Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 6 - 10, 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 Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Did not play Jackie Silva - 3rd
1997 Did not play Jackie Silva - 4th
1998 Did not play Adriana Samuel - 2nd
1999 Jackie Silva - 3rd Adriana Samuel - 4th
2000 Monica Rodrigues - 7th Did not play
2001 Did not play Tatiana Minello - 7th
2002 Tatiana Minello - 2nd Leila Barros - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 1 2nd 468 US$27,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 1 2nd 486 US$28,000.00
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
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/8/2003 Pool A Vasiliki Arvaniti / Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece (17) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:38
Fri, 8/8/2003 Pool A Kylie Gerlic / Summer Lochowicz, Australia (16) Won 21-10, 21-11 0:34
Sat, 8/9/2003 Pool A Mika Teru Saiki / Satoko Urata, Japan (32) Won 21-9, 21-14 0:32
Sat, 8/9/2003 Winner 1 Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (13) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:37
Sat, 8/9/2003 Winner 2 Katerina Nikolaidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (30, Q11) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Sun, 8/10/2003 Semi-Finals Alexandra Fonseca / Tatiana Minello, Brazil (4) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Sun, 8/10/2003 Gold Medal Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 1:04
Head to Head Results
Connelly/Pires lead the series against the field 25-0 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 3-0
8/10/03FIVBJapan Open Gold Medal Connelly/Pires 1 Bede/Behar 2 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 1:04
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 # 3 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 # 4 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 2-0
8/10/03FIVBJapan Open Semi-Finals Connelly/Pires 1 Fonseca/Minello 4 21-18, 21-14 0:39
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 4 Fonseca/Minello 5 21-10, 18-21, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 10 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 # 11 Wang/You, China 1-0
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Wang/You 17, Q4 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 3-0
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Connelly/Pires 1 Ahmann/Vollmer 13 21-16, 21-15 0:37
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 1 Ahmann/Vollmer 24 21-13, 21-15 0:37
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Connelly/Pires 5 Ahmann/Vollmer 21 21-17, 21-10 0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-0
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 16 By Forfeit  
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 # 16 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Gerlic/Lochowicz 16 21-10, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 2-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 17 21-12, 21-17 0:38
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 5 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 30 21-9, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 23, Q2 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 # 30, Q11 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 30, Q11 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 32 Teru Saiki/Urata, Japan 1-0
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Teru Saiki/Urata 32 21-9, 21-14 0:32