| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Beach volleyball |
| Location | Manhattan Beach, California |
| Established | 1960[1] |
Tournament format(s) | Double-elimination |
| Purse | US$250,000[2] |
The Manhattan Beach Open is a beach volleyball tournament held annually during the summer in Manhattan Beach, California. Held on the south side of the Manhattan Beach Pier, the Open is the only professional volleyball tournament in which amateurs are able to "place into" the event through pre-qualifying rounds.[3]
The tournament began in 1960 starting as an amateur event and, since 1984 has been part of the AVP's season (with the exceptions of 1997 and 1998, 2010, 2011 and 2012 it was presented by Pro Beach, and 2020 when it was not run due to Covid-19). Today the event is the largest on the AVP tour drawing an estimated 60,000+ people over three days. It is the longest-running and most prestigious beach volleyball tournament in the United States.[4][5]
Winners of the tournament are memorialized with bronze volleyball-shaped plaques in the "Volleyball Walk of Fame" mounted on the Manhattan Beach Pier.[6]
The record holder for the most tournament wins by a female is Kathy Gregory, with seven total bronze plaques on the "Volleyball Walk of Fame." For the men, it is Karch Kiraly, who has ten total plaques on the pier.
As of 2002 no game for third place was played for both sexes.
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th (3rd) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Jean Brunicardi / Johnette Latreille | - | - | - |
| 1967 | Jean Brunicardi / Johnette Latreille | - | - | - |
| 1968 | Jean Brunicardi / Johnette Latreille | - | - | - |
| 1970 | Christie Hahn / Roseann Wegrich | - | - | - |
| 1971 | Rose Duncan / Susie Malpee | - | - | - |
| 1972 | Kathy Gregory / Nina Matthies | - | - | - |
| 1973 | Rose Duncan / Kathy Gregory | Cathy Hahn / Nina Matthies | Sheri Caldwell / Sandy Malpee | - |
| 1974 | Rose Duncan / Nina Matthies | Kathy Gregory / Miki McFadden | Christie Hahn / Roseann Wegrich | Ginny Fitzgerald / Sandy Malpee |
| 1975 | Nina Matthies / Miki McFadden | Kathy Gregory / Roseann Wegrich | Georjean Garvey / Hillary Johnson | Debbie Fonoimoana / Claire McCarty |
| 1976 | Kathy Gregory / Miki McFadden | Jill Durkee / Susie Jones | Eileen Clancy / Georjean Garvey | Kathy Hanley / Ann McCampbell |
| 1977 | Kathy Gregory / Miki McFadden | Rose Duncan / Jill Durkee | Ann Cunningham / Mary Machado | Kathy Hanley / Maya Thiene |
| 1978 | Kathy Gregory / Miki McFadden | Eileen Clancy / Barbara May | Nancy Cohen / Susie Jones | Susan Schwartz / Bonnie Toth |
| 1979 | Nancy Cohen / Kathy Gregory | Linda Hanley / Nina Matthies | Eileen Clancy / Barbara May | Jill Durkee / Susie Jones |
| 1980 | Linda Hanley / Nina Matthies | Kathy Hanley / Ann McCampbell | Linda Chisholm / Rhonda Stoklos | Ann Cunningham / Anne Hansen |
| 1981 | Linda Hanley / Nina Matthies | Beth Rogers / Lisa Strand-Ma'a | Kathy Gregory / Kathy Hanley | Hillary Johnson / Sharkie Zartman |
| 1982 | Kathy Hanley / Diane Sebastian | Torrie Dorrell / Dale Keough | Darlene Bailey / Lou Ann Terheggen | Jill Durkee / Susie Jones |
| 1983 | Kathy Gregory / Kathy Hanley | Cindy Cochrane / Anna Prousalis | Nina Matthies / Julie Thornton | Bev Lidyoff / Liz Masakayan |
| 1984 | Linda Hanley / Nina Matthies | Kathy Hanley / Anna Prousalis | Jeanne Goldsmith / Kathy Gregory | Torrie Dorrell / Dale Keough |
| 1985 | Kathy Hanley / Anna Prousalis | Mary Diamond / Julie Thornton | Darlene Bailey / Gail Castro Kehl | Patty Dodd / Liz Masakayan |
