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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Fortaleza Open
April 27 - May 1, 2016

(6) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Lecce 2022)

Career Winnings:

US$76,471.65

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	57	Money
FIVB	28	0	0	0	1	4	0	4	0	7	6	5	1	US$98,550.00
FIVB C&S	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,400.00
Overall	31	1	0	0	1	4	0	6	0	7	6	5	1	US$99,950.00

Previous Fortaleza Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/20-24/2016	Fuzhou Open	13	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/13-17/2016	Xiamen Open	10	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	16	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	21	25th	160	US$4,000.00
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

Fortaleza Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 4/28/2016	Pool F	Lisa Arnholdt / Anni Schumacher, Germany (27)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:34
Thu, 4/28/2016	Pool F	Angela Lavalle / Rachel Nunes, Brazil (22)	Won 21-13, 11-21, 15-9	0:41
Fri, 4/29/2016	Pool F	Gabriela Filippo / Michelle Valiente, Paraguay (11)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:28
Fri, 4/29/2016	Winner 2	Kim DiCello / Kendra VanZwieten, United States (14)	Won 21-15, 24-22	0:38
Sat, 4/30/2016	Winner 3	Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (3)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:38
Sat, 4/30/2016	Semi-Finals	Duda Lisboa / Elize Maia, Brazil (5)	Lost 10-21, 20-22	0:32
Sun, 5/1/2016	Bronze Medal	Rebecca Cavalcanti / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (19)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Matauatu/Pata lead the series against the field 11-8 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-0
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Matauatu/Pata	22	Bednarczuk/Seixas	1	21-12, 19-21, 15-13	0:49
Trail the series against # 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-3
10/10/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Matauatu/Pata	6	21-11, 21-16	0:33
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	6	Matauatu/Pata	22	21-23, 21-15, 17-15	0:55
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	6	Matauatu/Pata	22	12-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:44
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Matauatu/Pata	26	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	7	21-16, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 3 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
4/30/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Winner 3	Matauatu/Pata	6	Meppelink/Van Iersel	3	21-18, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Felisberta/Lima, Brazil 0-1
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool E	Felisberta/Lima	5	Matauatu/Pata	21	21-16, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Lisboa/Maia, Brazil 0-1
4/30/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Semi-Finals	Lisboa/Maia	5	Matauatu/Pata	6	21-10, 22-20	0:32
Series tied with # 8 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-1
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Bieneck/Grossner	18, Q1	Matauatu/Pata	10	21-16, 21-14	0:30
10/9/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool F	Matauatu/Pata	6	Bieneck/Grossner	11, Q1	18-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:56
Series tied with # 9 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 1-1
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool B	Agudo/Pazo	31, Q11	Matauatu/Pata	18	21-15, 21-23, 15-6	0:46
9/24/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool H	Matauatu/Pata	8	Agudo/Pazo	24, Q3	21-13, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 11 Filippo/Valiente, Paraguay 1-0
4/29/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Pool F	Matauatu/Pata	6	Filippo/Valiente	11	21-16, 21-16	0:28
Lead the series against # 13 Carico/Ross, United States 1-0
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Matauatu/Pata	22	Carico/Ross	27, Q8	21-19, 17-21, 15-7	0:48
Lead the series against # 14 DiCello/VanZwieten, United States 1-0
4/29/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Winner 2	Matauatu/Pata	6	DiCello/VanZwieten	14	21-15, 24-22	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Kongshavn/Solvoll, Norway 1-0
3/16/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool A	Matauatu/Pata	16	Kongshavn/Solvoll	32, Q14	21-14, 21-10	0:26
Trail the series against # 19 Cavalcanti/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
5/1/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Bronze Medal	Cavalcanti/Maestrini	19	Matauatu/Pata	6	21-19, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 22 Lavalle/Nunes, Brazil 1-0
4/28/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Pool F	Matauatu/Pata	6	Lavalle/Nunes	22	21-13, 11-21, 15-9	0:41
Lead the series against # 27 Arnholdt/Schumacher, Germany 1-0
4/28/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Pool F	Matauatu/Pata	6	Arnholdt/Schumacher	27	21-18, 21-17	0:34