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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
May 7 - 12, 2012

(Q28) Melanie Gernert/Anja Gunther, Germany

Melanie Gernert
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB U21 World Championships Modena 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

41st (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Anja Günther
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 5, 1983 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Phuket 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$71,000.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	US$0.00

Previous Beijing Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q27	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	8/15-20/2011	Åland Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00

Beijing Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 5/7/2012	Country Quota	Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner, Germany	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:37
Mon, 5/7/2012	Country Quota	Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany	Won 20-22, 21-18, 15-11	0:53
Tue, 5/8/2012	Qualifier 1	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (26, Q5)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Melanie Gernert												Anja Gunther
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$7,000.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	$17,200.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	28	0	0	1	0	3	8	3	3	0	$46,800.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	53	0	0	1	0	4	11	6	4	0	$71,000.00

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
2011	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2012	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	3	3	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Melanie Gernert													Anja Gunther
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2005	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC
											2008	FIVB	9	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	3	$21,950.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2009	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	3	2	$25,650.00
											2010	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	4	$16,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2011	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	$3,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2012	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	$0.00	Total	Total	50	0	0	1	0	4	11	6	4	24	$71,000.00

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	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	14.3%	1	14.3%	5	71.4%	1-6	14.3%	1-5	16.7%	3-1	75.0%	0	0	4-6	40.0%
2011-2012	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	14.3%	1	14.3%	5	71.4%	1-6	14.3%	1-5	16.7%	3-1	75.0%	0	0	4-6	40.0%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	2-4	33.3%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%

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	4	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6

Head to Head Results
Gernert/Gunther lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 26, Q5 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-2
5/8/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	Gernert/Gunther	Q28	21-16, 21-18	0:39
5/1/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q6	Gernert/Gunther	Q27	22-20, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 2-0
5/7/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Country Quota	Gernert/Gunther	Q28	Bieneck/Grossner		21-18, 21-15	0:37
4/30/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Country Quota	Gernert/Gunther	Q27	Bieneck/Grossner		21-16, 14-21, 15-8	0:48
Lead the series against Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
5/7/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Country Quota	Gernert/Gunther	Q28	Borger/Buthe		20-22, 21-18, 15-11	0:53