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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 St. Petersburg Grand Slam
June 16 - 20, 2015

(15) Alexander Walkenhorst/Stefan Windscheif, Germany

Alexander Walkenhorst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 30, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Essen

Height:

206 cm (6'9")

Weight:

98 kg (216 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Anapa 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$138,655.90

Stefan Windscheif
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 10, 1987 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Iserlohn

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Manama 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$235,212.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	15	0	0	0	1	1	0	7	0	5	1	US$165,000.00

Previous St. Petersburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/9-14/2015	Stavanger Major Series	17	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2015	Porec Major Series	14	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	16	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	17	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	16	4th	560	US$30,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	16	17th	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	18	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	19, Q2	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	20	9th	360	US$11,000.00

St. Petersburg Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/17/2015	Pool B	Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (18)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:42
Wed, 6/17/2015	Pool B	Guto Carvalhaes / Allison Cittadin, Brazil (31, Q10)	Lost 21-18, 17-21, 14-16	0:57
Thu, 6/18/2015	Pool B	Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:38
Fri, 6/19/2015	Winner 2	Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (12)	Lost 19-21, 21-14, 12-15	0:52

Head to Head Results
Walkenhorst/Windscheif lead the series against the field 17-15 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 4 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	14	Fijalek/Prudel	3	21-17, 18-21, 15-7	0:48
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	Fijalek/Prudel	13	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:51
Series tied with # 2 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool B	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	15	Goncalves/Solberg	2	21-14, 21-16	0:38
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Goncalves/Solberg	7	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	17	21-17, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-2
5/30/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	21-16, 21-16	0:37
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	17	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	1:03
Series tied with # 6 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-1
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	17	21-8, 24-22	0:33
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	Cerutti/Schmidt	6	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:55
Series tied with # 7 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-1
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Doppler/Horst	17	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	21-19, 24-22	0:36
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool D	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	Doppler/Horst	13	21-16, 21-14	0:41
Series tied with # 8 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-1
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	17	Gibb/Patterson	16	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gibb/Patterson	13	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	21-19, 21-14	0:38
Series tied with # 9 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-1
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Binstock/Schachter	17	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	14	21-18, 32-30	0:53
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool A	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Binstock/Schachter	32, Q11	21-17, 19-21, 15-13	1:01
Lead the series against # 10 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 3-0
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 1	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	17	Saxton/Schalk	11	23-21, 17-21, 15-12	0:46
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Saxton/Schalk	19	21-13, 21-11	0:30
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool A	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Saxton/Schalk	17	21-19, 21-13	0:38
Trail the series against # 11 Krou/Rowlandson, France 0-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Krou/Rowlandson	19	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	14	21-23, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
Trail the series against # 12 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-6
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	15	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:52
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	16	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	17	22-20, 22-20	0:35
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-12, 21-19	0:35
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Lupo/Nicolai	2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	18	21-13, 23-21	0:45
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:46
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	21	21-16, 21-13	0:34
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	28-26, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-0
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	21	Bourne/Hyden	29, Q9	21-14, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 18 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool B	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	15	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	18	21-19, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-0
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Gabathuler/Gerson	21	16-21, 32-30, 15-12	1:07
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	21	Gabathuler/Gerson	28, Q7	21-17, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	14	Eithun/Horrem	30, Q13	21-13, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	19, Q2	Kissling/Kovatsch	Q18	21-14, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 31, Q10 Carvalhaes/Cittadin, Brazil 0-1
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool B	Carvalhaes/Cittadin	31, Q10	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	15	18-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:57