Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(8) Nikolas Berger/Clemens Doppler, Austria
 
Nikolas Berger
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 18, 1974 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Salzburg
Height: 198 cm (6'5")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 100
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Rhodes 2003)
Career Winnings: US$183,857.50
Clemens Doppler
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 6, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Steyr
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 26
Tournaments: 203
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$579,803.75
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB40001252124104 US$231,515.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 11 4th 420 US$18,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 12 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 9 5th 312 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 7 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 7 9th 216 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 8 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 5 9th 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 15 4th 210 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 14 3rd 240 US$12,000.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool H Pedro Brazao / Fred Souza, Brazil (32) Lost 22-24, 17-21 0:50
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool H Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (41) Won 25-23, 21-14 0:39
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool H Jefferson Bellaguarda / Juca Dultra, Brazil (17) Won 31-29, 21-16 1:00
Thu, 10/16/2003 Winner 1 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (6) Lost 11-21, 22-24 0:48
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Oliver Stamm - 17th Did not play
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Oliver Stamm - 9th Dietmar Maderbock - 33rd
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Clemens Doppler - 25th Nikolas Berger - 25th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Did not play Peter Gartmayer - 9th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Did not play Matthias Mellitzer - 17th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Matthias Mellitzer - 9th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Did not play Alexander Horst - 9th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Did not play Alexander Horst - 17th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Did not play Alexander Horst - 2nd
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Did not play Alexander Horst - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 8 17th 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 19 25th 100 US$5,500.00
Head to Head Results
Berger/Doppler lead the series against the field 33-23 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 8 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Berger/Doppler 11 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 1:01
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-2
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5 Berger/Doppler 12 21-15, 27-25 1:04
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 5 Berger/Doppler 9 21-17, 21-16 0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Berger/Doppler 10 21-18, 24-22 0:44
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Berger/Doppler 10 Laciga/Laciga 7 21-18, 21-19 0:48
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 Berger/Doppler 17, Q4 16-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:50
Series tied with # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 2 Berger/Doppler 11 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:58
6/22/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Dieckmann/Reckermann 22 Berger/Doppler 15 25-23, 21-15 0:50
Lead the series against # 5 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Berger/Doppler 10 Egger/Heyer 23 21-16, 21-9 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-3
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Berger/Doppler 8 21-11, 24-22 0:48
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool F Berger/Doppler 11 Heuscher/Kobel 6 27-25, 21-19 0:49
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Berger/Doppler 9 26-24, 21-19 0:47
6/22/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 20 Berger/Doppler 15 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 1:03
Trail the series against # 7 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
6/8/03FIVBHellas Open Semi-Finals Blanton/Nygaard 24 Berger/Doppler 14 23-21, 22-20 0:45
Series tied with # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 10 21-17, 21-12 0:37
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool A Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 32 Berger/Doppler 17, Q4 21-14, 21-13 0:33
Series tied with # 10 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-2
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 7 Berger/Doppler 12 21-16, 23-21 0:52
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 9 Baracetti/Conde 4 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:02
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Berger/Doppler 15 Baracetti/Conde 7 21-18, 21-18 0:46
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Baracetti/Conde 2 Berger/Doppler 15 21-16, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 12 Rogers/Scott, United States 2-1
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Berger/Doppler 15 Rogers/Scott 18 21-13, 13-21, 15-11 0:58
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Rogers/Scott 18 Berger/Doppler 15 21-17, 21-14 0:43
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 13 Rogers/Scott 14 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-1
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 8 Berger/Doppler 7 23-21, 13-21, 15-9 0:59
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Berger/Doppler 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 9 21-13, 15-21, 15-10 0:50
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Berger/Doppler 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 11 21-15, 17-21, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # 17 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 1-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool H Berger/Doppler 8 Bellaguarda/Dultra 17 31-29, 21-16 1:00
Series tied with # 18 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool E Berger/Doppler 5 Alvarez/Rossell 12 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 0:53
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Berger/Doppler 18 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 19 Canet/Hamel, France 2-1
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 # 21 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 14 Berg/Dahl 13 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:13
Lead the series against # 23 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool E Berger/Doppler 12 Horrem/Maaseide 21 16-21, 22-20, 15-10 1:05
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool E Berger/Doppler 5 Horrem/Maaseide 21 21-14, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 24 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-2
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool F Holden/Leinemann 22 Berger/Doppler 11 18-21, 21-17, 15-0 Retired 0:38
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Berger/Doppler 7 Holden/Leinemann 23, Q1 21-19, 21-19 0:47
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Holden/Leinemann 8 Berger/Doppler 10 17-21, 22-20, 20-18 1:18
Trail the series against # 26 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Prosser/Williams 26 Berger/Doppler 8 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 27 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool H Berger/Doppler 8 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q3 21-17, 13-21, 15-11 0:49
Trail the series against # 32 Brazao/Souza, Brazil 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool H Brazao/Souza 32 Berger/Doppler 8 24-22, 21-17 0:50
Series tied with # 34 Child/Heese, Canada 2-2
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool F Berger/Doppler 11 Child/Heese 27 21-18, 23-21 0:50
6/8/03FIVBHellas Open Bronze Medal Berger/Doppler 14 Child/Heese 5 21-17, 18-21, 18-16 1:01
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Child/Heese 5 Berger/Doppler 12 21-17, 24-26, 16-14 1:17
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Child/Heese 11 Berger/Doppler 13 24-22, 21-12 0:45
Lead the series against # 35 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 2-0
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Berger/Doppler 10 Klemperer/Rademacher 26 21-12, 24-22 0:43
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Berger/Doppler 18 Klemperer/Rademacher 31 31-29, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 39 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 3-0
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Berger/Doppler 9 Ahmann/Hager 25 21-16, 21-14 0:40
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 10 Ahmann/Hager 25 21-13, 21-15 0:44
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 # 40 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 2-0
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool E Berger/Doppler 12 Kogel/Mulder 28, Q3 23-21, 16-21, 15-13 1:09
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Berger/Doppler 12, Q4 Kogel/Mulder Q29 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 41 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool H Berger/Doppler 8 Kais/Vesik 41 25-23, 21-14 0:39
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Berger/Doppler 14 Kais/Vesik 30, Q23 21-16, 30-28 0:52
Lead the series against # 43 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