Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 18 - 23, 2013
(32, Q22) 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
2012 Premysl Kubala - 5th Petr Benes - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 20 25th 240 US$2,750.00
FIVB 8/14-19/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 8 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/28-8/9/2012 London 2012 Olympic Games 14 17th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 14 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 15 17th 160 US$5,100.00
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/18/2013 Qualifier 1 John Hyden / Nick Lucena, United States (Q11) Won 15-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:46
Tue, 6/18/2013 Qualifier 2 Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (Q6) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Wed, 6/19/2013 Pool A Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (1) Lost 13-21, 13-21 0:33
Thu, 6/20/2013 Pool A Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (16) Lost 15-21, 23-21, 15-17 0:53
Fri, 6/21/2013 Pool A Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (17) Lost 15-21, 12-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Benes/Kubala trail the series against the field 20-34 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 13 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-2
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 1 Benes/Kubala 32, Q22 21-13, 21-13 0:33
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
Trail the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool D Schmidt/Solberg 4 Benes/Kubala 20 21-13, 15-21, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-4
8/16/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Fijalek/Prudel 9 Benes/Kubala 8 21-13, 21-15 0:31
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 # 7 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-5
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Cerutti/Rego 2 Benes/Kubala 15 26-24, 21-16 0:39
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 # 10 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-2
8/2/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Lucky Loser Erdmann/Matysik 8 Benes/Kubala 14 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 4 Erdmann/Matysik 6 Benes/Kubala 8 21-14, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
8/17/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Doppler/Horst 25 Benes/Kubala 8 21-23, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-1
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool D Dollinger/Windscheif 13 Benes/Kubala 20 15-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:42
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
Trail the series against # 14 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-2
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool L Brouwer/Meeuwsen 30, Q6 Benes/Kubala 14 21-16, 21-12 0:31
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31 Benes/Kubala 15 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:45
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 18 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31, Q11 22-20, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 15 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-2
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool L Dyachenko/Sidorenko 19 Benes/Kubala 14 34-32, 21-19 0:54
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 24, Q7 Benes/Kubala 8 17-21, 23-21, 16-14 0:52
Trail the series against # 16 Huber/Seidl, Austria 0-2
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Huber/Seidl 16 Benes/Kubala 32, Q22 21-15, 21-23, 17-15 0:53
8/16/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Huber/Seidl 24, Q5 Benes/Kubala 8 21-17, 21-16 0:31
Trail the series against # 17 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-4
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Nummerdor/Schuil 17 Benes/Kubala 32, Q22 21-15, 21-12 0:32
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 # 24 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
8/28/11FIVBThe Hague Open Bronze Medal Koshkarev/Semenov 5 Benes/Kubala 6 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 30, Q20 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 4-6
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool D Gavira/Herrera 29, Q12 Benes/Kubala 20 22-20, 22-20 0:39
7/29/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool B Gavira/Herrera 11 Benes/Kubala 14 25-23, 21-16 0:40
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
Lead the series against # Q6 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
6/18/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Benes/Kubala 32, Q22 Hernandez/Villafane Q6 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # Q10 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 # Q11 Hyden/Lucena, United States 1-0
6/18/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Benes/Kubala 32, Q22 Hyden/Lucena Q11 15-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:46
Lead the series against # Q15 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
Lead the series against # Q18 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