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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 7 - 11, 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 Osaka Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Jackie Silva - 3rd	Did not play
2000	Monica Rodrigues - 7th	Did not play
2001	Did not play	Sandra Pires - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2002	Austria Grand Slam	5	5th	240	US$8,500.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open	5	9th	120	US$3,900.00
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

Japan Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool D	Gabriele Jobst / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (20, Q5)	Won 21-11, 21-11	0:30
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool D	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (13)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:34
Sat, 8/10/2002	Pool D	Sanae Tsubakimoto / Satoko Urata, Japan (29)	Won 21-6, 21-7	0:27
Sat, 8/10/2002	Winner 1	Lu Wang / Wenhui You, China (30, Q8)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:32
Sat, 8/10/2002	Winner 2	Leila Barros / Sandra Pires, Brazil (5)	Won 21-11, 21-16	0:34
Sun, 8/11/2002	Semi-Finals	Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1)	Won 24-22, 21-19	0:40
Sun, 8/11/2002	Gold Medal	Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2)	Lost 17-21, 21-14, 16-18	0:56

Head to Head Results
Connelly/Minello lead the series against the field 25-3 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 2-1
8/11/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Semi-Finals	Connelly/Minello	4	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	24-22, 21-19	0:40
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 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
8/11/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Gold Medal	Bede/Behar	2	Connelly/Minello	4	21-17, 14-21, 18-16	0:56
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
Series tied with # 5 Barros/Pires, Brazil 1-1
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Connelly/Minello	4	Barros/Pires	5	21-11, 21-16	0:34
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Barros/Pires	6	Connelly/Minello	5	21-15, 10-21, 16-14	0:53
Lead the series against # 6 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool E	Connelly/Minello	5	Kadijk/Leenstra	20	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:50
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 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 # 11 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 # 12 Aoki/Seike, Japan 1-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool E	Connelly/Minello	5	Aoki/Seike	44	21-8, 21-13	0:27
Lead the series against # 13 Pohl/Rau, Germany 5-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool D	Connelly/Minello	4	Pohl/Rau	13	21-16, 21-16	0:34
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 # 14 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 # 17 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 2-0
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Connelly/Minello	5	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27	21-15, 21-12	0:34
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 # 20, Q5 Jobst/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool D	Connelly/Minello	4	Jobst/Maxwell	20, Q5	21-11, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 29 Tsubakimoto/Urata, Japan 1-0
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool D	Connelly/Minello	4	Tsubakimoto/Urata	29	21-6, 21-7	0:27
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Wang/You, China 1-0
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Minello	4	Wang/You	30, Q8	21-17, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # Q11 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