Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 1 - 4, 2007
Helke Claasen/Antje Roder, Germany
 
Helke Claasen
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 16, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Schwedtiioder
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 79 kg (174 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 73
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$117,910.00
Antje Röder
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 17, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 51
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$94,575.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB4800021265126428 US$181,650.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Judith Augoustides - 25th Did not play
2004 Martina Stoof - 25th Did not play
2005 Antje Roder - 17th Helke Claasen - 17th
2006 Antje Roder - Country Quota Helke Claasen - Country Quota
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 30 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 16, Q1 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 18 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 19 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 12 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 11 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 14 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 22 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/31/2007 Country Quota Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (Q19) Lost 18-21, 21-17, 10-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Claasen/Roder trail the series against the field 20-43 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 21 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Claasen/Roder 30 21-10, 22-20 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 0-3
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Claasen/Roder 19 21-15, 21-17 0:43
9/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 2 Claasen/Roder 22 21-15, 21-14 0:36
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Tian/Wang 2 Claasen/Roder 22 23-25, 21-16, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Claasen/Roder 18 21-18, 21-18 0:46
9/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Claasen/Roder 22 21-13, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 5 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 21-19, 21-16 0:46
Series tied with # 6 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 5 Claasen/Roder 12 24-22, 21-19 0:45
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Claasen/Roder 22 Barros/Connelly 3 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-3
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Claasen/Roder 19 21-19, 21-15 0:37
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 7, Q1 Claasen/Roder 26, Q11 21-16, 21-9 0:27
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 Claasen/Roder 29, Q7 18-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:44
Trail the series against # 8 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-2
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Claasen/Roder 27, Q7 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 0:57
Series tied with # 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-1
7/25/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Montagnolli/Swoboda Q4 21-13, 21-16 0:36
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 18, Q3 Claasen/Roder Q14 21-18, 22-20 0:43
Trail the series against # 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 26, Q10 Claasen/Roder 27, Q7 21-14, 23-21 0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 2 Claasen/Roder 23 21-14, 21-13 0:32
Series tied with # 12 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-3
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 30 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 16-21, 31-29, 16-14 1:06
9/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Claasen/Roder 22 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-15, 19-21, 15-13 0:49
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-16, 9-21, 15-11 0:44
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 Claasen/Roder 23 21-18, 21-15 0:38
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 22 Claasen/Roder 27, Q7 21-19, 23-25, 15-13 1:08
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 24 Claasen/Roder 25, Q4 21-17, 21-18 0:32
Lead the series against # 13 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Claasen/Roder 30 Pohl/Rau 19 21-14, 21-11 0:32
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Claasen/Roder 25, Q1 Pohl/Rau 9 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 14, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Salgado/Salgado 14, Q8 Claasen/Roder 19 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q9 Claasen/Roder 30, Q12 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 15 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 4-5
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Claasen/Roder 30 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:59
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Claasen/Roder 11 21-18, 21-19 0:44
7/24/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Country Quota Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-17, 21-18 0:41
7/3/06FIVBFrance Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig Q10 Claasen/Roder 21-15, 21-18 0:45
6/26/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Claasen/Roder Q13 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-15, 21-18 0:43
6/19/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig Q11 Claasen/Roder 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 Claasen/Roder 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:51
7/5/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 26, Q7 Ludwig/Niedrig Q10 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:46
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q17 Claasen/Roder 21-19, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 16 Wang/Zuo, China 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Wang/Zuo 8 Claasen/Roder 16, Q1 21-10, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 16, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide 15 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:53
Trail the series against # 18 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-2
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Kadijk/Mooren 15 Claasen/Roder 18 21-17, 21-19 0:46
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Kadijk/Mooren 10 Claasen/Roder 26, Q11 17-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:51
Trail the series against # 19, Q5 Scott/Turner, United States 0-1
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Scott/Turner 26, Q11 Claasen/Roder 19 21-19, 21-12 0:42
Trail the series against # 20 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-2
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 19 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-15, 21-11 0:38
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 22 Claasen/Roder 12 21-16, 25-27, 15-7 0:53
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Claasen/Roder 14 21-19, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 22 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 Claasen/Roder 18 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 23 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-2
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Claasen/Roder 14 21-19, 21-9 0:45
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 Claasen/Roder 25, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 25, Q4 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-2
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Claasen/Roder 23 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-13, 21-14 0:33
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Claasen/Roder 26, Q7 17-21, 25-23, 16-14 1:01
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 Claasen/Roder 29, Q7 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 22 Faure/Sarpaux 27, Q5 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:55
Series tied with # 29 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 30 Moiseeva/Uryadova 42 21-13, 22-20 0:40
6/8/05FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 32, Q40 Claasen/Roder Q9 21-18, 24-22 0:38
Lead the series against # 30, Q6 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 22 Kuhn/Schwer 11 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:58
Lead the series against # 31, Q14 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Claasen/Roder 18 Mouha/Van Breedam 31, Q11 21-17, 21-17 0:41
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 14 Mouha/Van Breedam 30, Q18 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # Q10 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 0-2
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 17 Claasen/Roder 16, Q1 21-23, 21-18, 15-9 1:05
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 26, Q2 Claasen/Roder 25, Q1 21-14, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # Q15 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Gioria/Momoli 43 Claasen/Roder 30 21-13, 14-21, 17-15 0:53
Trail the series against # Q16 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 0-1
7/26/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Campisi/Lozano Q19 Claasen/Roder Q14 21-19, 10-21, 18-16 0:48
Trail the series against # Q19 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
7/31/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota Holtwick/Semmler Q19 Claasen/Roder 21-18, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # Q22 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 1-0
7/17/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 3 Claasen/Roder 16, Q1 Ilustre/Pascua Q16 21-19, 21-23, 16-14 0:56