Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 4, 2001
(1) Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar, Brazil
 
Shelda Kelly Bruno Bedê
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 1, 1973 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Fortaleza
Height: 165 cm (5'5")
Weight: 59 kg (130 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 148
Career Wins: 34
Career Winnings: US$1,320,907.50
Adriana Brandão Behar
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1969 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 136
Career Wins: 31
Career Winnings: US$1,198,437.50
Awards
  • Tour Champion 1997 (with Adriana Behar), 1998 (with Adriana Behar), 1999 (with Adriana Behar), 2000 (with Adriana Behar), 2001 (with Adriana Behar), 2004 (with Adriana Behar), 2008 (with Ana Paula Connelly)
  • Best Defensive Player 2005, 2006
  • Most Inspirational 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Team of the Year 2008 (with Ana Paula Connelly)
  • Sportsperson 2009
Awards
  • Tour Champion 1997 (with Shelda Bede), 1998 (with Shelda Bede), 1999 (with Shelda Bede), 2000 (with Shelda Bede), 2001 (with Shelda Bede), 2004 (with Shelda Bede)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB1203130241110270311 US$2,207,965.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 1 2nd 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 1 2nd 406 US$22,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 1 1st 360 US$27,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 2 1st 360 US$27,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 1 3rd 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2001 Macau Open 3 2nd 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 10/31-11/5/2000 Brazil Open 2 4th 238 US$10,000.00
FIVB 9/16-25/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 2 2nd 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Japan Open 2 1st 340 US$26,000.00
Klagenfurt World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool A Rii Seike / Chiho Torii, Japan (32) Won 21-7, 21-7 0:38
Thu, 8/2/2001 Winner 1 Chiaki Kusuhara / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (30) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Fri, 8/3/2001 Winner 2 Angela Clarke / Kylie Gerlic, Australia (19) Won 21-11, 21-18 0:33
Fri, 8/3/2001 Winner 3 Claudia Oliveira / Jackie Silva, Brazil (8) Won 21-13, 21-12 0:40
Sat, 8/4/2001 Semi-Finals Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (12) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Sat, 8/4/2001 Gold Medal Tatiana Minello / Sandra Pires, Brazil (3) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:39
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Adriana Behar - 3rd Shelda Bede - 3rd
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Adriana Behar - 1st Shelda Bede - 1st
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Adriana Behar - 1st Shelda Bede - 1st
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Adriana Behar - 2nd Shelda Bede - 2nd
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Adriana Behar - 5th Shelda Bede - 5th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Adriana Behar - 17th Shelda Bede - 17th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Ana Paula Connelly - 4th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 2 3rd 450 US$23,000.00
FIVB 7/19-24/1999 Marseille World Championships 1 1st 600 US$60,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 1 1st 500 US$47,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 3 2nd 720 US$40,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 2 5th 600 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 7 17th 200 US$7,000.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games202000000000 $0.00
World Championships621101000100 $197,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2125430040200 $391,750.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open8926211989230010 $1,565,215.00
Goodwill Games211000000000 $54,000.00
Total1203130241110270310 $2,207,965.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Shelda Bede Adriana Behar
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2020000000 $0.00 Olympic Games2020000000 $0.00
7211110100 $112,500.00 World Championships6211010100 $98,500.00
31454456200 $288,675.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam23254405200 $208,625.00
10627222110165040 $855,932.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open10326212011176110 $812,512.50
2110000000 $27,000.00 Goodwill Games2110000000 $27,000.00
148343126152211340 $1,284,107.50 Total136313025151811410 $1,146,637.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1997FIVB923220000000 $139,000.00 3175.0 %
1999FIVB651000000000 $200,000.00 8188.9 %
2000FIVB1243121010000 $189,000.00 4180.0 %
2001FIVB733100000000 $173,000.00 38686.4 %
TotalFIVB341410441010000 $701,000.00 53985.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Shelda Bede  Adriana Behar
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1993FIVB1001000000 $2,750.00
           1994FIVB4000121000 $6,280.00
4000010030 $1,000.00 1995FIVB8000142100 $10,875.00
9206000010 $94,000.00 1996FIVB9206000010 $94,000.00
9232200000 $69,500.00 1997FIVB9232200000 $69,500.00
8620000000 $118,000.00 1998FIVB8620000000 $118,000.00
6510000000 $100,000.00 1999FIVB6510000000 $100,000.00
12431211000 $94,500.00 2000FIVB12431211000 $94,500.00
7331000000 $86,500.00 2001FIVB7331000000 $86,500.00
55221210421040 $563,500.00 TotalTotal64221211674110 $582,405.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall286 82.4% 41 11.8% 20 5.8% 327-20 94.2% 33 29.7% 19 17.1% 59 53.2% 33-78 29.7% 286-59 82.9% 74-39 65.5% 31 374-100 78.9%
2000-200154 88.5% 7 11.5% 0 0.0% 61-0 100.0% 4 30.8% 1 7.7% 8 61.5% 4-9 30.8% 54-8 87.1% 11-1 91.7% 00 69-9 88.5%
Against the Field113 81.3% 15 10.8% 11 7.9% 128-11 92.1% 13 28.3% 4 8.7% 29 63.0% 13-33 28.3% 226-56 80.1% 56-18 75.7% 10 148-37 80.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games0000300050200002102
