, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Weimar

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Anapa 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$97,637.50

Kira Walkenhorst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 18, 1990 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Essen

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$513,387.50

Awards

Most Improved Player 2013
Top Rookie 2013
Best Blocker 2016
Team of the Year 2016 (with Laura Ludwig)
Tour Champion 2016 (with Laura Ludwig)
Best Hitter 2017

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$6,000.00

Previous Fort Lauderdale Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	Did not play	Laura Ludwig - 2nd

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 2/8/2017	Pool D	Sandra Ittlinger / Teresa Mersmann, Germany (29, Q5)	Won 21-13, 21-12	0:29
Wed, 2/8/2017	Pool D	Kristina May / Taylor Pischke, Canada (20)	Won 21-14, 15-21, 15-4	0:40
Thu, 2/9/2017	Pool D	Summer Ross / Brooke Sweat, United States (13)	Lost 14-21, 13-21	0:31
Fri, 2/10/2017	Winner 1	Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (12)	Lost 19-21, 15-21	0:33

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$6,000.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$6,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Julia Grossner												Kira Walkenhorst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$7,000.00	World Championships	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$42,500.00
											World Tour Finals	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$130,000.00
35	0	0	0	0	1	5	9	8	0	$67,450.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	31	5	2	3	3	5	5	4	1	0	$306,450.00
27	1	0	0	0	3	3	4	4	0	$19,887.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	2	0	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	$27,237.50
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$1,550.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$550.00	Challenger	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,200.00
2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	Satellite
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
70	1	0	2	0	4	11	15	13	0	$97,637.50	Total	52	12	4	4	3	9	10	5	2	0	$513,387.50

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
2017	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$6,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$6,000.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Julia Grossner													Kira Walkenhorst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2008	FIVB
2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	2008	FIVB C&S
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2009	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2010	FIVB
											2010	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$550.00	2011	FIVB C&S
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	8	$7,425.00	2012	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	$9,550.00
											2012	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,800.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	$18,650.00	2013	FIVB	11	0	2	1	1	3	3	0	1	0	$63,950.00
9	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	$17,200.00	2014	FIVB	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$36,000.00
9	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	4	$12,975.00	2015	FIVB	10	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	0	0	$119,500.00
13	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	4	2	$23,587.50	2016	FIVB	13	7	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	$191,187.50
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00	2017	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00
63	1	0	2	0	4	9	13	11	23	$84,587.50	Total	Total	47	10	4	4	3	8	8	5	2	3	$428,387.50

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	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%
2016-2017	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 12 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
2/10/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Winner 1	Meppelink/van Gestel	12	Grossner/Walkenhorst	4	21-19, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Ross/Sweat, United States 0-1
2/9/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool D	Ross/Sweat	13	Grossner/Walkenhorst	4	21-14, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # 20 May/Pischke, Canada 1-0
2/8/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool D	Grossner/Walkenhorst	4	May/Pischke	20	21-14, 15-21, 15-4	0:40
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 Ittlinger/Mersmann, Germany 1-0
2/8/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool D	Grossner/Walkenhorst	4	Ittlinger/Mersmann	29, Q5	21-13, 21-12	0:29