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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 China Open
August 14 - 18, 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 Maoming Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Did not play	Sandra Pires - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Japan Open	4	2nd	270	US$15,000.00
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

China Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/16/2002	Pool D	Kylie Gerlic / Summer Lochowicz, Australia (20, Q2)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:34
Fri, 8/16/2002	Pool D	Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (13)	Won 21-18, 21-11	0:32
Sat, 8/17/2002	Pool D	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (29, Q8)	Won 21-15, 21-6	0:28
Sat, 8/17/2002	Winner 1	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (14)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:32

Head to Head Results
Connelly/Minello lead the series against the field 22-8 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-4
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	McPeak/Youngs	4	Connelly/Minello	5	21-17, 21-18	0:38
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 # 2 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 # 3 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 # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 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 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 # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 3-0
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool D	Connelly/Minello	4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	21-18, 21-11	0:32
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
Trail the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Connelly/Minello	4	21-19, 21-19	0:32
Lead the series against # 19, Q4 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 # 20, Q2 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool D	Connelly/Minello	4	Gerlic/Lochowicz	20, Q2	21-17, 21-13	0:34
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 # 22 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 # 29, Q8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool D	Connelly/Minello	4	Hakedal/Torlen	29, Q8	21-15, 21-6	0:28
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q13 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