World Championships0000610062200011327
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0100303003375633147325
Challenge/Four Star/Open000041100146212416124101425665
Goodwill Games000000002010000131
Total0100805001923034221571222374100
Head to Head Results
Bede/Behar lead the series against the field 39-7 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Youngs, United States 2-3
7/22/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Gold Medal Fontana/Youngs 2 Bede/Behar 1 21-13, 21-14 0:38
7/8/01FIVBSpain Open Gold Medal Bede/Behar 1 Fontana/Youngs 2 21-16, 21-16 0:39
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Gold Medal Bede/Behar 2 Fontana/Youngs 3 21-15, 22-20 0:43
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 4 Fontana/Youngs 3 Bede/Behar 2 21-15, 21-19 0:39
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 4 Fontana/Youngs 4 Bede/Behar 1 23-21, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 3 Minello/Pires, Brazil 5-0
8/4/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Gold Medal Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 3 21-16, 21-18 0:39
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 4 21-11, 28-26 0:45
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 5 21-14, 21-12 0:42
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 2 Minello/Pires 5 21-14, 21-19 0:39
6/17/01FIVBItaly Open Bronze Medal Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 5 22-20, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 2-3
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 Cook/Pottharst 3 22-20, 21-14 0:41
6/17/01FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Cook/Pottharst 2 Bede/Behar 1 21-17, 21-12 0:39
4/8/01FIVBMacau Open Gold Medal Cook/Pottharst 2 Bede/Behar 3 28-26, 21-13 0:49
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 3 Cook/Pottharst 2 21-13, 25-23 0:42
9/25/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Gold Medal Cook/Pottharst 1 Bede/Behar 2 12-11, 12-10 1:15
Lead the series against # 5 Arce/McPeak, United States 4-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 1 Arce/McPeak 5 21-12, 16-21, 15-11 1:03
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 Arce/McPeak 5 21-19, 21-17 0:41
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 6 Bede/Behar 2 Arce/McPeak 4 23-21, 12-21, 15-11 0:57
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 6 Bede/Behar 1 Arce/McPeak 3 21-19, 23-21 0:47
Series tied with # 6 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-1
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Gold Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 7 Bede/Behar 1 22-20, 24-22 0:49
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 17 17-21, 23-21, 15-9 0:54
Lead the series against # 8 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 1-0
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Oliveira/Silva 8 21-13, 21-12 0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Chi/Xiong, China 1-0
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Chi/Xiong 9 21-9, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 5-0
8/4/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 21-15, 21-16 0:37
7/8/01FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 21-19, 26-24 0:49
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 23 24-22, 21-14 0:43
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Bede/Behar 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 15-4 0:25
9/12/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Bede/Behar 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 12-11, 12-9 1:17
Lead the series against # 14 DeNecochea/Masakayan, United States 2-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16, Q1 21-15, 21-10 0:32
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16 18-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:57
Lead the series against # 15 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 19 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 Clarke/Gerlic 19 21-11, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Kadijk/Leenstra 24, Q5 21-11, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 21 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 1-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 Bragado-Corso/Wood 17 21-13, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Bede/Behar 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 26 15-10 0:35
Lead the series against # 27 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-0
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:49
9/16/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 23 15-3 0:25
7/21/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Bede/Behar 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 32 15-4 0:30
Lead the series against # 29 Pereira/Schuller, Portugal 2-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Pereira/Schuller 9 21-11, 21-18 0:34
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 2 Pereira/Schuller 18 21-19, 21-11 0:41
Lead the series against # 30 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Bede/Behar 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 30 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 32 Seike/Torii, Japan 2-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool A Bede/Behar 1 Seike/Torii 32 21-7, 21-7 0:38
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Seike/Torii 31, Q8 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 36 Folco/Marini, Italy 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 1 Folco/Marini 32 21-17, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 47 Friedrichsen/Musch, Germany 2-0
9/21/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Bede/Behar 2 Friedrichsen/Musch 10 15-9 0:50
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Bede/Behar 1 Friedrichsen/Musch 10 15-2 0:25