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

(8) 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:

Tournaments:

153

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

153

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,545,670.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	32	11	3	3	2	6	0	6	0	1	0	US$758,500.00

Previous Long Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Jennifer Kessy - 9th	Did not play
2014	Kerri Walsh Jennings - 1st	April Ross - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	7	4	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	3	9	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	3	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2015	Fuzhou Open	2	3	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	2	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	7/29-8/2/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	1	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	1	1	800	US$70,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	2	9	360	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	1	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	1	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	2	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	2	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	3	5	480	US$17,000.00
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

Long Beach Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/19/2015	Pool H	Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner, Germany (25, Q10)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:42
Wed, 8/19/2015	Pool H	Carolina Horta / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (24)	Won 21-12, 21-10	0:33
Thu, 8/20/2015	Pool H	Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (9)	Won 22-20, 23-21	0:44
Fri, 8/21/2015	Winner 2	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (20)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:35
Sat, 8/22/2015	Winner 3	Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (4)	Won 18-21, 21-14, 18-16	1:15
Sat, 8/22/2015	Semi-Finals	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (6)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:53
Sun, 8/23/2015	Gold Medal	Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:54

Head to Head Results
Ross/Walsh Jennings lead the series against the field 51-14

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 3-1
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	7	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	21-17, 23-21	0:48
7/27/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Bednarczuk/Seixas	5	21-17, 21-17	0:37
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	21-19, 21-17	0:38
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	4	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	22-20, 21-11	0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/23/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	21-18, 21-16	0:54
Series tied with # 3 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-1
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antonelli/Felisberta	14, Q1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	18-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:52
4/27/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	4	Antonelli/Felisberta	30, Q9	21-11, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 4 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 4-1
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Bansley/Pavan	4	18-21, 21-14, 18-16	1:15
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Bronze Medal	Bansley/Pavan	9	Ross/Walsh Jennings	7	By Forfeit
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool C	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Bansley/Pavan	22	21-19, 21-13	0:36
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool A	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Bansley/Pavan	16	21-15, 21-18	0:38
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Bansley/Pavan	18	21-15, 22-24, 17-15	0:55
Lead the series against # 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-0
7/26/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	21-16, 21-16	0:38
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	13	21-14, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 6 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 3-0
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	6	21-19, 21-17	0:53
10/27/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	21-15, 21-10	0:33
10/13/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	10	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	19-21, 31-29, 15-12	1:05
Lead the series against # 7 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 4-0
4/25/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Bawden/Clancy	5	18-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:46
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Bawden/Clancy	15	21-17, 24-22	0:41
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Bawden/Clancy	15	21-15, 21-15	0:34
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Bawden/Clancy	19	21-9, 16-21, 15-9	0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 6-3
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool H	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	9	22-20, 23-21	0:44
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	13	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	By Forfeit
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	11	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	21-16, 21-17	0:35
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool A	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	17	21-17, 21-16	0:32
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	16	21-14, 21-16	0:32
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	15	21-18, 21-10	0:31
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	14	21-13, 21-14
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	12	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	21-16, 21-18	0:38
10/12/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	10	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	21	18-21, 21-15, 15-13
Lead the series against # 10, Q2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 4-1
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	7	Salgado/Salgado	16, Q2	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:54
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Salgado/Salgado	14	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	By Forfeit
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Salgado/Salgado	17	27-25, 20-22, 15-8	1:03
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Salgado/Salgado	5	21-15, 21-10	0:25
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Ross/Walsh Jennings	10	Salgado/Salgado	7	19-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	5	21-12, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Wang/Yue, China 2-1
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 2	Wang/Yue	12	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:56
4/26/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Bronze Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Wang/Yue	1	13-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:47
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	4	Wang/Yue	9	21-17, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 2-0
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Fendrick/Sweat	19	21-16, 21-14	0:37
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Fendrick/Sweat	11	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	13-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against # 15 Broder/May, Canada 0-1
4/26/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Broder/May	13	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	28-26, 14-21, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 16 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-0
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Brzostek/Wojtasik	31, Q10	21-12, 25-23
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	21	21-8, 21-15	0:29
Lead the series against # 19 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 3-0
7/26/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	21-14, 21-16	0:37
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	21-14, 17-21, 15-10	0:48
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	21	21-17, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # 20 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	21-13, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 21 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-1
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Mader/Zumkehr	17	21-11, 21-12	0:29
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Mader/Zumkehr	9	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	21-19, 21-15	0:39
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Mader/Zumkehr	18	21-13, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 2-0
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
Series tied with # 24 Horta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-1
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool H	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Horta/Maestrini	24	21-12, 21-10	0:33
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Horta/Maestrini	30, Q12	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	2-5 Retired	0:06
Lead the series against # 25, Q10 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-0
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool H	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Bieneck/Grossner	25, Q10	21-15, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 29, Q15 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 2-0
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	19	21-13, 21-18	0:31
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool P	Ross/Walsh Jennings	10	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	23	21-19, 21-8	0:31
Trail the series against # Q1 Alves/Lima, Brazil 0-1
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Semi-Finals	Alves/Lima	4, Q1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	7	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q3 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 2-0
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool D	Ross/Walsh Jennings	4	Gallay/Klug	20	22-20, 21-18	0:39
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Gallay/Klug	16	21-11, 16-21, 17-15	0:46
Lead the series against # Q5 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool G	Ross/Walsh Jennings	7	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	26	21-13, 21-17	0:35
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool B	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	18	21-16, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # Q17 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 1-0
6/27/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool C	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Braakman/Sinnema	46	21-13, 22-20	0:33