Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Swatch Major Gstaad Five Star
July 8 - 14, 2019
(3) Alix Klineman/April Ross, United States
 
Alix Klineman
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 30, 1989 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 194 cm (6'5")
Weight: 73 kg (161 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 28
Career Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$178,200.00
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB266231904001 US$353,000.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Did not play Jennifer Kessy - 37th
2009 Did not play Jennifer Kessy - 5th
2010 Did not play Jennifer Kessy - 9th
2011 Did not play Jennifer Kessy - 9th
2012 Did not play Jennifer Kessy - 5th
2013 Did not play Kerri Walsh Jennings - 9th
2014 Did not play Kerri Walsh Jennings - 9th
2015 Did not play Kerri Walsh Jennings - 4th
2016 Did not play Kerri Walsh Jennings - 2nd
2017 Did not play Lauren Fendrick - 17th
2018 April Ross - 5th Alix Klineman - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 5 2 1440 US$45,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2019 Warsaw Four Star 3 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 4 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/14-19/2019 Itapema Four Star 5 1 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star 5 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 1/2-6/2019 The Hague Four Star 2 4 560 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/10-14/2018 Yangzhou Four Star 2 1 800 US$20,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star 5 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/4/2018 Vienna Major 6 5 720 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/9-15/2018 Gstaad Major 9 5 720 US$12,000.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2018 Huntington Beach Four Star 7 9 340 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star 13 5 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 2/27-3/4/2018 Fort Lauderdale Major 12 25 360 US$4,000.00
FIVB 1/2-7/2018 The Hague Four Star 13, Q2 1 800 US$20,000.00
Gstaad Major Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/10/2019 Pool C Katarzyna Kociolek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (30) Won 18-21, 22-20, 15-4 0:48
Thu, 7/11/2019 Pool C Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (19) Lost 15-21, 11-21 0:31
Fri, 7/12/2019 Winner 1 Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (22, Q3) Won 15-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:44
Fri, 7/12/2019 Winner 2 Barbora Hermannova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (4) Won 26-24, 21-9 0:39
Sat, 7/13/2019 Winner 3 Brooke Sweat / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (7) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Sun, 7/14/2019 Semi-Finals Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (1) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:43
Sun, 7/14/2019 Gold Medal Maria Antonelli / Carol Salgado, Brazil (15, Q2) Won 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
Head to Head Results
Klineman/Ross lead the series against the field 45-18
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 3-0
7/14/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 3 Brunner/Huberli 1 22-20, 21-17 0:43
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool C Klineman/Ross 3 Brunner/Huberli 19 21-15, 21-12 0:33
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool D Klineman/Ross 13 Brunner/Huberli 4 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 2-3
7/6/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Gold Medal Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Klineman/Ross 5 23-21, 23-21 0:58
5/19/19FIVBItapema Four Star Gold Medal Klineman/Ross 5 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 25-23, 18-21, 15-10 0:56
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 21-19, 25-27, 15-11 0:53
7/14/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Klineman/Ross 9 21-15, 21-15 0:36
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 4 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Klineman/Ross 7 27-29, 21-19, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 4 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-0
7/12/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 3 Hermannova/Slukova 4 26-24, 21-9 0:39
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 13, Q2 Hermannova/Slukova 1 21-12, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # 5 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 1-1
1/5/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Semi-Finals Cavalcanti/Silva 3 Klineman/Ross 2 21-17, 21-19 0:36
10/14/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Gold Medal Klineman/Ross 2 Cavalcanti/Silva 16, Q3 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 3-2
6/1/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 5 Klineman/Ross 4 21-18, 21-18 0:39
5/18/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 5 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 1 25-27, 21-18, 15-13 1:00
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 5 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:50
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 7 Klineman/Ross 13 21-18, 27-29, 15-13 0:59
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool D Klineman/Ross 13, Q2 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 4 22-20, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 7 Sweat/Walsh Jennings, United States 2-0
7/13/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 3 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 7 21-17, 21-13 0:36
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool D Klineman/Ross 4 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 13, Q2 18-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:48
Lead the series against # 8 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 1-0
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 3 Bansley/Wilkerson 4 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 0-1
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 3 Keizer/Meppelink 16 Klineman/Ross 6 17-21, 25-23, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Alves/Seixas, Brazil 1-0
