Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$50,000 Corona Light Wide Open Seaside Heights
June 25 - 26, 2011
(7) Adrian Carambula/Steve Grotowski
 
Adrian Ignacio Carambula Raurich
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 16, 1988 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Montevideo, Uruguay
Height: 6'0"
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 131
Career Wins: 3
Career Wide Open Best: 3rd (Seaside Heights 2011)
Career Winnings: $342,883.00
Steve Grotowski
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 30, 1982 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: London
Height: 6'6"
College(s): University of New Haven
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 120
Career Wins: 1 (NVL Port St. Lucie 2016)
Career Wide Open Best: 3rd (Seaside Heights 2011)
Career Winnings: $82,274.60
Awards
  • Top Rookie 2015
  • Most Entertaining Player 2019
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP10000000100 $1,500.00
NVL10010000000 $3,500.00
P&R10010000000 $5,000.00
Pro Beach40100120000 $18,000.00
Wide Open40010300000 $12,500.00
Overall110130420100 $40,500.00
Previous Seaside Heights Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2006 Did not play Mike DiPierro - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Wide Open 6/11-12/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Siesta Key 5th 0 $2,000.00
P&R 9/2-5/2010 Cincinnati Players Championship 7, Q2 3rd 0 $5,000.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open100000001000 $1,500.00
Total100000001000 $1,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Adrian Carambula Steve Grotowski
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000001200 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
4000011200 $21,500.00 World Championships          
5000023000 $29,000.00 World Tour Finals          
330041511830 $135,500.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam9000000010 $2,650.00
5121171113220 $83,200.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open70000041013190 $37,537.50
5010001010 $5,500.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
           Challenger3000003000 $1,225.00
7010014100 $15,000.00 Confederation Championship          
1000010000 $2,250.00 Manhattan Beach5000000210 $925.00
2001010000 $8,250.00 Tour Championships1000010000 $2,500.00
111236822341560 $300,200.00 Total89000051316210 $44,837.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2010P&R100100000000 $5,000.00 5271.4 %
TotalP&R100100000000 $5,000.00 5271.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Adrian Carambula  Steve Grotowski
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2002AVP2000000002 $0.00
           2003AVP2000000002 $0.00
           2004AVP5000000122 $350.00
           2005AVP10000000181 $787.50
           2006AVP10000002530 $4,050.00
3000000003 $0.00 2007AVP          
           2007FIVB8000000008 $0.00
           2007FIVB C&S2000002000 $875.00
           2007CEV3000000003 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2008AVP          
           2008FIVB9000000423 $6,800.00
           2008FIVB C&S1000001000 $350.00
           2008CEV5000001202 $600.00
1000000001 $0.00 2009AVP          
           2009FIVB10000000136 $5,300.00
           2009CEV4000002200 $1,000.00
5000003011 $2,425.00 2010AVP6000023100 $7,875.00
1001000000 $2,500.00 2010P&R1001000000 $2,500.00
1000010000 $1,000.00 2011NVL          
2001010000 $2,250.00 2011Wide Open2001010000 $2,250.00
           2011FIVB3000000102 $1,400.00
14002023016 $8,175.00 TotalTotal830020311181831 $34,137.50
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
Overall4 57.1% 1 14.3% 2 28.6% 5-2 71.4% 1 33.3% 1 33.3% 1 33.3% 1-2 33.3% 4-1 80.0% 2-3 40.0% 00 6-4 60.0%
2010-20114 57.1% 1 14.3% 2 28.6% 5-2 71.4% 1 33.3% 1 33.3% 1 33.3% 1-2 33.3% 4-1 80.0% 2-3 40.0% 00 6-4 60.0%
Against the Field4 80.0% 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 4-1 80.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 8-2 80.0% 0-4 0.0% 00 4-3 57.1%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open000000001100000022
Total000000001100000022
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Hyden/Scott 0-2
9/5/10P&RCincinnati Players Championship Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 2 Carambula/Grotowski 7, Q2 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 1:04
9/3/10P&RCincinnati Players Championship Winner 1 Hyden/Scott 2 Carambula/Grotowski 7, Q2 21-18, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 3 Mayer/Prosser 1-0
9/2/10P&RCincinnati Players Championship Qualifier 4 Carambula/Grotowski 7, Q2 Mayer/Prosser Q1 21-19, 25-23 0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Mariano/Ratledge 1-0
9/4/10P&RCincinnati Players Championship Contender 1 Carambula/Grotowski 7, Q2 Mariano/Ratledge 6 21-14, 21-17 0:48