Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$450,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 22, 2001
(2) Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga, Switzerland
 
Martin Laciga
Switzerland
Photo: eurobeachtour.com
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 25, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Aarberg
Resides: Deceased August 22, 2023
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 206
Career Wins: 8
Career FIVB WT Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$784,010.00
Paul Laciga
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 24, 1970 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Bern
Resides: Kerzers, FR
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 141
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$599,960.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172537Money
FIVB119512593241871962 US$1,003,870.00
FIVB C&S211000000000 US$7,800.00
Overall121613593241871962 US$1,011,670.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Paul Laciga - 25th Martin Laciga - 25th
1996 Paul Laciga - 5th Martin Laciga - 5th
1997 Paul Laciga - 9th Martin Laciga - 9th
1999 Paul Laciga - 2nd Martin Laciga - 2nd
2000 Paul Laciga - 13th Martin Laciga - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 2 5 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 2 2 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 2 2 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 2 2 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 4 2 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 11/28-12/3/2000 Brazil Open 2 3 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 9/16-26/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 4 5 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 4 5 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open 4 5 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 3 3 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2000 France Open 4 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Italy Open 4 2 306 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2000 Norway Open 4 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 6 3 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Spain Open 3 1 340 US$26,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2000 Canada Open 4 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 3 4 238 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2000 Macau Open 3 5 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 1/18-23/2000 Brazil Open 6 2 306 US$18,000.00
FIVB 1/12-16/2000 Argentina Open 6 5 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 11/30-12/5/1999 Brazil Open 5 5 204 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/17-22/1999 Spanish Open 8 4 238 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/11-15/1999 Belgium Open 4 17 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/4-8/1999 Portugal Open 5 5 204 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/1999 Open of Austria 4 9 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 6 2 540 US$39,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/19/2001 Winner 1 Willie De Jesus / Joseph Gil, Puerto Rico (31, Q12) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:35
Thu, 7/19/2001 Winner 2 Jarrod Novosel / Joshua Slack, Australia (15) Won 23-21, 21-15 0:35
Sat, 7/21/2001 Winner 3 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (7) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:33
Sat, 7/21/2001 Winner 4 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (3) Lost 21-23, 21-23 0:44
Sat, 7/21/2001 Contender 6 Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Laciga/Laciga lead the series against the field 25-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-4
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 Ramos/Rego 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 21-14, 21-19 0:36
7/8/01FIVBNorway Open Gold Medal Ramos/Rego 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 21-19, 21-15 0:33
6/17/01FIVBSpain Open Gold Medal Ramos/Rego 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 21-19, 21-14 0:31
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 4 Ramos/Rego 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 21-19, 21-19 0:34
Series tied with # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-2
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Baracetti/Conde 3 Laciga/Laciga 2 23-21, 23-21 0:44
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 6 Baracetti/Conde 4 Laciga/Laciga 2 25-23, 15-21, 21-19 1:07
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 6 Laciga/Laciga 2 Baracetti/Conde 20 21-15, 21-12 0:30
6/17/01FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 4 Baracetti/Conde 22 19-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # 4 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-2
6/24/01FIVBSwiss Open Gold Medal Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Laciga/Laciga 2 21-17, 22-20 0:38
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 3 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Laciga/Laciga 2 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 3-0
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 21-18, 21-18 0:33
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 21-13, 21-15 0:40
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 22-20, 21-7 0:31
Lead the series against # 8 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 1-0
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 4 Blanton/Fonoimoana 5 21-17, 22-20 0:45
Lead the series against # 11 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
7/1/01FIVBGermany Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 27-25, 26-24 0:46
Lead the series against # 12 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 2-1
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 4 Loiola/Santos 14 Laciga/Laciga 2 21-18, 21-15 0:44
6/24/01FIVBSwiss Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 2 Loiola/Santos 3 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:53
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Laciga/Laciga 4 Loiola/Santos 2 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 2-1
7/1/01FIVBGermany Open Gold Medal Prosser/Zahner 14 Laciga/Laciga 2 18-21, 28-26, 22-20 1:05
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 4 Laciga/Laciga 2 Prosser/Zahner 14 21-12, 22-24, 15-13 0:47
9/22/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 Prosser/Zahner 1 15-8 0:47
Lead the series against # 15 Novosel/Slack, Australia 2-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 2 Novosel/Slack 15 23-21, 21-15 0:35
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 4 Laciga/Laciga 2 Novosel/Slack 14, Q7 23-21, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 16 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 4 Laciga/Laciga 2 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 14 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 18 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 2-0
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 15 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 5 Laciga/Laciga 2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 18 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 20, Q1 Holdren/Rogers, United States 1-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 2 Holdren/Rogers 15, Q4 21-19, 21-13 0:48
Series tied with # 21 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
9/24/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Brenha/Maia 12 Laciga/Laciga 4 15-11 0:43
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Brenha/Maia 11 15-7 0:28
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 2 Bosma/Cotrino 15, Q4 21-16, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 25 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 4 Horrem/Maaseide 20 21-14, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 Egger/Heyer 29, Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 De Jesus/Gil, Puerto Rico 1-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 De Jesus/Gil 31, Q12 21-18, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q22 Cadieux/Chaloupka, Canada 1-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 Cadieux/Chaloupka 31, Q25 21-13, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # Q30 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 Klemperer/Rademacher 31, Q51 18-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:44
Lead the series against # Q38 Homeyer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 2 Homeyer/Schneider 31, Q64 21-16, 21-17 0:33