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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
August 6 - 17, 2016

(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:

207

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
2015	Larissa Maestrini - 1st	Talita Antunes - 1st
2016	Larissa Maestrini - 9th	Talita Antunes - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-9/2016	Gstaad Major	1	1	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2016	Porec Major	1	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2016	Poland Grand Slam	2	2	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2016	Major Hamburg	2	3	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	2	2	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	1	1	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	2	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	2	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/29-10/4/2015	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	2	1	0	US$100,000.00
FIVB	9/2-6/2015	Rio Open	1	1	500	US$11,000.00
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

2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/7/2016

Pool A

Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (24)

Won 21-14, 21-16

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Talita Antunes	Total	22	14	0	0.636	5	2	0	1
	1	22	14	0	0.636	5	2	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Larissa Maestrini	Total	7	7	0	1.000	0	1	5	4
	1	7	7	0	1.000	0	1	5	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/9/2016

Pool A

Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat, United States (13)

Won 21-16, 21-13

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Talita Antunes	Total	33	18	0	0.545	5	7	0	3
	1	33	18	0	0.545	5	7	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Larissa Maestrini	Total	15	11	0	0.733	0	9	1	2
	1	15	11	0	0.733	0	9	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/11/2016

Pool A

Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (12)

Won 21-10, 21-15

0:29

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Talita Antunes	Total	13	7	0	0.538	5	4	0	2
	1	13	7	0	0.538	5	4	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Larissa Maestrini	Total	22	14	0	0.636	0	10	1	2
	1	22	14	0	0.636	0	10	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 8/12/2016

Winner 1

Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (8)

Won 21-17, 21-19

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Talita Antunes	Total	26	13	0	0.500	2	2	0	0
	1	26	13	0	0.500	2	2	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Larissa Maestrini	Total	21	12	0	0.571	0	13	2	1
	1	21	12	0	0.571	0	13	2	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sun, 8/14/2016

Winner 2

Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (17)

Won 21-23, 27-25, 15-13

1:08

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Talita Antunes	Total	60	26	0	0.433	5	7	1	1
	1	60	26	0	0.433	5	7	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Larissa Maestrini	Total	27	11	0	0.407	1	19	6	2
	1	27	11	0	0.407	1	19	6	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/16/2016

Semi-Finals

Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (4)

Lost 18-21, 12-21

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Talita Antunes	Total	35	13	0	0.371	0	2	1	1
	1	35	13	0	0.371	0	2	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Larissa Maestrini	Total	8	3	0	0.375	0	5	1	3
	1	8	3	0	0.375	0	5	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/17/2016

Bronze Medal

April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (3)

Lost 21-17, 17-21, 9-15

0:50

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Talita Antunes	189	91	0	0.481	22	24	2	8
Larissa Maestrini	100	58	0	0.580	1	57	16	14