| 1986 | Linda Hanley / Nina Matthies | Kathy Gregory / Janice Harrer | Linda Chisholm / Heather Hafner | Kathy Hanley / Anna Prousalis |
| 1987 | Linda Chisholm / Jackie Silva | Kathy Gregory / Janice Harrer | Linda Hanley / Nina Matthies | Gail Castro Kehl / Heather Hafner |
| 1987 | Linda Chisholm / Jackie Silva | Linda Hanley / Nina Matthies | Kathy Gregory / Janice Harrer | Patty Dodd / Dale Hall |
| 1988 | Linda Chisholm / Jackie Silva | Janice Harrer / Elaine Roque | Patty Dodd / Lisa Strand-Ma'a | Gail Castro Kehl / Lori Forsythe |
| 1989 | Patty Dodd / Jackie Silva | Nina Matthies / Elaine Roque | Linda Chisholm / Janice Harrer | Mary Jo Peppler / Dennie Shupryt Knoop |
| 1989 | Linda Chisholm / Janice Harrer | Patty Dodd / Jackie Silva | Dale Hall / Karolyn Kirby | Nina Matthies / Elaine Roque |
| 1990 | Karolyn Kirby / Jackie Silva | Linda Chisholm / Linda Hanley | Janice Harrer / Lisa Strand-Ma'a | Nina Matthies / Elaine Roque |
| 1991 | Karolyn Kirby / Angela Rock | Linda Chisholm / Liz Masakayan | Gail Castro Kehl / Lori Forsythe | Janice Harrer / Elaine Roque |
| 1992 | Marla O'Hara / Dennie Shupryt Knoop | Marie Andersson / Alison Johnson | Charlotte Roach / Gayle Stammer | Heather Hafner / Shannon Millen |
| 1992 | Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno | Angela Rock / Jackie Silva | Patty Dodd / Elaine Roque | Alison Johnson / Dennie Shupryt Knoop |
| 1993 | Cammy Ciarelli / Holly McPeak | Nancy Reno / Angela Rock | Rita Crockett Royster / Linda Hanley | Linda Chisholm / Jackie Silva |
| 1993 | Karolyn Kirby / Liz Masakayan | Gail Castro Kehl / Elaine Roque | Barbra Fontana / Lori Forsythe | Deb Richardson / Dennie Shupryt Knoop |
| 1994 | Linda Chisholm / Linda Hanley | Cammy Ciarelli / Holly McPeak | Sandra Pires / Jackie Silva | Nancy Reno / Angela Rock |
| 1994 | Karolyn Kirby / Liz Masakayan | Barbra Fontana / Lori Forsythe | Deb Richardson / Dennie Shupryt Knoop | Monique Oliver / Gayle Stammer |
| 2001 | Barbra Fontana / Elaine Youngs | Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak | Jennifer Meredith / Wendy Stammer | Dianne DeNecochea / Liz Masakayan |
| 2002 | Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan | Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs | Lisa Arce / Linda Hanley | Carrie Dodd / Leanne McSorley |
| 2003 | Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings | Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs | Carrie Dodd / Leanne McSorley | Dianne DeNecochea / Nancy Reynolds |
| 2004 | Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs | Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan | Carrie Dodd / Nancy Reynolds | Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings |
| 2005 | Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings | Rachel Scott / Elaine Youngs | Jennifer Kessy / Holly McPeak | Tyra Turner / Makare Wilson |
| 2006 | Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings | Nancy Reynolds / Elaine Youngs | Dianne DeNecochea / Tammy Leibl | Nicole Branagh / Holly McPeak |
| 2007 | Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings | Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs | Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan | Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner |
| 2008 | Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings | Jennifer Kessy / April Ross | Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan | Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs |
| 2009 | Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs | Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan | Tatiana Minello / Priscilla Piantadosi-Lima | Lisa Fitzgerald / Brooke Niles |
