European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV European Championship Final powered by Otera Open
August 9 - 13, 2011
(31) Melody Benhamou/Deborah Giaoui, France
 
Mélody Benhamou
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 31, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Guadeloupe
Resides: Montreal, Canada
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 73 kg (161 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 23
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2023)
Career CEV Best: 25th (Kristiansand 2011)
Career Winnings: US$4,767.13
Deborah Giaoui
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 13, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Paris
Resides: Paris
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 82
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career CEV Best: 5th (The Hague 2007)
Career Winnings: US$38,752.91
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
CEV10000000001000 US$712.45
FIVB1900000000124111 US$8,300.00
Overall2000000000134111 US$9,012.45
Previous Kristiansand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 24 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam Q26 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam Q26 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Myslowice Open Q26 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2011 Shanghai Open Q27 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 4/26-5/1/2011 Sanya Open Q25 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 11/2-7/2010 Phuket Thailand Open Q19 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 10/26-31/2010 Sanya Open Q14 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open Q26 57 6 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q26 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-25/2010 Marseille Open 27 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam Q28 41 24 US$0.00
CEV European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/9/2011 Pool B Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (2) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:29
Wed, 8/10/2011 Pool B Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (15) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:33
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool B Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (18) Won 22-20, 22-20 0:40
Head to Head Results
Benhamou/Giaoui trail the series against the field 1-5
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 6 Benhamou/Giaoui 27 21-14, 21-23, 15-7 0:59
Trail the series against # 2 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-1
8/9/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool B Cicolari/Menegatti 2 Benhamou/Giaoui 31 21-14, 21-15 0:29
Trail the series against # 15 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
8/10/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool B Birlova/Ukolova 15 Benhamou/Giaoui 31 21-14, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 17 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
7/5/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gioria/Momoli 21, Q7 Benhamou/Giaoui Q26 21-17, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool B Benhamou/Giaoui 31 Martins/Santanna 18 22-20, 22-20 0:40
Trail the series against # 30 Maaseide/Torlen, Norway 0-1
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Maaseide/Torlen 31, Q22 Benhamou/Giaoui Q27 21-19, 21-15 0:36