, VLADIMIR SAMSONOV (BLR) Date of Birth 17 April 1976 Style of play: shakehand attack Current World Ranking Highest World Ranking (current) 1 World Championships MANCHESTER 1997: Men's Singles - Finalist Men's Doubles - Quarter Finalist (Joerg Rosskopf, GER) European Championships 1998: Men's Singles - Champion Men's Doubles - Champion (Joerg Rosskopf, GER) European Championships 1996: Men's Singles - Top 16 Men's Doubles - Quarter Finalist Mixed Doubles - Winner Olympic Games - Atlanta 1996: Men's Singles - Quarter Finalist 1998 ITTF PRO TOUR EARNINGS: (TBA) ITTF PRO TOUR EARNINGS TO DATE: (TBA)

ITTF PRO-TOUR RESULTS (Quarter Final and better) CURRENT 1998 ITTF PRO TOUR STANDING: MEN'S SINGLES MEN'S DOUBLES SWEDISH OPEN '98 MEN'S DOUBLES Quarter Finalist YUGOSLAV OPEN '98 MEN'S SINGLES MEN'S DOUBLES Finalist Quarter Finalist CROATIAN OPEN '98 MEN'S SINGLES Champion MEN'S DOUBLES Quarter Finalist (Joerg Rosskopf, GER) QATAR OPEN '98 MEN'S SINGLES Semi Finalist MEN'S DOUBLES Semi Finalist (Joerg Rosskopf, GER) ITTF PRO-TOUR GRAND FINALS 1997 HONG KONG MEN'S SINGLES Champion MEN'S DOUBLES Finalist SWEDISH OPEN '97 MEN'S SINGLES Champion AUSTRIAN OPEN '97 MEN'S DOUBLES CHAMPION (Joerg Rosskopf, GER) CHINA OPEN '97 MEN'S SINGLES Quarter Finalist MEN'S DOUBLES Semi Finalist (Joerg Rosskopf, GER) JAPAN OPEN '97 MEN'S DOUBLES Quarter Finalist (Joerg Rosskopf, GER) QATAR OPEN '97 MEN'S SINGLES Finalist MEN'S DOUBLES Semi Finalist (Joerg Rosskopf, GER)