Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$520,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 31 - August 3, 2003
(23, Q2) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Mathieu Hamel - 33rd Stephane Canet - 33rd
1998 Mathieu Hamel - 57th Stephane Canet - 57th
2000 Mathieu Hamel - 49th Stephane Canet - 49th
2001 Mathieu Hamel - 17th Stephane Canet - 17th
2002 Mathieu Hamel - 9th Stephane Canet - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 22 5th 180 US$6,000.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/31/2003 Qualifier 2 Dietmar Maderbock / Andreas Matzler, Austria (Q31) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:39
Thu, 7/31/2003 Qualifier 3 Max Backer / Emiel Boersma, Netherlands (Q15) Won 19-21, 21-11, 15-7 0:57
Fri, 8/1/2003 Pool G Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (7) Lost 22-24, 21-10, 18-20 1:10
Fri, 8/1/2003 Pool G Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (10) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:44
Sat, 8/2/2003 Pool G Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (26) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 14-16 1:00
Sat, 8/2/2003 Winner 1 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (6) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Canet/Hamel trail the series against the field 17-33 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 14 Series, 5 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 # 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 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
Series tied with # 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-1
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 6 Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:43
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 Dieckmann/Reckermann Q7 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-2
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 24-22, 10-21, 20-18 1:10
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Canet/Hamel 22 21-15, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Canet/Hamel 22 16-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-1
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 Gartmayer/Nowotny 10 21-17, 21-17 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 11 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Marques/Neto 8 Canet/Hamel 24 21-19, 27-25 0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool G Canet/Hamel 23 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 26 25-23, 21-18 0:45
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
Trail the series against # 15 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
Series tied with # 16, Q3 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
Trail the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 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
Series tied with # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
6/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Canet/Hamel 28, Q8 Karasev/Zaitsev Q9 21-16, 17-21, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 24 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 0-2
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool J Fonoimoana/Holdren 16 Canet/Hamel 9 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:58
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool B Fonoimoana/Holdren 15 Canet/Hamel 18 21-10, 19-21, 15-13 0:45
Series tied with # 26 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Horrem/Maaseide 26 Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 21-16, 19-21, 16-14 1:00
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 # 31, Q32 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Canet/Hamel 27 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger 46 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q1 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 # Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q9 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
Lead the series against # Q15 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-0
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 Backer/Boersma Q15 19-21, 21-11, 15-7 0:57
Trail the series against # Q24 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 0-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Magnusson Q33 Canet/Hamel Q1 21-18, 14-21, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # Q31 Maderbock/Matzler, Austria 1-0
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Canet/Hamel 23, Q2 Maderbock/Matzler Q31 21-13, 21-19 0:39