$50,000 Mercedes-Benz San Diego Open
May 31 - June 1, 1997
(2) Barbra Fontana/Linda Hanley
 
Barbra Fontana
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 8, 1965 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 5'6"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 293
Career Wins: 20
Career WPVA Wins: 9
Career Winnings: $1,005,704.50
Linda Robertson Hanley
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 8, 1960 (63 yrs old)
Home Town: Laguna Beach, CA
Resides: Pacific Palisades, CA
Height: 5'9"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 25
Tournaments: 217
Career Wins: 46
Career WPVA Wins: 8
Career Winnings: $499,197.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB172104441100 US$167,900.00
WPVA264962311000 $211,765.00
Overall4361066752100 US$379,665.00
Previous San Diego Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 1986 Did not play Nina Matthies - 1st
1990 Did not play Jeanne Reeves - 17th
1991 Holly McPeak - 13th Jeanne Reeves - 25th
1992 Deb Richardson - 7th Did not play
1993 Lori Forsythe - 2nd Did not play
AVP 1993 Did not play Rita Crockett Royster - 3rd
1994 Lori Forsythe - 2nd Did not play
AVP 1994 Did not play Linda Chisholm - 3rd
1995 Lori Forsythe - 5th Angela Rock - 2nd
1996 Linda Hanley - 2nd Barbra Fontana - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 5/16-18/1997 Austin Open 3 2 72 $8,100.00
WPVA 5/8-11/1997 Orlando Open 3 4 56 $5,100.00
WPVA 4/19-20/1997 Deerfield Beach Open 2 9 32 $1,575.00
WPVA 4/5-6/1997 Miami Beach Open 1 5 48 $3,600.00
FIVB 3/13-16/1997 Australian Open 9 5 144 US$5,400.00
FIVB 2/13-16/1997 Brazil Open 8 9 96 US$2,800.00
WPVA 9/14-15/1996 Best of the Beach III 1 2 0 $12,000.00
FIVB 9/6-8/1996 Puerto Rico Open 17 7 300 US$13,500.00
WPVA 8/31-9/1/1996 Portland Open 1 1 72 $11,000.00
WPVA 8/16-18/1996 National Championships 1 2 72 $15,200.00
WPVA 8/8-11/1996 New York Indoor 1 2 0 $14,025.00
FIVB 7/23-27/1996 Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games 4 4 0 US$0.00
WPVA 7/13-14/1996 Chicago Open 2 2 72 $11,400.00
WPVA 6/29-30/1996 Newport Open 2 1 80 $9,400.00
FIVB 6/21-23/1996 United States Open 7 140 US$6,000.00
WPVA 6/15-16/1996 U.S. Open 2 1 80 $20,000.00
WPVA 5/31-6/2/1996 Austin Open 2 3 64 $5,000.00
WPVA 5/18-19/1996 San Diego Open 4 2 72 $7,000.00
WPVA 5/3-5/1996 Hermosa Beach Open 4 1 80 $11,000.00
WPVA 4/27-28/1996 Beach Volley '96 4 3 64 $5,700.00
FIVB 4/10-14/1996 Brazil Open 5 13 84 US$1,600.00
WPVA 4/5-7/1996 Deerfield Beach Open 3 5 48 $3,000.00
FIVB 2/28-3/3/1996 Brazil Open 7 20 US$6,000.00
WPVA 2/24-24/1996 Indoor Pro Beach Championships 3 3 0 $12,750.00
WPVA 2/3-3/1996 Indoor Pro Beach Championships 3 3 0 $4,250.00
FIVB 11/16-19/1995 Brazil Open 1 50 US$10,000.00
San Diego Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 5/31/1997 Winner 1 Valerie Duringer / Kristy Innocent (29) Won 15-1  
Sat, 5/31/1997 Winner 2 Wendy Fletcher / Nancy Reynolds (18) Won 15-4  
Sat, 5/31/1997 Winner 3 Pat Keller / Marla O'Hara (10) Lost 10-15  
Sat, 5/31/1997 Contender 4 Krista Blomquist / Ali Wood (9) Won 15-10  
Sat, 5/31/1997 Contender 5 Leanne McSorley / Jennifer Meredith (12) Won 15-9  
Sat, 5/31/1997 Contender 6 Karolyn Kirby / Liz Masakayan (5) Won 15-8  
Sat, 5/31/1997 Semi-Finals Karrie Poppinga / Angela Rock (3) Won 15-8  
Sat, 5/31/1997 Gold Medal Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak (1) Lost 0-15  
Head to Head Results
Fontana/Hanley lead the series against the field 22-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Arce/McPeak 3-4
