Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 21, 2002
(32) Jorg Ahmann/Axel Hager, Germany
 
Jörg Ahmann
Germany
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 12, 1966 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Grevenbroich
Resides: Remseck a. N
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 105
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$190,230.00
Axel Hager
Germany
Photo: Mauro De Sanctis
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 14, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Burg auf Fehmarn
Resides: Hamburg
Height: 202 cm (6'8")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 107
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$192,130.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579111317253341CQMoney
FIVB104022184231103613211 US$367,760.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Axel Hager - 4th Jorg Ahmann - 4th
1995 Axel Hager - 13th Jorg Ahmann - 13th
1996 Axel Hager - 17th Jorg Ahmann - 17th
1997 Axel Hager - 17th Jorg Ahmann - 17th
1998 Axel Hager - 2nd Jorg Ahmann - 2nd
1999 Axel Hager - 13th Jorg Ahmann - 13th
2000 Axel Hager - 25th Jorg Ahmann - 25th
2001 Axel Hager - 17th Jorg Ahmann - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 21, Q1 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 25, Q3 5 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 31 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 9 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 15 11 0 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open 15 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 19 17 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 17 17 90 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 18 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 17 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 10 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 22 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 18 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/16-26/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 15 3 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 17 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open 24 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 22 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2000 France Open 18 25 34 US$1,500.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/17/2002 Pool H Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Harley Marques, Brazil (8) Won 16-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:53
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool H Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (41) Lost 25-27, 17-21 0:47
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool H Marcel Gscheidle / Bernhard Vesti, Switzerland (17) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:59
Fri, 7/19/2002 Winner 1 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Lione, Italy (40) Won 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 0:54
Fri, 7/19/2002 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2) Lost 14-21, 13-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Ahmann/Hager trail the series against the field 20-22
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-2
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Ramos/Rego 1 Ahmann/Hager 25, Q3 21-12, 21-19 0:31
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Ramos/Rego 1 Ahmann/Hager 17 21-16, 21-17 0:29
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-2
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 2 Ahmann/Hager 32 21-14, 21-13 0:31
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool E Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 Ahmann/Hager 21, Q1 21-14, 21-13 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 4 Baracetti/Conde 13 Ahmann/Hager 10 21-16, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-2
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Loiola/Santos 2 Ahmann/Hager 31 21-16, 21-19 0:42
8/30/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 2 Ahmann/Hager 15 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 2 Lopes/Neto 16, Q4 Ahmann/Hager 15 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 2 Laciga/Laciga 2 Ahmann/Hager 15 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 2-0
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Ahmann/Hager 32 Ferreira/Marques 8 16-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:53
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool H Ahmann/Hager 25, Q3 Ferreira/Marques 8 13-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
Series tied with # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool H Ahmann/Hager 25, Q3 Prosser/Zahner 9 19-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:51
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 15 Ahmann/Hager 19 21-18, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Ahmann/Hager 9 21-14, 21-13 0:36
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Ahmann/Hager 18 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 15 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 3 Child/Heese 8 Ahmann/Hager 11 15-7 0:42
Lead the series against # 17 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Ahmann/Hager 32 Gscheidle/Vesti 17 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:59
Trail the series against # 18 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool H Berger/Doppler 24 Ahmann/Hager 25, Q3 17-21, 25-23, 17-15 0:56
Trail the series against # 20 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Ahmann/Hager 10 21-17, 21-14 0:36
Series tied with # 21 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Ahmann/Hager 25, Q3 Berg/Dahl 23 22-20, 22-24, 15-11 1:08
9/1/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 2 Berg/Dahl 14 Ahmann/Hager 15 21-18, 21-17 0:38
Series tied with # 23 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Bosma/Cotrino 18, Q1 Ahmann/Hager 31 21-18, 17-21, 15-11 0:58
9/2/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 3 Ahmann/Hager 15 Bosma/Cotrino 12 21-17, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 24 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Ahmann/Hager 31 Brenha/Maia 15 22-20, 28-26 0:50
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Ahmann/Hager 17 21-15, 21-18 0:35
9/26/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Bronze Medal Ahmann/Hager 15 Brenha/Maia 12 12-9, 12-6 1:10
Series tied with # 25 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-2
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool E Holden/Leinemann 12 Ahmann/Hager 21, Q1 By Forfeit  
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Ahmann/Hager 17 Holden/Leinemann 18 22-24, 21-16, 15-11 0:55
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Holden/Leinemann 15 Ahmann/Hager 18 15-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:54
9/22/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Ahmann/Hager 15 Holden/Leinemann 18 15-6 0:38
Lead the series against # 29 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 3-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Ahmann/Hager 17 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 16 21-14, 15-21, 15-9 0:44
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 2 Ahmann/Hager 10 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 9 21-15, 21-17 0:35
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Ahmann/Hager 22 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 11 24-22, 21-8 0:42
Lead the series against # 30 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 3 Ahmann/Hager 17 Horrem/Maaseide 23 23-21, 15-21, 16-14 1:14
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Ahmann/Hager 10 Horrem/Maaseide 23 21-17, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 31 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool H Ahmann/Hager 9 Klemperer/Rademacher 25 22-20, 22-24, 15-8 1:01
Lead the series against # 40 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Ahmann/Hager 32 Amore/Lione 40 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 41 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Shiratori/Watanabe 41 Ahmann/Hager 32 27-25, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # 43 Maderbock/Stamm, Austria 1-0
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool H Ahmann/Hager 9 Maderbock/Stamm 24, Q3 19-21, 21-17, 22-20 1:00
Series tied with # 44 Hyden/McCaw, United States 1-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool E Hyden/McCaw 28, Q10 Ahmann/Hager 21, Q1 21-18, 22-20 0:47
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Ahmann/Hager 25, Q3 Hyden/McCaw Q14 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # 45 Kais/Kais, Estonia 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Ahmann/Hager 18 Kais/Kais 31, Q29 21-13, 21-13 0:35