| 2010 | No tournament due to the AVP ending the season before the Manhattan Beach Open[8] | |||
| 2011 | Jenny Kropp / Whitney Pavlik | Jennifer Fopma / Tracy Jones | Emily Day / Heather McGuire | Kristen Batt-Rohr / Brooke Sweat |
| 2012 | Jenny Kropp / Whitney Pavlik | Jennifer Fopma / Brooke Sweat | Lauren Fendrick / Rachel Scott | Nicole Branagh / Brittany Hochevar |
| 2013 | Whitney Pavlik / Kerri Walsh Jennings | Jennifer Fopma / Brooke Sweat | Lauren Fendrick / Brittany Hochevar | Jennifer Kessy / April Ross |
| 2014 | April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings | Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat | Lane Carico / Kim DiCello | Emily Day / Summer Ross |
| 2015 | Jennifer Fopma / April Ross | Nicole Branagh / Jenny Kropp | Emily Day / Jennifer Kessy | Lane Carico / Summer Ross |
| 2016 | Emily Day / Brittany Hochevar | Lane Carico / Summer Ross | Kim DiCello /Kendra VanZwieten | Lauren Fendrick /Brooke Sweat |
| 2017 | Emily Day / Brittany Hochevar | Nicole Branagh / Brandie Wilkerson | Lauren Fendrick / April Ross | Kelly Claes / Sara Hughes |
| 2018[9] | Alix Klineman / April Ross | Kelly Claes / Brittany Hochevar | Emily Day / Betsi Flint | Kelley Larsen / Emily Stockman |
| 2019[10] | Melissa Humana-Paredes / Sarah Pavan | Alix Klineman / April Ross | Sarah Hughes / Brandie Wilkerson | Terese Cannon / Kelly Reeves |
| 2020 | No tournament due to the COVID-19 Pandemic | |||
| 2021[11] | Alix Klineman / April Ross | Emily Day / Betsi Flint | Kelly Cheng / Sarah Sponcil | Larissa Maestrini / Liliane Maestrini |
| 2022[12] | Sara Hughes / Kelly Kolinske | Kelly Cheng / Betsi Flint | Terese Cannon / Sarah Sponcil | Zana Muno / Brandie Wilkerson |
| 2023[13] | Betsi Flint / Julia Scoles | Hailey Harward / Kelly Kolinske | Megan Kraft / Emily Stockman | Deahna Kraft / Zana Muno |
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th (3rd) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Mike Bright / Mike O'Hara | Mike Higer / Gene Selznick | - | - |
| 1961 | Mike Bright / Mike O'Hara | Mike Higer / Gene Selznick | - | - |
| 1962 | Mike Bright / Mike O'Hara | Ron Lang / Gene Selznick | - | - |
| 1963 | Mike Bright / Mike O'Hara | Mike Colbert / Pete Hogan | - | - |
| 1964 | Mike Bright / Mike O'Hara | Rand Carter / Ron Von Hagen | - | - |
| 1965 | Ron Lang / Gene Selznick | Rand Carter / Ron Von Hagen | - | - |
| 1966 | Ron Lang / Ron Von Hagen | Mike Bright / Mike O'Hara | Keith Erickson / Gene Selznick | - |
| 1967 | Ron Lang / Ron Von Hagen | Bill Leeka / Bob Vogelsang | Spike Boarts / Bob Smith | Mike O'Hara / Gene Pflueger |
| 1968 | Henry Bergman / Larry Rundle | Ron Lang / Ron Von Hagen | Mike Bright / Butch May | - |
| 1969 | John Vallely / Ron Von Hagen | Henry Bergman / Larry Rundle | - | - |
| 1970 | Henry Bergman / Ron Von Hagen | John Gonzales / Mitch Malpee | Bob Clem / Ron Lang | - |
| 1971 | Bob Clem / Larry Rundle | Henry Bergman / Ron Von Hagen | Buzz Swartz / Toshi Toyota | John Gonzales / Mitch Malpee |
| 1972 | Matt Gage / Buzz Swartz | Bob Clem / Larry Rundle | Henry Bergman / Ron Von Hagen | Greg Lee / Jon Lee |
| 1973 | Bob Jackson / Fred Zeulich | Matt Gage / Ron Von Hagen | Doug Dunlap / Kirk Kilgour | Bob Clem / Greg Lee |
| 1974 | Tom Chamales / Ron Von Hagen | Greg Lee / Jim Menges | Bob Jackson / Fred Zeulich | Matt Gage / Buzz Swartz |
| 1975 | Greg Lee / Jim Menges | Tom Chamales / Ron Von Hagen | Mike Carey / Dennis Hare | Bob Jackson / Fred Zeulich |
