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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003

(8) Nikolas Berger/Clemens Doppler, Austria

Nikolas Berger
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 18, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Salzburg

Resides:

Vienna

Height:

198 cm (6'5")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

100

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Rhodes 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$183,857.50

Clemens Doppler
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 6, 1980 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Steyr

Resides:

Vienna

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

204

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$579,803.75

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	40	0	0	1	2	5	2	12	4	10	4	US$231,515.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	11	4	420	US$18,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	12	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	9	5	312	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	7	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	7	9	216	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	8	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	5	9	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	15	4	210	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	14	3	240	US$12,000.00
FIVB	9/4-8/2002	Spain Open	10	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	12	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	10	5	240	US$8,500.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	15	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	18	9	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2002	Canada Open	13	5	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	24	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	12, Q4	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	17, Q4	9	120	US$3,900.00

Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/14/2003	Pool H	Pedro Brazao / Fred Souza, Brazil (32)	Lost 22-24, 17-21	0:50
Tue, 10/14/2003	Pool H	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (41)	Won 25-23, 21-14	0:39
Wed, 10/15/2003	Pool H	Jefferson Bellaguarda / Juca Dultra, Brazil (17)	Won 31-29, 21-16	1:00
Thu, 10/16/2003	Winner 1	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (6)	Lost 11-21, 22-24	0:48

World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Marseille	Oliver Stamm - 17th	Did not play
2001	Klagenfurt	Oliver Stamm - 9th	Dietmar Maderbock - 33rd
2005	Berlin	Clemens Doppler - 25th	Nikolas Berger - 25th
2007	Gstaad	Did not play	Peter Gartmayer - 9th
2009	Stavanger	Did not play	Matthias Mellitzer - 17th
2011	Rome	Did not play	Matthias Mellitzer - 9th
2013	Stare Jablonki	Did not play	Alexander Horst - 9th
2015	The Hague	Did not play	Alexander Horst - 17th
2017	Vienna	Did not play	Alexander Horst - 2nd
2019	Hamburg	Did not play	Alexander Horst - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	8	17	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	19	25	100	US$5,500.00

