Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016
(21) Linline Matauatu/Miller Pata, Vanuatu
 
Linline Matauatu
Vanuatu
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 23, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Port Vila
Height: 170 cm (5'7")
Weight: 55 kg (121 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 50
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Pattaya 2014)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Geelong 2023)
Career Winnings: US$57,800.00
Miller Pata
Vanuatu
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 11, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Port Vila
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 71
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Lecce 2022)
Career Winnings: US$76,471.65
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317254157Money
FIVB28000140407651 US$98,550.00
FIVB C&S3100000200000 US$1,400.00
Overall31100140607651 US$99,950.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open 18 25th 120 US$800.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2015 Puerto Vallarta Open 6 5th 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 9/23-27/2015 Xiamen Open 8 25th 120 US$800.00
FIVB 8/25-29/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 22, Q4 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 22 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 24 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2015 Gstaad Major Series 25, Q3 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 31 17th 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 26 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2015 Fuzhou Open 29, Q11 5th 300 US$3,375.00
Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 3/9/2016 Pool E Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (12) Lost 21-18, 21-23, 12-15 0:52
Wed, 3/9/2016 Pool E Juliana Felisberta / Taiana Lima, Brazil (5) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:40
Thu, 3/10/2016 Pool E Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (28, Q6) Lost 20-22, 13-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Matauatu/Pata trail the series against the field 12-26 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 14 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-0
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Matauatu/Pata 22 Bednarczuk/Seixas 1 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool B Antunes/Maestrini 2 Matauatu/Pata 18 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Trail the series against # 3 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 0-2
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 1 Bansley/Pavan 3 Matauatu/Pata 22, Q4 23-21, 22-20 0:42
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool H Bansley/Pavan 9 Matauatu/Pata 25, Q3 21-14, 19-21, 15-11 0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-3
10/10/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Matauatu/Pata 6 21-11, 21-16 0:33
8/22/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 6 Matauatu/Pata 22 21-23, 21-15, 17-15 0:55
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Walkenhorst 6 Matauatu/Pata 22 12-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:44
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Matauatu/Pata 26 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 5 Felisberta/Lima, Brazil 0-1
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool E Felisberta/Lima 5 Matauatu/Pata 21 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-1
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool H Bawden/Clancy 9 Matauatu/Pata 24 21-13, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 0-1
4/23/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Fendrick/Sweat 4 Matauatu/Pata 29, Q11 21-18, 21-12 0:32
Trail the series against # 12 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 0-2
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool E Brzostek/Wojtasik 12 Matauatu/Pata 21 18-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:52
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool H Brzostek/Wojtasik 24 Matauatu/Pata 25, Q3 21-16, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 13 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 2-0
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool F Matauatu/Pata 22, Q4 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 11 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:49
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Matauatu/Pata 22 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 9 21-18, 11-21, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 15 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-2
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Baquerizo/Fernandez 11 Matauatu/Pata 22 21-16, 21-16 0:36
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 8 Matauatu/Pata 31 21-19, 23-21 0:46
Trail the series against # 16 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-2
9/25/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool H Gallay/Klug 9 Matauatu/Pata 8 21-18, 23-21 0:44
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 1 Gallay/Klug 25 Matauatu/Pata 26 21-17, 21-15  
Trail the series against # 17 Broder/May, Canada 0-2
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 1 Broder/May 18 Matauatu/Pata 24 21-15, 21-15 0:32
4/23/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Broder/May 13 Matauatu/Pata 29, Q11 24-22, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 18 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-2
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool B Mader/Zumkehr 15 Matauatu/Pata 18 21-17, 16-21, 15-8 0:58
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool H Mader/Zumkehr 8 Matauatu/Pata 25, Q3 21-18, 20-22, 21-19 1:03
Trail the series against # 19 Capers/Kessy, United States 0-1
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Capers/Kessy 23 Matauatu/Pata 26 21-16, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 1-0
10/10/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 2 Matauatu/Pata 6 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 13 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 27, Q5 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 0-2
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool G Laboureur/Sude 18 Matauatu/Pata 31 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:53
4/25/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Laboureur/Sude 3 Matauatu/Pata 29, Q11 21-19, 21-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 28, Q6 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 0-1
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool E Nestarcova/Pridalova 28, Q6 Matauatu/Pata 21 22-20, 21-13 0:36
Series tied with # 29, Q7 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-1
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool F Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q7 Matauatu/Pata 22, Q4 17-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:49
4/25/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Matauatu/Pata 29, Q11 Lahti/Lehtonen 14 22-20, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # Q11 Carico/Ross, United States 1-0
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Matauatu/Pata 22 Carico/Ross 27, Q8 21-19, 17-21, 15-7 0:48
Series tied with # Q12 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 1-1
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool B Agudo/Pazo 31, Q11 Matauatu/Pata 18 21-15, 21-23, 15-6 0:46
9/24/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool H Matauatu/Pata 8 Agudo/Pazo 24, Q3 21-13, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # Q15 Jupiter/Longuet, France 1-0
7/7/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 Matauatu/Pata 25, Q3 Jupiter/Longuet Q19 18-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:46
Series tied with # Q16 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 1-1
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool H Mizoe/Nishibori 8 Matauatu/Pata 24 21-16, 21-19 0:36
11/9/14FIVB C&SPattaya Challenger Gold Medal Matauatu/Pata 11 Mizoe/Nishibori 10 21-11, 14-21, 15-9 0:47
Lead the series against # Q18 Alfaro/Charles, Costa Rica 1-0
10/8/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool F Matauatu/Pata 6 Alfaro/Charles 22 21-15, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # Q28 Lassyuta/Samalikova, Kazakhstan 1-0
11/6/14FIVB C&SPattaya Challenger Pool F Matauatu/Pata 11 Lassyuta/Samalikova 22 21-11, 21-11 0:28