Team Preview

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 28 - 31, 2004

(30, Q9) Helke Claasen/Martina Stoof, Germany

Helke Claasen
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 16, 1977 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Schwedtiioder

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (CEV Moscow 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$136,835.29

Martina Stoof
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 15, 1974 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Imenau

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (CEV Roseto degli Abruzzi 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$11,476.38

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	27	41	Money
CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	US$1,801.35
FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	US$20,750.00
Overall	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	2	1	1	US$22,551.35

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Judith Augoustides - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/13-18/2004	France Grand Slam	22, Q3	17th	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2004	Spain Open	24, Q8	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2004	Norway Open	23, Q14	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	22	17th	120	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2004	Switzerland Open	Q15	41st	12	US$0.00
CEV	6/9-13/2004	European Championship Final		27th	12	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	32, Q13	17th	72	US$3,000.00
CEV	5/12-16/2004	Italian Open		9th	40	€ 1,500.00

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/28/2004	Country Quota	Judith Augoustides / Mireya Kaup, Germany	Won 15-21, 21-18, 25-23	0:58
Wed, 7/28/2004	Qualifier 1	Bryce Barry / Natalie Lukiw, Canada (Q24)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:34
Wed, 7/28/2004	Qualifier 2	Ester Alcon / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain (Q8)	Won 17-21, 26-24, 15-8	0:46
Thu, 7/29/2004	Winner 1	Rachel Scott / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (3)	Lost 22-24, 21-19, 8-15	0:52
Thu, 7/29/2004	Contender 1	Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France (19)	Lost 17-21, 23-25	0:40

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$12,750.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$8,000.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	$20,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Helke Claasen												Martina Stoof
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$17,750.00	World Championships
23	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	3	9	$36,525.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$6,375.00
47	0	0	0	2	2	9	10	10	14	$63,635.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	$4,000.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	$5,250.00	Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
77	0	0	0	2	4	14	20	13	24	$123,160.00	Total	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	6	$10,375.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2004	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	$20,750.00	16	13	55.2 %
2004	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$1,500.00	4	4	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	$20,750.00	16	13	55.2 %
Total	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$1,500.00	4	4	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Helke Claasen													Martina Stoof
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1998	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	1999	CEV
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2000	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$2,085.00	2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	3	$14,625.00	2003	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	2003	CEV
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	$10,375.00	2004	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	$10,375.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$750.00	2004	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$750.00
30	0	0	0	0	0	5	8	7	10	$28,835.00	Total	Total	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	6	$11,125.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	8	66.7%	2	16.7%	2	16.7%	10-2	83.3%	6	35.3%	2	11.8%	9	52.9%	6-11	35.3%	8-9	47.1%	8-4	66.7%	0	0	16-13	55.2%
2003-2004	8	66.7%	2	16.7%	2	16.7%	10-2	83.3%	6	35.3%	2	11.8%	9	52.9%	6-11	35.3%	8-9	47.1%	8-4	66.7%	0	0	16-13	55.2%
Against the Field	7	70.0%	1	10.0%	2	20.0%	8-2	80.0%	6	37.5%	2	12.5%	8	50.0%	6-10	37.5%	14-16	46.7%	14-8	63.6%	0	0	14-12	53.8%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	7
Confederation Championship	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	3	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	14

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 16-16 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Scott/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Scott/Walsh Jennings	3	Claasen/Stoof	30, Q9	24-22, 19-21, 15-8	0:52
Lead the series against # 8 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 1-0
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 1	Claasen/Stoof	23, Q14	Lochowicz/Pottharst	7	22-20, 21-18	0:38
Series tied with # 13 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czechia 1-1
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	Claasen/Stoof	22, Q3	21-17, 21-13	0:34
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Claasen/Stoof	22	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-19, 21-17	0:38
Series tied with # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-1
6/30/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Claasen/Stoof	23, Q14	Gattelli/Perrotta	20, Q3	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:51
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	27, Q3	Claasen/Stoof	22	19-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 15 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-1
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Dumont/Martin	18	Claasen/Stoof	32, Q13	21-10, 21-14	0:30
Series tied with # 16 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-1
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 2	Clarke/Gerlic	21, Q1	Claasen/Stoof	22	14-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:56
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Claasen/Stoof	32, Q13	Clarke/Gerlic	17	21-15, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 18 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-1
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Ahmann/Vollmer		Claasen/Stoof		21-16, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 19 Arjona/Kadjo, France 0-1
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Arjona/Kadjo	19	Claasen/Stoof	30, Q9	21-17, 25-23	0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Claasen/Stoof	22, Q3	Pohl/Rau	11	18-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # 21 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	9	Claasen/Stoof	23, Q14	23-21, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Claasen/Stoof		16-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:00
Trail the series against # 24, Q1 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Bede/Ribeiro	25, Q3	Claasen/Stoof	24, Q8	21-15, 21-17	0:31
Trail the series against # 25 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Kadijk/Leenstra		Claasen/Stoof		22-20, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 26, Q2 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Claasen/Stoof	23, Q14	21-17, 24-22	0:39
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Claasen/Stoof		Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani		21-14, 21-16	0:38
Series tied with # 32, Q13 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-1
6/29/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Stoof	23, Q14	Lessard/Maxwell	Q19	17-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:51
6/15/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Lessard/Maxwell	Q18	Claasen/Stoof	Q15	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against Augoustides/Kaup, Germany 3-0
7/28/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Country Quota	Claasen/Stoof	30, Q9	Augoustides/Kaup		15-21, 21-18, 25-23	0:58
6/15/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Country Quota	Claasen/Stoof	Q15	Augoustides/Kaup		21-15, 21-18	0:39
5/19/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Country Quota	Claasen/Stoof	32, Q13	Augoustides/Kaup		21-17, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # Q4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 3	Claasen/Stoof	32, Q13	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	Q4	20-22, 25-23, 15-11	0:59
Trail the series against # Q8 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-2
7/28/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Stoof	30, Q9	Alcon/Pol	Q8	17-21, 26-24, 15-8	0:46
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Alcon/Pol	21, Q2	Claasen/Stoof	22, Q3	21-14, 12-21, 15-9	0:43
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Alcon/Pol	9	Claasen/Stoof	24, Q8	21-16, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # Q15 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
5/12/04	CEV	Italian Open		Claasen/Stoof		Keizer/Mooren		21-14, 21-14	0:30
Trail the series against # Q17 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 0-1
6/9/04	CEV	European Championship Final		Erni/Trussel		Claasen/Stoof		21-17, 21-12	0:36
Lead the series against # Q19 Makabe/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
7/13/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Stoof	22, Q3	Makabe/Tanaka	Q14	17-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:43
Lead the series against # Q21 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 1-0
7/6/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 1	Claasen/Stoof	24, Q8	Lundqvist/Uddstahl	Q25	26-24, 21-15	0:47
Lead the series against # Q24 Barry/Lukiw, Canada 1-0
7/28/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Claasen/Stoof	30, Q9	Barry/Lukiw	Q24	21-19, 21-17	0:34