Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 25 - 29, 2001
(29, Q6) Stephane Canet/Mathieu Hamel, France
 
Stephane Canet
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 7, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Hyères
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 113
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Espinho 2003)
Career Winnings: US$86,492.50
Mathieu Hamel
France
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 28, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Caen
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 104
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Espinho 2003)
Career Winnings: US$80,667.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253337414957Money
FIVB9400001053231181062115 US$155,335.00
FIVB C&S30002000010000000 US$2,300.00
Overall9700021053241181062115 US$157,635.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Ivan Douenel - 25th Did not play
1997 Mathieu Hamel - 17th Stephane Canet - 17th
1998 Mathieu Hamel - 17th Stephane Canet - 17th
2000 Mathieu Hamel - 25th Stephane Canet - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 9 13th 136 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open Q8 41st 14 US$0.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 27, Q10 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open Q8 41st 14 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open Q10 41st 14 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 28, Q8 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/28-12/3/2000 Brazil Open 25 25th 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB C&S 8/18-20/2000 Lausanne Satellite 1 4th 14 US$800.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 30 25th 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open Q17 49th 6 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 30 25th 34 US$1,500.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/25/2001 Qualifier 2 Oliver Cole / Mark Lukowicz, Australia (Q27) Won 29-27, 21-13 0:45
Wed, 7/25/2001 Qualifier 3 Dmitri Kouvitchka / Sergey Sayfulin, Russia (Q11) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:37
Thu, 7/26/2001 Qualifier 4 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (28, Q3) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:37
Thu, 7/26/2001 Qualifier 10 Andy Witt / Larry Witt, United States (Q15) Lost 15-21, 23-25 0:47
Thu, 7/26/2001 David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany (Q20) Won 26-24, 15-21, 15-12 0:46
Fri, 7/27/2001 Winner 1 Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (4) Lost 12-21, 17-21 0:36
Fri, 7/27/2001 Contender 1 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (20) Won 17-21, 21-12, 15-13 1:05
Fri, 7/27/2001 Contender 2 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (3) Lost 11-21, 11-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Canet/Hamel trail the series against the field 9-16 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 21-11, 21-11 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-2
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 4 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 21-12, 21-17 0:36
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 4 Metzger/Wong 3, Q2 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 21-18, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Ferreira/de Melo 6 Canet/Hamel 28, Q8 21-13, 21-8 0:33
Trail the series against # 8 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 0-2
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 21-17, 21-12 0:37
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 Canet/Hamel 28, Q8 21-17, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 1 Loiola/Santos 11 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 21-12, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 14 Novosel/Slack, Australia 0-2
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Novosel/Slack 15 Canet/Hamel 9 22-20, 21-16 0:42
6/14/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 6 Novosel/Slack 23, Q6 Canet/Hamel 28, Q8 21-12, 19-21, 15-8 0:45
Trail the series against # 15 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Prosser/Zahner 15 Canet/Hamel 25 15-6 0:29
Series tied with # 20 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 Berg/Dahl 20 17-21, 21-12, 15-13 1:05
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 24 Canet/Hamel 9 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 21 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 Dieckmann/Reckermann Q7 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:50
Lead the series against # 23 Berger/Stamm, Austria 2-0
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Canet/Hamel 9 Berger/Stamm 23 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:58
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Canet/Hamel 25 Berger/Stamm 26 17-16 0:50
Lead the series against # 26, Q13 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 Amore/Lione Q23 15-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:50
Lead the series against # 27 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Canet/Hamel 9 Horrem/Maaseide 25 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:43
Trail the series against # 28, Q3 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 4 Egger/Heyer 28, Q3 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 21-15, 21-14 0:37
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 10 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # Q11 Kouvitchka/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 Kouvitchka/Sayfulin Q11 21-13, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # Q15 Witt/Witt, United States 0-1
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 10 Witt/Witt Q15 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 21-15, 25-23 0:47
Trail the series against # Q18 Cadieux/Chaloupka, Canada 0-1
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Cadieux/Chaloupka 31, Q25 Canet/Hamel Q8 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # Q20 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 Klemperer/Rademacher Q20 26-24, 15-21, 15-12 0:46
Trail the series against # Q22 Doppler/Maderbock, Austria 0-1
6/27/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 3 Doppler/Maderbock Q40 Canet/Hamel Q8 21-16, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # Q27 Cole/Lukowicz, Australia 1-0
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 Cole/Lukowicz Q27 29-27, 21-13 0:45