Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2001
(4) Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil
 
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: 9
Tournaments: 42
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Brisbane 2001)
Career Winnings: US$173,752.50
Sandra Pires Tavares
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 16, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 110
Career Wins: 20
Career Winnings: US$773,542.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB121213320000 US$174,000.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Did not play Jackie Silva - 3rd
1996 Did not play Jackie Silva - 1st
1997 Did not play Jackie Silva - 3rd
1998 Did not play Adriana Samuel - 2nd
1999 Did not play Adriana Samuel - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 4 5th 270 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 5 3rd 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 5 4th 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 5 4th 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2001 Macau Open 18 5th 216 US$9,000.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/26/2001 Winner 1 Denise Koelliker / Karin Trussel, Switzerland (29, Q7) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:35
Thu, 7/26/2001 Winner 2 Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (20) Won 24-26, 21-10, 26-24 1:05
Fri, 7/27/2001 Winner 3 Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak, United States (5) Lost 21-15, 18-21, 13-15 0:54
Fri, 7/27/2001 Contender 4 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (18) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:40
Fri, 7/27/2001 Contender 5 Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (14) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:35
Fri, 7/27/2001 Contender 6 Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (3) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Minello/Pires lead the series against the field 25-13 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-4
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 4 21-11, 28-26 0:45
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 5 21-14, 21-12 0:42
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 2 Minello/Pires 5 21-14, 21-19 0:39
6/17/01FIVBItaly Open Bronze Medal Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 5 22-20, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Youngs, United States 0-4
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 Fontana/Youngs 2 Minello/Pires 4 21-17, 21-17 0:39
7/8/01FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Youngs 2 Minello/Pires 5 21-17, 21-14 0:40
6/17/01FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Youngs 4 Minello/Pires 5 21-18, 21-9 0:39
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Fontana/Youngs 4 Minello/Pires 5 21-8, 21-17 0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-3
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Cook/Pottharst 3 Minello/Pires 4 21-18, 21-17 0:43
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 6 Cook/Pottharst 2 Minello/Pires 18 22-20, 21-13 0:36
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 2 Minello/Pires 18 21-19, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 5 Arce/McPeak, United States 3-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Arce/McPeak 5 Minello/Pires 4 15-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Minello/Pires 4 Arce/McPeak 5 19-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:54
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Minello/Pires 5 Arce/McPeak 3 21-18, 21-14 0:35
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 3 Minello/Pires 5 Arce/McPeak 4 21-18, 19-21, 15-8 0:57
Lead the series against # 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 4 Minello/Pires 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 8 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Series tied with # 7 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-1
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Minello/Pires 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 4 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:50
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Bronze Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Minello/Pires 5 21-15, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 1-0
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 6 Minello/Pires 5 Oliveira/Silva 11, Q6 21-15, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 12 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Minello/Pires 4 Tian/Wang 13 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 2-0
7/8/01FIVBSpain Open Bronze Medal Minello/Pires 5 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 21-15, 21-18 0:38
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Minello/Pires 5 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 21-13, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 14 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Minello/Pires 4 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 21-16, 21-14 0:35
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Minello/Pires 5 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 21-13, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 15, Q5 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 5 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 28, Q10 21-12, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 16, Q1 DeNecochea/Masakayan, United States 1-0
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Minello/Pires 5 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Minello/Pires 4 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 21-15, 21-17 0:40
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 3 Minello/Pires 18 Gattelli/Perrotta 10 22-20, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Minello/Pires 4 Kadijk/Leenstra 20 24-26, 21-10, 26-24 1:05
Lead the series against # 21 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 5 Karadassiou/Sfyri 28 21-16, 21-10 0:41
Lead the series against # 24 Galindo/Huerta, Mexico 2-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Minello/Pires 5 Galindo/Huerta 12 21-15, 21-14 0:41
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 5 Minello/Pires 18 Galindo/Huerta 8 16-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:54
Lead the series against # 25 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Minello/Pires 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 29 24-22, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 2 Minello/Pires 18 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Koelliker/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 4 Koelliker/Trussel 29, Q7 21-15, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # Q2 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 2-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Minello/Pires 5 Bragado-Corso/Wood 21, Q1 21-13, 21-14 0:30
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 4 Minello/Pires 18 Bragado-Corso/Wood 5 21-19, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # Q6 Seike/Torii, Japan 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 5 Seike/Torii 28, Q4 21-9, 21-9 0:34