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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Berlin smart Grand Slam
June 17 - 22, 2014

(3) 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
2013	Taiana Lima - 1st	Talita Antunes - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	1	2	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	5/7-11/2014	Puerto Vallarta Open	1	5	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	1	4	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2014	Fuzhou Open	2	5	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	10/23-27/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	2	2	720	US$22,000.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	1	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	2	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	2	1	800	US$33,000.00
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
Wed, 6/18/2014	Pool C	Tatyana Mashkova / Irina Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan (30)	Won 21-15, 21-11	0:32
Wed, 6/18/2014	Pool C	Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta, Brazil (14, Q1)	Won 26-24, 23-21	0:43
Thu, 6/19/2014	Pool C	Jamie Broder / Kristina May, Canada (19)	Won 21-12, 21-11	0:30
Fri, 6/20/2014	Winner 2	Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (25)	Won 21-12, 18-21, 15-13	0:45
Sat, 6/21/2014	Winner 3	Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (9)	Lost 21-14, 19-21, 11-15	0:53

Head to Head Results
Antunes/Lima lead the series against the field 51-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-0
10/27/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Lima	2	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-13, 21-19	0:33
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
Trail the series against # 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Antunes/Lima	1	21-17, 22-24, 15-13	0:52
10/27/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Antunes/Lima	2	21-14, 17-21, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 4 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Lima	5	Borger/Buthe	16	21-19, 13-21, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # 5 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 3-1
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Lima	1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	7	15-21, 23-21, 15-10	0:50
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	21-14, 21-16	0:37
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
Trail the series against # 6 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
5/4/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	Antunes/Lima	1	21-17, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 7 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-13, 21-23, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-1
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kolocova/Slukova	9	Antunes/Lima	3	14-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:53
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 # 10 Capers/Ross, United States 3-0
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	2	Capers/Ross	13	21-15, 21-19	0:34
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Lima	2	Capers/Ross	15, Q2	22-24, 22-20, 16-14	1:00
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Capers/Ross	15, Q2	21-15, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 12 Xia/Xue, China 0-1
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Xia/Xue	1	Antunes/Lima	2	21-19, 21-19	0:38
Series tied with # 13 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-1
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	23	Antunes/Lima	2	21-17, 26-24
7/23/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	18	21-7, 21-10	0:27
Series tied with # 14, Q1 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-1
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Antunes/Lima	3	Antonelli/Felisberta	14, Q1	26-24, 23-21	0:43
5/10/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Felisberta	12	Antunes/Lima	1	25-23, 21-13	0:45
Lead the series against # 15 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 4-0
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Lima	1	Bawden/Clancy	16	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:48
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	1	Bawden/Clancy	19	21-18, 22-20	0:36
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool J	Antunes/Lima	1	Bawden/Clancy	17	21-17, 21-16	0:36
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 # 16 Wang/Yue, China 1-0
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	1	Wang/Yue	22	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 17 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Lima	1	Mader/Zumkehr	17	21-16, 21-19	0:39
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 # 19 Broder/May, Canada 1-0
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Antunes/Lima	3	Broder/May	19	21-12, 21-11	0:30
Series tied with # 20 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-1
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	22	Antunes/Lima	1	22-20, 14-21, 15-12	0:51
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 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 3-0
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Lima	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	17	21-13, 21-13	0:33
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Lima	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	21-17, 21-16	0:37
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool J	Antunes/Lima	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	21-15, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-0
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Bieneck/Grossner	15, Q2	21-12, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against # 23 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 2-0
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Bansley/Pavan	18	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:52
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 # 24, Q4 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Prokopeva/Ukolova	15	21-17, 21-16	0:31
Series tied with # 25 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-1
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	3	Laboureur/Sude	25	21-12, 18-21, 15-13	0:45
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Laboureur/Sude	18, Q1	Antunes/Lima	2	22-20, 18-21, 25-23	1:01
Lead the series against # 26 Mersmann/Schneider, Germany 1-0
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	2	Mersmann/Schneider	30, Q10	21-10, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 29, Q8 Braakman/van der Vlist, Netherlands 2-0
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Antunes/Lima	2	Braakman/van der Vlist	21	21-15, 21-23, 15-11	0:50
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Braakman/van der Vlist	18	21-18, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 30 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 2-0
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Antunes/Lima	3	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	30	21-15, 21-11	0:32
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	15	19-21, 21-10, 15-12	0:44
Lead the series against # 31, Q10 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-0
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	29, Q10	21-10, 21-16	0:32
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 # 32, Q11 Giombini/Gioria, Italy 1-0
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Antunes/Lima	9	Giombini/Gioria	25, Q6	21-10, 21-17	0:30
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q16 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 2-0
5/8/14	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool A	Antunes/Lima	1	Hermannova/Williams	17	21-15, 21-14	0:32
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Antunes/Lima	9	Hermannova/Williams	24	21-13, 22-20	0:33
Lead the series against # Q18 Ma/Wang, China 2-0
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Lima	1	Ma/Wang	32	21-19, 21-9	0:36
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Antunes/Lima	2	Ma/Wang	31	21-14, 21-13	0:32