Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 13 - 17, 2012
(16) Petr Benes/Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic
 
Petr Benes
Czech Republic
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 27, 1974 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Praha
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 61
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (The Hague 2011)
Career Winnings: US$128,125.00
Premysl Kubala
Czech Republic
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 16, 1973 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Frydek-Mistek
Height: 202 cm (6'8")
Weight: 98 kg (216 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 138
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$205,875.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB40000134911291 US$232,850.00
Previous Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Premysl Kubala - 13th Petr Benes - 13th
2010 Did not play Martin Lebl - 33rd
2011 Premysl Kubala - 17th Petr Benes - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 18 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open 9 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 13 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 13 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 6 4th 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 19 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 18 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 15 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 22 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 20 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 11 17th 200 US$7,000.00
Grand Slam Rome Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool J Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (17) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:35
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool J Riccardo Fenili / Riccardo Giumelli, Italy (32) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Fri, 6/15/2012 Pool J Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 21-19, 25-27, 11-15 0:59
Fri, 6/15/2012 Winner 1 Daniel Mullner / Jorg Wutzl, Austria (31, Q17) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Sat, 6/16/2012 Winner 2 Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (4) Won 21-17, 25-23 0:46
Sat, 6/16/2012 Winner 3 Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (12) Lost 18-21, 21-18, 12-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Benes/Kubala lead the series against the field 51-41 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 13 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-4
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool J Cerutti/Rego 1 Benes/Kubala 16 19-21, 27-25, 15-11 0:59
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Cerutti/Rego 2 Benes/Kubala 18 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:49
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Rego 1 Benes/Kubala 20 21-17, 21-18 0:35
5/29/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 5 Cerutti/Rego 5 Benes/Kubala 28 21-14, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 28 Cerutti/Rego 5 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 1 Benes/Kubala 18 21-18, 21-15 0:39
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Semi-Finals Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Benes/Kubala 6 21-15, 21-19 0:35
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 12 Benes/Kubala 30, Q22 21-17, 21-8 0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-5
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 1 Benes/Kubala 8 21-10, 21-16 0:36
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool L Brink/Reckermann 3 Benes/Kubala 19 21-15, 21-16 0:38
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Benes/Kubala 15 21-17, 21-15 0:46
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool M Brink/Reckermann 4 Benes/Kubala 20 21-14, 22-20 0:37
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 2 Benes/Kubala 23 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 1-4
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 16 Cunha/Santos 4 21-17, 25-23 0:46
5/26/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 5 Cunha/Santos 8 Benes/Kubala 9 21-11, 26-24 0:43
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool M Cunha/Santos 4 Benes/Kubala 13 21-17, 20-22, 15-9 0:53
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 4 Cunha/Santos 2 Benes/Kubala 6 21-11, 21-17 0:35
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Cunha/Santos 4 Benes/Kubala 19 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-3
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Benes/Kubala 18 21-17, 21-19 0:35
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 15 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 22-20, 23-21 0:42
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool P Gibb/Rosenthal 7, Q3 Benes/Kubala 23 21-18, 17-21, 15-6 0:56
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool J Gibb/Rosenthal 16 Benes/Kubala 17 21-12, 21-14 0:37
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Benes/Kubala 19 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 22-20, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 Benes/Kubala 13 21-16, 24-22 0:39
Series tied with # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-3
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 4 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Benes/Kubala 8 24-22, 21-12 0:36
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 5 Benes/Kubala 22 21-16, 21-16 0:36
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool M Benes/Kubala 20 Fijalek/Prudel 13 16-21, 21-18, 20-18 0:56
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Benes/Kubala 20 Fijalek/Prudel 14 21-19, 21-17 0:38
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Fijalek/Prudel 9 Benes/Kubala 24 21-16, 21-19 0:43
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 2 Benes/Kubala 31, Q7 Fijalek/Prudel 17 21-19, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 4 Erdmann/Matysik 6 Benes/Kubala 8 21-14, 21-19 0:36
Series tied with # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Benes/Kubala 18 21-19, 12-21, 16-14 0:48
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 6 Benes/Kubala 6 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 15 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 20, Q10 21-16, 21-14 0:34
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 20 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 21, Q14 27-25, 19-21, 15-9 0:58
Lead the series against # 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 6-1
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 21-19, 21-12 0:32
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 18 Samoilovs/Sorokins 15 21-17, 21-12 0:32
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Benes/Kubala 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins 38 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Benes/Kubala 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins 28 21-18, 21-18 0:42
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 23 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:56
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 23, Q3 Benes/Kubala 9 21-16, 21-18 0:39
