Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2002
(8) Julien Prosser/Lee Zahner, Australia
 
Julien Prosser
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 11, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Bunbury, West Australia
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 105 kg (231 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 145
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Berlin 2001)
Career Winnings: US$371,993.50
Lee Zahner
Australia
Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 13, 1974 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Brisbane
Height: 199 cm (6'6")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Berlin 2001)
Career Winnings: US$247,900.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB8610531672114136 US$483,900.00
FIVB C&S10010000000 US$3,300.00
Overall8710631672114136 US$487,200.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Lee Zahner - 9th Julien Prosser - 9th
1996 Lee Zahner - 5th Julien Prosser - 5th
1997 Lee Zahner - 9th Julien Prosser - 9th
1998 Lee Zahner - 17th Julien Prosser - 17th
1999 Lee Zahner - 9th Julien Prosser - 9th
2001 Lee Zahner - 17th Julien Prosser - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 13 5th 240 US$8,500.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 8 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 9 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 11 5th 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 10 5th 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 11/27-12/2/2001 Brazil Open 12 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 3 5th 0 US$12,500.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open 17 5th 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 15 9th 200 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 15 17th 72 US$3,000.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool H Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (24, Q12) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:38
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool H Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (9) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Sat, 7/27/2002 Pool H Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (25, Q9) Lost 21-15, 17-21, 10-15 0:50
Sat, 7/27/2002 Winner 1 Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (23) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Prosser/Zahner lead the series against the field 28-25 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 9 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 2-2
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 6 Ramos/Rego 1 Prosser/Zahner 17 21-17, 21-12 0:30
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 2 Prosser/Zahner 17 Ramos/Rego 1 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
8/4/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Ramos/Rego 2 Prosser/Zahner 15 21-17, 22-20 0:38
7/1/01FIVBGermany Open Semi-Finals Prosser/Zahner 14 Ramos/Rego 1 28-26, 14-21, 15-11 0:49
Trail the series against # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-4
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 Prosser/Zahner 11 21-16, 19-21, 17-15 1:01
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Conde 3 Prosser/Zahner 12 21-18, 18-21, 20-18 0:57
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 4 Prosser/Zahner 13 21-18, 23-21 0:53
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 20 Prosser/Zahner 13 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 3 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-3
7/20/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 4 Prosser/Zahner 13 21-14, 21-18 0:37
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 4 Loiola/Santos 4 Prosser/Zahner 17 21-13, 22-20 0:39
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Loiola/Santos 2 Prosser/Zahner 12 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
Series tied with # 4 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 15 Prosser/Zahner 10 21-17, 21-18 0:39
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Prosser/Zahner 15 Child/Heese 4 15-9 0:38
Trail the series against # 6, Q3 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 3 Alvarez/Rossell 10 Prosser/Zahner 13 15-6 0:35
Lead the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 3-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Prosser/Zahner 13 Dieckmann/Reckermann 12 25-23, 21-14 0:53
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Prosser/Zahner 11 Dieckmann/Reckermann 6 23-21, 18-21, 15-13 0:47
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Prosser/Zahner 12 Dieckmann/Reckermann 27, Q3 21-18, 21-12 0:32
Series tied with # 9 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-1
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool H Prosser/Zahner 8 Metzger/Wong 9 21-19, 21-16 0:39
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Metzger/Wong 4 Prosser/Zahner 13 21-9, 21-19 0:31
Series tied with # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Prosser/Zahner 13 Brenha/Maia 19 21-10, 21-14 0:35
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 3 Brenha/Maia 16 Prosser/Zahner 9 21-19, 25-23 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-0
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool O Prosser/Zahner 15 Pedrosa/Teixeira 47 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 12 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-5
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 7 Prosser/Zahner 8 21-17, 21-14 0:35
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 5 Prosser/Zahner 12 21-14, 21-17 0:32
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 2 Prosser/Zahner 15 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:51
7/1/01FIVBGermany Open Gold Medal Prosser/Zahner 14 Laciga/Laciga 2 18-21, 28-26, 22-20 1:05
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 4 Laciga/Laciga 2 Prosser/Zahner 14 21-12, 22-24, 15-13 0:47
9/22/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 4 Prosser/Zahner 1 15-8 0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 10 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-18, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Prosser/Zahner 13 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 20 21-19, 15-21, 18-16 1:03
Series tied with # 15 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool H Berger/Doppler 24 Prosser/Zahner 9 19-21, 21-16, 19-17 0:55
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 11 Berger/Doppler 12, Q4 31-29, 21-17 0:50
Trail the series against # 16 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 0-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool H Fonoimoana/Holdren 9 Prosser/Zahner 8 21-19, 21-19 0:52
Lead the series against # 17 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 2-0
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 17 Lopes/Neto 16, Q4 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 9 Lopes/Neto 24, Q11 21-16, 15-21, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 18 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 13 Rogers/Scott 22 21-19, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # 20 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
8/30/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 3 Berg/Dahl 14 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 22 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 Prosser/Zahner 13 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 23 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-2
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Holden/Leinemann 23 Prosser/Zahner 8 21-18, 21-16 0:35
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Holden/Leinemann 19 Prosser/Zahner 13 29-27, 21-14 0:48
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Prosser/Zahner 15 Holden/Leinemann 17 15-3 0:36
Lead the series against # 24, Q12 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 3-0
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool H Prosser/Zahner 8 Gartmayer/Nowotny 24, Q12 21-15, 21-18 0:38
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Prosser/Zahner 12 Gartmayer/Nowotny 22, Q4 23-21, 29-27 0:48
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Prosser/Zahner 13 Gartmayer/Nowotny 29, Q23 22-20, 21-12 0:42
Trail the series against # 25, Q9 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool H Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q9 Prosser/Zahner 8 15-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:50
Lead the series against # 27 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Prosser/Zahner 13 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 36 21-13, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 13 Bosma/Cotrino 20, Q6 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 31 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Prosser/Zahner 15 Canet/Hamel 25 15-6 0:29
Lead the series against # Q4 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Prosser/Zahner 13 Karasev/Zaitsev 37 16-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # Q5 Amore/Lione, Italy 2-0
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Prosser/Zahner 11 Amore/Lione 22, Q6 21-16, 23-21 0:39
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool G Prosser/Zahner 10 Amore/Lione 23, Q5 21-17, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # Q10 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 12 Ljubicic/Slean 21 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # Q14 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 0-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Gscheidle/Vesti 27 Prosser/Zahner 11 12-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:44