Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 21, 2002
(18) Nikolas Berger/Clemens Doppler, Austria
 
Nikolas Berger
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 18, 1974 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Salzburg
Height: 198 cm (6'5")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 123
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Rhodes 2003)
Career Winnings: US$237,641.31
Clemens Doppler
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 6, 1980 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Steyr
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 26
Tournaments: 236
Career Wins: 5
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$681,038.47
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
CEV51002002000 US$30,938.66
FIVB40001252124104 US$231,515.00
Overall45101452144104 US$262,453.66
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Gernot Leitner - 37th Did not play
1998 Hannes Kronthaler - 17th Did not play
1999 Oliver Stamm - 17th Did not play
2000 Oliver Stamm - 25th Did not play
2001 Oliver Stamm - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 13 5th 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 24 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 12, Q4 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 17, Q4 9th 120 US$3,900.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/17/2002 Pool G Fabio Diez / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (42) Won 20-22, 21-19, 18-16 1:01
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool G Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (7) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:43
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool G David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany (31) Won 31-29, 21-18 0:49
Fri, 7/19/2002 Winner 1 Max Backer / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (34) Won 23-25, 21-18, 15-11 0:58
Fri, 7/19/2002 Winner 2 Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:38
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships200000000110 $10,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1100012042110 $87,450.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open2700113282820 $133,565.00
Confederation Championship310010010000 $23,375.00
Total431013521341040 $254,890.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Nikolas Berger Clemens Doppler
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000001100 $0.00 Olympic Games3000002100 $0.00
4000001210 $10,500.00 World Championships10010003411 $54,750.00
           World Tour Finals3000011010 $14,500.00
19000126433 $52,675.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam810213141917169 $336,800.00
720011818211112 $115,982.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open8900111228211610 $167,232.50
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star13210027100 $5,000.00
2000011000 $1,200.00 Challenger2000000200 $250.00
           Satellite2000001010 $100.00
1000010000 $3,500.00 Goodwill Games          
9100303110 $21,387.50 Confederation Championship18211314510 $49,112.50
10910151230291615 $205,245.00 Total22145373065513620 $627,745.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002FIVB500001030100 $21,995.00 18966.7 %
TotalFIVB500001030100 $21,995.00 18966.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Nikolas Berger  Clemens Doppler
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
6000001005 $1,000.00 1995FIVB          
           1996FIVB C&S1000000100 $0.00
1000000010 $700.00 1997FIVB          
7000000223 $3,250.00 1998FIVB2000000002 $0.00
1000001000 $450.00 1998FIVB C&S1000000010 $0.00
9000010224 $9,500.00 1999FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000010000 $750.00 1999FIVB C&S2000001100 $350.00
3000210000 $3,787.50 1999CEV1000000001 $0.00
15000023631 $18,250.00 2000FIVB          
1000001000 $900.00 2000CEV          
11000014411 $21,250.00 2001FIVB5000000005 $0.00
1000001000 $1,550.00 2001CEV1000100000 $5,425.00
5000013100 $10,997.50 2002FIVB5000013100 $10,997.50
61000271415914 $72,385.00 TotalTotal19000114319 $16,772.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall62 64.6% 21 21.9% 13 13.5% 83-13 86.5% 22 27.2% 17 21.0% 42 51.9% 22-59 27.2% 62-42 59.6% 43-30 58.9% 13 106-75 58.6%
2001-200216 69.6% 5 21.7% 2 8.7% 21-2 91.3% 6 30.0% 2 10.0% 12 60.0% 6-14 30.0% 16-12 57.1% 11-4 73.3% 00 27-16 62.8%
Against the Field21 56.8% 13 35.1% 3 8.1% 34-3 91.9% 11 25.0% 11 25.0% 22 50.0% 11-33 25.0% 42-42 50.0% 48-28 63.2% 01 45-36 55.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000021000200000034
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00301530010100101003120
Challenge/Four Star/Open008025110016220211007251
Confederation Championship0000600051110110133
Total00110481500313514131011978
Head to Head Results
Berger/Doppler lead the series against the field 12-8 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Ramos/Rego 1 Berger/Doppler 18 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 1-0
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool A Berger/Doppler 17, Q4 Loiola/Santos 1 21-19, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # 5 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D Lopes/Neto 4 Berger/Doppler 13 22-20, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 6 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 Berger/Doppler 17, Q4 16-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 7 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Berger/Doppler 18 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 8 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool H Ferreira/Marques 8 Berger/Doppler 24 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Metzger/Wong 5 Berger/Doppler 12, Q4 21-18, 20-22, 16-14 1:13
Series tied with # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool H Berger/Doppler 24 Prosser/Zahner 9 19-21, 21-16, 19-17 0:55
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 11 Berger/Doppler 12, Q4 31-29, 21-17 0:50
Trail the series against # 15 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 11 Berger/Doppler 13 24-22, 21-12 0:45
Lead the series against # 22 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 13 Rogers/Scott 14 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 24 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool A Berger/Doppler 17, Q4 Brenha/Maia 16 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 31 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Berger/Doppler 18 Klemperer/Rademacher 31 31-29, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 32 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool H Berger/Doppler 24 Ahmann/Hager 25, Q3 17-21, 25-23, 17-15 0:56
Lead the series against # 33 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Berger/Doppler 12, Q4 Goranson/Goranson Q13 21-15, 26-24 0:45
Lead the series against # 34 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 18 Backer/Ronnes 34 23-25, 21-18, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 37 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D Berger/Doppler 13 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-18, 17-21, 18-16 0:57
Lead the series against # 39 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D Berger/Doppler 13 Schacht/Slack 20, Q2 16-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:03
Lead the series against # 41 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Berger/Doppler 12, Q4 Shiratori/Watanabe 21, Q9 21-16, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 42 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Berger/Doppler 18 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 42 20-22, 21-19, 18-16 1:01