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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Spain Open
July 6 - 10, 2004

(24, Q8) Helke Claasen/Martina Stoof, Germany

Helke Claasen
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 16, 1977 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Schwedtiioder

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$117,910.00

Martina Stoof
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 15, 1974 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Imenau

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$10,375.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	US$20,750.00

Previous Mallorca Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Judith Augoustides - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	32, Q13	17th	72	US$3,000.00

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/6/2004	Qualifier 1	Karin Lundqvist / Sara Uddstahl, Sweden (Q25)	Won 26-24, 21-15	0:47
Wed, 7/7/2004	Qualifier 2	Gabriele Jobst / Patricia Stragliotto, Canada (31, Q9)	Won 25-23, 17-21, 15-13	1:14
Thu, 7/8/2004	Winner 1	Ester Alcon / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain (9)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:37
Thu, 7/8/2004	Contender 1	Shaylyn Bede / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (25, Q3)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:31

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	0	$8,000.00
Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	$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	0	$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	0	$63,635.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$4,000.00
73	0	0	0	2	3	13	19	13	0	$117,910.00	Total	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	$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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	$13,000.00	11	9	55.0 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	$13,000.00	11	9	55.0 %

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	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
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	$6,500.00	2004	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	$6,500.00
23	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	6	9	$23,210.00	Total	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	5	$6,500.00

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	6	60.0%	2	20.0%	2	20.0%	8-2	80.0%	5	38.5%	1	7.7%	7	53.8%	5-8	38.5%	12-14	46.2%	14-6	70.0%	0	0	13-10	56.5%

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
Total	3	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	13

Head to Head Results
Claasen/Stoof lead the series against the field 9-7 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 8 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 # 9 Alcon/Pol, Spain 0-1
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 # 11 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Claasen/Stoof	22	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-19, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 16, Q4 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
Series tied with # 17, Q1 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 # 18, 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 # 21 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 # 25, Q3 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
Lead the series against # 31, Q9 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 1-0
7/7/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Stoof	24, Q8	Jobst/Stragliotto	31, Q9	25-23, 17-21, 15-13	1:14
Lead the series against # Q13 Teru Saiki/Urata, Japan 1-0
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Stoof	32, Q13	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q20	21-16, 21-10	0:30
Series tied with # Q14 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 # Q25 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