Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Nissan Grand Slam
September 18 - 21, 2003
(2) 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 Carson Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 1 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2003 Japan Open 1 1st 300 US$22,000.00
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
United States Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/19/2003 Pool B Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (18) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:44
Fri, 9/19/2003 Pool B Lisa Arce / Rachel Scott, United States (15) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Fri, 9/19/2003 Pool B Shaylyn Bede / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (31, Q25) Won 21-9, 21-16 0:35
Sat, 9/20/2003 Winner 1 Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (17) Won 21-16, 21-9 0:32
Sat, 9/20/2003 Winner 2 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (14) Won 21-11, 21-16 0:34
Sat, 9/20/2003 Semi-Finals Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (4) Won 21-8, 22-20 0:42
Sun, 9/21/2003 Gold Medal Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 24-22, 20-22, 12-15 1:10
Head to Head Results
Connelly/Pires lead the series against the field 44-5 (Lead 26 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 3-4
9/21/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Gold Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Connelly/Pires 2 22-24, 22-20, 15-12 1:10
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Gold Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Connelly/Pires 1 21-17, 21-12 0:35
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 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 # 4 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Semi-Finals Connelly/Pires 2 Tian/Wang 4 21-8, 22-20 0:42
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 McPeak/Youngs, United States 3-0
8/2/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Connelly/Pires 1 McPeak/Youngs 4 17-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:52
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 # 7 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 # 8 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 # 9 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 # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Leenstra 13 Connelly/Pires 1 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 14 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-0
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 2 Pohl/Rau 14 21-11, 21-16 0:34
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Connelly/Pires 5 Pohl/Rau 12 21-15, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 15 Arce/Scott, United States 1-0
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool B Connelly/Pires 2 Arce/Scott 15 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-0
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Connelly/Pires 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 17 21-16, 21-9 0:32
Lead the series against # 18 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 4-0
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool B Connelly/Pires 2 Ahmann/Vollmer 18 21-16, 21-19 0:44
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 # 19 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 # 20 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 # 21 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Clarke/Gerlic 16 21-14, 21-11 0:27
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 24 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 # 25, Q6 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 # 28, Q1 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 # 31, Q25 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool B Connelly/Pires 2 Bede/Ribeiro 31, Q25 21-9, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # 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 # Q23 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