Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 28 - August 2, 2008
(2) Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil
 
Shelda Kelly Bruno Bedê
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 1, 1973 (51 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
Ana Paula Connelly Henkel
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 13, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Lavras (MG)
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 113
Career Wins: 11
Career Winnings: US$668,452.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB2531247331001 US$360,250.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Adriana Behar - 1st Did not play
2002 Adriana Behar - 2nd Tatiana Minello - 5th
2003 Adriana Behar - 3rd Sandra Pires - 2nd
2004 Adriana Behar - 2nd Sandra Pires - 5th
2005 Did not play Leila Barros - 13th
2006 Adriana Behar - 9th Leila Barros - 17th
2007 Adriana Behar - 9th Leila Barros - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 2 1st 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 3 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 5 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 3 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 4 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 2 1st 600 US$28,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 3 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 4 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 6 2nd 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 5 4th 420 US$10,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 11 3rd 480 US$14,000.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool B Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (31, Q10) Won 21-13, 21-11 0:29
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool B Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (15) Won 21-10, 22-20 0:40
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool B Nadia Campisi / Clara Lozano, Spain (18) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 2 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (12) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:43
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 3 Sona Novakova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (32, Q18) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Sat, 8/2/2008 Semi-Finals Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (13) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Sat, 8/2/2008 Gold Medal Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (27) Won 21-10, 21-11 0:33
Head to Head Results
Bede/Connelly lead the series against the field 37-7 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
5/17/08FIVBSeoul Open Semi-Finals Bede/Connelly 6 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 23-25, 21-19, 17-15 1:04
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-3
6/7/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Semi-Finals Bede/Connelly 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 1 21-19, 21-13 0:34
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 17-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:54
5/3/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Bede/Connelly 5 17-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:48
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Bede/Connelly 5 21-13, 24-22 0:39
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Bede/Connelly 11 25-23, 22-20 0:48
Lead the series against # 5 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 2-1
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 4 Cook/Hinchley 12 21-14, 21-16 0:43
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 4 Cook/Hinchley 8 Bede/Connelly 4 24-22, 21-12 0:47
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 11 Cook/Hinchley 6 21-14, 21-15 0:41
Series tied with # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-2
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 Bede/Connelly 5 18-21, 21-19, 22-20 1:08
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Bede/Connelly 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 25-23, 21-19 0:51
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Bede/Connelly 3 21-15, 21-17 0:40
5/3/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 5 Bede/Connelly 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 9 21-15, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Bede/Connelly 5 Mouha/Van Breedam 21 14-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:48
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Bede/Connelly 4 Mouha/Van Breedam 20 21-11, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Connelly 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 14 21-18, 21-17 0:44
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 22 21-18, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 11 Claasen/Roder, Germany 3-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Connelly 3 Claasen/Roder 19 21-16, 21-11 0:32
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 3 Claasen/Roder 14 21-17, 21-16 0:39
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 4 Claasen/Roder 13 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 2 Hakedal/Torlen 12 21-18, 21-14 0:43
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 5 Hakedal/Torlen 10 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:03
Lead the series against # 13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 4-0
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Bede/Connelly 2 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-16, 21-18 0:40
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 3 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Bede/Connelly 5 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q14 21-14, 21-16 0:31
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Bede/Connelly 8 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q10 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 2-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:50
5/3/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 6 Bede/Connelly 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 21-15, 14-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Bede/Connelly 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 15 21-10, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Bede/Connelly 5 Martins/Santanna 28, Q5 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 2 Gioria/Momoli 19 21-9, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 18 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 2-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Bede/Connelly 2 Campisi/Lozano 18 21-18, 21-18 0:41
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Bede/Connelly 2 Campisi/Lozano 18 27-25, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 5 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 30 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 22 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 2-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 2 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 24, Q3 21-14, 21-16 0:38
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Bede/Connelly 3 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 30, Q25 21-18, 21-13 0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Bede/Connelly 11 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-14, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Connelly 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 30, Q5 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 27 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Gold Medal Bede/Connelly 2 Baburina/Osheyko 27 21-10, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 31, Q10 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Bede/Connelly 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 31, Q10 21-13, 21-11 0:29
Lead the series against # 32, Q18 Novakova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 2 Novakova/Tobiasova 32, Q18 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Connelly 3 Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 21-18, 21-11 0:33
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 5 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q1 21-18, 21-19 0:45
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 4 Salgado/Salgado 11 Bede/Connelly 8 21-18, 13-21, 15-11 1:00