Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 World Series 13 Grand Slam
July 15 - 20, 2003
(1) Ana Paula Connelly/Sandra Pires, Brazil
 
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
Sandra Pires Tavares
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 16, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 110
Career Wins: 20
Career Winnings: US$773,542.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB175401411001 US$302,500.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Did not play Adriana Samuel - 1st
1999 Jackie Silva - 17th Adriana Samuel - 4th
2000 Monica Rodrigues - 3rd Did not play
2001 Did not play Tatiana Minello - 5th
2002 Tatiana Minello - 5th Leila Barros - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 3 1st 300 US$22,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 4 1st 600 US$45,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 4 2nd 270 US$15,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 5 1st 300 US$22,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2003 Pool A Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (17) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Wed, 7/16/2003 Pool A Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (16) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool A Zoe Chater / Claire Jaouen, France (32) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:29
Thu, 7/17/2003 Winner 1 Dianne DeNecochea / Nancy Reynolds, United States (15) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Fri, 7/18/2003 Winner 2 Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (7) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Sat, 7/19/2003 Semi-Finals Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (4) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:43
Sun, 7/20/2003 Gold Medal Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (2) Lost 10-21, 13-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Connelly/Pires lead the series against the field 33-2 (Lead 24 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 3-2
7/20/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Gold Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Connelly/Pires 1 21-10, 21-13 0:37
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Gold Medal Connelly/Pires 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 21-19, 21-15 0:43
6/28/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Semi-Finals Connelly/Pires 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 21-17, 21-15 0:37
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Gold Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Connelly/Pires 4 23-21, 21-15 0:43
6/15/03FIVBHellas Open Semi-Finals Connelly/Pires 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 21-14, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 3 McPeak/Youngs, United States 2-0
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Semi-Finals Connelly/Pires 3 McPeak/Youngs 2 21-16, 21-14 0:38
6/28/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Gold Medal Connelly/Pires 4 McPeak/Youngs 2 20-22, 29-27, 15-13 1:13
Lead the series against # 4 Bede/Behar, Brazil 2-0
7/19/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Connelly/Pires 1 Bede/Behar 4 21-19, 21-14 0:43
6/15/03FIVBHellas Open Gold Medal Connelly/Pires 5 Bede/Behar 2 21-23, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 2-0
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 21-19, 21-19 0:41
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Connelly/Pires 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan 26 21-15, 26-24 0:45
Lead the series against # 6 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 4 Fonseca/Minello 5 21-10, 18-21, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # 7 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 2-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 3 Cook/Sanderson 11 21-18, 21-13 0:36
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Connelly/Pires 4 Cook/Sanderson 14 17-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Connelly/Pires 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 15 DeNecochea/Reynolds, United States 1-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Connelly/Pires 1 DeNecochea/Reynolds 15 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 16 21-17, 21-16 0:38
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Connelly/Pires 4 Gattelli/Perrotta 13 21-18, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 17 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 17 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Dodd/McSorley, United States 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Connelly/Pires 4 Dodd/McSorley 14 21-11, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 1-0
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Connelly/Pires 3 Clarke/Gooley 14 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 21, Q5 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Connelly/Pires 5 Ahmann/Vollmer 21 21-17, 21-10 0:36
Lead the series against # 24 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Connelly/Pires 5 Pohl/Rau 12 21-15, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Connelly/Pires 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 29, Q3 21-16, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-0
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 5 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 30 21-9, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 29, Q14 Lahme/Musch, Germany 1-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Connelly/Pires 3 Lahme/Musch 29, Q17 21-11, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 32 Chater/Jaouen, France 1-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Chater/Jaouen 32 21-11, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # Q2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Connelly/Pires 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20, Q1 21-12, 21-15 0:36
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Connelly/Pires 5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 21-15, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against # Q8 Ji/Wang, China 2-0
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Connelly/Pires 3 Ji/Wang 19, Q6 21-19, 19-21, 15-8 0:47
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Connelly/Pires 4 Ji/Wang 13, Q6 21-7, 21-12 0:26
Lead the series against # Q11 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Connelly/Pires 5 Augoustides/Claasen 28, Q13 21-15, 21-10 0:38
Lead the series against # Q22 Cicola/Gavio, Italy 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Connelly/Pires 4 Cicola/Gavio 29, Q23 21-15, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # Q24 Byberg/Wiig, Norway 1-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Connelly/Pires 3 Byberg/Wiig 30 21-10, 21-8 0:26