Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 26 - 30, 2005
(23) Rieke Brink-Abeler/Hella Jurich, Germany
 
Rieke Brink-Abeler
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 11, 1979 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Emsdetten
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 82
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Phuket 2007)
Career Winnings: US$166,960.00
Hella Jürich
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 28, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Tokio
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 52
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Phuket 2007)
Career Winnings: US$146,450.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB52000110114486422 US$292,900.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open 18 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 14, Q5 17th 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 12 13th 300 US$10,500.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 30, Q25 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open Q17 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open Q16 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open Q16 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 9/20-25/2004 Brazil Open Q12 33rd 18 US$0.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/27/2005 Winner 1 Tatiana Barrera / Eva Hamzaoui, France (10) Won 22-24, 21-15, 15-11 0:55
Wed, 7/27/2005 Winner 2 Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (7) Lost 16-21, 21-15, 12-15 0:53
Thu, 7/28/2005 Contender 2 Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (25, Q3) Won 23-21, 22-20 0:41
Thu, 7/28/2005 Contender 3 Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (15) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Jurich trail the series against the field 10-13 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Tian/Wang 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 6 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 30, Q25 21-19, 20-22, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14, Q5 21-17, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-3
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-16, 15-21, 15-12 0:53
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Barros/Connelly 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 22-20, 21-16 0:42
6/8/05FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Barros/Connelly 17, Q1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q17 23-21, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 9 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
6/24/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q39 Arjona/Kadjo Q26 21-16, 13-21, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 Barrera/Hamzaoui 10 22-24, 21-15, 15-11 0:55
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
5/25/05FIVBJapan Open Qualifier 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q16 21-12, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # 13 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 30, Q25 Kadijk/Mooren 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 15 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 17 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 18 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 19 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-2
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 18 21-14, 21-18 0:36
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14, Q5 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Clarke/Gerlic 16 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 30, Q25 24-22, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 Keizer/Leenstra 25, Q3 23-21, 22-20 0:41
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 Keizer/Leenstra 22 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 30, Q25 Bednarczuk/Pires 3 21-18, 16-21, 15-9 0:49
Lead the series against Holtwick/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
5/16/05FIVBChina Open Country Quota Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q16 Holtwick/Niedrig 21-13, 21-19 0:28
Lead the series against # Q9 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 30, Q25 Garcia/Gaxiola 28, Q9 21-13, 21-19 0:32
Lead the series against # Q16 Martin/Pruneau, Canada 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14, Q5 Martin/Pruneau 30 21-19, 21-15 0:32
Trail the series against # Q17 Lu/Ren, China 0-1
5/17/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 1 Lu/Ren Q17 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q16 16-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:50
Lead the series against # Q24 Barry/Lukiw, Canada 1-0
6/8/05FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q17 Barry/Lukiw Q16 21-17, 21-12 0:37