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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam
August 19 - 23, 2014

(17) Tanja Goricanec/Tanja Huberli, 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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Moscow 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$97,300.00

Tanja Hüberli
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 27, 1992 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Reichenburg

Resides:

Reichenburg

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

107

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Baden 2020)

Career Winnings:

US$355,534.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	32	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	7	6	9	1	US$147,500.00

Previous Stare Jablonki Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Muriel Graessli - 41st	Did not play
2011	Muriel Graessli - 41st	Did not play
2012	Muriel Graessli - 17th	Did not play
2013	Tanja Huberli - 33rd	Tanja Goricanec - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/29-8/2/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	20, Q1	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	19, Q3	17	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	26, Q8	9	360	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	28	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	30, Q15	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	Q9	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	Q9	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	5/21-25/2014	Prague Open	19	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q8	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2014	Fuzhou Open	27, Q5	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/23-27/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	22	25	240	US$2,750.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	Q7	33	160	US$0.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	29, Q7	5	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	Q13	41	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2013	Anapa Open	8	9	250	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/9-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	31	25	240	US$2,750.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	43	33	50	US$4,800.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	Q14	33	160	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	Q15	33	160	US$0.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q15	33	160	US$0.00
FIVB	4/24-28/2013	Fuzhou Open	Q13	33	100	US$0.00

Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/20/2014	Pool A	Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (16)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:39
Wed, 8/20/2014	Pool A	Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta, Brazil (1)	Won 19-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:53
Thu, 8/21/2014	Pool A	Katarzyna Kociolek / Dorota Strag, Poland (32)	Won 21-15, 21-10	0:30
Fri, 8/22/2014	Winner 2	Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (19)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Goricanec/Huberli trail the series against the field 17-21

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-2
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool A	Goricanec/Huberli	17	Antonelli/Felisberta	1	19-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:53
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Antonelli/Felisberta	4	Goricanec/Huberli	20, Q1	15-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:46
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Felisberta	30, Q9	Goricanec/Huberli	27, Q5	16-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 2-0
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Goricanec/Huberli	26, Q8	Bednarczuk/Seixas	7	21-18, 10-21, 15-11	0:49
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Goricanec/Huberli	27, Q5	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	21-15, 17-21, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 4 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-3
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Goricanec/Huberli	19, Q3	16-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:49
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Goricanec/Huberli	19	14-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:43
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Goricanec/Huberli	22	21-12, 21-14	0:29
Trail the series against # 5 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	Goricanec/Huberli	29, Q7	21-18, 18-21, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 6 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Goricanec/Huberli	28	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	21-16, 21-11	0:36
Lead the series against # 7 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-1
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	8	Goricanec/Huberli	28	21-11, 18-21, 15-9	0:51
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Goricanec/Huberli	30, Q15	Borger/Buthe	3	21-18, 12-21, 15-13	0:44
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Goricanec/Huberli	29, Q7	Borger/Buthe	9	17-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:58
Series tied with # 11 Ludwig/Sude, Germany 1-1
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Ludwig/Sude	10	Goricanec/Huberli	19, Q3	21-15, 21-18	0:35
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Goricanec/Huberli	26, Q8	Ludwig/Sude	10	21-15, 16-21, 15-9	0:49
Trail the series against # 12 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-2
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Bawden/Clancy	13	Goricanec/Huberli	20, Q1	22-24, 21-16, 15-11	0:54
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Bawden/Clancy	18	Goricanec/Huberli	31	21-18, 22-24, 15-7	0:52
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Antunes/Maestrini	19	Goricanec/Huberli	20, Q1	19-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # 14 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 0-3
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	Goricanec/Huberli	19, Q3	21-14, 23-21	0:39
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	Goricanec/Huberli	30, Q15	21-17, 21-17	0:33
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Nestarcova/Pridalova	11	Goricanec/Huberli	22	21-13, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Goricanec/Huberli	29, Q7	Mader/Zumkehr	13	21-14, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool A	Goricanec/Huberli	17	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	16	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Series tied with # 19 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-1
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bansley/Pavan	19	Goricanec/Huberli	17	21-16, 21-16	0:36
6/11/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Goricanec/Huberli	Q15	Bansley/Pavan	Q18	21-14, 21-16	0:32
Trail the series against # 20 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
6/11/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	18, Q2	Goricanec/Huberli	Q15	21-12, 21-17	0:28
Trail the series against # 24 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-1
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Gallay/Klug	20	Goricanec/Huberli	29, Q7	14-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-0
6/24/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Goricanec/Huberli	30, Q15	Bieneck/Grossner	Q2	28-26, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 26 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 1-0
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Goricanec/Huberli	20, Q1	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	29, Q8	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 31, Q11 Braakman/van der Vlist, Netherlands 0-2
6/17/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Braakman/van der Vlist	29, Q8	Goricanec/Huberli	Q9	23-21, 22-20
6/11/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Braakman/van der Vlist	28, Q8	Goricanec/Huberli	Q9	11-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 32 Kociolek/Strag, Poland 2-0
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool A	Goricanec/Huberli	17	Kociolek/Strag	32	21-15, 21-10	0:30
5/23/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool C	Goricanec/Huberli	19	Kociolek/Strag	30, Q18	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Series tied with # Q6 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-1
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool C	Goricanec/Huberli	19	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	14	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:53
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Qualifier 2	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	23, Q4	Goricanec/Huberli	Q13	21-14, 21-17	0:29
Lead the series against # Q8 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Goricanec/Huberli	43	Hermannova/Williams	30	21-14, 21-12	0:33
Series tied with # Q13 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
7/29/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Goricanec/Huberli	20, Q1	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q17	21-19, 21-18	0:35
5/1/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	23, Q2	Goricanec/Huberli	Q15	21-15, 21-16	0:35