Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 12 - 16, 2005
(24, Q7) Xiaoyan Hu/Xi Zhang, China
 
Xiaoyan Hu
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 25, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Nanjing, Jiangsu
Resides: Nan Jing
Height: 172 cm (5'8")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 12
Career Best: 9th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (Shanghai 2005)
Career Winnings: US$17,900.00
Xi Zhang
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 19, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Nantong
Resides: Arcadia, CA
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 116
Career Wins: 15
Career Winnings: US$787,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB1100000012323 US$34,300.00
Previous Espinho Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 17 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 28, Q8 13 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 28 33 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open Q11 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 18 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open 6, Q4 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 10 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2003 Lianyungang Open 32, Q26 17 60 US$2,500.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/12/2005 Qualifier 2 Miwa Asao / Rii Seike, Japan (Q26) Won 22-24, 21-10, 15-9 0:47
Tue, 7/12/2005 Qualifier 3 Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (Q23) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:30
Wed, 7/13/2005 Winner 1 Juliana Antunes / Sandra Castro, Portugal (9) Won 21-9, 21-9 0:29
Wed, 7/13/2005 Winner 2 Ana Paula Connelly / Alexandra Fonseca, Brazil (8) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:38
Thu, 7/14/2005 Contender 2 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (10) Lost 23-21, 13-21, 7-15 0:47
Head to Head Results
Hu/Zhang trail the series against the field 9-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-3
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Hu/Zhang 28, Q8 21-14, 21-14 0:29
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Hu/Zhang 6, Q4 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:46
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 20 Hu/Zhang 10 21-16, 21-11 0:28
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 7 Hu/Zhang 10 21-15, 24-22 0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Connelly/Fonseca, Brazil 0-1
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Connelly/Fonseca 8 Hu/Zhang 24, Q7 21-15, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 9 Antunes/Castro, Portugal 1-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Hu/Zhang 24, Q7 Antunes/Castro 9 21-9, 21-9 0:29
Trail the series against # 10 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 10 Hu/Zhang 24, Q7 21-23, 21-13, 15-7 0:47
Trail the series against # 11 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Bednarczuk/Pires 7 Hu/Zhang 28 22-20, 26-24 0:58
Series tied with # 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 Hu/Zhang 18 19-21, 24-22, 15-8 1:02
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Hu/Zhang 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-16, 23-25, 17-15 0:56
Trail the series against # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 Hu/Zhang 28, Q8 14-21, 21-15, 19-17 0:48
Trail the series against # 21 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Keizer/Leenstra 16 Hu/Zhang 17 14-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 22 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Hu/Zhang 17 Arjona/Kadjo 15 21-12, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Bruschini/Lunardi, Italy 1-0
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Hu/Zhang 10 Bruschini/Lunardi 17, Q3 22-24, 23-21, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # Q3 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Hu/Zhang 28, Q8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 21-15, 15-21, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # Q6 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool A Garcia/Gaxiola 17 Hu/Zhang 32, Q26 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # Q14 Mandana/Pol, Spain 1-0
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hu/Zhang 28, Q8 Mandana/Pol Q9 21-15, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # Q22 Barry/Lukiw, Canada 1-0
5/25/05FIVBJapan Open Qualifier 2 Hu/Zhang 6, Q4 Barry/Lukiw Q13 21-13, 21-15 0:29
Series tied with # Q23 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-1
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Hu/Zhang 24, Q7 Baburina/Osheyko Q23 21-14, 21-12 0:30
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Baburina/Osheyko 31, Q19 Hu/Zhang 18 21-14, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # Q26 Asao/Seike, Japan 1-0
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Hu/Zhang 24, Q7 Asao/Seike Q26 22-24, 21-10, 15-9 0:47