Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016
(22) Esteban Grimalt/Marco Grimalt, Chile
 
Esteban Grimalt
Chile
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 9, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Santiago
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 114
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$242,307.78
Marco Grimalt
Chile
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 11, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Queilen
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 114
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$242,307.78
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533374157Money
FIVB11452148029521231415131 US$484,532.15
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Marco Grimalt - 17th Esteban Grimalt - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open 13 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/21-25/2015 Antalya Open 5 4th 350 US$4,500.00
FIVB 10/6-11/2015 Puerto Vallarta Open 9 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 9/2-6/2015 Rio Open 8 17th 180 US$1,500.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 19 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 15 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 19 17th 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 19 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series 23 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 23 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/21-25/2015 Fuzhou Open 7 9th 240 US$2,000.00
Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 3/9/2016 Pool F Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (11) Lost 17-21, 23-21, 11-15 0:52
Thu, 3/10/2016 Pool F Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (6) Lost 16-21, 12-21 0:32
Thu, 3/10/2016 Pool F Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (27, Q7) Won 21-23, 21-14, 15-10 0:51
Fri, 3/11/2016 Winner 1 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (18) Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:52
Fri, 3/11/2016 Winner 2 Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (24) Lost 21-13, 19-21, 13-15 0:45
Head to Head Results
Grimalt/Grimalt trail the series against the field 22-33 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 18 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 15 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-3
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool C Grimalt/Grimalt 19 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 3 19-21, 21-18, 15-5 0:43
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 3 Grimalt/Grimalt 15 21-18, 21-18 0:40
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool C Nummerdor/Varenhorst 3 Grimalt/Grimalt 19 21-17, 21-23, 15-12 1:00
12/14/14FIVBMangaung Open Gold Medal Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-1
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Patterson 4 Grimalt/Grimalt 25, Q2 21-13, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Goncalves/Solberg 10 Grimalt/Grimalt 23 21-18, 19-21, 15-8 0:52
Trail the series against # 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
4/24/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Grimalt/Grimalt 7 24-22, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool F Dalhausser/Lucena 6 Grimalt/Grimalt 22 21-16, 21-12 0:32
Series tied with # 7 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 21-17, 21-17 0:37
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Grimalt/Grimalt 28, Q11 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-0
11/2/14FIVBParaná Open Semi-Finals Grimalt/Grimalt 4 Saxton/Schalk 1 24-26, 30-28, 15-9 0:58
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 28, Q11 Saxton/Schalk 17 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Doppler/Horst 12 Grimalt/Grimalt 28, Q7 24-22, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 10 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-3
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool D Grimalt/Grimalt 13 Erdmann/Matysik 4 20-22, 21-14, 15-13 0:52
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Erdmann/Matysik 8 Grimalt/Grimalt 19 21-17, 21-15 0:39
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Erdmann/Matysik 7 Grimalt/Grimalt 26, Q5 23-21, 21-15 0:39
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool H Erdmann/Matysik 9 Grimalt/Grimalt 25, Q2 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool F Krasilnikov/Semenov 11 Grimalt/Grimalt 22 21-17, 21-23, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 12 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-2
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool G Gavira/Herrera 7 Grimalt/Grimalt 23 21-19, 21-19 0:39
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Grimalt/Grimalt 28, Q11 Gavira/Herrera 12 24-22, 17-21, 20-18 0:58
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Gavira/Herrera 5 Grimalt/Grimalt 28, Q11 21-13, 21-17 0:32
Trail the series against # 13 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 0-1
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool G Bockermann/Fluggen 26, Q6 Grimalt/Grimalt 23 21-19, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 15 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-2
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 19 21-15, 21-14 0:33
7/3/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool A Fijalek/Prudel 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 25 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Series tied with # 16 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool G Grimalt/Grimalt 23 Lupo/Nicolai 10 15-21, 21-19, 24-22 0:56
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Grimalt/Grimalt 23 21-16, 28-26 0:44
Trail the series against # 17 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-2
10/25/15FIVBAntalya Open Semi-Finals Ontiveros/Virgen 4 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 21-16, 21-18 0:37
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ontiveros/Virgen 29, Q8 Grimalt/Grimalt Q9 21-23, 21-16, 15-11 0:49
Series tied with # 18 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-1
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 22 Rego/Santos 18 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:52
9/4/15FIVBRio Open Pool E Rego/Santos 5 Grimalt/Grimalt 8 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 19 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 0-1
11/2/14FIVBParaná Open Gold Medal Binstock/Schachter 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 4 21-14, 21-12 0:36
Trail the series against # 20 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-2
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ingrosso/Ingrosso 26, Q12 Grimalt/Grimalt 23 21-15, 21-17 0:34
4/24/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 7 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 16 21-15, 21-7 0:31
4/23/13FIVBFuzhou Open Qualifier 2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 29, Q12 Grimalt/Grimalt Q5 23-21, 21-23, 17-15 1:01
Trail the series against # 23, Q1 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-3
2/26/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 2 Kantor/Losiak 15 Grimalt/Grimalt 13 21-18, 23-21 0:36
4/23/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Kantor/Losiak 10 Grimalt/Grimalt 7 21-18, 21-15 0:35
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool F Kantor/Losiak 22 Grimalt/Grimalt 27, Q5 21-18, 16-21, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 24 Krou/Rowlandson, France 2-1
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 2 Krou/Rowlandson 24 Grimalt/Grimalt 22 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:45
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool C Grimalt/Grimalt 19 Krou/Rowlandson 14 21-19, 21-16 0:35
6/11/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 26, Q5 Krou/Rowlandson Q21 12-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 1-0
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool F Grimalt/Grimalt 22 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27, Q7 21-23, 21-14, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 2-0
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool D Grimalt/Grimalt 13 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 20 20-22, 22-20, 15-9 0:54
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 1 Grimalt/Grimalt 19 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 18 21-18, 14-21, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # Q4 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 0-1
10/25/15FIVBAntalya Open Bronze Medal Plavins/Regza 9 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # Q11 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 1-0
12/12/14FIVBMangaung Open Winner 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Caminati/Rossi 26, Q6 21-16, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # Q12 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 3 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Koekelkoren/van Walle 14 21-11, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # Q15 Azaad/Bianchi, Argentina 1-0
11/1/14FIVBParaná Open Winner 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 4 Azaad/Bianchi 9 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # Q17 Capogrosso/Mehamed, Argentina 1-0
9/3/15FIVBRio Open Pool E Grimalt/Grimalt 8 Capogrosso/Mehamed 17 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # Q18 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 0-1
9/4/15FIVBRio Open Lucky Loser Barbosa/Carvalhaes 16, Q3 Grimalt/Grimalt 8 21-18, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q22 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 2-1
10/22/15FIVBAntalya Open Pool E Faiga/Hilman 28, Q12 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:48
10/7/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool H Grimalt/Grimalt 9 Faiga/Hilman 24, Q6 22-20, 21-18 0:39
5/7/14FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool D Grimalt/Grimalt 4 Faiga/Hilman 29, Q14 21-15, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # Q23 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 1-0
10/22/15FIVBAntalya Open Pool E Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Daguerre/Salvetti 21 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q25 Eglseer/Mullner, Austria 1-0
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool C Grimalt/Grimalt 19 Eglseer/Mullner 30, Q19 By Forfeit