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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 4, 2001

(29) Cristina Pereira/Maria Schuller, Portugal

Ana Cristina "Sarmento" Pereira Vieira Carmo
Portugal

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 8, 1968 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Porto

Height:

169 cm (5'7")

Weight:

60 kg (132 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Dalian 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$61,175.00

Maria José Almeida Schuller
Portugal

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 13, 1965 (60 yrs old)

Home Town:

Viseu

Height:

178 cm (6'0")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Dalian 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$61,175.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	52	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	4	29	12	US$122,350.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/24-28/2001	Portugal Open	9	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/16-22/2001	France Grand Slam	20	25th	46	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Spain Open	16	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2001	Swiss Open	18	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Italy Open	15	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/31-11/5/2000	Brazil Open	7	9th	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	9/16-25/2000	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	13	9th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	China Open	11	4th	238	US$10,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Japan Open	15	17th	68	US$2,000.00

Klagenfurt World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/1/2001	Pool D	Elisa Folco / Roberta Marini, Italy (36)	Won 21-13, 21-12	0:34
Wed, 8/1/2001	Pool D	Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (4)	Lost 16-21, 12-21	0:33
Thu, 8/2/2001	Winner 1	Tatiana Minello / Sandra Pires, Brazil (3)	Lost 11-21, 13-21	0:39

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Maria Schuller - 17th	Cristina Pereira - 17th
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Maria Schuller - 25th	Cristina Pereira - 25th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Maria Schuller - 17th	Cristina Pereira - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/10-13/1997	Los Angeles World Championships	29	17th	90	US$3,400.00
FIVB	7/19-24/1999	Marseille World Championships	27	25th	60	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	29	17th	100	US$2,750.00

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$9,150.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$7,750.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	45	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	4	25	10	0	$105,450.00
Total	52	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	4	29	12	0	$122,350.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Cristina Pereira												Maria Schuller
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$4,575.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$4,575.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$3,875.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$3,875.00
45	0	0	0	1	1	8	25	10	0	$52,725.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	45	0	0	0	1	1	8	25	10	0	$52,725.00
52	0	0	0	1	1	9	29	12	0	$61,175.00	Total	52	0	0	0	1	1	9	29	12	0	$61,175.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1997	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	$12,250.00	1	1	50.0 %
1999	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	0	$18,500.00	0	2	0.0 %
2000	FIVB	13	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	6	2	0	$39,000.00	1	1	50.0 %
2001	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	$18,750.00	5	12	29.4 %
Total	FIVB	33	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	2	16	9	0	$88,500.00	7	16	30.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Cristina Pereira													Maria Schuller
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	$2,250.00	1995	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	$2,250.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$2,325.00	1996	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$2,325.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	$6,125.00	1997	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	$6,125.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	0	$7,850.00	1998	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	0	$7,850.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	$9,250.00	1999	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	$9,250.00
13	0	0	0	1	1	3	6	2	0	$19,500.00	2000	FIVB	13	0	0	0	1	1	3	6	2	0	$19,500.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	$9,375.00	2001	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	$9,375.00
49	0	0	0	1	1	9	26	12	0	$56,675.00	Total	Total	49	0	0	0	1	1	9	26	12	0	$56,675.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	6	85.7%	0	0.0%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	2	10.0%	5	25.0%	13	65.0%	2-18	10.0%	6-13	31.6%	2-6	25.0%	0	1	10-22	31.3%
2000-2001	6	85.7%	0	0.0%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	2	10.5%	5	26.3%	12	63.2%	2-17	10.5%	6-12	33.3%	2-6	25.0%	0	0	9-19	32.1%
Against the Field	4	66.7%	0	0.0%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	2	11.8%	5	29.4%	10	58.8%	2-15	11.8%	8-20	28.6%	4-12	25.0%	0	0	7-16	30.4%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
World Championships	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	14
Total	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	22

Head to Head Results
Pereira/Schuller trail the series against the field 5-12 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	1	Pereira/Schuller	9	21-11, 21-18	0:34
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	2	Pereira/Schuller	18	21-19, 21-11	0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-1
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Minello/Pires	3	Pereira/Schuller	29	21-11, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool D	Cook/Pottharst	4	Pereira/Schuller	29	21-16, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Chi/Xiong, China 2-1
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Pereira/Schuller	9	Chi/Xiong	8	21-19, 21-18	0:42
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Chi/Xiong	16	Pereira/Schuller	18	21-17, 21-19	0:36
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Pereira/Schuller	13	Chi/Xiong	12	15-5	0:28
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	Pereira/Schuller	16	21-8, 21-19	0:32
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	Pereira/Schuller	15	21-15, 22-20	0:42
Trail the series against # 13 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	13	Pereira/Schuller	20	21-16, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 15 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-1
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 4	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Pereira/Schuller	9	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 21 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 0-1
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Bragado-Corso/Wood	17	Pereira/Schuller	16	21-16, 19-21, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # 28 Galindo/Huerta, Mexico 2-0
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Pereira/Schuller	9	Galindo/Huerta	24	13-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:56
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Pereira/Schuller	18	Galindo/Huerta	15	13-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 36 Folco/Marini, Italy 1-0
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool D	Pereira/Schuller	29	Folco/Marini	36	21-13, 21-12	0:34
Trail the series against # 39 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Garcia/Gaxiola	29	Pereira/Schuller	20	21-19, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 45 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Ikauniece/Minusa	31, Q17	Pereira/Schuller	15	22-20, 14-21, 15-12	0:47