Swatch FIVB World Tour 2002 explained

The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2002 was the official international beach volleyball tour for 2002.

The USA won nine out of the 11 women's tournaments, but Brazil won six out of the ten men's tournaments.

Grand Slam

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

Grand Slam
Open tournaments

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Madrid Open^[2] Madrid, Spain US$150,000 5–9 June 2002	23-21, 21-14		21–10, 21–17
Gstaad Open^[3] Gstaad, Switzerland US$150,000 18–22 June 2002	21-17, 21-17		21–19, 21–15
Stavanger Open^[4] Stavanger, Norway US$150,000 2–6 July 2002	21-17, 16–21, 15-11		11-21, 21–18, 15-13
Montreal Open^[5] Montreal, Canada US$150,000 09–13 July 2002	21-18, 25-23		21-16, 20–22, 15-12
Marseille Grand Slam Marseille, France US$200,000 16-20 July 2002	21-17, 21-12		21–13, 22-20
Rhodes Open^[6] Rhodes, Greece US$150,000 24–28 July 2002	21-17, 21-16		21-17, 25-23
Klagenfurt Grand Slam^[7] Klagenfurt, Austria US$200,000 31 July–3 August 2002	21-19, 21-18		21–17, 21-15
Osaka Open^[8] Osaka, Japan US$150,000 07–11 August 2002	21-17, 14–21, 18-16		18-21, 21–12, 15-8
Maoming Open^[9] Maoming, China US$150,000 14–18 August 2002	12-21, 21–15, 19-17		21-17, 22-20
Mallorca Open^[10] Mallorca, Spain US$150,000 03–7 September 2002	21-13, 17–21, 16-14		21-10, 21-19
Vitória Open^[11] Vitória, Brazil US$150,000 17–22 September 2002	21-13, 19–21, 15-10		21-17, 21-18

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Berlin Open^[12] Berlin, Germany US$150,000 12–16 June 2002	25-23, 19–21, 15-10		21-12, 18–21, 15-10
Gstaad Open^[13] Gstaad, Switzerland US$150,000 19–23 June 2002	25-23, 19–21, 15-10		21-12, 18–21, 15-10
Stavanger Open^[14] Stavanger, Norway US$150,000 3–7 July 2002	22-20, 18–21, 19-17		walkover
Montreal Open^[15] Montreal, Canada US$150,000 10–14 July 2002	21-18, 24-22		21-15, 18–21, 15-13
Marseille Grand Slam^[16] Marseille, France US$200,000 17–21 July 2002	19-21, 21–16, 15-9		21-15, 26-24
Espinho Open^[17] Espinho, Portugal US$150,000 24–28 July 2002	17-21, 24–22, 15-12		22-20, 21-10
Klagenfurt Grand Slam^[18] Klagenfurt, Austria US$200,000 1–4 August 2002	21-16, 21-18		21-18, 21-14
Cádiz Open^[19] Cádiz, Spain US$150,000 07–11 August 2002	21-18, 21-17		21-17, 21-18
Mallorca Open^[20] Mallorca, Spain US$150,000 04–8 September 2002	21-17, 27-25		21-15, 24-22
Fortaleza Open^[21] Fortaleza, Brazil US$150,000 01–6 October 2002	22-20, 21-17		walkover

Rank	Pair	Points	Best Finish
Top 10 Rankings as of October 8, 2002.^[22]
1	Mariano Baracetti & Martín Conde	2,030	1st (1 time)
2	Márcio Araújo & Benjamin Insfran	1,964	1st (1 time)
3	Ricardo Santos & José Loiola	1,820	1st (3 times)
4	Martin Laciga & Paul Laciga	1,700	1st (2 times)
5	John Child & Mark Heese	1,540	2nd (1 time)
6	Kevin Wong & Stein Metzger	1,510	1st (1 time)
7	Emanuel Rego & Tande Ramos	1,500	1st (1 time)
8	Vegard Høidalen & Jørre Kjemperud	1,320	3rd (1 time)
9	Patrick Heuscher & Stefan Kobel	1,194	3rd (1 time)
10		1,148	1st (1 time)

Rank	Pair	Points	Best Finish
Top 10 Rankings as of October 8, 2002.^[23]
1	Kerri Walsh Jennings & Misty May-Treanor	3,070	1st (5 times)
2	Adriana Behar & Shelda Bede	2,740	1st (2 times)
3	Natalie Cook & Kerri Pottharst	2,370	2nd (2 times)
4	Holly McPeak & Elaine Youngs	2,310	1st (4 times)
5	Ana Paula Connelly & Tatiana Minello	2,280	2nd (2 times)
6	Daniela Gattelli & Lucilla Perrotta	1,640	5th (4 times)
7	Leila Barros & Sandra Pires	1,630	5th (6 times)
8	Mônica Rodrigues & Alexandra Fonseca	1,400	4th (2 times)
9	Rebekka Kadijk & Marrit Leenstra	1,390	4th (2 times)
10	Stephanie Pohl & Okka Rau	1,200	5th (2 times)