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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 28 - August 1, 2004

(9) Peter Gartmayer/Robert Nowotny, Austria

Peter Gartmayer
Austria

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 25, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Filderstadt

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

102

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (Cape Town 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$174,262.50

Robert Nowotny
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 27, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vienna

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Ostende 1996)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (Cape Town 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$71,137.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	49	57	Money
FIVB	54	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	3	9	1	13	5	2	12	2	2	US$115,875.00
FIVB C&S	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,300.00
Overall	59	0	0	1	1	1	0	6	4	9	1	13	5	2	12	2	2	US$120,175.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Did not play	Stefan Potyka - 25th
1998	Harald Dobeiner - 57th	Stefan Potyka - 41st
1999	Robert Nowotny - 41st	Peter Gartmayer - 41st
2000	Robert Nowotny - 41st	Peter Gartmayer - 41st
2001	Robert Nowotny - 33rd	Peter Gartmayer - 33rd
2002	Robert Nowotny - 25th	Peter Gartmayer - 25th
2003	Robert Nowotny - 17th	Peter Gartmayer - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	20	17th	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	21	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2004	Norway Open	19	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	16	13th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	17	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/9-13/2004	Puerto Rico Open	13	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	22, Q3	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	19	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	26, Q11	4th	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	Q11	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	33	37th	80	US$1,875.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	Q12	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	Q7	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	10	17th	104	US$4,500.00

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/29/2004	Winner 1	John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (24)	Won 21-11, 21-19	0:35
Thu, 7/29/2004	Winner 2	Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (8)	Won 24-22, 17-21, 15-12	1:01
Fri, 7/30/2004	Winner 3	Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (32, Q19)	Lost 30-28, 19-21, 15-17	1:08
Sat, 7/31/2004	Contender 4	Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (6)	Lost 22-24, 15-21	0:51

Head to Head Results
Gartmayer/Nowotny trail the series against the field 17-33 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 19 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-2
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 3	Gartmayer/Nowotny	26, Q11	Heuscher/Kobel	2	15-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:50
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Gartmayer/Nowotny	29, Q14	21-15, 21-19	0:33
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Gartmayer/Nowotny	22, Q4	22-20, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	16	21-15, 21-16	0:39
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Rego/Santos	4	Gartmayer/Nowotny	29, Q14	21-19, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Laciga/Laciga	3	Gartmayer/Nowotny	19	21-18, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-2
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	4	Gartmayer/Nowotny	20	21-13, 21-16	0:35
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	26	21-19, 21-13	0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-2
7/31/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 4	Baracetti/Conde	6	Gartmayer/Nowotny	9	24-22, 21-15	0:51
7/10/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 3	Baracetti/Conde	4	Gartmayer/Nowotny	21	21-18, 21-11	0:38
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Gartmayer/Nowotny	19	Baracetti/Conde	6	16-21, 21-18, 21-19	0:59
Trail the series against # 7 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-2
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 3	Neto/Ramos	7	Gartmayer/Nowotny	16	21-16, 21-19	0:45
3/27/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Semi-Finals	Neto/Ramos	12	Gartmayer/Nowotny	26, Q11	21-17, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	9	Egger/Heyer	8	24-22, 17-21, 15-12	1:01
Trail the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-2
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 1	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	6	Gartmayer/Nowotny	22, Q3	21-16, 18-21, 15-9	0:45
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool J	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	Gartmayer/Nowotny	33	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	11, Q1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	22, Q3	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:58
Trail the series against # 13 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Rogers/Scott	14	Gartmayer/Nowotny	20	23-21, 21-12	0:42
Trail the series against # 17 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
5/22/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Blanton/Nygaard	8	Gartmayer/Nowotny	19	21-13, 23-25, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 18 Fonoimoana/Wong, United States 1-0
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	20	Fonoimoana/Wong	13	28-26, 21-19	0:59
Trail the series against # 19 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	11	Gartmayer/Nowotny	27, Q9	21-17, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 20, Q1 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Horrem/Maaseide	26	Gartmayer/Nowotny	10	18-21, 21-18, 22-20	1:04
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Gartmayer/Nowotny	29, Q14	Horrem/Maaseide	13	14-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:53
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool B	Gartmayer/Nowotny	34	Horrem/Maaseide	31	13-21, 21-18, 15-13
Series tied with # 21 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 3-3
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	19	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	21-12, 14-21, 15-9	0:47
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool J	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	16	Gartmayer/Nowotny	33	21-16, 21-16	0:35
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Gartmayer/Nowotny	10	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	29-27, 21-16	0:44
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Gartmayer/Nowotny	27, Q9	21-17, 21-16	0:37
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	22, Q4	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	21-19, 21-13	0:32
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	4	Gartmayer/Nowotny	29, Q23	23-21, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 22 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 2-0
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	21	Arkaev/Barsuk	12, Q4	21-16, 21-17	0:30
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	16	Arkaev/Barsuk	17, Q9	21-19, 17-21, 15-12	0:44
Trail the series against # 23 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 2	Prosser/Williams	4	Gartmayer/Nowotny	13	21-14, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 24 Child/Heese, Canada 1-0
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	9	Child/Heese	24	21-11, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	14	Gartmayer/Nowotny	19	21-16, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	21	Brink/Schneider	28, Q8	16-21, 23-21, 15-6	0:59
Series tied with # 28, Q11 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-1
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	19	Backer/Boersma	29, Q7	16-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:51
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Backer/Boersma	30, Q18	Gartmayer/Nowotny	Q15	21-12, 19-21, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 30, Q5 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Berg/Dahl	16	Gartmayer/Nowotny	26, Q9	23-21, 27-25	0:50
Trail the series against # 32, Q19 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	Gartmayer/Nowotny	9	28-30, 21-19, 17-15	1:08
Trail the series against Marques/Souza, Brazil 0-1
6/12/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 3	Marques/Souza	5	Gartmayer/Nowotny	13	21-17, 21-14	0:41
Series tied with # Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-1
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	Hernandez/Papaleo	18	Gartmayer/Nowotny	17	21-13, 21-19	0:36
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	26, Q11	Hernandez/Papaleo	23, Q2	30-28, 13-21, 15-11	1:10
Trail the series against # Q6 Canet/Hamel, France 1-2
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	10	21-17, 21-17	0:44
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Canet/Hamel	22	Gartmayer/Nowotny	27, Q9	23-21, 21-19	0:49
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 3	Gartmayer/Nowotny	29, Q23	Canet/Hamel	Q10	22-20, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # Q12 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 0-1
6/27/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 3	Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger	Q16	Gartmayer/Nowotny	Q17	23-21, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # Q16 Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Gilbertsson/Svensson	Q45	Gartmayer/Nowotny	Q13	21-18, 21-17	0:35
Series tied with # Q18 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-1
9/4/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Brizida/Pedrosa	Q26	Gartmayer/Nowotny	Q7	14-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:53
6/5/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	Q18	Brizida/Pedrosa	Q15	21-14, 21-16	0:36