Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem
July 20 - 26, 2009
(5) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Adriana Behar - 1st Did not play
1998 Adriana Behar - 2nd Did not play
1999 Adriana Behar - 1st Jackie Silva - 17th
2000 Adriana Behar - 2nd Monica Rodrigues - 3rd
2001 Adriana Behar - 2nd Did not play
2002 Adriana Behar - 4th Tatiana Minello - 5th
2003 Adriana Behar - 3rd Sandra Pires - 2nd
2006 Adriana Behar - 2nd Leila Barros - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 4 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 5 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 5 4th 700 US$28,000.00
FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open 3 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 9/15-20/2008 Guarajà Open 1 3rd 480 US$14,000.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 1 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 2 1st 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 2 1st 800 US$43,500.00
Marseille Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/23/2009 Winner 2 Merel Mooren / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (28, Q5) Won 21-14, 21-10 0:35
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 3 Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (21) Won 22-20, 21-11 0:36
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 4 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) Lost 15-21, 21-23 0:46
Head to Head Results
Bede/Connelly lead the series against the field 42-14 (Lead 23 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 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 # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-2
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Bede/Connelly 5 21-14, 21-19 0:40
7/4/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Bronze Medal Antonelli/Antunes 2 Bede/Connelly 5 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-3
7/4/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Bede/Connelly 5 28-26, 15-21, 15-9 1:13
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 8 Bede/Connelly 5 21-14, 21-18 0:43
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 8 Bede/Connelly 4 21-13, 21-17 0:36
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 3 Kessy/Ross 6 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 4 Branagh/Youngs, United States 3-1
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 5 Branagh/Youngs 4 17-21, 22-20, 15-12 1:03
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 2 Bede/Connelly 3 27-25, 21-19 0:56
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 4 Bede/Connelly 6 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-18, 15-21, 17-15 0:59
3/30/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Bronze Medal Bede/Connelly 11 Branagh/Youngs 4 21-19, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 7, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-2
9/20/08FIVBGuarajà Open Bronze Medal Bede/Connelly 1 Salgado/Salgado 2 21-17, 21-18 0:37
9/6/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 5 Salgado/Salgado 4 Bede/Connelly 1 21-19, 22-24, 15-10 1:08
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
Lead the series against # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 4 Bede/Connelly 11 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 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
Series tied with # 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-2
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 Bede/Connelly 4 22-24, 21-19, 15-11 1:11
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Schwaiger/Schwaiger 12 Bede/Connelly 5 21-18, 15-21, 16-14 0:52
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 # 14 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Bede/Connelly 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 29 21-14, 21-14 0:52
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 4-0
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 5 Gioria/Momoli 19 21-18, 21-16 0:38
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 1 Gioria/Momoli 8 21-11, 21-12 0:26
9/5/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Bede/Connelly 1 Gioria/Momoli 14 21-19, 21-19 0:44
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 Huang/Zhang, China 1-0
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 5 Huang/Zhang 15 22-20, 21-16 0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-1
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Bede/Connelly 5 21-15, 23-21 0:46
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Bede/Connelly 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 1:01
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Bede/Connelly 5 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 21-17, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 5 Petrova/Skalnikova 21 22-20, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 26 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 # 28, Q5 Mooren/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 5 Mooren/Wesselink 28, Q5 21-14, 21-10 0:35
Lead the series against # 30 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Bede/Connelly 5 Pohl/Rau 21 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 32 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 # 34, Q8 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Bede/Connelly 3 Dampney/Mullin 29, Q3 21-13, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 35, Q11 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 # 36 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Bede/Connelly 5 Baburina/Osheyko 28 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:56
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Gold Medal Bede/Connelly 2 Baburina/Osheyko 27 21-10, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 37 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Bede/Connelly 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 29, Q4 21-13, 21-15 0:35
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Connelly 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 30, Q5 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 40, Q9 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Bede/Connelly 5 Boulton/Johns 44 21-10, 21-10 0:33
Series tied with # 42 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 2-2
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 14 Bede/Connelly 3 12-21, 23-21, 16-14 1:02
9/5/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 24 Bede/Connelly 1 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 1:00
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 # 45 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 8 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 24, Q9 21-12, 21-10 0:33
Lead the series against # 48, Q20 Grossen/Kayser, Switzerland 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Bede/Connelly 2 Grossen/Kayser 31 21-8, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against Cunha/Lavalle, Brazil 1-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Bede/Connelly 4 Cunha/Lavalle 20, Q17 15-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against Leao/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Leao/Ribeiro 6, Q1 Bede/Connelly 3 21-16, 21-15 0:46