Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Goodwill Games
August 29 - September 4, 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 Brisbane Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Did not play Jackie Silva - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/22-26/2001 Hong Kong Open 2 4th 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2001 China Open 2 2nd 324 US$18,000.00
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
Goodwill Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/29/2001 Winner 1 Teresa Galindo / Mayra Huerta, Mexico (13) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Sat, 9/1/2001 Winner 2 Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak, United States (5) Won 23-21, 21-16 0:43
Mon, 9/3/2001 Semi-Finals Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (1) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Tue, 9/4/2001 Gold Medal Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2) Won 21-18, 23-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Minello/Pires lead the series against the field 25-18 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 2-3
9/3/01FIVBGoodwill Games Semi-Finals Minello/Pires 4 Cook/Pottharst 1 21-17, 21-18 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-7
9/4/01FIVBGoodwill Games Gold Medal Minello/Pires 4 Bede/Behar 2 21-18, 23-21 0:46
8/26/01FIVBHong Kong Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 2 21-16, 21-18 0:41
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 Fontana/Youngs, United States 1-4
8/4/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Semi-Finals Minello/Pires 3 Fontana/Youngs 2 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 1:01
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
Lead the series against # 5 Arce/McPeak, United States 4-2
9/1/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 2 Minello/Pires 4 Arce/McPeak 5 23-21, 21-16 0:43
8/11/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 5 Arce/McPeak 8 Minello/Pires 4 21-17, 21-19 0:42
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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-1
8/26/01FIVBHong Kong Open Bronze Medal Gattelli/Perrotta 12 Minello/Pires 2 21-15, 21-16 0:42
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 # 9 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 # 10 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 # 12 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 # 13 Galindo/Huerta, Mexico 4-0
8/29/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Minello/Pires 4 Galindo/Huerta 13 21-17, 21-17 0:37
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 # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 0-1
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 2 Clarke/Gerlic 18 Minello/Pires 2 41-39, 21-14 0:56
Lead the series against # 16 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 3-0
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 6 Minello/Pires 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 21-17, 21-17 0:43
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool C Minello/Pires 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 30 21-18, 21-14 0:41
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 2 Minello/Pires 18 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 21-18, 21-14 0:37