Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Japan Open
August 8 - 12, 2001
(2) Barbra Fontana/Elaine Youngs, United States
 
Barbra Fontana
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 8, 1965 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 168 cm (5'6")
Weight: 62 kg (136 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 81
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$374,510.00
Elaine Youngs
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Orange, CA
Resides: Durango, CO
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 100
Career Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$685,022.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB102232100000 US$177,500.00
Previous Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Lori Forsythe - 1st Did not play
1995 Lori Forsythe - 4th Did not play
1998 Linda Hanley - 5th Nancy Reno - 7th
1999 Lisa Arce - 5th Liz Masakayan - 5th
2000 Lisa Arce - 5th Liz Masakayan - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 2 4 350 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 2 3 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 2 1 450 US$32,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 2 2 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 3 2 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 4 1 360 US$27,000.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2001 Macau Open 4 4 252 US$11,000.00
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/10/2001 Winner 1 Bo Han / Jing Sun, China (31, Q18) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:48
Fri, 8/10/2001 Winner 2 Chun Ying Liu / Jingkun Zhang, China (15) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 0:50
Sat, 8/11/2001 Winner 3 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (7) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:35
Sat, 8/11/2001 Winner 4 Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (6) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:43
Sat, 8/11/2001 Contender 6 Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak, United States (8) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:32
Sun, 8/12/2001 Semi-Finals Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:44
Sun, 8/12/2001 Bronze Medal Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (6) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Head to Head Results
Fontana/Youngs lead the series against the field 28-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 3-3
8/12/01FIVBJapan Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 Fontana/Youngs 2 21-17, 21-19 0:44
7/22/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Gold Medal Fontana/Youngs 2 Bede/Behar 1 21-13, 21-14 0:38
7/8/01FIVBSpain Open Gold Medal Bede/Behar 1 Fontana/Youngs 2 21-16, 21-16 0:39
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Gold Medal Bede/Behar 2 Fontana/Youngs 3 21-15, 22-20 0:43
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 4 Fontana/Youngs 3 Bede/Behar 2 21-15, 21-19 0:39
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 4 Fontana/Youngs 4 Bede/Behar 1 23-21, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Minello/Pires, Brazil 4-1
8/4/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Semi-Finals Minello/Pires 3 Fontana/Youngs 2 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 1:01
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 Fontana/Youngs 2 Minello/Pires 4 21-17, 21-17 0:39
7/8/01FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Youngs 2 Minello/Pires 5 21-17, 21-14 0:40
6/17/01FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Youngs 4 Minello/Pires 5 21-18, 21-9 0:39
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Fontana/Youngs 4 Minello/Pires 5 21-8, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 4-1
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 7 Fontana/Youngs 2 21-15, 10-21, 15-13 0:46
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Fontana/Youngs 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 7 15-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:50
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 5 Fontana/Youngs 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 18-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:58
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Youngs 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 3 Fontana/Youngs 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 5-2
8/12/01FIVBJapan Open Bronze Medal Fontana/Youngs 2 Cook/Pottharst 6 21-14, 21-14 0:39
8/11/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 4 Cook/Pottharst 6 Fontana/Youngs 2 21-18, 21-19 0:43
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Bronze Medal Fontana/Youngs 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 21-15, 11-21, 15-13 0:48
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Fontana/Youngs 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 21-18, 21-14 0:38
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Fontana/Youngs 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 21-16, 21-13 0:35
6/17/01FIVBItaly Open Gold Medal Fontana/Youngs 4 Cook/Pottharst 2 10-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:48
4/8/01FIVBMacau Open Semi-Finals Cook/Pottharst 2 Fontana/Youngs 4 21-18, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-1
8/11/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Fontana/Youngs 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 7 21-13, 21-15 0:35
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 7 Fontana/Youngs 2 21-18, 26-24 0:39
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 4 Fontana/Youngs 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 21-16, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Arce/McPeak, United States 1-0
8/11/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 6 Fontana/Youngs 2 Arce/McPeak 8 21-15, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # 15 Liu/Zhang, China 1-0
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Fontana/Youngs 2 Liu/Zhang 15 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 0:50
Lead the series against # 17 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
7/20/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Fontana/Youngs 2 Tian/Wang 13 21-12, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 23 Arlaisuk/Pangka, Thailand 3-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool B Fontana/Youngs 2 Arlaisuk/Pangka 31 21-14, 21-15 0:34
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Fontana/Youngs 3 Arlaisuk/Pangka 30, Q4 25-23, 21-8 0:37
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 2 Fontana/Youngs 4 Arlaisuk/Pangka 20 21-11, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # 26 Seike/Torii, Japan 1-0
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Fontana/Youngs 2 Seike/Torii 32 21-14, 21-10 0:34
Lead the series against # 29, Q3 Koelliker/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Fontana/Youngs 4 Koelliker/Trussel 29, Q9 21-16, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 31, Q18 Han/Sun, China 1-0
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Fontana/Youngs 2 Han/Sun 31, Q18 22-20, 21-16 0:48
Lead the series against # Q7 Montagnolli/Pichler, Austria 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Fontana/Youngs 2 Montagnolli/Pichler 31 21-12, 21-11 0:34