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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Italy Challenger
July 1 - 3, 2005

(7) Janis Grinbergs/Austris Stals, Latvia

Janis Grinbergs
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 18, 1971 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Resides:

Riga

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

81 kg (178 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Kiev 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$14,035.00

Austris Stals
Latvia

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 8, 1977 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Smiltene

Resides:

Smiltene

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$4,930.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	2	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	5	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$9,860.00
Overall	17	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	5	2	US$9,860.00

Previous Cagliari Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	Q32	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	Q24	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	Q21	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Q20	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	Q14	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	Q19	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	Q24	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	Q25	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	8/19-24/2003	Greece Challenger	14	9	24	US$900.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q28	41	16	US$0.00

Italy Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/2/2005	Winner 2	Felix Blauel / Alexander Huber, Austria (10)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:34
Sat, 7/2/2005	Winner 3	Ian Borges / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (18, Q6)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:43
Sat, 7/2/2005	Contender 3	John Byron / Martin Suan, Australia (14)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:52
Sun, 7/3/2005	Contender 4	Kay Matysik / Marcus Popp, Germany (24, Q18)	Lost 19-21, 14-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Grinbergs/Stals trail the series against the field 2-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Dvorsky/Litva, Slovakia 0-1
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Dvorsky/Litva	Q33	Grinbergs/Stals	Q32	21-19, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 10 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
7/2/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Winner 2	Grinbergs/Stals	7	Blauel/Huber	10	21-16, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Byron/Suan, Australia 1-0
7/2/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Contender 3	Grinbergs/Stals	7	Byron/Suan	14	21-15, 21-15	0:52
Trail the series against # 18, Q6 Borges/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/2/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Winner 3	Borges/Solberg	18, Q6	Grinbergs/Stals	7	21-19, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against # 19, Q7 Amore/Fenili, Italy 0-1
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 1	Amore/Fenili	Q41	Grinbergs/Stals	Q24	21-16, 15-21, 19-17	1:05
Trail the series against # 24, Q18 Matysik/Popp, Germany 0-1
7/3/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Contender 4	Matysik/Popp	24, Q18	Grinbergs/Stals	7	21-19, 21-14	0:39