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q3 21-18, 26-24 0:44
Series tied with # 12 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-1
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 Benes/Kubala 16 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Benes/Kubala 21 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 13 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 4-0
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Benes/Kubala 9 Boersma/Spijkers 14 21-17, 21-18 0:38
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 8 Boersma/Spijkers 25 19-21, 21-19, 21-19 1:02
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 19 Boersma/Spijkers 29, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:44
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 15 Boersma/Spijkers 31 21-16, 24-22 0:41
Lead the series against # 14 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 2-1
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Benes/Kubala 13 21-13, 27-29, 15-9 0:57
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool M Benes/Kubala 13 Plavins/Smedins 20 27-25, 21-19 0:50
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 9 Plavins/Smedins 8 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 15 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-0
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Benes/Kubala 21 Dollinger/Windscheif 28 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 1:04
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 12 Dollinger/Windscheif 21 23-21, 21-19 0:46
Series tied with # 17 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 4-4
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool J Benes/Kubala 16 Gavira/Herrera 17 21-18, 21-16 0:35
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 18 Gavira/Herrera 14 22-20, 23-21 0:44
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool M Benes/Kubala 13 Gavira/Herrera 4 22-20, 18-21, 15-10 0:48
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Gavira/Herrera 6 Benes/Kubala 22 21-16, 19-21, 17-15 0:50
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Benes/Kubala 21 Gavira/Herrera 5 16-21, 21-18, 22-20 0:55
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Gavira/Herrera 3 Benes/Kubala 19 14-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:44
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 4 Benes/Kubala 28 21-13, 21-16 0:31
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Gavira/Herrera 13 Benes/Kubala 29, Q11 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with # 18 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Wu/Xu 11 Benes/Kubala 22 11-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:45
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 23 Wu/Xu 6 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Benes/Kubala 20 Lochhead/Pitman 21 21-13, 17-21, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 20, Q12 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-0
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Benes/Kubala 11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 35 21-19, 20-22, 15-13 0:47
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Benes/Kubala 19 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 30 21-18, 23-21 0:44
Trail the series against # 22 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 Benes/Kubala 12 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:58
Trail the series against # 23, Q13 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Bogatov/Prokopiev 10 Benes/Kubala 24, Q14 21-17 Retired 0:20
Lead the series against # 25 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 22 Chevallier/Heyer 10 16-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:52
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 8 Laciga/Weingart 24, Q1 20-22, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 9 Laciga/Weingart 24, Q6 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Benes/Kubala 12 Hoyer/Soderberg 21 21-15, 21-13 0:31
Trail the series against # 30 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
8/28/11FIVBThe Hague Open Bronze Medal Koshkarev/Semenov 5 Benes/Kubala 6 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q17 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 16 Mullner/Wutzl 31, Q17 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 32 Fenili/Giumelli, Italy 1-0
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool J Benes/Kubala 16 Fenili/Giumelli 32 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-3
7/16/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Benes/Kubala 15 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:55
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Insfran/Schmidt 8 Benes/Kubala 11 19-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:05
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 4 Benes/Kubala 12 21-9, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # Q1 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool E Klemperer/Koreng 5 Benes/Kubala 12 21-16, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against # Q4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 4-0
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 3 Benes/Kubala 6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 19 21-12, 21-17 0:34
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 19 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27, Q1 15-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:48
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Benes/Kubala 22 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27, Q4 21-16, 21-15 0:38
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 28 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21, Q1 17-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:59
Lead the series against # Q5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 3-0
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Benes/Kubala 9 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 25, Q5 22-20, 24-22 0:46
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool J Benes/Kubala 17 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 32, Q9 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Contender 1 Benes/Kubala 31, Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 21-16, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # Q9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 18 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31, Q11 22-20, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 6 Ces/Ces 27, Q10 21-17, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # Q11 McHugh/Slack, Australia 1-0
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Benes/Kubala 25, Q4 McHugh/Slack Q20 15-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # Q16 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-0
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool M Benes/Kubala 13 Boehm/Kapa 29, Q20 18-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:43
Lead the series against # Q19 Binstock/Reader, Canada 1-0
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Benes/Kubala 9 Binstock/Reader 24, Q16 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # Q22 Keenan/Mayer, United States 0-1
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool M Keenan/Mayer 29, Q25 Benes/Kubala 13 21-11, 16-21, 20-18 0:47