Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 25 - 29, 2001
(24, Q8) Djordje Ljubicic/Michael Slean, Canada
 
Djordje Ljubicic
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 1, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 42
Career Best: 13th (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$10,060.00
Michael Slean
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 7, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 79 kg (174 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 37
Career Best: 17th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$8,710.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB37000000004466125 US$17,420.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Michael Slean - 37th Djordje Ljubicic - 37th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 28, Q13 17th 90 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open Q15 37th 22 US$0.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open Q11 41st 14 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open Q15 37th 22 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open Q10 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 11/28-12/3/2000 Brazil Open 26 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open Q27 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open Q24 37th 20 US$0.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/25/2001 Qualifier 2 Martin Engvik / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (Q25) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Wed, 7/25/2001 Qualifier 3 Willie De Jesus / Joseph Gil, Puerto Rico (Q9) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:37
Thu, 7/26/2001 Qualifier 4 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Paulao Moreira, Brazil (12, Q1) Lost 15-21, 24-26 0:46
Thu, 7/26/2001 Qualifier 10 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Lione, Italy (26, Q13) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:46
Thu, 7/26/2001 Rob Heidger / Chip McCaw, United States (Q5) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 7/27/2001 Winner 1 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (9) Lost 12-21, 21-18, 13-15 0:58
Fri, 7/27/2001 Contender 1 Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (25, Q10) Lost 20-22, 12-21 0:53
Head to Head Results
Ljubicic/Slean lead the series against the field 12-9 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 7 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 5 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 26-24, 21-15 0:43
Series tied with # 9 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 9 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 21-12, 18-21, 15-13 0:58
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 Brenha/Maia 21 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 10 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 6 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 Pedrosa/Teixeira Q10 22-20, 21-16 0:51
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 0-3
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 4 Bellaguarda/Moreira 12, Q1 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 21-15, 26-24 0:46
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Bellaguarda/Moreira 6 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:54
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 4 Bellaguarda/Moreira 5, Q2 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 21-12, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 14 Novosel/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 4 Novosel/Slack 16, Q2 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:09
Trail the series against # 25, Q10 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q10 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 22-20, 21-12 0:53
Series tied with # 26, Q13 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-1
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 10 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 21-16, 21-17 0:46
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 Amore/Lione Q20 22-20, 23-25, 15-13 1:11
Lead the series against # 31, Q7 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 5 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 Correa/Diez Q5 24-22, 12-21, 15-12 0:58
Series tied with # Q5 Heidger/McCaw, United States 1-1
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 Heidger/McCaw Q5 By Forfeit  
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Heidger/McCaw Q4 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # Q9 De Jesus/Gil, Puerto Rico 1-0
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 De Jesus/Gil Q9 21-11, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # Q14 Michalopoulos/Roumeliotis, Greece 1-0
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 3 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 Michalopoulos/Roumeliotis Q18 21-17, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # Q24 Backer/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 Backer/Ronnes Q47 21-17, 18-21, 16-14 1:03
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 Backer/Ronnes Q50 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q25 Engvik/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 Engvik/Skarlund Q25 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # Q28 Baumgartner/Ces, France 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 Baumgartner/Ces Q50 12-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # Q31 Sequeira/Xisto, Portugal 1-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 Sequeira/Xisto Q52 21-13, 21-10 0:39