Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
June 23 - 27, 2004
(Q13) Kevin Ces/Yannick Salvetti, France
 
Kevin Cès
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1980 (44 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 (44 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Yannick Salvetti - 41st Kevin Ces - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open Q10 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open Q12 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 29 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open Q8 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 30, Q13 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 31, Q14 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 42 37th 80 US$1,875.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam Q20 33rd 36 US$0.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open Q13 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/22-24/2003 France Satellite 3 3rd 24 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q23 33rd 32 US$0.00
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
Germany Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/23/2004 Qualifier 1 Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (Q20) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Wed, 6/23/2004 Qualifier 2 Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (28, Q4) Lost 20-22, 19-21 0:50
Head to Head Results
Ces/Salvetti trail the series against the field 9-16 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Ces/Salvetti 29 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 1 Egger/Heyer 13 Ces/Salvetti 29 21-11, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-2
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Schacht/Slack 17 Ces/Salvetti 31, Q14 21-11, 18-21, 15-13 0:58
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Schacht/Slack 17 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 13 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 0-1
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 2 Bosma/Herrera 28, Q6 Ces/Salvetti Q27 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 19 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-2
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool G Blanton/Nygaard 7 Ces/Salvetti 42 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-9, 21-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 20 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 19 Ces/Salvetti 30, Q13 21-16, 23-21 0:39
Trail the series against # 22 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Klemperer/Rademacher 23, Q4 Ces/Salvetti Q20 21-19, 24-22 0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Ces/Salvetti 31, Q14 Berg/Dahl 15 21-17, 23-25, 15-13 1:09
Trail the series against # 26 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 18 Ces/Salvetti 42 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Series tied with # 28, Q4 Canet/Hamel, France 1-1
6/23/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Canet/Hamel 28, Q4 Ces/Salvetti Q13 22-20, 21-19 0:50
8/24/03FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Bronze Medal Ces/Salvetti 3 Canet/Hamel 1 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 31, Q6 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Holden/Leinemann 25 Ces/Salvetti 48 21-16, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against Ceman/Fuerbringer, United States 0-1
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Ceman/Fuerbringer 16, Q7 Ces/Salvetti Q10 21-15, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
5/20/04FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Cunha/Ferreira 22, Q9 Ces/Salvetti Q8 21-9, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # Q8 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 2-0
3/24/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Salvetti 30, Q13 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 20, Q4 21-19, 21-11 0:44
3/17/04FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 3 Ces/Salvetti 31, Q14 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson Q3 20-22, 27-25, 15-4 1:12
Series tied with # Q11 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-1
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ces/Salvetti Q20 Deulofeu/Molinier Q13 28-26, 21-17 0:55
8/24/03FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Semi-Finals Deulofeu/Molinier 2 Ces/Salvetti 3 21-14, 22-20 0:49
Lead the series against # Q15 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Salvetti Q13 Asahi/Nishimura Q20 21-17, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # Q20 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 2-0
6/23/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ces/Salvetti Q13 Gosch/Strauss Q20 21-19, 21-17 0:41
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ces/Salvetti Q35 Gosch/Strauss Q30 21-12, 21-9 0:29
Lead the series against # Q24 Pocock/Rorich, South Africa 1-0
6/16/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Salvetti Q10 Pocock/Rorich Q23 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:52