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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
August 18 - 23, 2015

(23, Q4) 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$357,034.25

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 Long Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2014	Tanja Huberli - 17th	Tanja Goricanec - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	25, Q5	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	23	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	23	17	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2015	Stavanger Major Series	23	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series	23	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	24	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/11-17/2015	Lucerne Open	8	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	14	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/19-23/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	17	9	360	US$11,000.00
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

Long Beach Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/18/2015	Qualifier 1	Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes, United States (Q29)	Won 21-16, 20-22, 15-11	0:52
Tue, 8/18/2015	Qualifier 2	Amanda Lawson / Heather McGuire, United States (Q20)	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:41
Wed, 8/19/2015	Pool G	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (10, Q2)	Lost 21-19, 13-21, 16-18	0:58
Wed, 8/19/2015	Pool G	Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (7)	Lost 14-21, 28-26, 9-15	0:59
Thu, 8/20/2015	Pool G	Jennifer Fopma / Brittany Hochevar, United States (26)	Lost 19-21, 21-16, 9-15	0:59

Head to Head Results
Goricanec/Huberli trail the series against the field 19-37

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Goricanec/Huberli	23	21-16, 21-15	0:41
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 # 3 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-3
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Antonelli/Felisberta	7	Goricanec/Huberli	23	18-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:56
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
Series tied with # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	9	Goricanec/Huberli	14	21-16, 21-15	0:34
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Goricanec/Huberli	28	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	21-16, 21-11	0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Goricanec/Huberli	43	21-17, 21-11	0:33
Trail the series against # 7 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-5
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool G	Bawden/Clancy	7	Goricanec/Huberli	23, Q4	21-14, 26-28, 15-9	0:59
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool H	Bawden/Clancy	9	Goricanec/Huberli	25, Q5	21-13, 21-19	0:35
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Bawden/Clancy	14	Goricanec/Huberli	23	21-16, 21-11	0:35
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 # 8 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool G	Ross/Walsh Jennings	7	Goricanec/Huberli	23	21-15, 21-18	0:37
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Goricanec/Huberli	30, Q15	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:44
Lead the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10, Q2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool G	Salgado/Salgado	10, Q2	Goricanec/Huberli	23, Q4	19-21, 21-13, 18-16	0:58
Trail the series against # 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-2
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Baquerizo/Fernandez	7	Goricanec/Huberli	23	21-15, 21-17	0:33
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Goricanec/Huberli	24	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	21-14, 23-21	0:38
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	Goricanec/Huberli	29, Q7	21-18, 18-21, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against # 12 Wang/Yue, China 0-3
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool G	Wang/Yue	10	Goricanec/Huberli	23	21-19, 21-14	0:34
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool G	Wang/Yue	10	Goricanec/Huberli	23	21-17, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wang/Yue	9	Goricanec/Huberli	26, Q8	22-24, 21-18, 15-12	1:03
Series tied with # 13 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-1
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Goricanec/Huberli	28	Fendrick/Sweat	12	21-17, 21-19	0:36
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Fendrick/Sweat	14	Goricanec/Huberli	30, Q15	21-19, 22-24, 15-13	0:54
Trail the series against # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-3
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool C	Goricanec/Huberli	14	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-19, 21-18	0:38
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 # 16 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 0-1
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	Goricanec/Huberli	24	21-18, 18-21, 15-5	0:50
Trail the series against # 19 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
Series tied with # 20 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-1
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool C	Goricanec/Huberli	14	Forrer/Verge-Depre	19	22-20, 10-21, 17-15	0:51
6/11/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	18, Q2	Goricanec/Huberli	Q15	21-12, 21-17	0:28
Series tied with # 21 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Mader/Zumkehr	15	Goricanec/Huberli	23	21-12, 21-19	0:36
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Goricanec/Huberli	29, Q7	Mader/Zumkehr	13	21-14, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 22 Matauatu/Pata, Vanuatu 0-1
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool H	Matauatu/Pata	24	Goricanec/Huberli	25, Q5	12-21, 21-9, 15-7	0:42
Lead the series against # 25, Q10 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
Trail the series against # 26 Fopma/Hochevar, United States 0-1
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool G	Fopma/Hochevar	26	Goricanec/Huberli	23, Q4	21-19, 16-21, 15-9	0:59
Lead the series against # 28, Q12 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
6/28/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool B	Goricanec/Huberli	23	van Gestel/van der Vlist	47	21-17, 21-15	0:38
Series tied with # 29, Q15 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
Trail the series against # Q3 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 # Q5 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool G	Goricanec/Huberli	23	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	26	By Forfeit
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Goricanec/Huberli	20, Q1	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	29, Q8	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q6 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-0
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool G	Goricanec/Huberli	23	Lahti/Lehtonen	26, Q7	21-17, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # Q7 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Hansel/Schwaiger	21	Goricanec/Huberli	28	21-17, 21-17	0:43
Trail the series against # Q13 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 0-1
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool H	Mizoe/Nishibori	8	Goricanec/Huberli	25, Q5	21-14, 17-21, 15-11	0:49
Lead the series against # Q20 Lawson/McGuire, United States 1-0
8/18/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Goricanec/Huberli	23, Q4	Lawson/McGuire	Q20	21-19, 21-12	0:41
Lead the series against # Q29 Cheng/Hughes, United States 1-0
8/18/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Goricanec/Huberli	23, Q4	Cheng/Hughes	Q29	21-16, 20-22, 15-11	0:52