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Rio de Janeiro	Did not play	Ana Richa - 17th
2005	Berlin	Did not play	Juliana Felisberta - 2nd
2007	Gstaad	Renata Ribeiro - 9th	Juliana Felisberta - 3rd
2008	Beijing	Renata Ribeiro - 4th	Ana Paula Connelly - 5th
2009	Stavanger	Maria Antonelli - 3rd	Juliana Felisberta - 2nd
2011	Rome	Maria Antonelli - 5th	Juliana Felisberta - 1st
2012	London	Maria Antonelli - 9th	Juliana Felisberta - 3rd
2013	Stare Jablonki	Taiana Lima - 17th	Did not play
2015	The Hague	Larissa Maestrini - 9th	Talita Antunes - 9th
2017	Vienna	Larissa Maestrini - 3rd	Talita Antunes - 3rd
2022	Rome	Rebecca Cavalcanti - 9th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Antunes/Maestrini lead the series against the field 63-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 2-2
6/11/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Bednarczuk/Seixas	4	Antunes/Maestrini	2	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:53
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 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 4-2
8/17/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Bronze Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Antunes/Maestrini	1	17-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:50
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	21-18, 21-14	0:33
6/11/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Bronze Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	21-15, 21-17	0:32
5/29/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	Antunes/Maestrini	2	22-20, 21-17	0:36
3/20/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	22-20, 21-19	0:39
8/23/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	21-18, 21-16	0:54
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-4
8/16/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Antunes/Maestrini	1	21-18, 21-12	0:36
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Antunes/Maestrini	2	21-18, 15-21, 15-10	0:41
10/4/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	21-17, 21-18	0:39
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Antunes/Maestrini	1	21-18, 21-18	0:37
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	7	Antunes/Maestrini	1	12-21, 23-21, 17-15	0:56
Lead the series against # 5 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 7-1
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Bansley/Pavan	4	21-13, 21-16	0:28
5/28/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Bansley/Pavan	5	21-15, 15-21, 15-12	0:41
10/3/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Bansley/Pavan	3	21-19, 21-12	0:37
10/2/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Bansley/Pavan	3	21-23, 21-17, 17-15	0:55
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Bansley/Pavan	9	21-13, 21-17	0:35
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Bansley/Pavan	17	21-16, 25-27, 15-12	0:46
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Bansley/Pavan	17	14-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:50
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Bansley/Pavan	17	Antunes/Maestrini	1	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 7-0
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-18, 21-19	0:39
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	21-18, 21-12	0:35
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:48
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
Lead the series against # 7 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 4-0
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Bawden/Clancy	9	21-15, 21-15	0:32
3/19/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Bawden/Clancy	4	21-16, 21-16	0:36
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Bawden/Clancy	7	21-17, 21-18	0:42
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Bawden/Clancy	14	21-14, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Borger/Buthe, Germany 3-1
8/12/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 1	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Borger/Buthe	8	21-17, 21-19	0:38
5/28/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Borger/Buthe	10	22-20, 21-10	0:34
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	7	Antunes/Maestrini	2	23-21, 15-21, 15-11	0:47
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Antunes/Maestrini	28	Borger/Buthe	5	22-20, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool D	Antunes/Maestrini	13, Q1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	21-23, 21-18, 16-14	0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 5-0
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	15	21-14, 21-8	0:31
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 # 12 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	21-10, 21-15	0:29
Lead the series against # 13 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 5-0
8/9/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Fendrick/Sweat	13	21-16, 21-13	0:36
6/17/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Fendrick/Sweat	8	21-13, 21-10	0:24
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Fendrick/Sweat	17	21-9, 21-16	0:28
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 3	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Fendrick/Sweat	20	17-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:50
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Antunes/Maestrini	28	Fendrick/Sweat	12	21-10, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 14 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-0
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	18, Q2	Gallay/Klug	15	22-20, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Wang/Yue, China 4-0
6/16/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Wang/Yue	18	21-18, 21-16	0:31
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 # 16 Broder/May, Canada 6-0
7/7/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Broder/May	17	21-17, 21-15	0:30
6/30/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Broder/May	16	21-10, 21-18	0:30
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Broder/May	15	21-12, 21-12	0:27
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 # 17 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 4-0
8/14/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Mader/Zumkehr	17	21-23, 27-25, 15-13	1:08
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Mader/Zumkehr	18	17-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:48
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Mader/Zumkehr	15	21-15, 21-15	0:35
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Mader/Zumkehr	17	21-13, 23-21	0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 1-0
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Agudo/Pazo	31, Q11	21-10, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 20 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 3-0
6/16/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	van Gestel/van der Vlist	15	By Forfeit
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	1	van Gestel/van der Vlist	29, Q12	21-17, 21-14	0:31
6/27/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool B	Antunes/Maestrini	2	van Gestel/van der Vlist	47	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 22 Artacho/Laird, Australia 1-0
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Artacho/Laird	27	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 24 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 3-0
8/7/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Birlova/Ukolova	24	21-14, 21-16	0:34
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Birlova/Ukolova	16	21-18, 21-13	0:34
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Birlova/Ukolova	8	21-13, 21-18	0:33