Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 28 - September 1, 2007
(4) Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States
 
Jennifer Kessy
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1977 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: San Juan Capistrano, CA
Resides: Hollis Center, ME
Height: 180 cm (6'0")
Weight: 77 kg (169 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 127
Career Wins: 11
Career FIVB WT Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$722,750.00
April Ross
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 20, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Newport Beach, CA
Resides: Costa Mesa, CA
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 153
Career Wins: 27
Career Winnings: US$1,252,850.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172537CQMoney
FIVB781012942031213211 US$1,204,850.00
FIVB C&S1010000000000 US$1,100.00
Overall791013942031213211 US$1,205,950.00
Previous St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 22 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 16 37 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 16, Q8 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 29, Q21 1 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/29/2007 Winner 1 Hiromi Suzuki / Satoko Urata, Japan (29, Q11) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:43
Wed, 8/29/2007 Winner 2 Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (13) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:57
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 3 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (5) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:41
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 4 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:46
Fri, 8/31/2007 Semi-Finals Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (5) Won 24-22, 21-12 0:49
Sat, 9/1/2007 Gold Medal Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 21-23, 17-21 0:48
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 13-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-1
9/1/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kessy/Ross 4 23-21, 21-17 0:48
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 21-17, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 21-17, 23-25, 16-14 1:00
Series tied with # 3 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-1
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Kessy/Ross 16 15-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:59
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Branagh/Youngs 11 22-20, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 3-0
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 24-22, 21-12 0:49
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 21-19, 21-13 0:41
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:54
Series tied with # 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-1
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 22 Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 21-17, 21-16 0:40
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Salgado/Salgado 13, Q8 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:57
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 28-26, 27-25 0:56
Series tied with # 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 33 Kessy/Ross 16 22-20, 21-17 0:47
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20, Q4 21-15, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Jursone/Minusa Q12 23-25, 21-14, 15-8 0:53
Lead the series against # 20 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 22 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 21-15, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Kessy/Ross 22 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 27 21-11, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 29, Q11 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 4 Suzuki/Urata 29, Q11 21-16, 21-15 0:43