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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 (53 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 (55 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

Awards

Best Server 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Tour Champion 2003 (with Sandra Pires), 2008 (with Shelda Bede)
Team of the Year 2008 (with Shelda Bede)

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

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$17,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	2	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	$83,705.00
Total	13	0	2	2	0	5	0	2	0	0	1	0	$100,705.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ana Paula Connelly												Tatiana Minello
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
5	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	$34,000.00	World Championships	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$20,000.00
30	3	3	2	2	10	6	2	1	0	$238,900.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	1	0	$28,750.00
76	8	5	11	9	23	9	5	1	0	$395,552.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	32	0	3	3	4	8	7	2	2	0	$110,002.50
											Goodwill Games	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00
113	11	8	13	12	36	16	9	2	0	$668,452.50	Total	42	1	4	3	4	12	8	4	3	0	$173,752.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2002	FIVB	9	0	2	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	$74,825.00	38	9	80.9 %
Total	FIVB	9	0	2	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	$74,825.00	38	9	80.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ana Paula Connelly													Tatiana Minello
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1997	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,900.00
											1998	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
7	0	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	$20,500.00	1999	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,250.00
10	1	0	2	0	5	0	2	0	0	$47,000.00	2000	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$2,000.00
											2001	FIVB	12	1	2	1	3	5	0	0	0	0	$87,000.00
9	0	2	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	$37,412.50	2002	FIVB	9	0	2	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	$37,412.50
26	1	2	3	0	12	3	5	0	0	$104,912.50	Total	Total	27	1	4	1	3	10	4	2	0	2	$129,562.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	43	84.3%	6	11.8%	2	3.9%	49-2	96.1%	4	25.0%	5	31.3%	7	43.8%	4-12	25.0%	43-7	86.0%	10-7	58.8%	1	0	54-14	79.4%
2001-2002	41	89.1%	5	10.9%	0	0.0%	46-0	100.0%	3	21.4%	5	35.7%	6	42.9%	3-11	21.4%	41-6	87.2%	8-5	61.5%	1	0	50-11	82.0%
Against the Field	22	88.0%	3	12.0%	0	0.0%	25-0	100.0%	2	16.7%	4	33.3%	6	50.0%	2-10	16.7%	44-12	78.6%	10-8	55.6%	0	0	27-10	73.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	1	27	0	0	0	11	6	2	2	2	0	0	2	46	12
Total	0	0	4	1	33	0	0	0	13	8	2	2	2	0	0	2	54	14

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