Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 23 - 27, 2003
(Q15) 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
2001 Michael Slean - 25th Djordje Ljubicic - 25th
2002 Michael Slean - 33rd Djordje Ljubicic - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q22 33rd 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open Q13 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q16 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q11 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q10 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 32, Q8 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 38 37th 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open Q10 33rd 18 US$0.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/24/2003 Qualifier 2 Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (Q18) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Ljubicic/Slean trail the series against the field 6-18 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 12 Series, 4 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 # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Ljubicic/Slean 46 21-18, 21-13 0:37
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  
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 14 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
Series tied with # 17, Q6 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool A Deulofeu/Molinier 17, Q15 Ljubicic/Slean 32, Q8 16-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:58
8/8/01FIVBBelgium Open Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean Q5 Deulofeu/Molinier Q37 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 18, Q4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ljubicic/Slean Q22 Brink/Schneider Q11 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:13
Trail the series against # 19 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool A Horrem/Maaseide 16 Ljubicic/Slean 32, Q8 21-18, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 20 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Prosser/Williams 22, Q6 Ljubicic/Slean Q22 21-12, 21-12 0:36
Trail the series against # 24 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 0-1
8/9/01FIVBBelgium Open Kogel/Mulder 32, Q41 Ljubicic/Slean Q5 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 25 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
Trail the series against # 27, Q9 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-2
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool L Gartmayer/Nowotny 11 Ljubicic/Slean 38 21-12, 21-18 0:42
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 6 Gartmayer/Nowotny 29, Q23 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 21-19, 21-11 0:44
Series tied with # 29, Q5 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 # Q7 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 24, Q4 Ljubicic/Slean Q13 23-21, 21-17 0:50
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 22 21-16, 22-20 0:52
Trail the series against # Q8 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 2 Kais/Vesik 30, Q23 Ljubicic/Slean Q10 21-18, 21-18 0:48
Trail the series against # Q11 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q48 Ljubicic/Slean Q16 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Trail the series against # Q18 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-1
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss Q18 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q25 Esko/Tuominen, Finland 1-0
8/8/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Ljubicic/Slean 32, Q8 Esko/Tuominen Q24 21-16, 21-17 0:38