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

(6) Susanne Lahme/Danja Musch, Germany

Susanne Lahme
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 10, 1968 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Luckenwalde

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$125,710.00

Danja Müsch
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1971 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kassel

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Vasto 1996)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$253,415.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	31	0	2	0	1	4	2	11	3	3	0	2	1	1	1	US$201,120.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Did not play	Maike Friedrichsen - 33rd
2002	Danja Musch - 37th	Susanne Lahme - 37th
2003	Danja Musch - 9th	Susanne Lahme - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/13-18/2004	France Grand Slam	3	9th	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2004	Spain Open	2	2nd	324	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	8	4th	420	US$18,500.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	6	5th	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	7	5th	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	7	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	8	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	10	17th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	9	9th	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	7	5th	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2003	Lianyungang Open	5	2nd	270	US$15,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	12	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	26, Q9	9th	208	US$7,000.00

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/29/2004	Winner 1	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (27, Q5)	Lost 21-17, 15-21, 18-20	0:51
Thu, 7/29/2004	Contender 1	Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (22)	Won 21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:51
Thu, 7/29/2004	Contender 2	Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (21)	Won 24-26, 21-15, 15-9	0:55
Fri, 7/30/2004	Contender 3	Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (4)	Lost By Forfeit

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$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$15,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	$78,600.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	17	0	2	0	0	4	2	4	0	2	0	0	$107,020.00
Total	31	0	2	0	1	4	2	11	3	3	0	0	$201,120.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Susanne Lahme												Danja Musch
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$11,250.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$15,350.00
19	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	2	0	$42,700.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	14	0	0	0	1	1	9	0	1	0	$45,550.00
29	0	2	0	0	7	7	2	6	0	$71,760.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	58	0	5	1	4	16	22	6	1	0	$163,135.00
											Challenger	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
											Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
52	0	2	0	1	7	17	4	8	0	$125,710.00	Total	82	1	5	1	5	20	35	7	2	0	$231,035.00

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
2002	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$2,520.00	4	5	44.4 %
2003	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	3	$56,000.00	37	17	68.5 %
2004	FIVB	8	0	1	0	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	$81,600.00	27	17	61.4 %
Total	FIVB	22	0	2	0	1	3	1	7	1	2	0	5	$140,120.00	68	39	63.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Susanne Lahme													Danja Musch
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1995	FIVB	8	0	0	1	1	2	3	1	0	0	$8,625.00
											1996	FIVB	10	0	2	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	$42,650.00
											1996	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
											1997	FIVB	8	0	1	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	$22,600.00
											1998	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	$22,100.00
											1999	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	$17,250.00
											2000	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	2	0	$14,250.00
											2001	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,260.00	2002	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,260.00
11	0	1	0	0	1	5	1	0	3	$28,000.00	2003	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	5	1	0	3	$28,000.00
8	0	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	$40,800.00	2004	FIVB	8	0	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	$40,800.00
22	0	2	0	1	4	8	2	0	5	$70,060.00	Total	Total	73	1	5	1	5	18	29	6	2	6	$200,535.00

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	53	63.9%	20	24.1%	10	12.0%	73-10	88.0%	16	25.8%	9	14.5%	37	59.7%	16-46	25.8%	53-37	58.9%	36-19	65.5%	2	1	91-57	61.5%
2003-2004	38	64.4%	16	27.1%	5	8.5%	54-5	91.5%	10	25.0%	6	15.0%	24	60.0%	10-30	25.0%	38-24	61.3%	26-11	70.3%	2	1	66-36	64.7%
Against the Field	28	59.6%	12	25.5%	7	14.9%	40-7	85.1%	9	22.0%	4	9.8%	28	68.3%	9-32	22.0%	56-50	52.8%	42-22	65.6%	2	1	51-37	58.0%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	6	1	7	5	0	0	9	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	29	22
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	6	3	10	5	0	0	15	12	2	0	0	0	0	2	55	30
Total	5	0	12	4	22	11	0	0	25	24	2	1	0	1	0	2	91	57

