Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Long Beach Grand Slam
August 23 - 28, 2016
(1) 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: 16
Tournaments: 153
Career Wins: 27
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: 20
Tournaments: 153
Career Wins: 56
Career Winnings: US$1,545,670.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB3211332606010 US$758,500.00
Previous Long Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Jennifer Kessy - 9th Did not play
2014 Kerri Walsh Jennings - 1st April Ross - 1st
2015 Kerri Walsh Jennings - 2nd April Ross - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/6-17/2016 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 3 3 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2016 Gstaad Major 2 2 720 US$43,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2016 Major Hamburg 3 4 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 5/24-29/2016 Moscow Grand Slam 3 1 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2016 Cincinnati Open 1 1 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 4/20-24/2016 Fuzhou Open 1 1 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 4/13-17/2016 Xiamen Open 1 3 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 2 2 450 US$8,000.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 8 1 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 9/2-6/2015 Rio Open 6 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/25-29/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 10 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 8 2 720 US$43,000.00
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
Long Beach Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool A Carolina Horta / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (32, Q14) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:34
Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool A Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (17) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Thu, 8/25/2016 Pool A Maria Antonelli / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (16, Q1) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:53
Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 2 Lane Carico / Summer Ross, United States (21) Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-8 0:48
Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 3 Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat, United States (8) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:38
Sat, 8/27/2016 Semi-Finals Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (5) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:47
Sun, 8/28/2016 Gold Medal Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (7) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:50
Head to Head Results
Ross/Walsh Jennings lead the series against the field 51-10
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 2-4
8/17/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Bronze Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Antunes/Maestrini 1 17-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:50
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Gold Medal Antunes/Maestrini 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 21-18, 21-14 0:33
6/11/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Bronze Medal Antunes/Maestrini 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 21-15, 21-17 0:32
5/29/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Antunes/Maestrini 2 22-20, 21-17 0:36
3/20/16FIVBVitória Open Gold Medal Antunes/Maestrini 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 22-20, 21-19 0:39
8/23/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Gold Medal Antunes/Maestrini 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 21-18, 21-16 0:54
Lead the series against # 3 Borger/Buthe, Germany 4-1
3/12/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Borger/Buthe 10 9-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:45
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool G Ross/Walsh Jennings 7 Borger/Buthe 10 21-18, 21-18 0:44
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Borger/Buthe 6 21-12, 21-10 0:30
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 8 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 21-18, 16-21, 15-10 0:46
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Borger/Buthe 6 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # 4 Lisboa/Maia, Brazil 3-0
5/28/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Lisboa/Maia 19, Q1 21-10, 21-15 0:28
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Lisboa/Maia 19, Q1 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:49
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Lisboa/Maia 15, Q1 23-21, 21-8 0:32
Lead the series against # 5 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 4-0
8/27/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Laboureur/Sude 5 21-17, 21-16 0:47
4/24/16FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Laboureur/Sude 16 21-15, 21-15 0:33
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Laboureur/Sude 16 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 0:50
4/17/16FIVBXiamen Open Bronze Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Laboureur/Sude 15 24-22, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 3-0
3/13/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Brzostek/Wojtasik 12 21-15, 21-13 0:31
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Brzostek/Wojtasik 31, Q10 21-12, 25-23  
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool E Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 Brzostek/Wojtasik 21 21-8, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 4-0
8/28/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 7 21-16, 21-16 0:50
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Baquerizo/Fernandez 16 21-17, 21-14 0:30
5/21/16FIVBCincinnati Open Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 4 21-14, 21-16 0:33
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 5 21-12, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 8 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 4-1
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Fendrick/Sweat 8 21-14, 21-18 0:38
7/6/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool B Fendrick/Sweat 15 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:50
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Fendrick/Sweat 9 21-17, 21-17 0:39
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Fendrick/Sweat 19 21-16, 21-14 0:37
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Fendrick/Sweat 11 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Felisberta/Lima, Brazil 1-0
5/28/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Felisberta/Lima 6 21-16, 22-20 0:37
Lead the series against # 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 4-0
8/10/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Forrer/Verge-Depre 10 21-13, 22-24, 15-12 1:02
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Forrer/Verge-Depre 14 31-29, 21-16 0:45
4/24/16FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Forrer/Verge-Depre 4 22-20, 21-12 0:33
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Forrer/Verge-Depre 20 21-13, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 12 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 3-0
4/16/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Gallay/Klug 6 21-17, 21-18 0:38
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Ross/Walsh Jennings 4 Gallay/Klug 20 22-20, 21-18 0:39
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 Gallay/Klug 16 21-11, 16-21, 17-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-1
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-17, 21-17 0:33
7/7/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-17, 21-15 0:34
3/19/16FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Holtwick/Semmler 17 21-19, 21-16 0:32
7/18/14FIVBThe 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 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 3 van Gestel/van der Vlist 29, Q12 Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 15-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:39
Lead the series against # 16, Q1 Antonelli/Maestrini, Brazil 3-1
8/25/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Antonelli/Maestrini 16, Q1 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:53
6/8/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool C Antonelli/Maestrini 19 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 21-12, 13-21, 20-18 0:47
3/19/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Antonelli/Maestrini 10 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Antonelli/Maestrini 11 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 4-0
8/24/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 17 21-16, 21-17 0:36
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 25, Q2 22-24, 21-19, 15-8 0:55
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool G Ross/Walsh Jennings 7 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 26 21-13, 21-17 0:35
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 18 21-16, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Filippo/Valiente, Paraguay 1-0
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Filippo/Valiente 32 21-6, 21-10 0:29
Lead the series against # 21 Carico/Ross, United States 4-1
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Carico/Ross 21 21-15, 19-21, 15-8 0:48
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Carico/Ross 26, Q6 21-14, 21-12 0:31
5/20/16FIVBCincinnati Open Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Carico/Ross 20, Q1 21-13, 19-21, 15-7 0:41
4/23/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Carico/Ross 27, Q9 21-16, 24-22 0:38
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Winner 1 Carico/Ross 16 Ross/Walsh Jennings 6 21-12, 18-21, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # 32, Q14 Horta/Silva, Brazil 1-0
8/24/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Horta/Silva 32, Q14 21-17, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # Q3 Mersmann/Schneider, Germany 3-0
6/8/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Mersmann/Schneider 30, Q6 22-20, 21-11 0:31
5/20/16FIVBCincinnati Open Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Mersmann/Schneider 17 21-15, 21-13 0:27
5/19/16FIVBCincinnati Open Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Mersmann/Schneider 17 21-16, 21-18 0:31