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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Foro Italico Open presented by Skipper
May 12 - 17, 2009

(25, Q4) Steve Grotowski/Gregg Weaver, England

Steve Grotowski
England

/ United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 30, 1982 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

London

Resides:

Boynton Beach, FL

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB C&S Geroskipou 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (6 times)

Career Winnings:

US$18,475.00

Gregg Weaver
England

Photo: eurobeachtour.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 3, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Poole, England

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB C&S Geroskipou 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

13th (Québec 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$16,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	4	8	US$24,200.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	US$1,750.00
Overall	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	5	4	8	US$25,950.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2009	Shanghai Open	Q5	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	11/11-15/2008	Sanya Open	22	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2008	Manama Open	18	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/6-11/2008	Dubai Open	25, Q4	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/16-21/2008	Guarajà Open	17	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/26-31/2008	Kristiansand Open	28, Q7	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2008	Marseille Open	30, Q8	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB C&S	7/3-6/2008	Brno Challenger	9	13	24	US$700.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	Q17	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	Q30	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	Q19	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	8/15-19/2007	Aland Open	Q16	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	Q20	41	16	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/26-29/2007	Geroskipou Challenger	11, Q3	9	32	US$1,050.00
FIVB	7/18-22/2007	Marseille Open	Q34	41	18	US$0.00

Rome Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/13/2009	Qualifier 2	Nikolay Kolev / Neven Neshev, Bulgaria (Q36)	Won 0-1 Retired	0:09
Wed, 5/13/2009	Qualifier 3	Daan Spijkers / Niels van de Sande, Netherlands (Q13)	Won 21-17, 34-32	0:54
Thu, 5/14/2009	Winner 1	Jonathan Erdmann / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (8, Q5)	Lost 12-21, 21-15, 10-15	0:47
Thu, 5/14/2009	Contender 1	Emiel Boersma / Joppe Paulides, Netherlands (24)	Lost 14-21, 18-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 4-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 8, Q5 Erdmann/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
5/14/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 1	Erdmann/Windscheif	8, Q5	Grotowski/Weaver	25, Q4	21-12, 15-21, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 17 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
11/12/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Grotowski/Weaver	22	Fijalek/Prudel	11	16-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:54
7/4/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Contender 1	Grotowski/Weaver	9	Fijalek/Prudel	7	23-21, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 23 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	7	Grotowski/Weaver	25, Q4	21-17, 18-21, 17-15	0:58
Trail the series against # 24 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 0-1
5/14/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Contender 1	Boersma/Paulides	24	Grotowski/Weaver	25, Q4	21-14, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # Q13 Spijkers/van de Sande, Netherlands 1-0
5/13/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Qualifier 3	Grotowski/Weaver	25, Q4	Spijkers/van de Sande	Q13	21-17, 34-32	0:54
Trail the series against # Q14 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 0-1
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Boehm/McHugh	31, Q12	Grotowski/Weaver	Q5	21-19, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # Q36 Kolev/Neshev, Bulgaria 1-0
5/13/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Qualifier 2	Grotowski/Weaver	25, Q4	Kolev/Neshev	Q36	0-1 Retired	0:09