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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 26 - 30, 2005

(27, Q8) 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:

Tournaments:

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 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Nantong

Resides:

Arcadia, CA

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

116

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$787,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	3	US$34,300.00

Previous Paris Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	24, Q7	17	80	US$3,000.00
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

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/26/2005	Qualifier 1	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (Q25)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:39
Tue, 7/26/2005	Qualifier 2	Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (Q9)	Won 21-16, 23-25, 15-13	0:55
Wed, 7/27/2005	Winner 1	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (6)	Lost 21-19, 12-21, 9-15	0:44
Wed, 7/27/2005	Contender 1	Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (22)	Lost 21-16, 18-21, 14-16	0:52

Head to Head Results
Hu/Zhang trail the series against the field 9-16

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	7	Hu/Zhang	10	21-15, 24-22	0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-4
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Hu/Zhang	27, Q8	19-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:44
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Hu/Zhang	28, Q8	21-14, 21-14	0:29
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Hu/Zhang	6, Q4	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:46
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	20	Hu/Zhang	10	21-16, 21-11	0:28
Lead the series against # 9 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Hu/Zhang	17	Arjona/Kadjo	15	21-12, 21-14	0:36
Series tied with # 12 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	15	Hu/Zhang	18	19-21, 24-22, 15-8	1:02
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Hu/Zhang	10	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	21-16, 23-25, 17-15	0:56
Trail the series against # 13 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Kadijk/Mooren	10	Hu/Zhang	24, Q7	21-23, 21-13, 15-7	0:47
Trail the series against # 14 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 3	Lahme/Musch	8	Hu/Zhang	17	15-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:45
Trail the series against # 19 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway 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 # 22 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-3
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Lessard/Maxwell	22	Hu/Zhang	27, Q8	16-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:52
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 2	Hu/Zhang	28, Q8	Lessard/Maxwell	22, Q3	21-18, 21-19	0:42
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Lessard/Maxwell	37	Hu/Zhang	28	22-20, 18-21, 15-12	0:52
6/14/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Lessard/Maxwell	27, Q6	Hu/Zhang	Q11	21-18, 17-21, 20-18	0:54
Trail the series against # 24 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool A	Cook/Sanderson	1	Hu/Zhang	32, Q26	21-16, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Keizer/Leenstra	16	Hu/Zhang	17	14-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 1	Hu/Zhang	28, Q8	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	21-15, 15-21, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Bednarczuk/Pires	7	Hu/Zhang	28	22-20, 26-24	0:58
Series tied with # Q9 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-1
7/26/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Hu/Zhang	27, Q8	Garcia/Gaxiola	Q9	21-16, 23-25, 15-13	0:55
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 # Q21 Mandana/Pol, Spain 1-0
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Hu/Zhang	28, Q8	Mandana/Pol	Q9	21-15, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # Q24 Barry/Lukiw, Canada 1-0
5/25/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 2	Hu/Zhang	6, Q4	Barry/Lukiw	Q13	21-13, 21-15	0:29
Lead the series against # Q25 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/26/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Hu/Zhang	27, Q8	Jursone/Minusa	Q25	21-19, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q27 Asao/Seike, Japan 1-0
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Hu/Zhang	24, Q7	Asao/Seike	Q26	22-24, 21-10, 15-9	0:47