Profile
Phil Dalhausser's Bio, Stats and Tour InformationBorn
January 25, 1980
Height
6’9″
Residence
Orlando, FL
Where It All Started
Philip Peter Dalhausser was born in Baden, Aargau, Switzerland on January 26, 1980. He moved to the U.S. at a young age where he attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida. Phil later went on to graduate with a Degree in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida where he played on the club volleyball team.
Phil started playing beach volleyball in 2005 and enjoyed a break-out year in 2006 when he partnered with Todd Rodgers, an 11 years veteran of professional beach volleyball. Since teaming up, the duo has become one of the best beach volleyball teams of all time. For a complete list of accomplishments visit Phil’s list of career highlights.

In the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, Phil and Todd won the gold medal match two sets to one against Marcio Araujo and Fabio Luiz Magalhaes of Brazil. Dalhausser made nine blocks in the championship match, with five coming in the deciding third set, putting the U.S. up to a 9-1 lead and eventually winning it 15-4. Dalhausser was named tournament MVP. Phil’s nickname on the tour was the “Thin Beast” and later became “Beijing Beast” after his performance in China.
Phil resides in Orlando, FL with his wife, Jennifer Corral and 2 kids.
Fun Fact
Phil lists his dad as the person he most admires because he has endured “many serious illnesses”. He also credits his old partner Todd Rogers (who was an assistant volleyball coach at UC Santa Barbara) with making him a better player.
Career Highlights
Internationally Dalhausser and Lucena won four times (tied for the most of any team) and claimed eight medals, which was the most on Tour. The duo finished fifth in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
On the FIVB Tour Dalhausser and Rosenthal played twice with a best of ninth. Then he won three silvers and one gold in five competitions with Lucena.
On the FIVB Tour, they had one semifinal in the first four events, then followed that up with four straight gold medal match appearances, winning three titles including the Long Beach event. While the pair did not reach a semifinal in their last two international events, they still completed the season second in points and first in wins (three).
In the World Championships in Stare Jablonki, Dalhausser and Rosenthal placed ninth. They won two more gold medals in Grand Slam events, including in Long Beach. Their three gold medals tied for the most on Tour, but they finished ranked ninth as they only played in eight tournaments.
Dalhausser and Casey Jennings competed together in one FIVB event, winning a silver.
On the AVP Tour, Dalhausser and Rosenthal advanced to five semifinals in the nine events, winning once and placing second twice. They were the fourth ranked team on tour. Dalhausser finished second in blocks per game (1.89) and hitting percentage (.475) and fourth in aces per game (.87).
At the London Olympics, they finished 9th.
For the season, the pair played in nine events with four medals, ending as the third-ranked team on the FIVB Tour.
On the FIVB Tour, Dalhausser and Rogers came through the contender’s bracket to win the season opener in Brasilia, becoming the first American team to win a title in Brazil since 1996. They won nine titles in their 12 international outings, setting the mark for the most team wins in FIVB single season history. The pair won the last five FIVB events they played in, including three Grand Slams, ending on a 23-match win streak.
Career stats provided by the Beach Volleyball Database.
Tour Schedule
FIVB Doha
March 11, 2019 - March 16, 2019
Doha, Qatar
FIVB Xiamen
April 24, 2019 - April 28, 2019
Xiamen, China
AVP Huntington Beach Open
May 3, 2019 - May 5, 2019
Huntington Beach, CA
AVP Austin Open
May 17, 2019 - May 19, 2019
Austin, TX
FIVB Jinjiang
May 22, 2019 - May 26, 2019
Jinjiang, China
AVP Gold Series New York City Open
June 7, 2019 - June 9, 2019
New York, NY
AVP Seattle Open
June 21, 2019 - June 23, 2019
Seattle, WA
FIVB World Championships Hamburg
June 28, 2019 - July 7, 2019
Hamburg, Germany
FIVB Gstaad
July 9, 2019 - July 14, 2019
Gstaad, Switzerland
FIVB Espinho
July 17, 2019 - July 21, 2019
Espinho, Portugal
FIVB Tokyo
July 24, 2019 - July 28, 2019
Tokyo, Japan
FIVB Vienna
July 31, 2019 - August 4, 2019
Vienna, Austria
AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open
August 16, 2019 - August 18, 2019
Manhattan Beach, CA
AVP Gold Series Championships Chicago
August 30, 2019 - September 1, 2019
Chicago, IL
FIVB Rome World Tour Finals
September 4, 2019 - September 8, 2019
Rome, Italy
AVP Hawaii Open
September 20, 2019 - September 22, 2019
Honolulu, HI