Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 28 - 31, 2004
(7) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Tatiana Minello - 2nd
2002 Tatiana Minello - 5th Leila Barros - 9th
2003 Sandra Pires - 2nd Ana Paula Connelly - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/22-26/2004 Germany Grand Slam 4 25th 60 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2004 Switzerland Open 3 4th 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 3/9-14/2004 Brazil Open 3 5th 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 2 5th 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 2 2nd 540 US$30,000.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/29/2004 Winner 1 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (26, Q2) Won 18-21, 21-19, 22-20 1:06
Thu, 7/29/2004 Winner 2 Carrie Dodd / Nancy Reynolds, United States (23, Q3) Lost 20-22, 21-16, 9-15 0:56
Thu, 7/29/2004 Contender 2 Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (9) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:31
Fri, 7/30/2004 Contender 3 Guylaine Dumont / Annie Martin, Canada (15) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Fri, 7/30/2004 Contender 4 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (20) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Fri, 7/30/2004 Contender 5 Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (11) Won 23-21, 21-15 0:45
Fri, 7/30/2004 Contender 6 Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Connelly/Pires lead the series against the field 47-8 (Lead 26 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 3-2
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 2 Connelly/Pires 3 21-18, 19-21, 18-16 1:05
3/12/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 2 Connelly/Pires 3 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 1:05
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 # 2 McPeak/Youngs, United States 3-2
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 6 McPeak/Youngs 2 Connelly/Pires 7 21-16, 21-14 0:39
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Bronze Medal McPeak/Youngs 4 Connelly/Pires 3 By Forfeit  
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 # 4 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Connelly/Pires 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 11, Q8 25-23, 18-21, 15-7 1:04
Lead the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 2-1
10/10/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 7 Connelly/Pires 2 19-21, 21-9, 23-21 0:57
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 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 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 1-0
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 6 Connelly/Pires 3 Lochowicz/Pottharst 8 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Connelly/Pires 7 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-13, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 32 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 3-0
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 5 Connelly/Pires 7 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 11 23-21, 21-15 0:45
3/12/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Connelly/Pires 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 16-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:58
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 # 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
Lead the series against # 13 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 2-0
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 3 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 14 21-18, 21-13 0:39
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 21-19, 21-14 0:39
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 # 15 Dumont/Martin, Canada 1-0
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 3 Connelly/Pires 7 Dumont/Martin 15 21-15, 21-18 0:37
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 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 # 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 # 20 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-0
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 4 Connelly/Pires 7 Pohl/Rau 20 21-14, 21-19 0:37
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 # 21 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
6/23/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 29, Q8 Connelly/Pires 4 21-8 Retired 0:11
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Connelly/Pires 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 30, Q7 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:58
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 17 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 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
Trail the series against # 23, Q3 Dodd/Reynolds, United States 0-1
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Dodd/Reynolds 23, Q3 Connelly/Pires 7 22-20, 16-21, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 25 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 # 26, Q2 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Connelly/Pires 7 Hakedal/Torlen 26, Q2 18-21, 21-19, 22-20 1:06
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool B Connelly/Pires 2 Hakedal/Torlen 23 21-18, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 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 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 3-0
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 3 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 14 11-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:54
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 # 29, Q6 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 # Q4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool B Connelly/Pires 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26 21-18, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # Q10 Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
10/9/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Connelly/Pires 2 Barrera/Jaouen 44 21-8, 21-8 0:31