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2003 Swatch FIVB World Tour
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Dates11 June – 19 October 2004
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The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2003 was the official international beach volleyball tour for 2003.

The USA won five out of the 12 women's tournaments, but Brazil won nine out of the ten men's tournaments.

Grand Slam

There were four Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.

  • Berlin, Germany – Vodafone Grand Slam, 24–29 June 2003
  • Marseille, France – World Series 13 Grand Slam, 15–20 July 2003
  • Klagenfurt, Austria – A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia, 30 July–3 August 2003
  • Carson, California, USA – Nissan Grand Slam, 18–21 September 2003

Schedule

Key
World Championships
Grand Slam
Open tournaments

Tournament results

Women

Tournament Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Hellas Open
Rhodes, Greece
US$150,000
11–15 June 2003 		 Ana Paula Connelly (BRA)
 Sandra Pires (BRA)
23–21, 21–19, 15-12 		 Adriana Behar (BRA)
 Shelda Bede (BRA) 		 Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)
 Misty May-Treanor (USA)
21–15, 25–23 		 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset (CUB)
 Tamara Larrea Peraza (CUB)
1to1 Energy Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
US$150,000
17–21 June 2003 		 Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)
 Misty May-Treanor (USA)
23–21, 21–15 		 Ana Paula Connelly (BRA)
 Sandra Pires (BRA) 		 Adriana Behar (BRA)
 Shelda Bede (BRA)
21–15, 21–15 		 Annett Davis (USA)
 Jenny Johnson Jordan (USA)
Vodafone Grand Slam
Berlin, Germany
US$300,000
24–28 June 2003 		 Ana Paula Connelly (BRA)
 Sandra Pires (BRA)
20–22, 29–27, 15-13 		 Holly McPeak (USA)
 Elaine Youngs (USA) 		 Adriana Behar (BRA)
 Shelda Bede (BRA)
21–18, 21–19 		 Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)
 Misty May-Treanor (USA)
ConocoPhillips Open
Stavanger, Norway
US$150,000
4-5 July 2003 		 Ana Paula Connelly (BRA)
 Sandra Pires (BRA)
21–19, 21–15 		 Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)
 Misty May-Treanor (USA) 		 Adriana Behar (BRA)
 Shelda Bede (BRA)
21–13, 21–17 		 Holly McPeak (USA)
 Elaine Youngs (USA)
World Series 13 Grand Slam
Marseille, France
US$270,000
15–19 July 2003 		 Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)
 Misty May-Treanor (USA)
21–10, 21–13 		 Ana Paula Connelly (BRA)
 Sandra Pires (BRA) 		 Adriana Behar (BRA)
 Shelda Bede (BRA)
21–14, 21–18 		 Natalie Cook (AUS)
 Nicole Sanderson (AUS)
A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
Klagenfurt, Austria
US$260,000
July 30-August 2 		 Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)
 Misty May-Treanor (USA)
21–17, 21–12 		 Ana Paula Connelly (BRA)
 Sandra Pires (BRA) 		 Adriana Behar (BRA)
 Shelda Bede (BRA)
21–17, 21–18 		 Holly McPeak (USA)
 Elaine Youngs (USA)
Japan Open
Osaka, Japan
US$150,000
06–10 August 2003 		 Ana Paula Connelly (BRA)
 Sandra Pires (BRA)
21–18, 19–21, 15-13 		 Adriana Behar (BRA)
 Shelda Bede (BRA) 		 Natalie Cook (AUS)
 Nicole Sanderson (AUS)
18–21, 21–15, 15-10 		 Tatiana Minello (BRA)
 Alexandra Fonseca (BRA)
Lianyungang Open
Lianyungang, China
US$150,000
13–17 August 2003 		 Rebekka Kadijk (NED)
 Marrit Leenstra (NED)
21–15, 17–21, 15-13 		 Susanne Lahme (GER)
 Danja Müsch (GER) 		 Natalie Cook (AUS)
 Nicole Sanderson (AUS)
17–21, 26–24, 18-16 		 Simone Kuhn (SUI)
 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit (SUI)
Bali Open
Bali, Indonesia
US$150,000
20–24 August 2003 		 Tian Jia (CHN)
 Wang Fei (CHN)
21–17, 21-19 		 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset (CUB)
 Tamara Larrea Peraza (CUB) 		 Soňa Nováková (CZE)
 Eva Celbová-Ryšavá (CZE)
21-15, 21–10 		 Wang Lu (CHN)
 You Wenhui (CHN)
Estathe' Italian Open
Milan, Italy
US$150,000
3–7 September 2003 		 Tian Jia (CHN)
 Wang Fei (CHN)
17–21, 22–20, 15-10 		 Adriana Behar (BRA)
 Shelda Bede (BRA) 		 Dianne DeNecochea (USA)
 Nancy Mason Reynolds (USA)
21-16, 21–13 		 Rebekka Kadijk (NED)
 Marrit Leenstra (NED)
Nissan Grand Slam
Carson, United States
US$300,000
18–21 September 2003 		 Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)
 Misty May-Treanor (USA)
22-24, 22–20, 15-13 		 Ana Paula Connelly (BRA)
 Sandra Pires (BRA) 		 Natalie Cook (AUS)
 Nicole Sanderson (AUS)
21–13, 21–18 		 Tian Jia (CHN)
 Wang Fei (CHN)
FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
US$400,000
07–12 October 2003 		 Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)
 Misty May-Treanor (USA)
21-19, 21-19 		 Adriana Behar (BRA)
 Shelda Bede (BRA) 		 Natalie Cook (AUS)
 Nicole Sanderson (AUS)
21–16, 21–17 		 Annett Davis (USA)
 Jenny Johnson Jordan (USA)

