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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Rio Open
September 2 - 6, 2015

(1) Talita Antunes/Larissa Maestrini, 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:

208

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,665,475.00

Larissa França Maestrini
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cachoeiro de Itapemirim-Es

Resides:

Winter Garden, FL

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

152

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,919,235.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	36	16	3	3	2	5	0	7	0	0	0	US$1,094,000.00
Other	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$50,000.00
Overall	37	17	3	3	2	5	0	7	0	0	0	US$1,144,000.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Did not play	Ana Richa - 17th
2004	Tais Jesus - Country Quota	Juliana Felisberta - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	1	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	2	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	1	5	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	1	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	2	9	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	1	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series	1	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	1	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	10/28-11/1/2014	Paraná Open	2	1	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	7	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	8/19-23/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	13, Q1	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	7/29-8/2/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	19	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	18, Q2	9	360	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	28	9	360	US$14,000.00

Rio Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/3/2015	Pool A	Angela Lavalle / Rachel Nunes, Brazil (24, Q19)	Won 21-8, 21-8	0:29
Fri, 9/4/2015	Pool A	Amanda Lawson / Heather McGuire, United States (13, Q7)	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:35
Fri, 9/4/2015	Pool A	Jennifer Fopma / Brittany Hochevar, United States (12)	Won By Forfeit
Sat, 9/5/2015	Winner 1	Teresa Mersmann / Isabel Schneider, Germany (14)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:30
Sat, 9/5/2015	Winner 2	Angela Lavalle / Rachel Nunes, Brazil (24, Q19)	Won 21-14, 21-9	0:33
Sat, 9/5/2015	Semi-Finals	Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (4)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:35
Sun, 9/6/2015	Gold Medal	Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (2)	Won 32-30, 18-21, 15-12	1:11

Head to Head Results
Antunes/Maestrini lead the series against the field 34-3

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 2-1
9/6/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	32-30, 18-21, 15-12	1:11
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	19	Bednarczuk/Seixas	3	21-19, 21-18	0:35
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Bednarczuk/Seixas	3	Antunes/Maestrini	19	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 3 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 3-1
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 2	Antonelli/Felisberta	7	Antunes/Maestrini	2	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:54
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	7	Antonelli/Felisberta	1	21-15, 23-21	0:38
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	19	Antonelli/Felisberta	4	22-20, 21-19	0:38
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	18, Q2	Antonelli/Felisberta	2	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 4 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 4-0
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	4	21-17, 21-18	0:35
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-12, 25-23	0:37
5/31/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-17, 21-14	0:40
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	13, Q1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	21-16, 21-13	0:32
Series tied with # 5 Alves/Lima, Brazil 1-1
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Alves/Lima	4, Q1	21-13, 21-17	0:32
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Alves/Lima	11, Q1	Antunes/Maestrini	28	21-15, 15-21, 21-19	0:52
Lead the series against # 6 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-0
8/23/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	21-18, 21-16	0:54
Lead the series against # 7, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 4-0
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Salgado/Salgado	17, Q2	21-14, 19-21, 15-11	0:47
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Salgado/Salgado	16, Q2	21-10, 21-11	0:27
11/1/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Salgado/Salgado	4	21-16, 21-17	0:34
9/27/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	7	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q2	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 4-0
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	21-15, 21-14	0:35
5/30/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	21-15, 21-16	0:34
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	13, Q1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	5	23-21, 21-16	0:36
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	19	Baquerizo/Fernandez	6	21-15, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Broder/May, Canada 3-0
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Broder/May	19	21-16, 21-15	0:31
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Broder/May	15	21-15, 26-24	0:41
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Broder/May	18, Q2	21-19, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 10 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 2-0
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Laboureur/Sude	18	22-24, 21-18, 15-11	0:46
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Laboureur/Sude	17	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Wang/Yue, China 3-0
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Wang/Yue	13	21-18, 21-16	0:37
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Wang/Yue	16	28-26, 21-19
5/30/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Wang/Yue	10	21-13, 23-21	0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Fopma/Hochevar, United States 2-0
9/4/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Fopma/Hochevar	12	By Forfeit
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Fopma/Hochevar	26	21-16, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # 13, Q7 Lawson/McGuire, United States 1-0
9/4/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Lawson/McGuire	13, Q7	21-19, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Mersmann/Schneider, Germany 1-0
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Winner 1	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Mersmann/Schneider	14	21-16, 21-14	0:30
Lead the series against # 21, Q9 Ma/Xia, China 1-0
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Ma/Xia	32, Q22	21-16, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 24, Q19 Lavalle/Nunes, Brazil 2-0
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Lavalle/Nunes	24, Q19	21-14, 21-9	0:33
9/3/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Lavalle/Nunes	24, Q19	21-8, 21-8	0:29