Women’sGrand Slam Presented by SEAT Main Draw Semi-finals June 13 Schedule Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41-21 345 35 35 Time Court Match Team A Team B Round 14:05 1 69 Larissa-Juliana BRA [1] Xue-Zhang Xi CHN [8] Semi-finals 15:05 1 70 Antonelli-Talita BRA [3] Kessy-Ross USA [2] Semi-finals 18:05 1 71 Loser of match #69 Loser of match #70 Bronze Medal Match 19:05 1 72 Winner of match #69 Winner of match #70 Gold Medal Match 2010 Women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Schedule Dates Site Gender ........................ Gold Medal Teams or Prize Money (US dollars) April 19-24 Brasília, Brazil .......................................... Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil May 4-9 Shanghai, China ......................................................... Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States May 17-22 Rome, Italy Grand Slam..................................................... Kessy/Ross, United States May 25-30 Seoul, Korea ................................................................................ Juliana/Larissa, Brazil June 7-13 Moscow, Russia Grand Slam................................................................................. $300,000 June 28-July 3 Stavanger, Norway Grand Slam................................................................................. $300,000 July 5-10 Gstaad, Switzerland Grand Slam................................................................................. $300,000 July 19-25 Marseille, France .................................................................................................... $100,000 July 26-31 Klagenfurt, Austria Grand Slam................................................................................. $300,000 August 2-7 Stare Jablonki, Poland Grand Slam................................................................................. $300,000 August 9-14 Kristiansand, Norway .................................................................................................... $190,000 August 16-21 Aland, Finland .................................................................................................... $190,000 August 23-28 The Hague, Netherlands .................................................................................................... $190,000 October 26-31 Sanya, China .................................................................................................... $190,000 November 2-7 Phuket, Thailand .................................................................................................... $190,000 2010 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Women’s “Final Four” Results Brazil - Brasília, April 19-24, $190,000 Korea - Seoul, May 25-30, $190,000 1. Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, $30,000 1. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $30,000 2. Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, $21,000 2. Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, United States, $21,000 3. Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, $15,000 3. Kessy/Ross, United States, $15,000 4. Jen Kessy/April Ross, United States, $11,200 4. Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil, $11,200 Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Goller/Ludwig, 21-15, 21-19 (41 minutes) Gold - Juliana/Larissa def. Akers/Turner, 21-11, 21-18 (33) Bronze - Salgados def. Kessy/Ross, 21-16, 21-16 (43) Bronze - Kessy/Ross def Antonelli/Antunes, 15-21, 22-20, 15-8 (53) MOP - Juliana MOP - Larissa SWATCH Serve - Erika Nystrom, Finland, 77.0 km/h SWATCH Serve - Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 85.1 km/h China - Shanghai, May 4-9, $190,000 Russia - Moscow, June 7-13, $300,000 1. Kessy/Ross, United States, $30,000 Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $18,400 2. Juliana/Larissa, Brazil, $21,000 Kessy/Ross, United States, $18,400 3. Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil, $15,000 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil, $18,400 4. Misty May-Treanor/Nicole Branagh, United States, $11,200 Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China, $18,400 Gold - Kessy/Ross def. Juliana/Larissa, 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 (56) Gold - to be determined Bronze - Antonelli/Talita def. May-Treanor/Branagh, 21-19, 17-21, 15- Bronze - to be determined 11 (51) MOP - to be determined MOP - Kessy SWATCH Serve - to be determined SWATCH Serve - Ross, United States, 82.2 km/h Italy - Rome, May 17-23, $300,000 1. Kessy/Ross, United States, $43,500 2. Goller/Ludwig, Germany, $29,500 3. Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil, $23,000 4. May-Treanor/ Branagh, United States, $18,400 Gold - Kessy/Ross def. Goller/Ludwig, 21-19, 21-17 (43) Bronze - Antonelli/Talita def. May-Treanor/Branagh, 21-15, 21-19 (36) MOP - Ross SWATCH Serve - Ross, United States, 80.1 km/h Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland For more news visit www.fivb.org FIVB Communication FAX Telephone: +41 21 345.35.45 Semi-final - Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa França, Brazil vs. Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No..........................................Country 1 Juliana Felisberta Silva 1 Larissa Franca 2 Brazil 8 Chen Xue 1 Xi Zhang 2 China Juliana & Larissa lead the SWATCH FIVB World Tour series with Xue & Chen, 11-4 · Juliana Felisberta Silva (pronounced jew lee ah nah FILL-a-BERT-a SILL-vah) and Larissa França (pronounced la-RISS-a FRON-suh) have teamed together for six-plus seasons since 2004 and are tied for 11th in FIVB events played together (77). · Juliana and Larissa tied compatriots Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede for second in women’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals with 31, including one in 2004, six in 2005, seven in 2006, five in 2007, two in 2008, eight in 2009 and two in 2010. · With eight gold medals in 2009, Juliana and Larissa have set the record for SWATCH FIVB World Tour titles in a single- season. · Larissa and Juliana are four-time SWATCH FIVB World Tour championship (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009). · Juliana and Larissa posted silver, bronze and silver medal finishes at the 2005, 2007 and 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships, respectively. 2007). · Juliana and Larissa won were gold medal winners at the 2007 PanAmerican Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. · Juliana and Larissa rank second (US$1,849,750) on the all-time FIVB money list behind Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede of Brazil ($2,207,965) and ahead of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States ($1,540,540). · Juliana and Larissa rank second on the all-time FIVB women’s match wins (415 wins, 77 losses) list behind Adriana/Shelda (587-139) and ahead of May-Treanor and Walsh (346-35). · The $409,750 earnings for Juliana and Larissa in 2005 was a SWATCH FIVB World Tour single-season record for both men and women breaking the previous mark of $332,000 by Emanuel Rego and ZeMarco deMelo of Brazil in 1996. · Larissa ($943,635) and Juliana ($931,625) rank third and fourth in FIVB career earnings, respectively. · Juliana played in two FIVB events with Jackie Silva in 2003, including a ninth-place finish at the SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. · Larissa has played with four other partners in seven FIVB events, including four tournaments with Ana Richa (2003, including a 17th at the world championships in Rio de Janeiro), and one each with Leninha Aguiar (2002, 17th), Ana Paula Connelly (2008 Olympics, fifth) and Vivian Cunha (2008, first). · Juliana won the 2001 SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Italy with Taiana Lima. The two teamed to place fifth in the 2003 junior world championships in France. · Juliana was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outstanding player in 2009. · Juliana was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best offenisve player in 2006, and top blocker in 2009.. · Larissa placed fifth in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with Ana Paula Connelly as Juliana withdrew two days before the start of the competition due to a right knee injury. She had surgery in the weeks to follow. · Larissa was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most outstanding player in 2006. · Larissa was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour best hitter in 2008, top setter in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, and best defender in 2009 · Larissa was a bronze medal winner at the 2003 PanAmerican Games in the Dominican Republic with Ana Richa. · On the Brazilian Tour this season for six events, Juliana and Larissa have a 27-1 match mark with five firsts and a fifth. · For 70 career domestic events together, Juliana and Larissa have a 299-41 match mark with 41 gold medals. · Juliana and Larissa won the 2005 and 2007 “Queen of the Beach” titles in Brazil, respectively. Grand Slam presented by SEAT Results Pool A def. Judith Flores Yalovaya / Alexandra Shiryaeva, Russia (32) 21-11, 21-13 28 minutes Pool A def. Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (17) 24-22, 21-14 42 Pool A def. Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Klapalova, Czech Republic (16) 19-21, 21-16, 15-8 42 Winner 2 def. Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (13) 21-15, 21-16 38 Winner 3 def. Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (7) 21-19, 21-16 39 Semi-Finals vs. Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (8) Medal Match vs. Jen Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) or Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (3) 2010 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: .......................................26-3 Since 2004 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: ........................ 415-77 2010 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:..............................................53-9 Since 2004 SWATCH Tournaments Played:.............................77 2010 SWATCH Tournaments Played:......................................... 5 Since 2004 SWATCH Best Finishes: ......................1st (31 titles) 2010 SWATCH Best Finish: ...........................1st (Brasília, Seoul) Since 2004 SWATCH Winnings:..................................$1,849,750