Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Swiss Open
June 20 - 24, 2001
(17) Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith, United States
 
Carl Henkel
United States
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1969 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA
Resides: 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
Christopher 'Sinjin' Smith
United States
Photo: Mauro De Sanctis
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 7, 1957 (66 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Monica, CA
Resides: Pacific Palisades, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 105
Career Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$435,937.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB7205147101311165 US$389,150.00
Previous Gstaad Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 14 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 11 2 306 US$18,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open 21 7 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 10 25 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2000 France Open 15 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Italy Open 21 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2000 Norway Open 23 5 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 21 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Spain Open 8 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2000 Canada Open 11 25 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 8 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2000 Macau Open 8 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 1/18-23/2000 Brazil Open 9 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 1/12-16/2000 Argentina Open 12 7 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/30-12/5/1999 Brazil Open 10 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/17-22/1999 Spanish Open 11 7 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/11-15/1999 Belgium Open 14 17 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/4-8/1999 Portugal Open 15 9 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/1999 Open of Austria 9 17 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 16 7 300 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/14-18/1999 Italian Open 18 9 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/7-11/1999 Norway Open 13 17 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/1999 German Open 10 17 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/23-27/1999 Russian Open 17 7 170 US$6,000.00
Swiss Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/22/2001 Winner 1 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (16) Lost 13-21, 25-27 0:49
Fri, 6/22/2001 Contender 1 Qiang Xu / Gu Yu, China (32) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:39
Fri, 6/22/2001 Contender 2 Javier Bosma / Antonio Cotrino , Spain (15, Q4) Won 23-21, 21-9 0:38
Sat, 6/23/2001 Contender 3 John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (8) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Henkel/Smith trail the series against the field 5-7
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 6 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 1-0
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 15-1 0:20
Trail the series against # 8 Child/Heese, Canada 0-2
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 3 Child/Heese 8 Henkel/Smith 17 21-17, 21-16 0:45
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Child/Heese 11 Henkel/Smith 22 4-12, 12-9, 13-11 1:28
Series tied with # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 5 Brenha/Maia 18 Henkel/Smith 2 15-13 1:10
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Henkel/Smith 2 Brenha/Maia 18 15-7 0:36
Trail the series against # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Prosser/Zahner 15 Henkel/Smith 16 15-3 0:30
Lead the series against # 15, Q4 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Henkel/Smith 17 Bosma/Cotrino 15, Q4 23-21, 21-9 0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 16 Henkel/Smith 17 21-13, 27-25 0:49
Lead the series against # 19 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Holden/Leinemann 17 15-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 23 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 20 Henkel/Smith 14 25-23, 19-21, 15-13 1:11
Lead the series against # 32 Xu/Yu, China 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Henkel/Smith 17 Xu/Yu 32 21-14, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # Q1 Araujo/Garrido, Brazil 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Araujo/Garrido 19, Q1 Henkel/Smith 14 15-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:56