Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 PAF Open
August 17 - 22, 2009
(3) Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, 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: 17
Tournaments: 162
Career Wins: 14
Career FIVB WT Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$1,035,250.00
Talita Da Rocha Antunes
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 29, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Aquidauana
Resides: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 181 cm (5'11")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 207
Career Wins: 37
Career FIVB WT Wins: 36
Career Winnings: US$1,665,475.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB52861181006120 US$915,050.00
Previous Åland Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Vanilda Leao - 17th Renata Ribeiro - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/10-15/2009 Kristiansand Open 2 1 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 2 3 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 1 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 2 4 560 US$16,800.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 1 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 2 1 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 2 3 800 US$35,000.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open 4 1 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 5 2 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2009 Shanghai Open 7 1 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open 7 13 180 US$4,250.00
Aland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/19/2009 Winner 1 Susan Blundell / Anna Harrison, New Zealand (30, Q7) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Wed, 8/19/2009 Winner 2 Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (19) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:34
Thu, 8/20/2009 Winner 3 Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (6) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Thu, 8/20/2009 Winner 4 Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (10) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:34
Sat, 8/22/2009 Semi-Finals Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:42
Sat, 8/22/2009 Bronze Medal Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (10) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:42
Head to Head Results
Antonelli/Antunes lead the series against the field 38-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-4
8/8/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Antunes 2 14-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:50
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Gold Medal Antonelli/Antunes 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 3 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:58
7/4/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:59
5/24/09FIVBJapan Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Antunes 5 26-24, 19-21, 18-16 1:05
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Antonelli/Antunes 5 21-16, 15-21, 15-10 0:54
Series tied with # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-2
8/22/09FIVBAland Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 21-16, 21-18 0:42
7/25/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-16, 21-13 0:38
5/31/09FIVBSeoul Open Gold Medal Antonelli/Antunes 4 Kessy/Ross 1 22-20, 21-16 0:45
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Kessy/Ross 1 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 4, Q1 Leao/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-0
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Leao/Ribeiro 3 21-19, 24-22 0:38
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 5 Leao/Ribeiro 4, Q1 17-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:51
Series tied with # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-1
7/26/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-16, 23-21 0:46
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 25-23, 30-32, 15-8 1:10
Lead the series against # 6 Akers/Turner, United States 2-0
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Akers/Turner 6 21-16, 21-15 0:35
5/24/09FIVBJapan Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Antunes 5 Akers/Turner 26 21-15, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Gold Medal Antonelli/Antunes 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 8 21-14, 18-21, 15-12 0:59
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 12 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Series tied with # 8 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-1
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 6 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 4 21-15, 21-15 0:39
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Antonelli/Antunes 1 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 4-0
8/22/09FIVBAland Open Bronze Medal Antonelli/Antunes 3 Bede/Connelly 10 21-15, 21-18 0:42
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Bede/Connelly 10 21-13, 21-14 0:34
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Bede/Connelly 5 21-14, 21-19 0:40
7/4/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Bronze Medal Antonelli/Antunes 2 Bede/Connelly 5 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Keizer/Van Iersel 12 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 12 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Antonelli/Antunes 1 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 13 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 21-11, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Antonelli/Antunes 7 15-21, 21-17, 19-17 1:01
Lead the series against # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-0
8/5/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Martins/Santanna 15 21-19, 21-17 0:34
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Martins/Santanna 20, Q2 21-15, 21-16 0:34
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Martins/Santanna 10 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:43
Lead the series against # 17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-0
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 15 21-14, 21-12 0:35
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 17 21-15, 21-15 0:38
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 5 Mouha/Van Breedam 12 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 18 Remmers/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Remmers/Stiekema 26 18-21, 21-17, 20-18 1:09
Series tied with # 19 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 21-11, 21-17 0:34
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 23 Antonelli/Antunes 7 21-17, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 21 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Antunes 4 Petrova/Skalnikova 22 21-12, 21-10 0:40
Lead the series against # 22 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Forrer/Schmocker 18 21-17, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Dampney/Mullin 23, Q6 21-17, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 26, Q12 Brzostek/Marciniak, Poland 1-0
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Brzostek/Marciniak 31, Q12 21-16, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Boulton/Johns 26, Q2 28-30, 21-13, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 30, Q7 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 2-0
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Blundell/Harrison 30, Q7 21-16, 21-17 0:35
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Blundell/Harrison 29, Q8 25-23, 21-15 0:41
Series tied with Cunha/Lavalle, Brazil 1-1
8/8/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Bronze Medal Antonelli/Antunes 2 Cunha/Lavalle 11, Q9 21-18, 21-13 0:43
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 4 Cunha/Lavalle 11, Q9 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q6 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
6/27/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Prokopeva/Ukolova 47 23-25, 21-18, 15-10 0:59
Lead the series against # Q10 Mooren/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Mooren/Wesselink 41 21-12, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q13 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 31, Q21 21-13, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q17 Aas/Bjorkesett, Norway 1-0
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Aas/Bjorkesett 31 21-13, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # Q19 Jasbar/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
8/5/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Jasbar/Swoboda 31, Q22 21-14, 21-15 0:28