Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 25 - 29, 2003
(Q16) Djordje Ljubicic/Michael Slean, Canada
 
Djordje Ljubicic
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 1, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto
Resides: Toronto, ON
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 42
Career Best: 13th (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$10,060.00
Michael Slean
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 7, 1975 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto
Resides: Pickering, ON
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 79 kg (174 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 37
Career Best: 17th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$8,710.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB37000000004466125 US$17,420.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Michael Slean - 41st Djordje Ljubicic - 41st
2002 Michael Slean - 57th Djordje Ljubicic - 57th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q11 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q10 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 32, Q8 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 38 37 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open Q10 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 46 37 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 27, Q8 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open Q11 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open Q10 41 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open Q8 57 4 US$0.00
FIVB 11/27-12/2/2001 Brazil Open 21 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open Q3 37 22 US$0.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open Q5 33 28 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 37 17 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 24, Q8 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 28, Q13 17 90 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open Q15 37 22 US$0.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open Q11 41 14 US$0.00
Germany Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/25/2003 Qualifier 1 Oliver Cole / Gregory Jury, Australia (Q49) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:38
Wed, 6/25/2003 Qualifier 2 Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (32, Q48) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Ljubicic/Slean trail the series against the field 5-18
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Araujo/Insfran 25, Q23 Ljubicic/Slean Q10 21-18, 21-17 0:49
Trail the series against # 3 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool E Metzger/Wong 5 Ljubicic/Slean 37 21-17, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Ljubicic/Slean 46 21-18, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Child/Heese 11 Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 21-10, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Heuscher/Kobel 6 Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 21-16, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 18 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Rogers/Scott 22 Ljubicic/Slean 46 21-11, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 21 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool A Horrem/Maaseide 16 Ljubicic/Slean 32, Q8 21-18, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 22 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 0-1
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool L Fonoimoana/Holdren 14 Ljubicic/Slean 38 21-15, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 0-1
8/9/01FIVBBelgium Open Kogel/Mulder 32, Q41 Ljubicic/Slean Q5 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 0-1
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 6 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 26-24, 21-15 0:49
Trail the series against # 29, Q13 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-2
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Klemperer/Rademacher 28 Ljubicic/Slean 21 21-16, 30-32, 15-10 1:08
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 9 Klemperer/Rademacher 28, Q11 Ljubicic/Slean Q3 14-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:51
Trail the series against # 30, Q21 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 2 Kais/Vesik 30, Q23 Ljubicic/Slean Q10 21-18, 21-18 0:48
Trail the series against # 32, Q48 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q48 Ljubicic/Slean Q16 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # Q5 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool F Ljubicic/Slean 27, Q8 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 22 21-16, 22-20 0:52
Series tied with # Q11 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool E Ljubicic/Slean 37 Shiratori/Watanabe 28 21-18, 25-23 0:49
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q10 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 22-20, 21-12 0:53
Series tied with # Q14 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool A Deulofeu/Molinier 17, Q15 Ljubicic/Slean 32, Q8 16-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:58
8/8/01FIVBBelgium Open Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean Q5 Deulofeu/Molinier Q37 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # Q15 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-2
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool L Gartmayer/Nowotny 11 Ljubicic/Slean 38 21-12, 21-18 0:42
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 6 Gartmayer/Nowotny 29, Q23 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 21-19, 21-11 0:44
Lead the series against # Q38 Esko/Tuominen, Finland 1-0
8/8/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Ljubicic/Slean 32, Q8 Esko/Tuominen Q24 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q49 Cole/Jury, Australia 1-0
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ljubicic/Slean Q16 Cole/Jury Q49 21-18, 21-12 0:38