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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2002

(4) Ana Paula Connelly/Tatiana Minello, 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:

Tournaments:

113

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$668,452.50

Tatiana Minello
Brazil

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 1, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Maria

Height:

168 cm (5'6")

Weight:

60 kg (132 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Brisbane 2001)

Career Winnings:

US$173,752.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	13	0	2	2	0	5	0	2	0	0	1	1	US$100,705.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Jackie Silva - 17th	Did not play
2000	Monica Rodrigues - 3rd	Did not play
2001	Did not play	Sandra Pires - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/9-13/2002	Canada Open	5	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2002	Norway Open	4	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	3	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2002	Spain Open	18	2nd	270	US$15,000.00

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/16/2002	Pool D	Milagros Crespo / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (28)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:34
Tue, 7/16/2002	Pool D	Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (21)	Won 21-10, 17-21, 15-11	0:51
Tue, 7/16/2002	Pool D	Michaela Meissinger / Brigitte Stampfer, Austria (45)	Won 21-13, 21-8	0:29
Thu, 7/18/2002	Winner 2	Linjun Ji / Lu Wang, China (29)	Won 21-9, 21-16	0:31
Fri, 7/19/2002	Winner 3	Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (5)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Connelly/Minello lead the series against the field 19-5 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-1
6/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Gold Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Connelly/Minello	18	23-21, 21-14	0:35
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Connelly/Minello	18	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	16-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:49
Lead the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 1-0
6/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Connelly/Minello	18	Cook/Pottharst	3	21-19, 14-21, 15-8	0:50
Trail the series against # 5 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-3
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	McPeak/Youngs	5	Connelly/Minello	4	21-16, 21-17	0:36
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	McPeak/Youngs	4	Connelly/Minello	5	21-15, 16-21, 15-6	0:43
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	McPeak/Youngs	5	Connelly/Minello	4	21-13, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Fonseca/Rodrigues	6	Connelly/Minello	3	25-23, 18-21, 15-10	1:02
Lead the series against # 7 DeNecochea/Fontana, United States 1-0
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Minello	5	DeNecochea/Fontana	6	18-21, 22-20, 15-7	0:52
Lead the series against # 10 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Connelly/Minello	3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	21-16, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-0
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool E	Connelly/Minello	5	Pohl/Rau	12	21-16, 20-22, 15-9	0:51
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Minello	3	Pohl/Rau	20	21-17, 21-14	0:34
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Connelly/Minello	18	Pohl/Rau	10	21-13, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # 20 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios, Cuba 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Connelly/Minello	4	Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios	13	21-12, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 21 Tian/Wang, China 4-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool D	Connelly/Minello	4	Tian/Wang	21	21-10, 17-21, 15-11	0:51
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Minello	4	Tian/Wang	19	21-9, 21-16	0:31
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Connelly/Minello	3	Tian/Wang	19	21-18, 21-14	0:36
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Minello	18	Tian/Wang	16	21-11, 19-21, 15-9	0:43
Lead the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Connelly/Minello	18	Kusuhara/Tokuno	15	21-17, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 26 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 1-0
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool E	Connelly/Minello	5	Clarke/Gooley	21	21-17, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 28 Crespo/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool D	Connelly/Minello	4	Crespo/Larrea Peraza	28	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 29 Ji/Wang, China 1-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Connelly/Minello	4	Ji/Wang	29	21-9, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 30 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Connelly/Minello	4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20, Q7	21-19, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 45 Meissinger/Stampfer, Austria 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool D	Connelly/Minello	4	Meissinger/Stampfer	45	21-13, 21-8	0:29
Lead the series against # 46 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 1-0
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Connelly/Minello	18	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	31, Q8	21-14, 21-14	0:29