Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Italy Open
July 12 - 16, 2000
(21) 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 Lignano Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Sinjin Smith - 5th Carl Henkel - 5th
1996 Sinjin Smith - 2nd Carl Henkel - 2nd
1997 Sinjin Smith - 9th Carl Henkel - 9th
1998 Kevin Wong - 13th Ricci Luyties - 7th
1999 Sinjin Smith - 9th Carl Henkel - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-9/2000 Norway Open 23 5th 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 21 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Spain Open 8 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2000 Canada Open 11 25th 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 8 13th 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2000 Macau Open 8 9th 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 1/18-23/2000 Brazil Open 9 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 1/12-16/2000 Argentina Open 12 7th 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/30-12/5/1999 Brazil Open 10 13th 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/17-22/1999 Spanish Open 11 7th 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/11-15/1999 Belgium Open 14 17th 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/4-8/1999 Portugal Open 15 9th 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/1999 Open of Austria 9 17th 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 16 7th 300 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/14-18/1999 Italian Open 18 9th 136 US$4,500.00
Head to Head Results
Henkel/Smith lead the series against the field 5-4 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 de Melo/Santos, Brazil 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Santos/de Melo 1 16-14 0:50
Trail the series against # 6 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Child/Heese 11 Henkel/Smith 22 4-12, 12-9, 13-11 1:28
Series tied with # 7 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
Lead the series against # 11 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 1-0
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 15-1 0:20
Trail the series against # 16 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Prosser/Zahner 15 Henkel/Smith 16 15-3 0:30
Lead the series against # 18 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Holden/Leinemann 17 15-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 29 Bosma/Diez, Spain 0-1
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Bosma/Diez 8 Henkel/Smith 16 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # Q5 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 3 Henkel/Smith 2 Alvarez/Rossell 10 15-13 0:52