Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 5, 2001
(37) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Michael Slean - 57th Djordje Ljubicic - 57th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 24, Q8 25th 36 US$2,000.00
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
Klagenfurt World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool E Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (28) Won 21-18, 25-23 0:49
Thu, 8/2/2001 Pool E Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (5) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:37
Fri, 8/3/2001 Winner 1 Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Ze Marco de Melo, Brazil (7) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:41
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 37 17th 100 US$2,750.00
Head to Head Results
Ljubicic/Slean trail the series against the field 8-13 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool E Metzger/Wong 5 Ljubicic/Slean 37 21-17, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 0-2
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 7 Ljubicic/Slean 37 21-15, 21-17 0:41
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 5 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 26-24, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 17 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
Series tied with # 18 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
Trail the series against # 22 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 0-1
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 6 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 26-24, 21-15 0:49
Series tied with # 27 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  
Series tied with # 28 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool E Ljubicic/Slean 37 Shiratori/Watanabe 28 21-18, 25-23 0:49
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q10 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 22-20, 21-12 0:53
Series tied with # 29 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 # 33 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
Trail the series against # 34 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 6 Gartmayer/Nowotny 29, Q23 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 21-19, 21-11 0:44
Lead the series against # 41 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
Lead the series against # 42 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 # 47 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