Head to Head Results
Lahme/Musch lead the series against the field 45-28 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 7 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-5
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	2	Lahme/Musch	8	21-14, 21-16	0:44
5/29/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 6	Bede/Behar	1	Lahme/Musch	7	21-10, 21-14	0:31
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Lahme/Musch	12	21-10, 29-27	0:38
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool D	Bede/Behar	4	Lahme/Musch	29, Q14	21-9, 21-15	0:33
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Bede/Behar	4	Lahme/Musch	29, Q17	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 2 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-2
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	McPeak/Youngs	3	Lahme/Musch	8	21-13, 21-16	0:38
5/29/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 4	McPeak/Youngs	3	Lahme/Musch	7	21-14, 21-8	0:27
Trail the series against # 4 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	4	Lahme/Musch	6	By Forfeit
7/10/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Lahme/Musch	2	21-17, 21-12	0:39
5/22/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 5	Felisberta/Maestrini	21, Q9	Lahme/Musch	7	21-19, 18-21, 19-17	0:54
Lead the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 1-0
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Lahme/Musch	29, Q17	Davis/Johnson Jordan	Q1	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:52
Trail the series against # 7 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-1
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	3	Lahme/Musch	29, Q17	21-11, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 8 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 1-0
7/10/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Lahme/Musch	2	Lochowicz/Pottharst	4	21-18, 15-21, 15-8	0:53
Series tied with # 11 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 2-2
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	Lahme/Musch	6	21-19, 21-16	0:38
5/22/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 4	Lahme/Musch	7	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	5	21-13, 21-11	0:34
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Lahme/Musch	8	21-19, 21-16	0:42
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Lahme/Musch	29, Q17	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20	21-19, 21-23, 15-9	0:49
Lead the series against # 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 3-1
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 4	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	12	Lahme/Musch	8	21-12, 21-14	0:35
5/29/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Lahme/Musch	7	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	15	25-23, 21-17	0:39
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	7	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	12	21-16, 26-24	0:45
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool D	Lahme/Musch	29, Q14	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	13	By Forfeit
Series tied with # 13 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 2-2
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	Lahme/Musch	3	21-14, 22-20	0:37
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Lahme/Musch	2	21-16, 21-14	0:38
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 4	Lahme/Musch	6	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	21-16, 21-17	0:35
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool H	Lahme/Musch	9	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	8	17-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 6	Lahme/Musch	8	Gattelli/Perrotta	27, Q3	21-17, 17-21, 21-19	1:03
Lead the series against # 15 Dumont/Martin, Canada 2-0
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Lahme/Musch	6	Dumont/Martin	11	14-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:50
5/22/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Lahme/Musch	7	Dumont/Martin	18	21-15, 17-21, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 16 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 6	Lahme/Musch	2	Clarke/Gerlic	8	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Series tied with # 17 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 1-1
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cook/Sanderson	5	Lahme/Musch	9	21-12, 19-21, 19-17	1:00
8/17/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Semi-Finals	Lahme/Musch	5	Cook/Sanderson	1	21-19, 21-17	0:35
Series tied with # 18 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-1
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lahme/Musch	8	Ahmann/Vollmer	17	21-14, 21-13	0:36
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ahmann/Vollmer	24	Lahme/Musch	26, Q9	25-23, 21-13	0:45
Lead the series against # 19 Arjona/Kadjo, France 3-0
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	8	Arjona/Kadjo	25, Q5	23-21, 25-23	0:47
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool G	Lahme/Musch	7	Arjona/Kadjo	26	21-17, 21-18	0:39
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool E	Lahme/Musch	5	Arjona/Kadjo	21	28-26, 21-15	0:45
Lead the series against # 20 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-2
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 3	Lahme/Musch	2	Pohl/Rau	7	21-19, 21-12	0:27
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lahme/Musch	8	Pohl/Rau	9	19-21, 23-21, 15-7	0:54
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	9	Lahme/Musch	8	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:52
10/9/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	14	Lahme/Musch	10	21-14, 21-19	0:45
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Lahme/Musch	29, Q17	Pohl/Rau	13	21-23, 22-20, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 21 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Lahme/Musch	6	Glesnes/Maaseide	21	24-26, 21-15, 15-9	0:55
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Lahme/Musch	8	Glesnes/Maaseide	26, Q2	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-4
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Lahme/Musch	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:51
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Lahme/Musch	6	22-20, 21-17	0:40
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Lahme/Musch	7	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	21-19, 21-19	0:44
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Lahme/Musch	7	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 2	Lahme/Musch	5	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	21-16, 21-16	0:30
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool E	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Lahme/Musch	12	21-14, 21-17	0:36
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Lahme/Musch	26	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 23, Q3 Dodd/Reynolds, United States 0-1
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Dodd/Reynolds	17	Lahme/Musch	3	21-19, 21-10	0:33
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-0
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lahme/Musch	3	Bede/Ribeiro	14	21-12, 21-18	0:34
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	8	Bede/Ribeiro	25	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 25 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-1
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Lahme/Musch	7	Kadijk/Leenstra	10	21-18, 21-23, 15-6	0:46
8/17/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Gold Medal	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	Lahme/Musch	5	21-15, 17-21, 15-13	0:43
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool E	Lahme/Musch	12	Kadijk/Leenstra	5	21-17, 17-21, 18-16	0:50
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-1
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q5	Lahme/Musch	6	17-21, 21-15, 20-18	0:51
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	7	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	26	21-16, 21-16	0:35
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool H	Lahme/Musch	9	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q6	21-17, 15-21, 16-14	0:55
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Lahme/Musch	48	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	22-20, 15-21, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 28 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 2-0
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool K	Lahme/Musch	10	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	15	18-21, 21-10, 15-10	0:51
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	5	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	7	21-17, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool K	Lahme/Musch	10	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	39	By Forfeit
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Lahme/Musch	29, Q14	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	Q19	21-12, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against # 31, Q7 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 3-0
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	6	Bruschini/Solazzi	27, Q5	21-9, 21-16	0:35
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Lahme/Musch	8	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q7	21-14, 21-19	0:42
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lahme/Musch	26, Q9	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q8	22-20, 22-24, 15-9	0:57
Trail the series against Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Fonseca/Rodrigues	7, Q1	Lahme/Musch	26	19-21, 21-14, 15-7	0:46
Lead the series against # Q4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool D	Lahme/Musch	29, Q14	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20, Q7	21-17, 21-7	0:32
Lead the series against # Q10 Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool E	Lahme/Musch	12	Barrera/Jaouen	28, Q10	21-13, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # Q15 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Lahme/Musch	Q21	Keizer/Mooren	Q44	21-10, 21-16	0:36
6/12/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Lahme/Musch	Q17	Keizer/Mooren	Q49	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # Q18 Gschweidl/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	3	Gschweidl/Swoboda	30, Q13	21-12, 21-14	0:36