Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Brazil Open
October 30 - November 4, 2001
(18, Q6) Gerusa Da Costa/Monica Paludo, Brazil
 
Gerusa Ferreira De Jesus Da Costa
Brazil
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 14, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Height: 172 cm (5'8")
Weight: 62 kg (136 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 20
Career Best: 5th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Salvador 1997)
Career Winnings: US$25,043.75
Mônica Paludo Monteiro
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 19, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Cuiapora (RS)
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 13
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Portici 1999)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Rio de Janeiro 2004)
Career Winnings: US$24,950.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB10000001000 US$5,500.00
Previous Fortaleza Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Alexandra Fonseca - 9th Did not play
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/30/2001 Country Quota Vanessa Lage / Erika Nascimento, Brazil (Q10) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:38
Tue, 10/30/2001 Country Quota Magda Lima / Isabela Lopez, Brazil (Q5) Won 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:55
Thu, 11/1/2001 Winner 1 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Yoselin Roque Palacios, Cuba (15) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:37
Thu, 11/1/2001 Winner 2 Barbra Fontana / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:42
Thu, 11/1/2001 Contender 2 Christine Mellitzer / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (17) Won 21-9, 21-6 0:26
Fri, 11/2/2001 Contender 3 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (8) Won 23-21, 21-14 0:40
Fri, 11/2/2001 Contender 4 Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (12) Lost 21-23, 16-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Da Costa/Paludo lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Youngs, United States 0-1
11/1/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Fontana/Youngs 2 Da Costa/Paludo 18, Q6 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
11/2/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Da Costa/Paludo 18, Q6 Gattelli/Perrotta 8 23-21, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
11/2/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Kadijk/Leenstra 12 Da Costa/Paludo 18, Q6 23-21, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios, Cuba 1-0
11/1/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Da Costa/Paludo 18, Q6 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios 15 21-17, 22-20 0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Mellitzer/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
11/1/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Da Costa/Paludo 18, Q6 Mellitzer/Swoboda 17 21-9, 21-6 0:26
Lead the series against # Q5 Lima/Lopez, Brazil 1-0
10/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Country Quota Da Costa/Paludo 18, Q6 Lima/Lopez Q5 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # Q10 Lage/Nascimento, Brazil 1-0
10/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Country Quota Da Costa/Paludo 18, Q6 Lage/Nascimento Q10 21-16, 21-14 0:38