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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 6 - 10, 2005

(11) 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 St. Petersburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

St. Petersburg Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/7/2005	Winner 1	Juan Rossell / Wilfredo Villar, Cuba (22)	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:44
Thu, 7/7/2005	Contender 1	Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (27, Q9)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:40
Fri, 7/8/2005	Contender 2	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (12)	Lost 21-17, 20-22, 9-15	0:57

Head to Head Results
Berger/Doppler trail the series against the field 14-19

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-5
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 2	Rego/Santos	1	Berger/Doppler	19	21-15, 21-17	0:47
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Berger/Doppler	17	21-17, 21-16	0:41
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Berger/Doppler	16	19-21, 21-16, 15-7	0:50
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Berger/Doppler	17	21-19, 30-28	0:54
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Berger/Doppler	11	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	1:01
Series tied with # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-1
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Berger/Doppler	17	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	27-29, 22-20, 18-16	1:04
6/18/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 6	Araujo/Magalhaes	3, Q1	Berger/Doppler	24	17-21, 22-20, 15-7	0:51
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-4
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Berger/Doppler	17	21-13, 16-21, 17-15	0:52
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
Lead the series against # 5 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-0
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Berger/Doppler	25	Neto/Ramos	5	20-22, 21-16, 15-11	1:06
Series tied with # 6 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-1
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool C	Brink/Schneider	19, Q8	Berger/Doppler	14	21-16, 21-19	0:44
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Berger/Doppler	12, Q4	Brink/Schneider	28, Q21	21-17, 21-7	0:32
Lead the series against # 7 Conde/Salema, Argentina 1-0
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	Berger/Doppler	24	Conde/Salema	7	23-21, 20-22, 15-12	1:06
Lead the series against # 10 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 3	Berger/Doppler	24	Horrem/Pettersen	16	21-19, 21-19	0:46
Trail the series against # 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-2
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	Berger/Doppler	11	17-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:57
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Berger/Doppler	24	Kjemperud/Skarlund	13	22-24, 21-19, 16-14	1:04
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	Berger/Doppler	25, Q5	21-16, 21-15	0:37
Series tied with # 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	De Gruijter/Ronnes	20	Berger/Doppler	17	19-21, 21-16, 22-20	1:09
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Berger/Doppler	25, Q5	De Gruijter/Ronnes	23	21-19, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 3	Klemperer/Koreng	24, Q6	Berger/Doppler	17	15-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:52
Lead the series against # 21 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 2-0
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 3	Berger/Doppler	25	Hernandez/Papaleo	18	18-21, 21-16, 15-7	0:58
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Berger/Doppler	16	Hernandez/Papaleo	17	21-14, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 22 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 0-1
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Rossell/Villar	22	Berger/Doppler	11	21-16, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 24 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Gartmayer/Nowotny	26, Q11	Berger/Doppler	7	23-21, 15-21, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Berger/Doppler	23, Q2	Lochhead/Pitman	Q15	24-26, 21-12, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 2-0
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Berger/Doppler	11	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	27, Q9	21-15, 21-19	0:40
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Berger/Doppler	25, Q5	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q21	21-14, 21-19	0:39
Series tied with # 30, Q19 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Karasev/Zaitsev	28, Q4	Berger/Doppler	12	21-16, 21-16	0:38
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool D	Berger/Doppler	13	Karasev/Zaitsev	29	21-18, 17-21, 18-16	0:57
Trail the series against # Q3 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-1
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Gosch/Strauss	46	Berger/Doppler	19	13-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:47