Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2002
(7) Dianne DeNecochea/Barbra Fontana, United States
 
Dianne Shoemaker DeNecochea
United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 16, 1967 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Brooklyn, MI
Resides: San Diego, CA
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 25
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$72,785.00
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB80000205010 US$37,570.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Did not play Linda Hanley - 5th
1998 Did not play Linda Hanley - 4th
1999 Did not play Lisa Arce - 17th
2000 Did not play Lisa Arce - 5th
2001 Liz Masakayan - 9th Elaine Youngs - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/9-13/2002 Canada Open 6 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2002 Norway Open 7 5 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2002 Switzerland Open 7 9 120 US$3,900.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/16/2002 Pool G Christine Mellitzer / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (31) Won 21-16, 21-12 0:35
Tue, 7/16/2002 Pool G Danalee Bragado-Corso / Nancy Reynolds, United States (18) Won 18-21, 21-13, 15-7 0:39
Tue, 7/16/2002 Pool G Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (42) Won 21-9, 21-16 0:30
Thu, 7/18/2002 Winner 2 Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (10) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:29
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 7-7
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 21-17, 25-27, 15-12 0:59
Trail the series against # 4 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Connelly/Minello 5 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 18-21, 22-20, 15-7 0:52
Series tied with # 8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 Gattelli/Perrotta 8 19-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:58
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 8 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 9 Barros/Pires, Brazil 0-2
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Barros/Pires 10 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 24-26, 21-12, 19-17 1:01
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool G Barros/Pires 23 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 24-22, 20-22, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 10 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 10 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 21-19, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 16 Dodd/McSorley, United States 0-1
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Dodd/McSorley 22 DeNecochea/Fontana 6 14-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:45
Lead the series against # 18 Bragado-Corso/Reynolds, United States 1-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G DeNecochea/Fontana 7 Bragado-Corso/Reynolds 18 18-21, 21-13, 15-7 0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G DeNecochea/Fontana 7 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 21-14, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 25 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 1-0
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F DeNecochea/Fontana 6 Gougeon/Lessard 11 24-26, 21-12, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 31 Mellitzer/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G DeNecochea/Fontana 7 Mellitzer/Swoboda 31 21-16, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 42 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 2-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G DeNecochea/Fontana 7 Ahmann/Vollmer 42 21-9, 21-16 0:30
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool G DeNecochea/Fontana 7 Ahmann/Vollmer 26, Q14 21-14, 21-18 0:38