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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Banco do Brasil presents the KIA Open
April 20 - 25, 2009

(5) Juliana Felisberta/Larissa Maestrini, Brazil

Juliana Felisberta da Silva
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 22, 1983 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santos

Resides:

Fortaleza

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

63 kg (139 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

158

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,625,087.50

Larissa França Maestrini
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cachoeiro de Itapemirim-Es

Resides:

Winter Garden, FL

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

152

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,919,235.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	108	45	20	17	5	10	2	5	0	2	1	1	US$2,656,950.00

Previous Brasília Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	1	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/16-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	2	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	2	3	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	1	3	480	US$14,000.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Osaka Open	1	1	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Seoul Open	1	4	420	US$10,500.00
FIVB	4/29-5/4/2008	China Shanghai Open	1	2	540	US$19,500.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	1	1	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	2	2	540	US$22,000.00
FIVB	8/28-9/1/2007	St. Petersburg Open	1	1	600	US$32,000.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2007	Aland Open	1	1	600	US$32,000.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2007	Kristiansand Open	1	1	500	US$30,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	3	2	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	2	3	800	US$35,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	2	2	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	6/26-30/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	2	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/19-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	1	4	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open	2	1	600	US$32,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open	2	1	600	US$32,000.00
FIVB	5/30-6/3/2007	Seoul Open	2	3	480	US$16,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	1	4	420	US$12,000.00

Brasilia Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/22/2009	Winner 1	Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (28)	Won 21-11, 21-14	0:28
Wed, 4/22/2009	Winner 2	Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (12)	Won 21-11, 21-18	0:41
Thu, 4/23/2009	Winner 3	Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (13)	Won 21-17, 21-9	0:33
Thu, 4/23/2009	Winner 4	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (1)	Lost 22-20, 14-21, 11-15	0:54
Fri, 4/24/2009	Contender 6	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (9)	Won 21-14, 22-20	0:34
Fri, 4/24/2009	Semi-Finals	Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (2)	Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
Sat, 4/25/2009	Gold Medal	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (1)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:44

Head to Head Results
Felisberta/Maestrini lead the series against the field 38-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 5-2
4/25/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	5	Kessy/Ross	1	21-18, 21-18	0:44
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	1	Felisberta/Maestrini	5	20-22, 21-14, 15-11	0:54
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Kessy/Ross	8	21-11, 21-19	0:41
5/24/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Contender 6	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kessy/Ross	7	19-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:58
5/17/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 6	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kessy/Ross	7	21-18, 26-24	0:48
9/1/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kessy/Ross	4	23-21, 21-17	0:48
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	21-17, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # 2 Branagh/Youngs, United States 4-2
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	5	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Semi-Finals	Branagh/Youngs	2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	22-20, 14-21, 15-13	1:02
5/18/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Bronze Medal	Branagh/Youngs	2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	21-19, 13-21, 15-7	0:49
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Branagh/Youngs	4	21-17, 21-14	0:43
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-12, 21-14	0:34
9/29/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Branagh/Youngs	11	21-18, 21-19	0:47
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
5/17/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Semi-Finals	Bede/Connelly	6	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	23-25, 21-19, 17-15	1:04
Lead the series against # 4 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-0
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q1	21-17, 21-14	0:40
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Salgado/Salgado	8	21-14, 21-15	0:37
6/2/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Salgado/Salgado	10, Q1	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 12-1
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Hakedal/Torlen	16	21-13, 21-19	0:32
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Hakedal/Torlen	9	21-12, 21-14	0:37
10/29/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Bronze Medal	Hakedal/Torlen	5	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	16-21, 21-17, 15-9	1:07
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Hakedal/Torlen	5	21-12, 21-17	0:39
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Hakedal/Torlen	8	21-13, 22-20	0:35
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Hakedal/Torlen	15	By Forfeit
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Hakedal/Torlen	15	22-20, 21-13	0:39
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Hakedal/Torlen	9	21-17, 21-12	0:45
8/5/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 5	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Hakedal/Torlen	18	21-18, 21-11	0:37
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Hakedal/Torlen	15	21-19, 21-19	0:44
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Hakedal/Torlen	17	21-16, 21-13	0:39
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Hakedal/Torlen	14	21-17, 21-13	0:39
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Hakedal/Torlen	18	21-17, 21-13	0:47
Lead the series against # 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 5-2
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 6	Felisberta/Maestrini	5	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	9	21-14, 22-20	0:34
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool B	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	By Forfeit
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	21-14, 21-13	0:35
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	21	21-16, 21-16	0:40
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	15-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:59
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	31	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	25-23, 15-21, 15-13	0:56
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	31, Q15	21-19, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-0
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	21-19, 21-14	0:38
6/16/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	13, Q6	17-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 12 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-0
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	5	Mouha/Van Breedam	12	21-11, 21-18	0:41
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Mouha/Van Breedam	31, Q11	21-12, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	5	Keizer/Van Iersel	13	21-17, 21-9	0:33
Series tied with # 17 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-1
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Martins/Santanna	16	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	By Forfeit
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Martins/Santanna	16	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Series tied with # 18 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-1
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Candelas/Garcia	18	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	30-32, 21-12, 15-11	0:54
5/31/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Candelas/Garcia	31, Q24	21-17, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 28 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Felisberta/Maestrini	5	Prokopeva/Ukolova	28	21-11, 21-14	0:28
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Prokopeva/Ukolova	32	18-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:46