Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Sochi
May 25 - 29, 2021
(29, Q7) Niina Ahtiainen/Riikka Lehtonen, Finland
 
Niina Ahtiainen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 11, 1997 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Imatra
Resides: Prague
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 62
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$77,659.25
Riikka Lehtonen
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 24, 1979 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Kangasrla
Resides: Helsinki
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 68
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Antalya 2016)
Career Winnings: US$112,762.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB25000020109643 US$59,000.00
Previous Sochi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Did not play Taru Lahti - 4th
2016 Did not play Taru Lahti - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 3rd 28, Q8 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st Q10 33 160 US$0.00
FIVB 3/8-12/2021 Doha 4-star 29, Q8 25 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/3-8/2019 World Tour Finals Rome Q19 41 60 US$0.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2019 Moscow Four Star Q7 33 160 US$0.00
FIVB 7/30-8/4/2019 Vienna Major Five Star Q15 33 240 US$0.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2019 Espinho Four Star 27, Q7 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star Q14 41 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2019 Jinjiang Four Star 27, Q5 25 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star Q6 41 40 US$0.00
FIVB 1/2-6/2019 The Hague Four Star 15 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2018 Chetumal Three Star 4 9 300 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/16-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 20 17 320 US$3,000.00
Sochi 4 Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/26/2021 Qualifier 2 Ekaterina Birlova / Elizaveta Zayonchkovskaya, Russia (Q10) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:33
Thu, 5/27/2021 Pool D Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (4) Lost 19-21, 21-23 0:38
Thu, 5/27/2021 Pool D Karla Borger / Julia Sude, Germany (13) Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
Fri, 5/28/2021 Winner 1 Victoria Lopes / Taina Silva, Brazil (31, Q11) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Ahtiainen/Lehtonen trail the series against the field 7-20
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 0-2
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool D Antunes/Lima 4 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 29, Q7 21-19, 23-21 0:38
5/24/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Pool F Antunes/Lima 11, Q1 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 27, Q5 21-15, 21-9 0:28
Trail the series against # 5 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-2
1/4/19FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 1 Mader/Verge-Depre 9 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 15 21-14, 21-12 0:31
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool H Mader/Verge-Depre 8 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 25 22-20, 13-21, 15-10 0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Klineman/Ross, United States 1-0
4/29/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Pool E Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 28, Q8 Klineman/Ross 5 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # 7 Kozuch/Ludwig, Germany 1-0
7/18/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool F Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 27, Q7 Kozuch/Ludwig 22, Q4 21-15, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against # 8 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 0-1
4/29/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Pool E Keizer/Meppelink 12 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 28, Q8 13-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:46
Trail the series against # 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
7/12/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool H Baquerizo/Fernandez 24, Q3 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 25 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 0:46
Trail the series against # 12 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 0-1
7/30/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Qualifier 2 Kolinske/Stockman 14, Q2 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen Q15 21-13, 21-19 0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Borger/Sude, Germany 1-0
5/27/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Pool D Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 29, Q7 Borger/Sude 13 21-15, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 15 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-2
4/30/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 1 Brunner/Huberli 14 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 28, Q8 21-16, 21-17 0:44
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool D Brunner/Huberli 4 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 29, Q8 21-15, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 20 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 0-2
3/10/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool D Bansley/Wilkerson 13 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 29, Q8 21-19, 21-14 0:35
3/1/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 1 Bansley/Wilkerson 15 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 19 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 21 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 0-1
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B Bieneck/Schneider 15 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 18 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 0:47
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Ittlinger/Van de Velde, Germany 0-2
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 1 Ittlinger/Van de Velde 21 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 23 21-12, 27-25 0:41
1/4/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool A Ittlinger/Van de Velde 17 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 16 20-22, 22-20, 15-9 0:52
Trail the series against # 23 Ishii/Murakami, Japan 0-1
7/29/18FIVBTokyo Three Star Winner 3 Ishii/Murakami 1 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 2 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 26, Q3 McNamara/McNamara, Canada 0-1
10/25/18FIVBChetumal Three Star Pool D McNamara/McNamara 13 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 4 12-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 27, Q5 Lobato/Navarro, Spain 0-1
10/19/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 1 Lobato/Navarro 23 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 20 22-20, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 28 Bocharova/Ganenko, Russia 1-0
4/28/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Qualifier 2 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 28, Q8 Bocharova/Ganenko 29, Q9 21-12, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 31, Q11 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 0-1
5/28/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Winner 1 Lopes/Silva 31, Q11 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 29, Q7 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 32, Q20 Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite, Lithuania 1-0
4/28/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 28, Q8 Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite Q25 21-12, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # Q4 Carro/Soria, Spain 0-1
5/29/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Qualifier 1 Carro/Soria Q19 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen Q14 21-10, 21-17 0:31
Series tied with # Q6 Strauss/Strauss, Austria 1-1
3/8/21FIVBDoha 4-star Qualifier 2 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 29, Q8 Strauss/Strauss Q9 21-16, 18-21, 15-8 0:43
8/14/19FIVBMoscow Four Star Qualifier 2 Strauss/Strauss 30, Q10 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen Q7 19-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:50
Lead the series against # Q10 Birlova/Zayonchkovskaya, Russia 1-0
5/26/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Qualifier 2 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen 29, Q7 Birlova/Zayonchkovskaya Q10 21-13, 21-15 0:33