Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Shanghai PPTV Grand Slam
April 30 - May 4, 2014
(3) April Ross/Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States
 
April Ross
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 20, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Newport Beach, CA
Resides: Costa Mesa, CA
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 153
Career Wins: 27
Career Winnings: US$1,252,850.00
Kerri Walsh Jennings
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 15, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Clara, CA
Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'3")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 153
Career Wins: 56
Career Winnings: US$1,545,670.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB3211332606010 US$758,500.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2010 Jennifer Kessy - 1st Did not play
2011 Jennifer Kessy - 2nd Did not play
2012 Jennifer Kessy - 5th Misty May-Treanor - 9th
2013 Jennifer Kessy - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/23-27/2014 Fuzhou Open 4 1 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 10/23-27/2013 Xiamen Grand Slam 5 1 800 US$33,000.00
FIVB 10/8-13/2013 São Paulo Grand Slam 10 1 800 US$33,000.00
FIVB 7/9-14/2013 Gstaad Grand Slam 10 9 400 US$5,500.00
Shanghai Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/1/2014 Pool C Barbora Hermannova / Martina Williams, Czech Republic (30, Q17) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:30
Thu, 5/1/2014 Pool C Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (19) Won 21-9, 16-21, 15-9 0:39
Fri, 5/2/2014 Pool C Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (14) Won 21-13, 21-14  
Sat, 5/3/2014 Winner 2 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (5) Won 21-15, 21-10 0:25
Sat, 5/3/2014 Winner 3 Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (6) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Ross/Walsh Jennings lead the series against the field 21-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 1-0
10/27/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 Antunes/Lima 2 21-14, 17-21, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 2-0
10/27/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 21-15, 21-10 0:33
10/13/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 19-21, 31-29, 15-12 1:05
Lead the series against # 5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-0
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Salgado/Salgado 5 21-15, 21-10 0:25
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Salgado/Salgado 7 19-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:47
Series tied with # 6 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-1
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Seixas 6 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 21-19, 21-17 0:38
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 4 Bednarczuk/Seixas 6 22-20, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Xia/Xue, China 1-0
4/27/14FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 4 Xia/Xue 1 14-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 10 Wang/Yue, China 1-0
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 4 Wang/Yue 9 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 2-1
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 14 21-13, 21-14  
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool E Menegatti/Orsi Toth 12 Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 21-16, 21-18 0:38
10/12/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 21 18-21, 21-15, 15-13  
Lead the series against # 19 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Bawden/Clancy 19 21-9, 16-21, 15-9 0:39
Lead the series against # 24 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 2-0
10/26/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 19 21-13, 21-18 0:31
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool P Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 23 21-19, 21-8 0:31
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 2-0
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Ross/Walsh Jennings 4 Gallay/Klug 20 22-20, 21-18 0:39
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 Gallay/Klug 16 21-11, 16-21, 17-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 28, Q10 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-0
4/27/14FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 4 Antonelli/Felisberta 30, Q9 21-11, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 30, Q17 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 2-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Hermannova/Williams 30, Q17 21-12, 21-14 0:30
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Ross/Walsh Jennings 4 Hermannova/Williams 29 21-15, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # Q6 Braakman/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool P Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Braakman/van der Vlist 26 21-7, 18-21, 15-11 0:44
Lead the series against # Q12 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool E Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 Brzostek/Wojtasik 21 21-8, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # Q13 Hansel/Zass, Austria 1-0
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool E Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 Hansel/Zass 28, Q6 21-17, 21-16 0:36