Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 25 - 29, 2003
(19, Q6) Paul Baxter/Carl Henkel, United States
 
Paul Baxter
United States
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 1, 1972 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Columbia Heights, MN
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Seasons: 1
Tournaments: 8
Career Best: 9th (FIVB Rhodes 2003)
Career Winnings: US$10,500.00
Carl Henkel
United States
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1969 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 199 cm (6'7")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 107
Career Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$277,195.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB8000000104012 US$21,000.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Did not play Sinjin Smith - 9th
1996 Did not play Sinjin Smith - 25th
1997 Did not play Sinjin Smith - 17th
1998 Did not play Kevin Wong - 5th
1999 Did not play Sinjin Smith - 17th
2001 Did not play Sinjin Smith - 13th
2002 Did not play Scott Davenport - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 26 9th 120 US$4,000.00
Germany Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/25/2003 Qualifier 2 Mikko Esko / Toni Tuominen, Finland (Q38) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-8 0:53
Wed, 6/25/2003 Qualifier 3 Max Backer / Emiel Boersma, Netherlands (Q22) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Thu, 6/26/2003 Pool C Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (3) Lost 27-25, 16-21, 13-15 1:08
Fri, 6/27/2003 Pool C Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (30, Q21) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 16-18 0:57
Fri, 6/27/2003 Pool C Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (14) Won 21-23, 21-17, 19-17 1:10
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam400000000300 $14,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open400000010100 $6,500.00
Total800000010400 $21,000.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Paul Baxter Carl Henkel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games1000010000 $0.00
           World Championships3000010200 $7,575.00
4000000300 $7,250.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam14000115420 $39,900.00
4000001100 $3,250.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open89051318302180 $204,720.00
8000001400 $10,500.00 Total1070514213527100 $252,195.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2003FIVB300000010101 $9,000.00 5550.0 %
TotalFIVB300000010101 $9,000.00 5550.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Paul Baxter  Carl Henkel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1995FIVB16011346100 $46,750.00
           1996FIVB16030055210 $63,500.00
           1997FIVB9000122400 $16,700.00
           1998FIVB13000037210 $27,550.00
           1999FIVB13000043600 $28,000.00
           2000FIVB13010034320 $30,500.00
           2001FIVB10000004330 $17,125.00
           2002FIVB9000003231 $11,570.00
3000001101 $4,500.00 2003FIVB3000001101 $4,500.00
3000001101 $4,500.00 TotalTotal1020514213524102 $246,195.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall7 50.0% 3 21.4% 4 28.6% 10-4 71.4% 1 10.0% 0 0.0% 9 90.0% 1-9 10.0% 7-9 43.8% 4-4 50.0% 10 12-13 48.0%
2002-20037 50.0% 3 21.4% 4 28.6% 10-4 71.4% 1 10.0% 0 0.0% 9 90.0% 1-9 10.0% 7-9 43.8% 4-4 50.0% 10 12-13 48.0%
Against the Field6 50.0% 2 16.7% 4 33.3% 8-4 66.7% 1 9.1% 0 0.0% 10 90.9% 1-10 9.1% 12-18 40.0% 6-8 42.9% 10 10-13 43.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam105136000000000097
Challenge/Four Star/Open020033000100000036
Total12516900010000001213
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 5-5 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Metzger/Wong 3 Baxter/Henkel 19, Q6 25-27, 21-16, 15-13 1:08
Trail the series against # 8 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Marques/Neto 8, Q1 Baxter/Henkel 26 24-22, 21-10 0:49
Trail the series against # 12 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Baxter/Henkel 26 13-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:01
Lead the series against # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Baxter/Henkel 19, Q6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 21-23, 21-17, 19-17 1:10
Lead the series against # 20 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool G Baxter/Henkel 26 Holden/Leinemann 10 21-13, 21-16 0:48
Trail the series against # 26 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
6/18/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Country Quota Fuerbringer/Jennings 28, Q29 Baxter/Henkel 21-14, 21-19 0:48
Trail the series against # 30, Q21 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 Baxter/Henkel 19, Q6 19-21, 21-17, 18-16 0:57
Lead the series against # Q7 Prosser/Williams, Australia 1-0
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool G Baxter/Henkel 26 Prosser/Williams 23, Q3 21-16, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # Q22 Backer/Boersma, Netherlands 1-0
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Baxter/Henkel 19, Q6 Backer/Boersma Q22 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # Q38 Esko/Tuominen, Finland 1-0
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Baxter/Henkel 19, Q6 Esko/Tuominen Q38 21-16, 19-21, 15-8 0:53