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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

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 14, 1969 (56 yrs old)

Height:

172 cm (5'8")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

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 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cuiapora (RS)

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$5,500.00

Previous Fortaleza Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Alexandra Fonseca - 9th	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Gerusa Da Costa												Monica Paludo
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,875.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
18	0	0	0	0	3	6	5	0	0	$22,231.25	Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	0	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	$19,200.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$937.50	Challenger	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
20	0	0	0	0	4	7	5	0	0	$25,043.75	Total	13	1	0	0	1	0	7	1	0	0	$24,950.00

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
2001	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00	5	2	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Gerusa Da Costa													Monica Paludo
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$781.25	1993	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1995	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	$10,075.00	1996	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$937.50	1996	FIVB C&S
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$4,000.00	1997	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,250.00	1998	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,250.00	1999	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	$6,750.00
											1999	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2000	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,750.00	2001	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,750.00
18	0	0	0	0	4	7	5	0	2	$25,043.75	Total	Total	9	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	2	$14,500.00

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	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
2000-2001	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
Against the Field	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	8-4	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2

Head to Head Results
Da Costa/Paludo lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Youngs, United States 0-1
11/1/01	FIVB	Brazil 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
11/2/01	FIVB	Brazil 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
11/2/01	FIVB	Brazil 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
11/1/01	FIVB	Brazil 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
11/1/01	FIVB	Brazil 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
10/30/01	FIVB	Brazil 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
10/30/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Country Quota	Da Costa/Paludo	18, Q6	Lage/Nascimento	Q10	21-16, 21-14	0:38