Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 12 - 16, 2008
(1) 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 Sanya Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/5-9/2008 Phuket Thailand Open 2 1 600 US$28,000.00
FIVB 10/5-11/2008 Dubai Open 3 2 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 5 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 8 3 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 7 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 8 4 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 5 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 6 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 7 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 7 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 7 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 6 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 4 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 4 2 540 US$22,000.00
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
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/13/2008 Winner 1 Stacy Brannon / Whitney Pavlik, United States (32, Q9) Won 25-23, 21-12 0:42
Thu, 11/13/2008 Winner 2 Chen Xue / Ying Zhang, China (16) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:42
Fri, 11/14/2008 Winner 3 Jie Wang / Man Zuo, China (9) Lost 22-24, 16-21 0:47
Fri, 11/14/2008 Contender 4 Claudia Lubetz / Julia Sude, Germany (14) Won 19-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:51
Sat, 11/15/2008 Contender 5 Lauren Fendrick / Ashley Ivy Swift, United States (5) Won 22-20, 22-20 0:50
Sat, 11/15/2008 Contender 6 Maria Antonelli / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (3) Won 22-24, 21-18, 15-12 1:17
Sun, 11/16/2008 Semi-Finals Jie Wang / Man Zuo, China (9) Won 23-25, 21-15, 15-11 1:01
Sun, 11/16/2008 Gold Medal Ying Huang / Xi Zhang, China (15) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Kessy/Ross lead the series against the field 15-3
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Branagh/Turner, United States 2-0
11/9/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 2 Branagh/Turner 3 18-21, 21-14, 15-12 1:03
11/7/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Branagh/Turner 3 21-16, 21-12 0:39
Series tied with # 3 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 1-1
11/15/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 1 Antonelli/Leao 3 22-24, 21-18, 15-12 1:17
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 17, Q5 Kessy/Ross 5 21-15, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 4 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
11/8/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Banck/Gunther 8 21-15, 14-21, 18-16 0:58
Lead the series against # 5 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 1-0
11/15/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 1 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 5 22-20, 22-20 0:50
Lead the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-0
11/7/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 7 16-21, 21-16, 16-14 1:03
10/10/08FIVBDubai Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 21-9, 21-16 0:34
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 22 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 21-15, 21-13 0:40
Series tied with # 9 Wang/Zuo, China 1-1
11/16/08FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Wang/Zuo 9 23-25, 21-15, 15-11 1:01
11/14/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Wang/Zuo 9 Kessy/Ross 1 24-22, 21-16 0:47
Lead the series against # 11 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool G Kessy/Ross 7 Martins/Santanna 23, Q7 21-10, 15-21, 15-12 0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 28, Q15 Kessy/Ross 5 22-20, 14-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 14 Lubetz/Sude, Germany 2-0
11/14/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 1 Lubetz/Sude 14 19-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:51
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 Lubetz/Sude 32, Q31 20-22, 21-19, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 15 Huang/Zhang, China 1-0
11/16/08FIVBSanya Open Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 1 Huang/Zhang 15 21-17, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Xue/Zhang, China 1-0
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Xue/Zhang 16 21-13, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 32, Q9 Brannon/Pavlik, United States 1-0
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 1 Brannon/Pavlik 32, Q9 25-23, 21-12 0:42