Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 China Open
August 15 - 19, 2001
(2) 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 Maoming Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Japan Open 4 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 3 2nd 450 US$35,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 4 5th 216 US$9,000.00
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
China Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/17/2001 Winner 1 Ling Li Fu / Hong Lan, China (31, Q4) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:44
Fri, 8/17/2001 Winner 2 Bo Han / Jing Sun, China (18, Q1) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:36
Sat, 8/18/2001 Winner 3 Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (10) Won 21-14, 21-10 0:36
Sat, 8/18/2001 Winner 4 Rong Chi / Zi Xiong, China (6) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:39
Sun, 8/19/2001 Semi-Finals Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (3) Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:58
Sun, 8/19/2001 Gold Medal Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 18-21, 21-18, 15-17 1:06
Head to Head Results
Minello/Pires lead the series against the field 19-9 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-6
8/19/01FIVBChina Open Gold Medal Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 2 21-18, 18-21, 17-15 1:06
8/4/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Gold Medal Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 3 21-16, 21-18 0:39
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 # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 1-3
8/19/01FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Minello/Pires 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:58
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 # 4 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
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 Chi/Xiong, China 2-0
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Winner 4 Minello/Pires 2 Chi/Xiong 6 21-13, 21-14 0:39
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 3 Minello/Pires 3 Chi/Xiong 11 23-21, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Minello/Pires 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 21-14, 21-10 0:36
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 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 # 14 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Minello/Pires 4 Glesnes/Maaseide 20 21-14, 21-8 0:31
Lead the series against # 15 Pereira/Schuller, Portugal 1-0
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Minello/Pires 3 Pereira/Schuller 29 21-11, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 18, Q1 Han/Sun, China 1-0
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Minello/Pires 2 Han/Sun 18, Q1 21-14, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Galindo/Huerta, Mexico 3-0
8/11/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Minello/Pires 4 Galindo/Huerta 24 21-19, 21-17 0:45
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 # 20 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 # 22 Koelliker/Trussel, Switzerland 2-0
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 4 Koelliker/Trussel 29, Q3 11-21, 21-13, 15-7 0:48
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 4 Koelliker/Trussel 29, Q7 21-15, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # 31, Q4 Fu/Lan, China 1-0
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 2 Fu/Lan 31, Q4 21-14, 21-18 0:44