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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Lianyungang Open
August 13 - 17, 2003

(17) Mayra Garcia/Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico

Mayra Garcia
Mexico

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 16, 1972 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tijuana, BC

Resides:

Mazatlan Sinaloa

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

118

Career Best:

5th (4 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$182,340.00

Hilda Gaxiola
Mexico

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 14, 1972 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Guamuchil Sinaloa

Resides:

Mazatlan Sinaloa

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Bali 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$98,715.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	55	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	2	23	1	16	4	1	US$161,430.00

Previous Lianyungang Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	23	17	104	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	27, Q4	25	54	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	26, Q2	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	29, Q3	9	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	27, Q3	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	23, Q1	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/17-22/2002	Brazil Open	18	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2002	Spain Open	19	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2002	China Open	17	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Japan Open	23	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2002	Austria Grand Slam	30	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open	Q1	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	36	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2002	Canada Open	20	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2002	Norway Open	27, Q1	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	32	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2002	Spain Open	20	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	10/30-11/4/2001	Brazil Open	20	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/22-26/2001	Hong Kong Open	22	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/15-19/2001	China Open	20	17	72	US$3,000.00

Lianyungang Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/15/2003	Pool A	Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (1)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:36
Fri, 8/15/2003	Pool A	Xiaoyan Hu / Xi Zhang, China (32, Q26)	Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:48
Sat, 8/16/2003	Pool A	Gabriele Jobst / Patricia Stragliotto, Canada (16, Q4)	Won 21-19, 21-10	0:34
Sat, 8/16/2003	Winner 1	Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (13)	Lost 16-21, 21-19, 11-15	0:43

Head to Head Results
Garcia/Gaxiola trail the series against the field 17-19

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-2
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool A	Cook/Sanderson	1	Garcia/Gaxiola	17	21-19, 21-16	0:36
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Cook/Sanderson	11	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q4	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	4	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	21-10, 21-17	0:44
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool G	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	7	Garcia/Gaxiola	39	21-18, 21-8	0:29
Trail the series against # 3 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
9/20/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool B	Pohl/Rau	15	Garcia/Gaxiola	18	21-16, 21-19	0:30
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	Garcia/Gaxiola	22	24-22, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-3
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	8	Garcia/Gaxiola	26, Q2	21-14, 21-16	0:31
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Tian/Wang	11	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q3	21-18, 21-16	0:43
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	11	Garcia/Gaxiola	22	21-18, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 5 Lahme/Musch, Germany 3-0
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	Lahme/Musch	26, Q9	21-15, 21-18	0:34
6/12/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 3	Garcia/Gaxiola	23, Q1	Lahme/Musch	Q17	21-17, 21-18	0:36
7/25/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Gaxiola	Q1	Lahme/Musch	Q33	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Wang/You, China 0-1
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Wang/You	22	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q4	18-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:44
Trail the series against # 11 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-2
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Ahmann/Vollmer	43	Garcia/Gaxiola	30	22-20, 21-16	0:36
7/25/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 3	Ahmann/Vollmer	27, Q16	Garcia/Gaxiola	Q1	21-14, 21-16	0:43
Trail the series against # 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-4
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	17	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:43
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool A	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	Garcia/Gaxiola	17	21-12, 21-12	0:36
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	13-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	36	21-16, 21-16	0:39
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri	4	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	18-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:54
Trail the series against # 14 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 0-1
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool M	Gerlic/Lochowicz	37	Garcia/Gaxiola	36	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:55
Lead the series against # 16, Q4 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 1-0
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool A	Garcia/Gaxiola	17	Jobst/Stragliotto	16, Q4	21-19, 21-10	0:34
Trail the series against # 18 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-2
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q1	Glesnes/Maaseide	11	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:48
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	Garcia/Gaxiola	32	21-14, 20-22, 15-13	0:47
11/1/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	21-11, 21-12	0:28
Lead the series against # 19 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	26, Q2	Kusuhara/Tokuno	23	21-19, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 20, Q1 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	26, Q2	Hakedal/Torlen	10	21-14, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 21 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	Arjona/Kadjo	26, Q22	21-19, 18-21, 15-9	0:54
Lead the series against # 22 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Garcia/Gaxiola	26, Q2	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	Q18	21-16, 27-25	0:37
Lead the series against # 24 Alcon/Pol, Spain 2-0
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q4	Alcon/Pol	Q13	18-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:50
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool D	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	Alcon/Pol	29, Q8	21-18, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 1-0
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	23, Q1	Granstrom/Ljungquist	26, Q5	21-15, 19-21, 17-15	0:51
Lead the series against # 30 Lu/Ren, China 1-0
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool A	Garcia/Gaxiola	17	Lu/Ren	32	21-17, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 32, Q26 Hu/Zhang, China 1-0
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool A	Garcia/Gaxiola	17	Hu/Zhang	32, Q26	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # Q9 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Gaxiola	29, Q3	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q30	21-15, 25-23	0:38
Lead the series against # Q13 Teru Saiki/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/17/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q3	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q30	21-16, 21-16	0:34