5/31/97WPVASan Diego Open Gold Medal Arce/McPeak 1 Fontana/Hanley 2 15-0  
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Gold Medal Arce/McPeak 1 Fontana/Hanley 3 18-16  
8/31/96WPVAPortland Open Gold Medal Fontana/Hanley 1 Arce/McPeak 2 15-12  
8/16/96WPVANational Championships Gold Medal Arce/McPeak 3 Fontana/Hanley 1 13-12  
5/18/96WPVASan Diego Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 4 Arce/McPeak 2 15-9  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 4 Arce/McPeak 3 14-9  
4/27/96WPVABeach Volley '96 Semi-Finals Arce/McPeak 2 Fontana/Hanley 4 15-6  
Series tied with # 3 Poppinga/Rock 1-1
5/31/97WPVASan Diego Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 2 Poppinga/Rock 3 15-8  
5/8/97WPVAOrlando Open Bronze Medal Poppinga/Rock 5 Fontana/Hanley 3 16-14  
Lead the series against # 4 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5-1
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 3 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 4 15-13  
8/31/96WPVAPortland Open Winner 4 Fontana/Hanley 1 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-6  
7/13/96WPVAChicago Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Hanley 2 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-2  
5/31/96WPVAAustin Open Contender 6 Fontana/Hanley 2 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-0  
5/3/96WPVAHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 4 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 5 15-13  
4/5/96WPVADeerfield Beach Open Contender 6 Roque/Shupryt Knoop 6 Fontana/Hanley 3 16-14  
Lead the series against # 5 Kirby/Masakayan 1-0
5/31/97WPVASan Diego Open Contender 6 Fontana/Hanley 2 Kirby/Masakayan 5 15-8  
Lead the series against # 6 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 2-0
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 3 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 6 15-8  
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 1 Bragado-Corso/Podraza 9 15-8  
Trail the series against # 8 Castro Kehl/Stammer 0-1
4/19/97WPVADeerfield Beach Open Winner 3 Castro Kehl/Stammer 7 Fontana/Hanley 2 15-11  
Lead the series against # 9 Blomquist/Wood 1-0
5/31/97WPVASan Diego Open Contender 4 Fontana/Hanley 2 Blomquist/Wood 9 15-10  
Series tied with # 10 Keller/O'Hara 1-1
5/31/97WPVASan Diego Open Winner 3 Keller/O'Hara 10 Fontana/Hanley 2 15-10  
5/8/97WPVAOrlando Open Winner 3 Fontana/Hanley 3 Keller/O'Hara 11 16-14  
Lead the series against # 11 Johnson-Black/Reeves 1-0
5/8/97WPVAOrlando Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 3 Johnson-Black/Reeves 19 15-4  
Lead the series against # 12 McSorley/Meredith 2-0
5/31/97WPVASan Diego Open Contender 5 Fontana/Hanley 2 McSorley/Meredith 12 15-9  
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 3 McSorley/Meredith 14 15-1  
Lead the series against # 14 Oliver/Roche 1-0
6/15/96WPVAU.S. Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 2 Oliver/Roche 15 15-2  
Lead the series against # 18 Fletcher/Reynolds 1-0
5/31/97WPVASan Diego Open Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 2 Fletcher/Reynolds 18 15-4  
Lead the series against # 26 Deckert/Dodd 1-0
4/5/97WPVAMiami Beach Open Winner 1 Fontana/Hanley 1 Deckert/Dodd 30 14-2  
Lead the series against # 27 Celotto/Sanchez 1-0
8/16/96WPVANational Championships Winner 2 Fontana/Hanley 1 Celotto/Sanchez 16 15-2  
Lead the series against # 29 Duringer/Innocent 1-0
5/31/97WPVASan Diego Open Winner 1 Fontana/Hanley 2 Duringer/Innocent 29 15-1