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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Hellas Open
July 24 - 28, 2002

(5) 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 Rhodes Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	4	5th	240	US$8,500.00
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

Hellas Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/26/2002	Pool E	Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (21)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:36
Fri, 7/26/2002	Pool E	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (12)	Won 26-24, 21-10	0:38
Sat, 7/27/2002	Pool E	Christine Mellitzer / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (28)	Won 21-13, 21-9	0:28
Sat, 7/27/2002	Winner 1	Leila Barros / Sandra Pires, Brazil (6)	Lost 15-21, 21-10, 14-16	0:53

Head to Head Results
Connelly/Minello lead the series against the field 24-6 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 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
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 6 Barros/Pires, Brazil 0-1
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Barros/Pires	6	Connelly/Minello	5	21-15, 10-21, 16-14	0:53
Trail the series against # 8, Q2 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 # 9 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 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
Lead the series against # 12 Pohl/Rau, Germany 4-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Connelly/Minello	5	Pohl/Rau	12	26-24, 21-10	0:38
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 # 15 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 # 17 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 # 19 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 # 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 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Connelly/Minello	5	Bruschini/Solazzi	21	21-18, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 24 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 # 28 Mellitzer/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Connelly/Minello	5	Mellitzer/Swoboda	28	21-13, 21-9	0:28
Lead the series against # 29 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 # Q9 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 # Q18 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 # Q21 Palacio/Quevedo, Cuba 2-0
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Connelly/Minello	4	Palacio/Quevedo	29, Q21	21-11, 22-20	0:31
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Connelly/Minello	3	Palacio/Quevedo	30, Q39	21-16, 21-12	0:33