Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 3 - 7, 2005
(9) 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: 13
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: 26
Tournaments: 204
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$579,803.75
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB40001252124104 US$231,515.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Hannes Kronthaler - 25th Did not play
1998 Hannes Kronthaler - 17th Helmut Hirner - 57th
1999 Oliver Stamm - 17th Helmut Hirner - 57th
2000 Oliver Stamm - 17th Did not play
2001 Oliver Stamm - 9th Dietmar Maderbock - 33rd
2002 Clemens Doppler - 5th Nikolas Berger - 5th
2003 Clemens Doppler - 5th Nikolas Berger - 5th
2004 Florian Gosch - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 16 13 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 14 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 11 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 17 9 224 US$8,600.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 19 25 100 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 24 5 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 25, Q5 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 17 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam 23, Q2 17 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/7-11/2004 Spain Open 23 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam 21, Q1 25 60 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 25 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open 16 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 17 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 7 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 8 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 8 17 160 US$5,000.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/4/2005 Winner 1 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (24) Lost 25-23, 32-34, 11-15 1:17
Fri, 8/5/2005 Contender 1 Linyin Xu / Qiang Xu, China (25, Q4) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Fri, 8/5/2005 Contender 2 Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (23, Q18) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:39
Fri, 8/5/2005 Contender 3 Francisco Alvarez / Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba (15) Lost 13-21, 23-21, 12-15 1:04
Head to Head Results
Berger/Doppler lead the series against the field 36-33
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-1
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Brink/Schneider 19, Q8 Berger/Doppler 14 21-16, 21-19 0:44
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Berger/Doppler 12, Q4 Brink/Schneider 28, Q21 21-17, 21-7 0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-3
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Berger/Doppler 14 21-19, 19-21, 15-9 0:56
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 8 Berger/Doppler 25, Q5 16-21, 21-10, 15-8 0:50
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 2 Berger/Doppler 11 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:58
6/22/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Dieckmann/Reckermann 22 Berger/Doppler 15 25-23, 21-15 0:50
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-5
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Rego/Santos 1 Berger/Doppler 19 21-15, 21-17 0:47
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Berger/Doppler 17 21-17, 21-16 0:41
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Berger/Doppler 16 19-21, 21-16, 15-7 0:50
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Berger/Doppler 17 21-19, 30-28 0:54
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Berger/Doppler 11 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 1:01
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-4
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Berger/Doppler 17 21-13, 16-21, 17-15 0:52
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Berger/Doppler 8 21-11, 24-22 0:48
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool F Berger/Doppler 11 Heuscher/Kobel 6 27-25, 21-19 0:49
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Heuscher/Kobel 8 Berger/Doppler 9 26-24, 21-19 0:47
6/22/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Bronze Medal Heuscher/Kobel 20 Berger/Doppler 15 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 1:03
Lead the series against # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 2-1
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Berger/Doppler 15 Rogers/Scott 18 21-13, 13-21, 15-11 0:58
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Rogers/Scott 18 Berger/Doppler 15 21-17, 21-14 0:43
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 13 Rogers/Scott 14 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 7 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Heyer/Laciga 9 Berger/Doppler 24 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-3
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 Berger/Doppler 16 21-13, 21-19 0:48
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 Berger/Doppler 14 21-13, 17-21, 15-12 1:06
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Berger/Doppler 17 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 27-29, 22-20, 18-16 1:04
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 6 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Berger/Doppler 24 17-21, 22-20, 15-7 0:51
Trail the series against # 10 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q11 Berger/Doppler 7 23-21, 15-21, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # 11 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 5 Berger/Doppler 24 Egger/Laciga 8 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 1:06
Series tied with # 13 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-2
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Berger/Doppler 25 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 10 22-20, 25-23 0:45
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 Berger/Doppler 8 21-12, 21-18 0:42
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 10 21-17, 21-12 0:37
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool A Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 32 Berger/Doppler 17, Q4 21-14, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 14 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 25 Berger/Doppler 23, Q2 By Forfeit  
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool H Berger/Doppler 8 Kais/Vesik 41 25-23, 21-14 0:39
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Berger/Doppler 14 Kais/Vesik 30, Q23 21-16, 30-28 0:52
Trail the series against # 15 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 0-1
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 3 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 15 Berger/Doppler 9 21-13, 21-23, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-1
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 Berger/Doppler 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 22-20, 21-14 0:39
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Berger/Doppler 17 19-21, 21-16, 22-20 1:09
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Berger/Doppler 25, Q5 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 17, Q1 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-1
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 17 Schacht/Slack 16 17-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:03
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Schacht/Slack 17 Berger/Doppler 8 21-14, 21-18 0:46
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 15 Schacht/Slack 16 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:55
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D Berger/Doppler 13 Schacht/Slack 20, Q2 16-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:03
Lead the series against # 18 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 2-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 16 Horrem/Pettersen 17 21-19, 17-21, 15-6 0:53
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Berger/Doppler 24 Horrem/Pettersen 16 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Series tied with # 19 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Leinemann/VanHuizen 24 Berger/Doppler 16 21-18, 22-20 0:46
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Berger/Doppler 24 Leinemann/VanHuizen 25, Q4 21-19, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # 20 Conde/Salema, Argentina 1-0
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Berger/Doppler 24 Conde/Salema 7 23-21, 20-22, 15-12 1:06
Lead the series against # 22 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Berger/Doppler 19 Herrera/Mesa 16 16-21, 22-20, 20-18 1:00
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 17 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 25-23 0:39
Lead the series against # 23, Q18 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Berger/Doppler 9 Pedrosa/Rosas 23, Q18 21-11, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 24 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-3
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 24 Berger/Doppler 9 23-25, 34-32, 15-11 1:17
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 24-22, 21-15 0:44
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Berger/Doppler 11 17-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:57
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Berger/Doppler 24 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 22-24, 21-19, 16-14 1:04
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 Berger/Doppler 25, Q5 21-16, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Berger/Doppler 9 Xu/Xu 25, Q4 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 3 Berger/Doppler 14 Gscheidle/Schnider 22, Q16 21-18, 18-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 31, Q9 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 2-0
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Berger/Doppler 25 Hernandez/Papaleo 18 18-21, 21-16, 15-7 0:58
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 16 Hernandez/Papaleo 17 21-14, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 32 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Gosch/Strauss 46 Berger/Doppler 19 13-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Klemperer/Koreng 24, Q6 Berger/Doppler 17 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-0
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Berger/Doppler 25 Neto/Ramos 5 20-22, 21-16, 15-11 1:06
Lead the series against # Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Berger/Doppler 23, Q2 Lochhead/Pitman Q15 24-26, 21-12, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # Q17 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 3-0
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Berger/Doppler 16 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q27 17-21, 21-17, 15-6 0:55
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Berger/Doppler 11 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 27, Q9 21-15, 21-19 0:40
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Berger/Doppler 25, Q5 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q21 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # Q20 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Rossell/Villar 22 Berger/Doppler 11 21-16, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # Q23 Canet/Hamel, France 2-1
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Canet/Hamel 22 Berger/Doppler 7 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 1:06
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Berger/Doppler 7 Canet/Hamel 10 21-14, 14-21, 15-11 0:52
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool B Berger/Doppler 15 Canet/Hamel 31 21-13, 22-20 0:41