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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Berlin smart Grand Slam
August 7 - 11, 2013

(2) Talita Antunes/Taiana Lima, Brazil

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:

Tournaments:

207

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,665,475.00

Taiana de Souza Lima
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 27, 1984 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fortaleza - CE

Resides:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

132

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$578,550.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	CQ	Money
FIVB	36	6	3	2	3	6	0	9	0	4	1	1	1	US$439,750.00

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Renata Ribeiro - 5th	Did not play
2008	Renata Ribeiro - 9th	Did not play
2012	Maria Antonelli - 9th	Vivian Cunha - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/22-26/2013	Long Beach Grand Slam	2	1	800	US$33,000.00
FIVB	7/9-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	3	3	640	US$16,500.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	11	17	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	5	1	800	US$33,000.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	8	1	800	US$33,000.00
FIVB	5/22-25/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	10	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	10	1	800	US$33,000.00
FIVB	4/24-28/2013	Fuzhou Open	9	9	250	US$4,000.00

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/8/2013	Pool B	Chantal Laboureur / Cinja Tillmann, Germany (31, Q20)	Won 21-16, 25-23	0:42
Thu, 8/8/2013	Pool B	Emily Capers / Whitney Pavlik, United States (18)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:36
Fri, 8/9/2013	Pool B	Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (15)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:35
Sat, 8/10/2013	Winner 2	Karla Borger / Julia Sude, Germany (23)	Won 21-10, 23-21	0:37
Sat, 8/10/2013	Winner 3	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (7)	Won 21-17, 22-20	0:39
Sun, 8/11/2013	Semi-Finals	Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (17)	Won 20-22, 21-15, 15-8	0:53
Sun, 8/11/2013	Gold Medal	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (1)	Won 16-21, 23-21, 15-12	0:51

Head to Head Results
Antunes/Lima lead the series against the field 34-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-0
8/11/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Lima	2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	16-21, 23-21, 15-12	0:51
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	3	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-15, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 3 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 4-1
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Lima	2	Salgado/Salgado	4	20-22, 21-15, 15-13	1:01
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	3	Salgado/Salgado	7	21-12, 21-23, 15-13	0:52
7/1/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool K	Salgado/Salgado	14	Antunes/Lima	11	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:53
6/16/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Lima	8	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q1	21-16, 21-13	0:39
5/5/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Lima	10	Salgado/Salgado	16, Q1	21-15, 21-11	0:34
Series tied with # 4 Maestrini/Seixas, Brazil 1-1
5/4/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	10	Maestrini/Seixas	13	21-12, 21-12	0:33
4/27/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Maestrini/Seixas	12	Antunes/Lima	9	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 5 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-0
6/23/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Lima	5	Kessy/Ross	7	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:52
5/4/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	10	Kessy/Ross	4	17-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:56
Trail the series against # 6, Q1 Antonelli/Bednarczuk, Brazil 0-1
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Antonelli/Bednarczuk	7	Antunes/Lima	10	21-17, 18-21, 16-14	0:57
Lead the series against # 7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-0
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	7	21-17, 22-20	0:39
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	8	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	21-19, 14-21, 15-9	0:47
5/5/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Lima	10	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	19	21-13, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 3-1
7/14/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Antunes/Lima	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	21-14, 21-13	0:39
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antunes/Lima	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	21-12, 21-14	0:28
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Antunes/Lima	11	21-17, 14-21, 20-18	0:53
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	5	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	17	21-12, 16-21, 15-9	0:47
Series tied with # 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Antunes/Lima	8	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	21-14, 14-21, 15-8	0:42
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Antunes/Lima	10	21-18, 27-29, 15-13	1:00
Series tied with # 11 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool E	Keizer/Van Iersel	12	Antunes/Lima	5	21-19, 19-21, 17-15	0:58
6/15/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	8	Keizer/Van Iersel	1	21-18, 21-10	0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	5	Mader/Zumkehr	15	24-26, 21-19, 15-11	1:02
Lead the series against # 14 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Antunes/Lima	5	Birlova/Ukolova	4	21-18, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 1-0
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Bawden/Clancy	15	21-16, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-0
8/11/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Lima	2	Kolocova/Slukova	17	20-22, 21-15, 15-8	0:53
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool G	Antunes/Lima	10	Kolocova/Slukova	7	21-15, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against # 18 Capers/Pavlik, United States 2-0
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Capers/Pavlik	18	21-16, 21-15	0:36
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool E	Antunes/Lima	5	Capers/Pavlik	28, Q10	17-21, 21-11, 17-15	0:52
Lead the series against # 20 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool E	Antunes/Lima	5	Forrer/Verge-Depre	21	21-13, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 21 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antunes/Lima	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	21-15, 21-11	0:34
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Antunes/Lima	10	Nystrom/Nystrom	23, Q2	21-10, 21-16	0:24
Lead the series against # 23 Borger/Sude, Germany 1-0
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	2	Borger/Sude	23	21-10, 23-21	0:37
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-0
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	2	Bansley/Pavan	24, Q3	17-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:55
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-0
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antunes/Lima	3	Gallay/Klug	30, Q11	21-15, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 31, Q20 Laboureur/Tillmann, Germany 1-0
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Laboureur/Tillmann	31, Q20	21-16, 25-23	0:42
Lead the series against # Q4 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Antunes/Lima	10	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27, Q11	21-14, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q5 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Antunes/Lima	9	Hermannova/Williams	24	21-13, 22-20	0:33
Lead the series against # Q12 Boulton/Dampney, England 1-0
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool K	Antunes/Lima	11	Boulton/Dampney	35	21-14, 21-17	0:34