Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Estathe' Italian Open
September 3 - 7, 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 Milan Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/5/2003 Pool A Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (17) Won 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:50
Fri, 9/5/2003 Pool A Angela Clarke / Kylie Gerlic, Australia (16) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:27
Sat, 9/6/2003 Pool A Maurizia Cacciatori / Elisa Folco, Italy (32) Won 21-7, 21-6 0:25
Sat, 9/6/2003 Winner 1 Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (13) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Connelly/Pires lead the series against the field 33-1 (Lead 23 Series, Trail 1 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 # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 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 # 9 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 # 11 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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 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 # 15 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 # 16 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 # 17 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 # 18 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 # 19 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 # 22, 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 # 25, Q3 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, Q4 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 # 32 Cacciatori/Folco, Italy 1-0
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Cacciatori/Folco 32 21-7, 21-6 0:25
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q11 Byberg/Wiig, Norway 1-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool C Connelly/Pires 3 Byberg/Wiig 30 21-10, 21-8 0:26
Lead the series against # Q16 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
Lead the series against # Q25 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 32 21-15, 21-14 0:33