Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 21, 2002
(46) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Michael Slean - 41st Djordje Ljubicic - 41st
2001 Michael Slean - 17th Djordje Ljubicic - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 27, Q8 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open Q11 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open Q10 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open Q8 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 11/27-12/2/2001 Brazil Open 21 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open Q3 37th 22 US$0.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open Q5 33rd 28 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 37 17th 100 US$2,750.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/17/2002 Pool C Dain Blanton / Carl Henkel, United States (27) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 11-15 0:58
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool C Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (22) Lost 11-21, 16-21 0:40
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool C Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (3) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Ljubicic/Slean trail the series against the field 9-17 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Ljubicic/Slean Q10 21-18, 21-17 0:49
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Ljubicic/Slean 46 21-18, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
8/9/01FIVBBelgium Open Qualifier 4 Lopes/Neto 16, Q4 Ljubicic/Slean Q5 21-17, 21-12 0:43
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 12 Ljubicic/Slean 21 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 6 Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 21-16, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Child/Heese 11 Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 21-10, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 22 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Rogers/Scott 22 Ljubicic/Slean 46 21-11, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 23 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-1
8/9/01FIVBBelgium Open Qualifier 6 Bosma/Cotrino 21, Q2 Ljubicic/Slean Q5 27-25, 24-22 0:49
Series tied with # 24 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  
Trail the series against # 26 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 6 Gartmayer/Nowotny 29, Q23 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 21-19, 21-11 0:44
Trail the series against # 27 Blanton/Henkel, United States 0-1
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Blanton/Henkel 27 Ljubicic/Slean 46 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 31 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-2
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Klemperer/Rademacher 28 Ljubicic/Slean 21 21-16, 30-32, 15-10 1:08
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 9 Klemperer/Rademacher 28, Q11 Ljubicic/Slean Q3 14-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 34 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 # 36 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 22 21-16, 22-20 0:52
Trail the series against # 37 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 0-1
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 6 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 26-24, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 38 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
Series tied with # 40 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
Series tied with # 41 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
Lead the series against # 42 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 Diez/Garcia-Thompson Q9 21-23, 22-20, 15-13 1:03
Lead the series against # 47 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-0
8/8/01FIVBBelgium Open Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean Q5 Deulofeu/Molinier Q37 21-14, 21-19 0:39