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.City of Manhattan Beach website for the Open
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.
Winners of the tournament are memorialized with bronze volleyball-shaped plaques in the "Volleyball Walk of Fame" mounted on the Manhattan Beach Pier.
Open Champions
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.
Women's results +Women's ChampionsWomen's United States Manhattan Beach Tournament SummaryYear1st2nd3rd4th (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 OpenManhattan Beach Open loses AVP, gains back tradition 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 2018Beach Volleyball Database: Women's $125,000 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach August 16-19, 2018 Alix Klineman / April Ross Kelly Claes / Brittany Hochevar Emily Day / Betsi Flint Kelley Larsen / Emily Stockman 2019Beach Volleyball Database: Women's $150,000 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach August 15-18, 2019 Melissa Humana-Paredes / Sarah Pavan Alix Klineman / April Ross Sara Hughes / Brandie Wilkerson Terese Cannon / Kelly Reeves 2020 No tournament due to the COVID-19 Pandemic 2021Beach Volleyball Database: Women's $125,000 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open August 18-22, 2021 Alix Klineman / April Ross Emily Day / Betsi Flint Kelly Cheng / Sarah Sponcil Larissa Maestrini / Liliane Maestrini 2022Beach Volleyball Database: Women's $150,000 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open August 18-21, 2022 Sara Hughes / Kelly Kolinske Kelly Cheng / Betsi Flint Terese Cannon / Sarah Sponcil Zana Muno / Brandie Wilkerson 2023Beach Volleyball Database: Women's $150,000 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open August 17-20, 2023 Betsi Flint / Julia Scoles Hailey Harward / Kelly Kolinske Megan Kraft / Emily Stockman Deahna Kraft / Zana Muno2024 Taryn Kloth / Kristen Nuss Betsi Flint / Julia Scoles Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes Toni Rodriguez / Geena Urango
Men's results