Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$520,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 31 - August 3, 2003
(Q23) Kevin Ces/Yannick Salvetti, France
 
Kevin Cès
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1980 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Savigny-sur-Orge
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 140
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Porticcio 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Manama 2008)
Career Winnings: US$172,437.50
Yannick Salvetti
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 4, 1980 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Marseille
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 133
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Doha 2014)
Career Winnings: US$109,725.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB2500000000248272 US$18,125.00
FIVB C&S200100001000000 US$2,200.00
Overall2700100001248272 US$20,325.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open Q19 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 32 25th 54 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open Q28 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q35 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q27 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q27 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open Q26 41st 10 US$0.00
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/31/2003 Qualifier 2 Maurizio Pimponi / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (Q10) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Thu, 7/31/2003 Qualifier 3 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Juca Dultra, Brazil (2, Q7) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:44
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000000000 $1,875.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam700000000020 $6,250.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1700000000220 $10,000.00
Satellite200100001000 $2,200.00
Total2700100001240 $20,325.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Kevin Ces Yannick Salvetti
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
5000001000 $10,712.50 World Championships3000000100 $6,137.50
440000108100 $43,300.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam490000044110 $43,525.00
84010251416150 $112,325.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open7400002814160 $56,862.50
1010000000 $2,000.00 Challenger2000011000 $1,225.00
6121011000 $4,100.00 Satellite5001031000 $1,975.00
140141271624250 $172,437.50 Total133001061419270 $109,725.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002FIVB400000000004 $0.00 2625.0 %
2003FIVB700000000016 $3,000.00 6940.0 %
TotalFIVB11000000000110 $3,000.00 81534.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Kevin Ces  Yannick Salvetti
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 1997FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 1998FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 1999FIVB          
1000000001 $0.00 2000FIVB          
5000000005 $0.00 2001FIVB2000000002 $0.00
4000000004 $0.00 2002FIVB4000000004 $0.00
7000000016 $1,500.00 2003FIVB7000000016 $1,500.00
200000000119 $1,500.00 TotalTotal130000000112 $1,500.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall13 61.9% 4 19.0% 4 19.0% 17-4 81.0% 4 11.1% 7 19.4% 25 69.4% 4-32 11.1% 13-25 34.2% 8-11 42.1% 00 21-36 36.8%
2002-20037 70.0% 2 20.0% 1 10.0% 9-1 90.0% 1 5.0% 5 25.0% 14 70.0% 1-19 5.0% 7-14 33.3% 3-6 33.3% 00 10-20 33.3%
Against the Field5 55.6% 2 22.2% 2 22.2% 7-2 77.8% 1 5.0% 4 20.0% 15 75.0% 1-19 5.0% 10-30 25.0% 6-12 33.3% 00 8-21 27.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000003000000000003
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0044060001000000412
Challenge/Four Star/Open0015130000040000001721
Satellite000030001101100053
Total0019173900160110002639
Head to Head Results
Ces/Salvetti trail the series against the field 3-8 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2, Q7 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 0-1
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Bellaguarda/Dultra 2, Q7 Ces/Salvetti Q23 21-16, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-12, 22-20 0:38
Trail the series against # 12 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-9, 21-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 16, Q3 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Brenha/Maia 24 Ces/Salvetti 48 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 18 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Schacht/Slack 17 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 21 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 0-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Karasev/Zaitsev 25, Q3 Ces/Salvetti Q35 21-17, 21-7 0:35
Trail the series against # Q1 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Holden/Leinemann 25 Ces/Salvetti 48 21-16, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # Q10 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ces/Salvetti Q23 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q10 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # Q18 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 0-1
7/3/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 1 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera Q32 Ces/Salvetti Q33 21-11, 17-21, 15-10 0:46
Lead the series against # Q20 Huseby/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Salvetti Q19 Huseby/Skarlund Q14 21-14, 15-21, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # Q22 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ces/Salvetti Q35 Gosch/Strauss Q30 21-12, 21-9 0:29