Men

Tournament Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Hellas Open
Rhodes, Greece
US$150,000
4–8 June 2003 		 Dain Blanton (USA)
 Jeff Nygaard (USA)
22-20, 21–18 		 Márcio Araújo (BRA)
 Benjamin Insfran (BRA) 		 Nikolas Berger (AUT)
 Clemens Doppler (AUT)
21-17, 18–21, 18-16 		 John Child (CAN)
 Mark Heese (CAN)
1to1 Energy Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
US$150,000
18–22 June 2003 		 Márcio Araújo (BRA)
 Benjamin Insfran (BRA)
23–25, 21–13, 15-10 		 Markus Dieckmann (GER)
 Jonas Reckermann (GER) 		 Patrick Heuscher (SUI)
 Stefan Kobel (SUI)
21–18, 19–21, 15-10 		 Nikolas Berger (AUT)
 Clemens Doppler (AUT)
Vodafone Grand Slam
Berlin, Germany
US$300,000
25–29 June 2003 		 Harley Marques (BRA)
 Franco Neto (BRA)
21–18, 21–16 		 Mariano Baracetti (ARG)
 Martín Conde (ARG) 		 Emanuel Rego (BRA)
 Ricardo Santos (BRA)
21–15, 21–16 		 Markus Dieckmann (GER)
 Jonas Reckermann (GER)
ConocoPhillips Open
Stavanger, Norway
US$150,000
2-6 July 2003 		 Emanuel Rego (BRA)
 Ricardo Santos (BRA)
16–21, 21–16, 15-12 		 Mariano Baracetti (ARG)
 Martín Conde (ARG) 		 Julien Prosser (AUS)
 Mark Williams (AUS)
21–18, 22–20, 15-6 		 Jefferson Bellaguarda (BRA)
 Dagoberto Dultra Júnior (BRA)
World Series 13 Grand Slam
Marseille, France
US$270,000
16–20 July 2003 		 Emanuel Rego (BRA)
 Ricardo Santos (BRA)
21–18, 20–22, 15-13 		 Martin Laciga (SUI)
 Paul Laciga (SUI) 		 Dain Blanton (USA)
 Jeff Nygaard (USA)
19-21, 21–15, 15-8 		 Christoph Dieckmann (GER)
 Andreas Scheuerpflug (GER)
Portugal Open
Espinho, Portugal
US$150,000
23–27 July 2003 		 Emanuel Rego (BRA)
 Ricardo Santos (BRA)
21-23, 21–14, 20-18 		 Vegard Høidalen (NOR)
 Jørre Kjemperud (NOR) 		 Andrew Schacht (AUS)
 Joshua Slack (AUS)
21-17, 21-17 		 Márcio Araújo (BRA)
 Benjamin Insfran (BRA)
A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
Klagenfurt, Austria
US$260,000
July 31-August 3 		 Márcio Araújo (BRA)
 Benjamin Insfran (BRA)
22–20, 21–12 		 Stein Metzger (USA)
 Kevin Wong (USA) 		 Patrick Heuscher (SUI)
 Stefan Kobel (SUI)
19-21, 21–19, 15-8 		 Dain Blanton (USA)
 Jeff Nygaard (USA)
World of TUI Open de Mallorca
Mallorca, Spain
US$150,000
03–7 September 2003 		 Márcio Araújo (BRA)
 Benjamin Insfran (BRA)
14-21, 21–19, 34-32 		 Markus Dieckmann (GER)
 Jonas Reckermann (GER) 		 Mariano Baracetti (ARG)
 Martín Conde (ARG)
22-20, 21-13 		 Harley Marques (BRA)
 Franco Neto (BRA)
Nissan Grand Slam
Carson, United States
US$300,000
18–21 September 2003 		 Emanuel Rego (BRA)
 Ricardo Santos (BRA)}
21-11, 21-18 		 Markus Egger (SUI)
 Sascha Heyer (SUI) 		 Canyon Ceman (USA)
 Mike Whitmarsh (USA)
22-20, 21-16 		 Nikolas Berger (AUT)
 Clemens Doppler (AUT)
FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
US$400,000
14–19 October 2003 		 Emanuel Rego (BRA)
 Ricardo Santos (BRA)}
21-18, 21-15 		 Dax Holdren (USA)
 Stein Metzger (USA) 		 Márcio Araújo (BRA)
 Benjamin Insfran (BRA)
Walkover 		 João Brenha (POR)
 Miguel Maia (POR)

