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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
September 10 - 13, 1997

(4) Monica Rodrigues/Adriana Samuel, Brazil

Mônica Rodrigues
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 20, 1967 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$416,033.75

Adriana Samuel Ramos
Brazil

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 12, 1966 (59 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rezende

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$428,371.25

Awards

Tour Champion 1994 (with Adriana Samuel)

Awards

Tour Champion 1994 (with Monica Rodrigues)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	38	5	10	3	4	9	3	3	1	0	0	US$384,362.50

Previous Los Angeles Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/15-17/1997	Korea Open	3	2nd	216	US$16,000.00
FIVB	8/8-10/1997	Japan Open	3	1st	240	US$25,000.00
FIVB	8/1-3/1997	Portugal Open	3	1st	240	US$25,000.00
FIVB	7/24-26/1997	French Open	3	3rd	192	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/4-6/1997	Italian Open	4	9th	96	US$2,800.00
FIVB	3/13-16/1997	Australian Open	4	5th	144	US$5,400.00
FIVB	2/13-16/1997	Brazil Open	4	1st	240	US$25,000.00
FIVB	11/7-10/1996	Brazil Open	2	1st	280	US$29,200.00

Los Angeles World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/11/1997		Cristina Pereira / Maria Schuller, Portugal (29)	Won 12-10, 12-0	1:04
Fri, 9/12/1997		Rebekka Kadijk / Debora Schoon Kadijk, Netherlands (13)	Won 12-7, 12-5	0:49
Fri, 9/12/1997		Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno, United States (12)	Lost 10-12, 4-12	1:23

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Adriana Samuel - 5th	Monica Rodrigues - 5th
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Did not play	Sandra Pires - 4th
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Angela Lavalle - 33rd	Did not play

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/10-13/1997	Los Angeles World Championships	4	5th	330	US$12,000.00

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$)
Olympic Games	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$12,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,250.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	33	5	8	3	4	7	3	2	1	0	0	0	$349,112.50
Goodwill Games	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$12,000.00
Total	38	5	10	3	4	9	3	3	1	0	0	0	$384,362.50

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Monica Rodrigues												Adriana Samuel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00
12	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	$22,425.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$14,125.00
71	6	9	6	7	21	9	10	1	0	$298,668.75	Challenge/Four Star/Open	53	7	12	6	9	12	6	1	0	0	$311,806.25
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00	Goodwill Games	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00
87	6	11	6	7	24	13	11	1	0	$334,593.75	Total	61	7	14	8	10	14	7	1	0	0	$346,931.25

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
1996	FIVB	10	1	5	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$158,050.00	4	2	66.7 %
1997	FIVB	8	3	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$122,200.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	18	4	6	2	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	$280,250.00	6	3	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Monica Rodrigues													Adriana Samuel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,875.00	1993	FIVB	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,875.00
6	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	$20,750.00	1994	FIVB	6	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	$20,750.00
10	0	1	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	$17,531.25	1995	FIVB	10	0	1	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	$17,531.25
10	1	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	$79,025.00	1996	FIVB	10	1	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	$79,025.00
8	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	$61,100.00	1997	FIVB	8	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	$61,100.00
36	5	10	3	3	11	4	0	0	0	$185,281.25	Total	Total	36	5	10	3	3	11	4	0	0	0	$185,281.25

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	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	6-3	66.7%
1996-1997	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	6-3	66.7%
Against the Field	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-0	0	0	4-3	57.1%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	3

Head to Head Results
Rodrigues/Samuel lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Pires/Silva, Brazil 0-2
7/27/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Gold Medal	Pires/Silva	1	Rodrigues/Samuel	5	12-11, 12-6	1:09
7/25/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Winner 4	Pires/Silva	1	Rodrigues/Samuel	5	15-4	0:33
Lead the series against # 5 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 1-0
7/26/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Rodrigues/Samuel	5	Cook/Pottharst	6	15-3	0:27
Lead the series against # 7 Fontana/Hanley, United States 1-0
7/24/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Winner 3	Rodrigues/Samuel	5	Fontana/Hanley	4	15-10	0:55
Trail the series against # 12 Kirby/Reno, United States 0-1
9/12/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		Kirby/Reno	12	Rodrigues/Samuel	4	12-10, 12-4	1:23
Lead the series against # 13 Kadijk/Schoon Kadijk, Netherlands 1-0
9/12/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		Rodrigues/Samuel	4	Kadijk/Schoon Kadijk	13	12-7, 12-5	0:49
Lead the series against # 29 Pereira/Schuller, Portugal 1-0
9/11/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		Rodrigues/Samuel	4	Pereira/Schuller	29	12-10, 12-0	1:04