Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 23 - 27, 2003
(22) 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
2001 Mathieu Hamel - 17th Stephane Canet - 17th
2002 Mathieu Hamel - 25th Stephane Canet - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 10 17th 108 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 21 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q1 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 24 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 21 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open 22 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 27 9th 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 31 25th 30 US$1,650.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/25/2003 Pool F Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (6) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:39
Fri, 7/25/2003 Pool F Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (27, Q9) Won 23-21, 21-19 0:49
Sat, 7/26/2003 Pool F Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (11) Won 35-33, 16-21, 15-11 1:10
Sat, 7/26/2003 Winner 1 Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (7) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 1:06
Sat, 7/26/2003 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Canet/Hamel trail the series against the field 15-26 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 11 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Rego/Santos 5 Canet/Hamel 21 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-2
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Canet/Hamel 22 21-17, 21-16 0:41
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2, Q10 Canet/Hamel 18 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool B Laciga/Laciga 2 Canet/Hamel 18 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool C Laciga/Laciga 3 Canet/Hamel 35 21-14, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-4
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Canet/Hamel 27 Baracetti/Conde 3 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Baracetti/Conde 2 Canet/Hamel 31 21-16, 21-13 0:38
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool B Baracetti/Conde 2 Canet/Hamel 18 22-20, 24-22 0:49
8/29/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 1 Canet/Hamel 16 21-14, 21-15 0:43
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 21-11, 21-11 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Marques/Neto 8 Canet/Hamel 24 21-19, 27-25 0:52
Trail the series against # 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Canet/Hamel 22 21-15, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-2
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Canet/Hamel 22 Berger/Doppler 7 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 1:06
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Berger/Doppler 7 Canet/Hamel 10 21-14, 14-21, 15-11 0:52
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Berger/Doppler 15 Canet/Hamel 31 21-13, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 8 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
Series tied with # 9 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Canet/Hamel 27 Brenha/Maia 22 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 0:55
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Canet/Hamel 17 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 11 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Canet/Hamel 22 Alvarez/Rossell 11 35-33, 16-21, 15-11 1:10
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-3
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Egger/Heyer 9 Canet/Hamel 24 21-18, 21-19 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 14 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-2
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Rogers/Scott 18 Canet/Hamel 31 21-23, 21-17, 15-12 0:59
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool G Rogers/Scott 10, Q2 Canet/Hamel 23 21-13, 18-21, 22-20 1:02
Series tied with # 15 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-2
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Canet/Hamel 21 Berg/Dahl 12 21-17, 21-17 0:45
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Berg/Dahl 16 Canet/Hamel 22 21-12, 21-12 0:30
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
Trail the series against # 16 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Schacht/Slack 12 Canet/Hamel 21 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:03
Lead the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 21 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Canet/Hamel 10 Holden/Leinemann 23, Q1 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 1:09
Series tied with # 25 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Klemperer/Rademacher 28, Q2 Canet/Hamel 21 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 Klemperer/Rademacher Q20 26-24, 15-21, 15-12 0:46
Series tied with # 27, Q9 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-1
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Canet/Hamel 22 Gartmayer/Nowotny 27, Q9 23-21, 21-19 0:49
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 3 Gartmayer/Nowotny 29, Q23 Canet/Hamel Q10 22-20, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 30, Q16 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 3-0
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool J Canet/Hamel 9 Goranson/Goranson 33 21-17, 21-18 0:54
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Canet/Hamel 18 Goranson/Goranson 31 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:59
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Canet/Hamel 22 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # Q1 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Canet/Hamel 24 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q1 21-19, 21-18 0:44