Rankings

Men

Top 15 Rankings as of February 18, 2004.
Rank Pair Points
1 Brazil Emanuel Rego & Ricardo Santos 3,752
2 Brazil Márcio Araújo & Benjamin Insfran 3,236
3 Switzerland Martin Laciga & Paul Laciga 2,690
4 Switzerland Patrick Heuscher & Stefan Kobel 2,330
5 Germany Markus Dieckmann & Jonas Reckermann 2,296
6 Brazil Harley Marques & Franco Neto 2,214
7 Austria Nikolas Berger & Clemens Doppler 2,158
8 Norway Vegard Høidalen & Jørre Kjemperud 2,092
9 Argentina Mariano Baracetti & Martín Conde 2,066
10 Switzerland Markus Egger & Sascha Heyer 2,032
11 United States Dain Blanton & Jeff Nygaard 1,996
12 Germany Christoph Dieckmann & Andreas Scheuerpflug 1,702
13 Portugal João Brenha & Miguel Maia 1,542
14 Sweden Björn Berg & Simon Dahl 1,416
15 United States Todd Rogers & Sean Scott 1,384

Women

Top 15 Rankings as of February 18, 2004.
Rank Pair Points Best Finish
1 Brazil Ana Paula Connelly & Sandra Pires 3,864 1st (4 times)
2 United States Kerri Walsh Jennings & Misty May-Treanor 3,690 1st (5 times)
3 Brazil Adriana Behar & Shelda Bede 3,578 2nd (4 times)
4 Australia Natalie Cook & Nicole Sanderson 2,906 3rd (4 times)
5 China Tian Jia & Wang Fei 2,388 1st (2 times)
6 United States Holly McPeak & Elaine Youngs 2,170 2nd (1 time)
7 United States Annett Davis & Jenny Johnson Jordan 2,144 4th (2 times)
8 Czech Republic Soňa Nováková & Eva Celbová-Ryšavá 1,976 3rd (1 time)
9 Netherlands Rebekka Kadijk & Marrit Leenstra 1,950 1st (1 time)
10 Germany Stephanie Pohl & Okka Rau 1,948 5th (3 times)
11 Switzerland Simone Kuhn & Nicole Schnyder-Benoit 1,900 4th (1 time)
12 Brazil Tatiana Minello & Alexandra Fonseca 1,646 4th (1 time)
13 United States Dianne DeNecochea & Nancy Mason Reynolds 1,644 3rd (1 time)
14 China Wang Lu & You Wenhui 1,642 4th (1 time)
15 Germany Susanne Lahme & Danja Musch 1,572 2nd (1 time)

Medal table by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil139729
2 United States64414
3 China2002
4 Netherlands1001
5 Germany0303
6 Switzerland0224
7 Argentina0213
8 Cuba0101
 Norway0101
10 Australia0066
11 Austria0011
 Czech Republic0011
Totals (12 entries)22222266

References

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External links

International beach volleyball
Asia and OceaniaAVC – Asian Championship – Asian Games – Asian Beach Games
AfricaCAVB – African Championship – African Games – African Beach Games
Europe
North AmericaNORCECA – NORCECA Circuit – Central American Games – Central American & Caribbean Games
South AmericaCSV – South American Circuit – South American Games – South American Beach Games
Others
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