Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Rio de Janeiro Four Star
May 16 - 21, 2017
(22) Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes, United States
 
Kelly Claes Cheng
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 18, 1995 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Placentia, CA
Resides: Fullerton, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 70
Career Wins: 8
Career Winnings: US$382,625.00
Sara Hughes
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Costa Mesa, CA
Resides: Costa Mesa, CA
Height: 180 cm (5'10")
Weight: 58 kg (128 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 74
Career Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$347,094.92
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541Money
FIVB2751117080301 US$450,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC200200000000 US$0.00
Other100100000000 US$14,000.00
Overall3051417080301 US$464,750.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/23-28/2016 Long Beach Grand Slam 29 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2016 A1 Major Klagenfurt 32 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam Q29 41 40 US$0.00
Rio de Janeiro Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/18/2017 Pool F Melissa Humana-Paredes / Sarah Pavan, Canada (11) Lost 12-21, 23-25 0:36
Fri, 5/19/2017 Pool F Jagoda Gruszczynska / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (27, Q5) Won 21-15, 22-20 0:34
Fri, 5/19/2017 Winner 1 Marta Menegatti / Rebecca Perry, Italy (23) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:29
Fri, 5/19/2017 Winner 2 Taiana Lima / Elize Maia, Brazil (9) Won 10-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:41
Sat, 5/20/2017 Winner 3 Agatha Bednarczuk / Duda Lisboa, Brazil (4) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Cheng/Hughes lead the series against the field 5-4
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 2 Cheng/Hughes 29 21-18, 21-10 0:33
Lead the series against # 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
7/27/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool A Cheng/Hughes 32 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 21-18, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 0-1
5/20/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 Cheng/Hughes 22 21-19, 21-17 0:33
Series tied with # 8 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 1-1
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Cheng/Hughes 29 Brunner/Huberli 14 21-19, 27-25 0:41
7/28/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 1 Brunner/Huberli 18 Cheng/Hughes 32 14-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Lima/Maia, Brazil 1-0
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 2 Cheng/Hughes 22 Lima/Maia 9 10-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:41
Trail the series against # 11 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 0-1
5/18/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool F Humana-Paredes/Pavan 11 Cheng/Hughes 22 21-12, 25-23 0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Menegatti/Perry, Italy 1-0
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 1 Cheng/Hughes 22 Menegatti/Perry 23 21-17, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Gruszczynska/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool F Cheng/Hughes 22 Gruszczynska/Wojtasik 27, Q5 21-15, 22-20 0:34