Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Brazil Open
October 30 - November 4, 2001
(3) 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 Fortaleza Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Did not play Adriana Samuel - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 4 1st 0 US$30,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/1/2001 Winner 1 Synnove Oyra / Hilde Schjerven, Norway (30) Won 21-15, 21-5 0:33
Thu, 11/1/2001 Winner 2 Giseli Gavio / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (19) Won 21-12, 24-22 0:41
Fri, 11/2/2001 Winner 3 Dianne DeNecochea / Liz Masakayan, United States (6) Lost 21-18, 19-21, 13-15 0:53
Fri, 11/2/2001 Contender 4 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Yoselin Roque Palacios, Cuba (15) Won 23-21, 21-19 0:38
Fri, 11/2/2001 Contender 5 Barbra Fontana / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) Lost By Forfeit 0:27
Head to Head Results
Minello/Pires lead the series against the field 20-14 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Fontana/Youngs, United States 1-5
11/2/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 5 Fontana/Youngs 2 Minello/Pires 3 By Forfeit 0:27
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 # 6 DeNecochea/Masakayan, United States 2-1
11/2/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 6 Minello/Pires 3 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Minello/Pires 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 14 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:57
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Minello/Pires 5 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
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 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 # 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 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 # 12 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 # 13 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 2 Minello/Pires 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 16 21-19, 19-21, 18-16 0:55
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Minello/Pires 4 Glesnes/Maaseide 20 21-14, 21-8 0:31
Lead the series against # 15 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios, Cuba 1-0
11/2/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Minello/Pires 3 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios 15 23-21, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Gavio/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
11/1/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Minello/Pires 3 Gavio/Solazzi 19 21-12, 24-22 0:41
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 # 28 Meissinger/Stampfer, Austria 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool C Minello/Pires 3 Meissinger/Stampfer 35 21-6, 21-10 0:29
Lead the series against # 30 Oyra/Schjerven, Norway 1-0
11/1/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 3 Oyra/Schjerven 30 21-15, 21-5 0:33