European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters
August 22 - 26, 2012
(7) Tanja Goricanec/Muriel Graessli, Switzerland
 
Tanja Goricanec
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 4, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Bern
Resides: Bern
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 89
Career Wins: 1 (CEV C&S Vaduz 2010)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (Cagliari 2014)
Career Winnings: US$123,778.89
Muriel Graessli
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 23, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Zürich
Resides: Bern
Height: 176 cm (5'10")
Weight: 61 kg (134 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 103
Career Wins: 3
Career CEV Best: 7th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$73,597.31
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
CEV6000002202000 US$9,105.25
CEV C&S5111020000000 US$8,971.19
FIVB19000000105544 US$47,100.00
Overall30111022307544 US$65,176.44
Previous Varna Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
CEV C&S 2010 Muriel Graessli - 5th Tanja Goricanec - 5th
CEV C&S 2011 Muriel Graessli - 3rd Tanja Goricanec - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/13-18/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 26, Q6 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 27, Q8 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2012 Berlin Grand Slam Q6 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 9 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/12-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 28, Q9 25 80 US$3,500.00
CEV 5/30-6/3/2012 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final 14 17 160 € 1,000.00
CEV 5/23-26/2012 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters 8 7 300 € 1,000.00
FIVB 5/7-12/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 30, Q18 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 4/30-5/5/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam Q19 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Sanya Open 27, Q12 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open Q10 33 30 US$0.00
CEV C&S 7/29-31/2011 CEV Varna Challenger 1 3 160 € 2,600.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q17 41 24 US$0.00
CEV 7/19-23/2011 CEV Polish Masters 3 9 240 € 1,500.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 10 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam Q17 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 46 17 200 US$7,000.00
CEV C&S 6/1-4/2011 CEV Satellite Baden 4 5 60 € 450.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open Q11 33 30 US$0.00
2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/24/2012 Winner 1 Rimke Braakman / Michelle Stiekema, Netherlands (10) Lost 21-13, 19-21, 12-15 0:53
Fri, 8/24/2012 Contender 1 Denitsa Dimitrova / Eva Tcholakova, Bulgaria (15) Won 21-9, 21-12 0:32
Sat, 8/25/2012 Contender 2 Svetla Angelova / Asya Dinova, Bulgaria (5) Won 21-18, 25-23 0:39
Sat, 8/25/2012 Contender 3 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (6) Lost 21-17, 13-21, 13-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Goricanec/Graessli trail the series against the field 11-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
7/4/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Forrer/Verge-Depre 25 Goricanec/Graessli 9 21-15, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 2, Q1 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-4
8/16/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 19 Goricanec/Graessli 26, Q6 22-20, 21-11 0:41
6/1/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 21 Goricanec/Graessli 14 21-17, 25-23 0:40
6/4/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Baden Contender 4 Baquerizo/Fernandez 3 Goricanec/Graessli 4 21-19, 21-19 0:33
7/17/10CEV C&SCEV Challenger Varna Winner 3 Baquerizo/Fernandez 2 Goricanec/Graessli 6, Q1 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 3 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
7/16/10CEV C&SCEV Challenger Varna Winner 1 Goricanec/Graessli 6, Q1 Nestarcova/Pridalova 11, Q7 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 4 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 3-0
7/17/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Goricanec/Graessli 27, Q8 Hermannova/Williams Q9 21-17, 21-14 0:34
5/8/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Goricanec/Graessli 30, Q18 Hermannova/Williams Q31 21-17, 21-18 0:37
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 2 Goricanec/Graessli Q10 Hermannova/Williams Q23 21-12, 21-17 0:29
Lead the series against # 5 Angelova/Dinova, Bulgaria 2-0
8/25/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Contender 2 Goricanec/Graessli 7 Angelova/Dinova 5 21-18, 25-23 0:39
7/29/11CEV C&SCEV Varna Challenger Winner 2 Goricanec/Graessli 1 Angelova/Dinova 8 21-15, 21-9 0:29
Trail the series against # 6 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-2
8/25/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 6 Goricanec/Graessli 7 17-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:51
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q2 Goricanec/Graessli 10 23-21, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Sinnema/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-2
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Sinnema/Wesselink 31, Q11 Goricanec/Graessli Q6 21-18, 16-21, 17-15 0:47
5/25/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters Winner 1 Sinnema/Wesselink 9 Goricanec/Graessli 8 19-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
5/25/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters Contender 2 Goricanec/Graessli 8 Brzostek/Wojtasik 6 19-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:53
Series tied with # 10 Braakman/Stiekema, Netherlands 2-2
8/24/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Winner 1 Braakman/Stiekema 10 Goricanec/Graessli 7 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:53
7/22/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Contender 3 Braakman/Stiekema 9 Goricanec/Graessli 3 17-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:44
8/6/10CEV C&SCEV Satellite Vaduz Semi-Finals Goricanec/Graessli 1 Braakman/Stiekema 6, Q1 21-17, 21-17 0:38
7/20/10FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Goricanec/Graessli 32, Q19 Braakman/Stiekema Q14 21-19, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 13, Q4 Mooren/van der Vlist, Netherlands 0-1
5/1/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Mooren/van der Vlist Q14 Goricanec/Graessli Q19 17-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:47
Lead the series against # 15 Dimitrova/Tcholakova, Bulgaria 1-0
8/24/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Contender 1 Goricanec/Graessli 7 Dimitrova/Tcholakova 15 21-9, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against # 16 Filipova/Malinova, Bulgaria 1-0
7/29/11CEV C&SCEV Varna Challenger Winner 1 Goricanec/Graessli 1 Filipova/Malinova 16, Q6 23-21, 21-12 0:34