| 1976 | Chris Marlowe / Steve Obradovich | Mike Carey / Bob Jackson | Matt Gage / Fred Zeulich | Greg Lee / Jim Menges |
| 1977 | Chris Marlowe / Jim Menges | Gary Hooper / Steve Obradovich | Matt Gage / Fred Zeulich | Fred Sturm / Buzz Swartz |
| 1978 | Greg Lee / Jim Menges | Andy Fishburn / Fred Sturm | Gary Hooper / Steve Obradovich | Matt Gage / Dane Selznick |
| 1979 | Jim Menges / Sinjin Smith | Andy Fishburn / Dane Selznick | Gary Hooper / Steve Obradovich | Chris Marlowe / Fred Sturm |
| 1979 | Andy Fishburn / Dane Selznick | Matt Gage / Jim Menges | Chris Marlowe / Randy Stoklos | Gary Hooper / Steve Obradovich |
| 1980 | Karch Kiraly / Sinjin Smith | Matt Gage / Jim Menges | Steve Obradovich / Randy Stoklos | Andy Fishburn / Dane Selznick |
| 1980 | Karch Kiraly / Sinjin Smith | Andy Fishburn / Dane Selznick | Matt Gage / Jim Menges | Mike Dodd / Jon Stevenson |
| 1981 | Jim Menges / Randy Stoklos | Andy Fishburn / Dane Selznick | Gary Hooper / Steve Obradovich | Jon Stevenson / Tim Walmer |
| 1981 | Karch Kiraly / Sinjin Smith | Andy Fishburn / Randy Stoklos | Jay Hanseth / Greg Lee | Gary Hooper / Jim Menges |
| 1982 | Mike Dodd / Tim Hovland | Sinjin Smith / Randy Stoklos | Andy Fishburn / Dane Selznick | Gary Hooper / Steve Obradovich |
| 1982 | Sinjin Smith / Randy Stoklos | Mike Dodd / Tim Hovland | Andy Fishburn / Dane Selznick | Kevin Cleary / Tim Walmer |
| 1983 | Mike Dodd / Tim Hovland | Sinjin Smith / Randy Stoklos | John Hanley / Jon Stevenson | Jay Hanseth / Tim Walmer |
| 1984 | Mike Dodd / Tim Hovland | Sinjin Smith / Randy Stoklos | Andy Fishburn / Jay Hanseth | John Hanley / Jon Stevenson |
| 1985 | Mike Dodd / Tim Hovland | Sinjin Smith / Randy Stoklos | Scott Ayakatubby / Brent Frohoff | John Hanley / Jon Stevenson |
| 1986 | Sinjin Smith / Randy Stoklos | Andrew Smith / Jon Stevenson | Robert Chavez / Jay Hanseth | Scott Ayakatubby / Brent Frohoff |
| 1987 | Mike Dodd / Tim Hovland | John Hanley / Jon Stevenson | Andy Fishburn / Todd Schaefer | Kevin Cleary / Brent Frohoff |
| 1987 | Mike Dodd / Tim Hovland | Sinjin Smith / Randy Stoklos | Andrew Smith / Dan Vrebalovich | John Hanley / Jon Stevenson |
| 1988 | Karch Kiraly / Ricci Luyties | Andy Fishburn / Dane Selznick | Dana Fitzgerald / Eugene LeDuff | Bob Ctvrtlik / Steve Timmons |
| 1989 | Sinjin Smith / Randy Stoklos | Mike Dodd / Tim Hovland | Brent Frohoff / Karch Kiraly | Craig Moothart / Steve Obradovich |
| 1990 | Brent Frohoff / Karch Kiraly | Sinjin Smith / Randy Stoklos | Mike Dodd / Tim Hovland | Al Janc / Tim Walmer |
| 1991 | Karch Kiraly / Kent Steffes | Scott Ayakatubby / Steve Timmons | Sinjin Smith / Randy Stoklos | Mike Dodd / Ricci Luyties |
| 1992 | Karch Kiraly / Kent Steffes | Sinjin Smith / Randy Stoklos | Brian Lewis / Craig Moothart | Bruk Vandeweghe / Dan Vrebalovich |
| 1993 | Karch Kiraly / Kent Steffes | Adam Johnson / Bruk Vandeweghe | Mike Dodd / Mike Whitmarsh | Brian Lewis / Steve Timmons |
| 1994 | Adam Johnson / Randy Stoklos | Bill Boullianne / Brian Lewis | Eduardo Bacil / Jose Loiola | Brent Frohoff / Ricci Luyties |
| 1995 | Adam Johnson / José Loiola | Scott Ayakatubby / Randy Stoklos | Mike Dodd / Mike Whitmarsh | Karch Kiraly / Kent Steffes |
| 1996 | Karch Kiraly / Kent Steffes | Adam Johnson / Jose Loiola | Mike Dodd / Mike Whitmarsh | Scott Ayakatubby / Brian Lewis |
| 1999 | David Swatik / Mike Whitmarsh | Jose Loiola / Emanuel Rego | Adam Johnson / Karch Kiraly | Dain Blanton / Eric Fonoimoana |
| 2000 | Jose Loiola / Emanuel Rego | Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh | Eduardo Bacil / Fred Souza | Dax Holdren / Todd Rogers |
