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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 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hyères

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

130

Career Best:

3rd (CEV Xylokastro 1999)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Espinho 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$110,419.87

Mathieu Hamel
France

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 28, 1972 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Caen

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

120

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Espinho 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$103,163.08

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	49	57	Money
CEV	16	0	0	1	1	3	0	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$34,974.20
FIVB	94	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	3	23	1	18	10	6	21	1	5	US$155,335.00
FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,300.00
Overall	113	0	0	1	3	4	0	10	6	27	1	18	10	6	21	1	5	US$192,609.20

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		9th	40	€ 1,500.00
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
CEV	8/30-9/1/2002	European Championships	12	13th	30	€ 900.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	27	9th	160	US$5,000.00

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

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	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	$14,375.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	3	5	$50,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	71	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	18	15	35	$88,760.00
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Satellite	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,300.00
Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,500.00
Confederation Championship	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	$16,300.00
Total	104	0	0	0	2	2	0	7	5	27	18	43	$173,935.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Stephane Canet												Mathieu Hamel
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	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	$7,187.50	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	$7,187.50
18	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	5	5	$27,350.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	18	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	6	$25,850.00
84	0	0	0	0	1	2	21	19	41	$49,880.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	75	0	0	0	0	1	2	19	15	38	$45,130.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	$1,325.00	Satellite	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	$1,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00	Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	$8,150.00	Confederation Championship	7	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	$8,150.00
120	0	0	0	2	2	13	30	24	49	$94,642.50	Total	111	0	0	1	2	2	12	28	19	47	$88,817.50

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
1997	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	$6,800.00	0	1	0.0 %
1999	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	$8,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
2000	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,350.00	1	2	33.3 %
2001	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	1	3	$25,750.00	19	25	43.2 %
2001	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,550.00	0	2	0.0 %
2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	0	$21,760.00	9	17	34.6 %
2002	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$900.00	2	2	50.0 %
2003	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	1	$25,500.00	10	14	41.7 %
2003	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	44	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	3	12	7	17	$87,810.00	40	59	40.4 %
Total	CEV	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$5,300.00	4	9	30.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Stephane Canet													Mathieu Hamel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1995	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$500.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	$5,000.00	1996	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$750.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	$3,400.00	1997	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	$3,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	1997	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	9	$2,950.00	1998	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	9	$2,950.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	$4,000.00	1999	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	$4,000.00
3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$2,418.75	1999	CEV	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$2,418.75
14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	8	$4,500.00	2000	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	8	$4,500.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00	2000	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$675.00	2000	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$675.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	3	$12,875.00	2001	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	3	$12,875.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$775.00	2001	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$775.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	$10,880.00	2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	$10,880.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	2002	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	1	$12,750.00	2003	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	1	$12,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00	2003	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00
89	0	0	1	1	2	9	21	18	37	$61,823.75	Total	Total	83	0	0	1	1	2	9	20	14	36	$58,073.75

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	34	51.5%	15	22.7%	17	25.8%	49-17	74.2%	12	12.8%	16	17.0%	66	70.2%	12-82	12.8%	34-66	34.0%	27-33	45.0%	1	2	64-104	38.1%
2002-2003	11	42.3%	5	19.2%	10	38.5%	16-10	61.5%	4	12.1%	7	21.2%	22	66.7%	4-29	12.1%	11-22	33.3%	9-17	34.6%	0	0	20-39	33.9%
Against the Field	12	41.4%	7	24.1%	10	34.5%	19-10	65.5%	5	9.8%	10	19.6%	36	70.6%	5-46	9.8%	24-70	25.5%	24-40	37.5%	1	0	25-55	31.3%

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	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
World Championships	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	5	4	6	9	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	23
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	21	15	11	22	0	0	5	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	67
Satellite	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	2
Goodwill Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	12
Total	0	0	26	20	26	39	0	0	10	31	0	1	0	1	0	0	76	118

Head to Head Results
Canet/Hamel trail the series against the field 18-38 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 16 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Rego/Santos	5	Canet/Hamel	21	21-17, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-3
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga		Canet/Hamel		21-8, 21-15	0:32
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool B	Laciga/Laciga	2	Canet/Hamel	18	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt 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
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Canet/Hamel	27	Baracetti/Conde	3	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:56
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool B	Baracetti/Conde	2	Canet/Hamel	31	21-16, 21-13	0:38
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool B	Baracetti/Conde	2	Canet/Hamel	18	22-20, 24-22	0:49
8/29/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	1	Canet/Hamel	16	21-14, 21-15	0:43
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal 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
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	2	Canet/Hamel	22	21-17, 21-16	0:41
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool B	Araujo/Insfran	2, Q10	Canet/Hamel	18	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-2
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	21-19, 21-18	0:43
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Canet/Hamel	12	22-20, 21-15	0:42
7/4/01	FIVB	Norway 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 0-3
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	24-22, 10-21, 20-18	1:10
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Canet/Hamel	22	21-15, 21-14	0:39
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	2	Canet/Hamel	18	15-6	0:33
Trail the series against # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain 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
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Canet/Hamel	22	Berger/Doppler	7	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	1:06
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Berger/Doppler	7	Canet/Hamel	10	21-14, 14-21, 15-11	0:52
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal 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
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	10	21-17, 21-17	0:44
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Canet/Hamel	22	Gartmayer/Nowotny	27, Q9	23-21, 21-19	0:49
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss 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
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland 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
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland 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
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool B	Rogers/Scott	18	Canet/Hamel	31	21-23, 21-17, 15-12	0:59
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland 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
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Egger/Heyer	9	Canet/Hamel	24	21-18, 21-19	0:39
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 4	Egger/Heyer	28, Q3	Canet/Hamel	29, Q6	21-15, 21-14	0:37
7/5/01	FIVB	Norway 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
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Canet/Hamel	27	Brenha/Maia	22	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:55
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil 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
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas 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
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	4	Canet/Hamel	29, Q6	21-12, 21-17	0:36
7/5/01	FIVB	Norway 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
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Canet/Hamel	21	Berg/Dahl	12	21-17, 21-17	0:45
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Berg/Dahl	16	Canet/Hamel	22	21-12, 21-12	0:30
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Canet/Hamel	29, Q6	Berg/Dahl	20	17-21, 21-12, 15-13	1:05
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Berg/Dahl	24	Canet/Hamel	9	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	0:58
Series tied with # 21 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-1
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 2	Karasev/Zaitsev	13	Canet/Hamel	12	25-23, 21-17	0:51
6/13/01	FIVB	Spain 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
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool J	Fonoimoana/Holdren	16	Canet/Hamel	9	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:58
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool B	Fonoimoana/Holdren	15	Canet/Hamel	18	21-10, 19-21, 15-13	0:45
Trail the series against # 26 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-2
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Horrem/Maaseide	26	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	21-16, 19-21, 16-14	1:00
9/7/01	CEV	European Championships	Contender 1	Horrem/Maaseide	16	Canet/Hamel	18	21-13, 21-19	0:40
7/19/01	FIVB	France 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
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria 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
7/18/03	FIVB	France 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
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Klemperer/Rademacher	28, Q2	Canet/Hamel	21	16-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:55
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal 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
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Canet/Hamel	24	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q1	21-19, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # Q14 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 1	Canet/Hamel	12	Kais/Vesik	22	21-19, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # Q15 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-0
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria 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
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany 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
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	Maderbock/Matzler	Q31	21-13, 21-19	0:39