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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 12 - 16, 2008

(3) Maria Antonelli/Vanilda Leao, Brazil

Maria Elisa Mendes Ticon Antonelli
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 25, 1984 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Resende

Resides:

Rio de Janerio

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

162

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,035,250.00

Vanilda "Val" dos Santos Leão
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 12, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Resides:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

58 kg (128 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$146,350.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	21	1	1	0	0	6	0	1	3	2	2	1	4	US$145,000.00
FIVB C&S	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$12,600.00
Overall	25	3	2	1	0	6	0	1	3	2	2	1	4	US$157,600.00

Previous Sanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/5-9/2008	Phuket Thailand Open	4	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	9/15-20/2008	Guarajà Open	3	5	360	US$8,500.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Myslowice Open	2	5	360	US$8,500.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2008	Kristiansand Open	1	1	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	3, Q1	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	3	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/14-20/2008	Marseille Open	2	2	540	US$19,500.00
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	17, Q5	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	22, Q13	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/16-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam		CQ	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	26, Q17	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	23, Q19	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open		CQ	0	US$0.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	31	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2007	Aland Open	32, Q13	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S	8/8-11/2007	Vaduz Satellite	1	1	20	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2007	Kristiansand Open		CQ	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/25-28/2007	Geroskipou Challenger	4	2	72	US$4,600.00
FIVB C&S	7/19-22/2007	Eboli Challenger	8	1	80	US$4,800.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2007	Marseille Open	32, Q26	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S	6/29-7/1/2007	San Sebastiàn Satellite	9	3	16	US$1,200.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open		CQ	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open	Q33	41	18	US$0.00

Sanya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/13/2008	Winner 1	Beh Shun Thing / Luk Teck Hua, Malaysia (30, Q6)	Won 21-19, 21-13	0:34
Thu, 11/13/2008	Winner 2	Claudia Lubetz / Julia Sude, Germany (14)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:37
Fri, 11/14/2008	Winner 3	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (6)	Won 21-11, 18-21, 15-10	0:52
Fri, 11/14/2008	Winner 4	Nicole Branagh / Tyra Turner, United States (2)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:39
Sat, 11/15/2008	Contender 6	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (1)	Lost 24-22, 18-21, 12-15	1:17

Head to Head Results
Antonelli/Leao lead the series against the field 15-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-1
11/15/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	1	Antonelli/Leao	3	22-24, 21-18, 15-12	1:17
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antonelli/Leao	17, Q5	Kessy/Ross	5	21-15, 22-20	0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Branagh/Turner, United States 0-1
11/14/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Turner	2	Antonelli/Leao	3	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-1
11/14/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Leao	3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	21-11, 18-21, 15-10	0:52
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 4	Antonelli/Leao	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antonelli/Leao	26, Q17	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	21	21-17, 20-22, 15-11	0:51
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	17	Antonelli/Leao	32, Q19	14-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against # 8 Hinchley/Palmer, Australia 0-1
11/6/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 2	Hinchley/Palmer	13	Antonelli/Leao	4	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 9 Wang/Zuo, China 0-1
11/7/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Contender 3	Wang/Zuo	12	Antonelli/Leao	4	26-24, 14-21, 15-12	1:00
Series tied with # 11 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-1
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Martins/Santanna	16	Antonelli/Leao	3, Q1	21-15, 21-12	0:34
6/3/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 3	Antonelli/Leao	23, Q19	Martins/Santanna	Q3	21-15, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 12 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 3-0
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 4	Antonelli/Leao	3	Gioria/Momoli	8	21-18, 21-18	0:39
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Leao	3	Gioria/Momoli	19	19-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:55
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Qualifier 2	Antonelli/Leao	32, Q19	Gioria/Momoli	23, Q3	21-10, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Lubetz/Sude, Germany 4-0
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Leao	3	Lubetz/Sude	14	21-17, 21-18	0:37
11/7/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Contender 2	Antonelli/Leao	4	Lubetz/Sude	14	21-17, 37-35	0:53
8/11/07	FIVB C&S	Vaduz Satellite	Gold Medal	Antonelli/Leao	1	Lubetz/Sude	4	21-18, 15-21, 15-7	0:49
8/10/07	FIVB C&S	Vaduz Satellite	Winner 3	Antonelli/Leao	1	Lubetz/Sude	4	21-15, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Leao	3	Andreasen/Vestergaard	30, Q9	21-4, 21-10	0:25
Lead the series against # 27, Q3 Hansson/Nilsson, Sweden 1-0
11/6/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 1	Antonelli/Leao	4	Hansson/Nilsson	29, Q6	23-21, 21-9	0:34
Lead the series against # 30, Q6 Shun Thing/Teck Hua, Malaysia 1-0
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Antonelli/Leao	3	Shun Thing/Teck Hua	30, Q6	21-19, 21-13	0:34