Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
September 8 - 13, 2015
(6) Taru Lahti/Riikka Lehtonen, Finland
 
Taru Lahti-Liukkonen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 9, 1992 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Tampere
Resides: Vantaa
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 92
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$168,706.00
Riikka Lehtonen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 24, 1979 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Kangasrla
Resides: Helsinki
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 68
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Antalya 2016)
Career Winnings: US$112,762.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB37010130120105131 US$160,625.00
FIVB C&S10000000100000 US$750.00
Overall38010130121105131 US$161,375.00
Previous Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/25-29/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 27, Q7 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam Q6 41 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 27, Q6 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2015 Gstaad Major Series 28, Q4 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 26, Q7 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2015 Porec Major Series 28, Q10 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 27, Q8 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2015 Prague Open 16 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 5/11-17/2015 Lucerne Open 16 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2015 Fuzhou Open 14 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 12/9-14/2014 Mangaung Open 2 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/8-12/2014 Xiamen Open 10 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/19-23/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q12 33 80 US$0.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam Q21 41 40 US$0.00
Sochi Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/9/2015 Pool F Milena Matic / Marija Milosevic, Serbia (27) Won 21-12, 21-9 0:33
Wed, 9/9/2015 Pool F Martina Jakubsova / Diana Zolnercikova, Czech Republic (22) Won 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 0:45
Thu, 9/10/2015 Pool F Yulia Abalakina / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (11) Lost 21-16, 18-21, 10-15 0:55
Fri, 9/11/2015 Winner 1 Laura Giombini / Giulia Toti, Italy (10) Won 21-8, 21-18 0:33
Fri, 9/11/2015 Winner 2 Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (1) Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:00
Fri, 9/11/2015 Winner 3 Yulia Abalakina / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (11) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:43
Sat, 9/12/2015 Semi-Finals Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (3) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:38
Sun, 9/13/2015 Bronze Medal Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (5) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Lahti/Lehtonen lead the series against the field 12-9
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-1
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 Birlova/Ukolova 1 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:00
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Birlova/Ukolova 21 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-1
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool F Menegatti/Orsi Toth 11 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q7 21-17, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
9/12/15FIVBSochi Open Semi-Finals Forrer/Verge-Depre 3 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Wang/Yue, China 0-3
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool G Wang/Yue 10 Lahti/Lehtonen 26, Q7 21-19, 21-14 0:37
10/11/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Wang/Yue 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 10 21-19, 21-15 0:35
5/31/12FIVB C&SSeoul Challenger Winner 2 Wang/Yue 6 Lahti/Lehtonen 22 21-17, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # 5 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-2
9/13/15FIVBSochi Open Bronze Medal Mader/Zumkehr 5 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 21-18, 21-18 0:44
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool A Mader/Zumkehr 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 21-19, 25-23 0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Giombini/Toti, Italy 2-0
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 Giombini/Toti 10 21-8, 21-18 0:33
7/7/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q4 Giombini/Toti Q13 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Series tied with # 11 Abalakina/Syrtseva, Russia 1-1
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 3 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 Abalakina/Syrtseva 11 21-18, 21-18 0:43
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool F Abalakina/Syrtseva 11 Lahti/Lehtonen 6 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 14 Lobato/Soria, Spain 1-0
10/10/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 10 Lobato/Soria 18 21-9, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 2-0
6/2/15FIVBPorec Major Series Qualifier 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 Mizoe/Nishibori Q7 21-11, 21-13 0:38
12/11/14FIVBMangaung Open Pool B Lahti/Lehtonen 2 Mizoe/Nishibori 15 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 17 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/21/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q6 Mashkova/Tsimbalova Q11 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Navarro/Ribera, Spain 1-0
10/9/14FIVBXiamen Open Pool G Lahti/Lehtonen 10 Navarro/Ribera 23, Q4 21-12, 17-21, 23-21 0:57
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Lece/Ozolina, Latvia 1-0
5/26/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q8 Lece/Ozolina Q25 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 22 Jakubsova/Zolnercikova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/9/15FIVBSochi Open Pool F Lahti/Lehtonen 6 Jakubsova/Zolnercikova 22 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 0:45
Lead the series against # 27 Matic/Milosevic, Serbia 1-0
9/9/15FIVBSochi Open Pool F Lahti/Lehtonen 6 Matic/Milosevic 27 21-12, 21-9 0:33