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 13, Q2 Alves/Seixas 10 21-16, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 0-1
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 3 Kolinske/Stockman 11, Q1 Klineman/Ross 3 21-13, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 12 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 2-0
4/21/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 13 Kholomina/Makroguzova 21 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 13, Q2 Kholomina/Makroguzova 18 23-21, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 13 Borger/Sude, Germany 0-1
7/1/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool E Borger/Sude 20 Klineman/Ross 5 21-15, 21-23, 15-10 0:59
Series tied with # 14 Stubbe/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
5/18/19FIVBItapema Four Star Semi-Finals Klineman/Ross 5 Stubbe/Van Iersel 21 21-18, 21-17 0:38
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool E Stubbe/Van Iersel 21 Klineman/Ross 5 11-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 15, Q2 Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 3-1
7/14/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Gold Medal Klineman/Ross 3 Antonelli/Salgado 15, Q2 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
7/3/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 5 Antonelli/Salgado 10 21-15, 13-21, 15-11 0:47
3/1/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool E Antonelli/Salgado 5 Klineman/Ross 12 21-16, 21-15 0:37
1/7/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Gold Medal Klineman/Ross 13, Q2 Antonelli/Salgado 3, Q1 21-12, 21-15 0:33
Series tied with # 19 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool C Baquerizo/Fernandez 19 Klineman/Ross 3 21-15, 21-11 0:31
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool H Klineman/Ross 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez 24, Q3 20-22, 23-21, 15-7 0:53
Lead the series against # 20 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool H Klineman/Ross 9 Mader/Verge-Depre 8 21-18, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/12/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 3 Birlova/Ukolova 22, Q3 15-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:44
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 2-0
7/4/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 5 Graudina/Samoilova 26 21-11, 21-18 0:35
10/13/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 2 Graudina/Samoilova 17 22-20, 21-11 0:30
Series tied with # 24 Lahti/Parkkinen, Finland 1-1
1/6/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Bronze Medal Lahti/Parkkinen 12 Klineman/Ross 2 15-21, 21-13, 15-6 0:43
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 6 Lahti/Parkkinen 24, Q2 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Series tied with # 26, Q6 Wang/Xue, China 1-1
6/30/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool E Klineman/Ross 5 Wang/Xue 29 21-10, 21-11 0:32
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool E Wang/Xue 28 Klineman/Ross 5 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 27 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
1/4/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 19 21-14, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Kozuch/Ludwig, Germany 1-0
4/26/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool E Klineman/Ross 5 Kozuch/Ludwig 21 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Series tied with # 29, Q8 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 1-1
4/26/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 5 Bieneck/Schneider 17 21-19, 21-16 0:39
5/5/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 5 Bieneck/Schneider 12 Klineman/Ross 7 22-20, 23-21 0:43
Lead the series against # 30 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-1
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool C Klineman/Ross 3 Kociolek/Wojtasik 30 18-21, 22-20, 15-4 0:48
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Pool F Kociolek/Wojtasik 22 Klineman/Ross 6 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:50
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool D Klineman/Ross 13 Kociolek/Wojtasik 20 21-13, 22-20 0:37
Series tied with Capers/Flint, United States 1-1
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool B Capers/Flint 15, Q2 Klineman/Ross 2 21-18, 21-19 0:34
5/3/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 7 Capers/Flint 26 21-13, 21-10 0:32
Lead the series against Hughes/Ross, United States 3-1
7/5/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 3 Klineman/Ross 5 Hughes/Ross 11 21-18, 21-14 0:34
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 5 Hughes/Ross 7 21-16, 12-21, 15-10 0:45
8/11/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 3 Hughes/Ross 9 Klineman/Ross 5 21-18, 21-19 0:34
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 9 Hughes/Ross 10 21-18, 16-21, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # Q1 Cheng/Sponcil, United States 1-0
6/1/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Klineman/Ross 4 Cheng/Sponcil 14 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # Q10 Ishii/Murakami, Japan 1-0
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 2 Ishii/Murakami 11 21-15, 21-15 0:30
Lead the series against # Q12 Gallay/Pereyra, Argentina 2-0
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Klineman/Ross 5 Gallay/Pereyra 32, Q9 21-19, 21-12 0:35
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool E Klineman/Ross 5 Gallay/Pereyra 28 21-11, 21-13 0:28
Lead the series against # Q13 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 1-0
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool D Klineman/Ross 4 Arvaniti/Karagkouni 29, Q11 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # Q14 Chamereau/Jupiter, France 1-0
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool C Klineman/Ross 3 Chamereau/Jupiter 30, Q10 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # Q21 Placette/Richard, France 1-0
1/3/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Qualifier 2 Klineman/Ross 13, Q2 Placette/Richard Q18 21-15, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # Q22 Lobato/Navarro, Spain 1-0
8/9/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool E Klineman/Ross 5 Lobato/Navarro 21, Q3 22-20, 21-15 0:36