Head to Head Results
Berger/Doppler lead the series against the field 33-23

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Berger/Doppler	11	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	1:01
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-2
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Araujo/Insfran	5	Berger/Doppler	12	21-15, 27-25	1:04
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Insfran	5	Berger/Doppler	9	21-17, 21-16	0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Laciga/Laciga	7	Berger/Doppler	10	21-18, 24-22	0:44
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Berger/Doppler	10	Laciga/Laciga	7	21-18, 21-19	0:48
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	2	Berger/Doppler	17, Q4	16-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:50
Series tied with # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-1
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 2	Berger/Doppler	11	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	17-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:58
6/22/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann	22	Berger/Doppler	15	25-23, 21-15	0:50
Lead the series against # 5 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Berger/Doppler	10	Egger/Heyer	23	21-16, 21-9	0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-3
10/16/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Berger/Doppler	8	21-11, 24-22	0:48
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool F	Berger/Doppler	11	Heuscher/Kobel	6	27-25, 21-19	0:49
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Berger/Doppler	9	26-24, 21-19	0:47
6/22/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Bronze Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Berger/Doppler	15	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	1:03
Trail the series against # 7 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
6/8/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Semi-Finals	Blanton/Nygaard	24	Berger/Doppler	14	23-21, 22-20	0:45
Series tied with # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-1
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Berger/Doppler	11	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	10	21-17, 21-12	0:37
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool A	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	32	Berger/Doppler	17, Q4	21-14, 21-13	0:33
Series tied with # 10 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-2
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	7	Berger/Doppler	12	21-16, 23-21	0:52
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Berger/Doppler	9	Baracetti/Conde	4	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	1:02
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Berger/Doppler	15	Baracetti/Conde	7	21-18, 21-18	0:46
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool B	Baracetti/Conde	2	Berger/Doppler	15	21-16, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 12 Rogers/Scott, United States 2-1
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool B	Berger/Doppler	15	Rogers/Scott	18	21-13, 13-21, 15-11	0:58
7/27/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool B	Rogers/Scott	18	Berger/Doppler	15	21-17, 21-14	0:43
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Berger/Doppler	13	Rogers/Scott	14	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool A	Berger/Doppler	17, Q4	Brenha/Maia	16	21-16, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-1
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	8	Berger/Doppler	7	23-21, 13-21, 15-9	0:59
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	8	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	9	21-13, 15-21, 15-10	0:50
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	Berger/Doppler	14	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	11	21-15, 17-21, 15-8	0:48
Lead the series against # 17 Bellaguarda/Dultra, Brazil 1-0
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	8	Bellaguarda/Dultra	17	31-29, 21-16	1:00
Series tied with # 18 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-1
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool E	Berger/Doppler	5	Alvarez/Rossell	12	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	0:53
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Berger/Doppler	18	21-19, 21-17	0:43
Lead the series against # 19 Canet/Hamel, France 2-1
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Canet/Hamel	22	Berger/Doppler	7	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	1:06
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Berger/Doppler	7	Canet/Hamel	10	21-14, 14-21, 15-11	0:52
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool B	Berger/Doppler	15	Canet/Hamel	31	21-13, 22-20	0:41
Lead the series against # 21 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Berger/Doppler	14	Berg/Dahl	13	19-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:13
Lead the series against # 23 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Berger/Doppler	12	Horrem/Maaseide	21	16-21, 22-20, 15-10	1:05
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool E	Berger/Doppler	5	Horrem/Maaseide	21	21-14, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 24 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-2
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool F	Holden/Leinemann	22	Berger/Doppler	11	18-21, 21-17, 15-0 Retired	0:38
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Berger/Doppler	7	Holden/Leinemann	23, Q1	21-19, 21-19	0:47
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Holden/Leinemann	8	Berger/Doppler	10	17-21, 22-20, 20-18	1:18
Trail the series against # 26 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Prosser/Williams	26	Berger/Doppler	8	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # 27 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	8	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	21-17, 13-21, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against # 32 Brazao/Souza, Brazil 0-1
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool H	Brazao/Souza	32	Berger/Doppler	8	24-22, 21-17	0:50
Series tied with # 34 Child/Heese, Canada 2-2
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool F	Berger/Doppler	11	Child/Heese	27	21-18, 23-21	0:50
6/8/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Bronze Medal	Berger/Doppler	14	Child/Heese	5	21-17, 18-21, 18-16	1:01
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Child/Heese	5	Berger/Doppler	12	21-17, 24-26, 16-14	1:17
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Child/Heese	11	Berger/Doppler	13	24-22, 21-12	0:45
Lead the series against # 35 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 2-0
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Berger/Doppler	10	Klemperer/Rademacher	26	21-12, 24-22	0:43
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Berger/Doppler	18	Klemperer/Rademacher	31	31-29, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 39 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 3-0
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	9	Ahmann/Hager	25	21-16, 21-14	0:40
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Berger/Doppler	10	Ahmann/Hager	25	21-13, 21-15	0:44
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	24	Ahmann/Hager	25, Q3	17-21, 25-23, 17-15	0:56
Lead the series against # 40 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 2-0
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Berger/Doppler	12	Kogel/Mulder	28, Q3	23-21, 16-21, 15-13	1:09
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Berger/Doppler	12, Q4	Kogel/Mulder	Q29	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 41 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	8	Kais/Vesik	41	25-23, 21-14	0:39
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool C	Berger/Doppler	14	Kais/Vesik	30, Q23	21-16, 30-28	0:52
Lead the series against # 43 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Berger/Doppler	12, Q4	Shiratori/Watanabe	21, Q9	21-16, 21-15	0:33