| 2001 | Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong | Eric Fonoimoana / Rob Heidger | Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh | Dax Holdren / Todd Rogers |
| 2002 | Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren | Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh | Brent Doble / Karch Kiraly | Eduardo Bacil / Fred Souza |
| 2003 | Eric Fonoimoana / Kevin Wong | Eduardo Bacil / Jose Loiola | Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings | Canyon Ceman / Mike Whitmarsh |
| 2004 | Karch Kiraly / Mike Lambert | Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings | Eric Fonoimoana / Kevin Wong | Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard |
| 2005 | Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger | Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena | Dax Holdren / Jeff Nygaard | Sean Rosenthal / Larry Witt |
| 2006 | Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers | Mike Lambert / Stein Metzger | Dax Holdren / Sean Scott | John Hyden / Jeff Nygaard |
| 2007 | Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers | Dax Holdren / Sean Scott | Anthony Medel / Fred Souza | Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal |
| 2008 | Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers | Nick Lucena / Sean Scott | Matt Olson / Kevin Wong | Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings |
| 2009 | Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal | Matt Olson / Kevin Wong | Brad Keenan / Nick Lucena | Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers |
| 2010 | No tournament due to the AVP ending the season before the Manhattan Beach Open[8] | |||
| 2011 | John Hyden / Sean Scott | Billy Allen / Brad Keenan | Ryan Mariano / Ed Ratledge | John Mayer / Matt Prosser |
| 2012 | John Hyden / Sean Scott | Ryan Doherty / Casey Patterson | Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena | Billy Allen / Matt Prosser |
| 2013 | Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings | Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal | Ryan Doherty / Todd Rogers | Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson |
| 2014 | Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal | Theo Brunner / Todd Rogers | Tri Bourne / John Hyden | Brad Keenan / John Mayer |
| 2015 | Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena | Tri Bourne / John Hyden | Ryan Doherty / John Mayer | Taylor Crabb / Trevor Crabb |
| 2016 | Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson | Tri Bourne / John Hyden | Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena | Taylor Crabb / Trevor Crabb |
| 2017 | Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena | Trevor Crabb / Sean Rosenthal | Reid Priddy / Ricardo Santos | Theo Brunner / Casey Patterson |
| 2018[15] | Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena | Taylor Crabb / Jake Gibb | Theo Brunner / John Hyden | Jeremy Casebeer / Reid Priddy |
| 2019[16] | Trevor Crabb / Reid Priddy | Chase Budinger / Casey Patterson | Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena | Eric Baranek / Billy Kolinske |
| 2020 | No tournament due to the COVID-19 Pandemic | |||
| 2021[17] | Tri Bourne / Trevor Crabb | Chase Budinger / Casey Patterson | Theo Brunner / Chaim Schalk | Billy Allen / Andy Benesh |
| 2022[18] | Tri Bourne / Trevor Crabb | Theo Brunner / Chaim Schalk | Taylor Crabb / Taylor Sander | Andy Benesh / Miles Evans |
| 2023[19] | Taylor Crabb / Taylor Sander | Theo Brunner / Trevor Crabb | Hagen Smith / Logan Webber | Cody Caldwell / Seain Cook |