Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Fort Lauderdale Major, Five Star
February 7 - 12, 2017
(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 Fort Lauderdale Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Lauren Fendrick - 5th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/13-18/2016 2016 World Tour Finals Toronto 1 5 0 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2016 Long Beach Grand Slam 1 1 800 US$57,000.00
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
Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 2/8/2017 Pool A Manon Nummerdor-Flier / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (32, Q7) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:32
Thu, 2/9/2017 Pool A Taru Lahti / Anniina Parkkinen, Finland (17) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Thu, 2/9/2017 Pool A Fernanda Alves / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (16, Q2) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:48
Fri, 2/10/2017 Winner 2 Ekaterina Birlova / Nadezda Makroguzova, Russia (26, Q3) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:33
Sat, 2/11/2017 Winner 3 Agatha Bednarczuk / Duda Lisboa, Brazil (5) Lost 21-16, 15-21, 18-20 0:52
Head to Head Results
Ross/Walsh Jennings lead the series against the field 14-5
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 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
Trail the series against # 5 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 0-1
2/11/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 5 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 16-21, 21-15, 20-18 0:52
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 16, Q2 Alves/Seixas, Brazil 1-0
2/9/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Alves/Seixas 16, Q2 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # 17 Lahti/Parkkinen, Finland 1-0
2/9/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Lahti/Parkkinen 17 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Birlova/Makroguzova, Russia 1-0
2/10/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Birlova/Makroguzova 26, Q3 21-18, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 32, Q7 Nummerdor-Flier/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
2/8/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Nummerdor-Flier/Van Iersel 32, Q7 21-18, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # Q17 Eiholzer/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Eiholzer/Gerson 31, Q13 23-21, 21-11 0:38