Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 25 - 29, 2001
(18) Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith, United States
 
Carl Henkel
United States
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 199 cm (6'7")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 107
Career Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$277,195.00
Christopher 'Sinjin' Smith
United States
Photo: Mauro De Sanctis
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 7, 1957 (67 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Monica, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 105
Career Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$435,937.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB7205147101311165 US$389,150.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Sinjin Smith - 13th Carl Henkel - 13th
1996 Sinjin Smith - 7th Carl Henkel - 7th
1997 Sinjin Smith - 13th Carl Henkel - 13th
1998 Kevin Wong - 9th Ricci Luyties - 17th
1999 Sinjin Smith - 9th Carl Henkel - 9th
2000 Sinjin Smith - 25th Carl Henkel - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 14 25th 46 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 11 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 12 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 17 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 17 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 14 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 11 2nd 306 US$18,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open 21 7th 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 10 25th 34 US$1,500.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/27/2001 Winner 1 Julien Prosser / Lee Zahner, Australia (15) Lost 24-22, 27-29, 15-17 1:13
Fri, 7/27/2001 Contender 1 Agustin Correa / Fabio Diez, Spain (31, Q7) Lost 30-28, 17-21, 7-15 1:04
Head to Head Results
Henkel/Smith trail the series against the field 9-14 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Henkel/Smith 12 Baracetti/Conde 5 18-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:51
Trail the series against # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 0-3
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 3 Child/Heese 4 Henkel/Smith 12 21-19, 22-20 0:41
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 3 Child/Heese 8 Henkel/Smith 17 21-17, 21-16 0:45
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Child/Heese 11 Henkel/Smith 22 4-12, 12-9, 13-11 1:28
Lead the series against # 8 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 1-0
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 15-1 0:20
Series tied with # 9 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 5 Brenha/Maia 18 Henkel/Smith 2 15-13 1:10
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Henkel/Smith 2 Brenha/Maia 18 15-7 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Henkel/Smith 17 21-18, 12-21, 16-14 0:54
Trail the series against # 15 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-2
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 15 Henkel/Smith 18 22-24, 29-27, 17-15 1:13
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 3 Henkel/Smith 11 Prosser/Zahner 13 13-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:03
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Prosser/Zahner 15 Henkel/Smith 16 15-3 0:30
Lead the series against # 16 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-0
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 2 Henkel/Smith 17 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 15 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
Series tied with # 19 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-1
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Holden/Leinemann 23 Henkel/Smith 11 21-19, 21-18 1:00
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Holden/Leinemann 17 15-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 20 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-2
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 22 Henkel/Smith 11 12-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:57
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 16 Henkel/Smith 17 21-13, 27-25 0:49
Lead the series against # 22 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Henkel/Smith 17 Bosma/Cotrino 15, Q4 23-21, 21-9 0:38
Lead the series against # 23 Berger/Stamm, Austria 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Henkel/Smith 12 Berger/Stamm 21, Q3 21-18, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 27 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 20 Henkel/Smith 14 25-23, 19-21, 15-13 1:11
Trail the series against # 28, Q3 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 Henkel/Smith 14 21-13, 21-19 0:33
Series tied with # 31, Q7 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Correa/Diez 31, Q7 Henkel/Smith 18 28-30, 21-17, 15-7 1:04
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Henkel/Smith 11 Correa/Diez 27 21-15, 12-21, 15-11 0:55
Trail the series against # Q4 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 Henkel/Smith 14 21-17, 21-16 0:40