Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Rio Open
September 2 - 6, 2015
(5) Fernanda Alves/Taiana Lima, Brazil
 
Fernanda Alves
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 29, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Sao Joaquim da Barra
Height: 189 cm (6'2")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 59
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$306,875.00
Taiana de Souza Lima
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 27, 1984 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Fortaleza - CE
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 66 kg (145 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 137
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$593,050.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB16121110402112 US$287,000.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/25-29/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 6, Q1 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam Q1 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 4, Q1 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2015 Gstaad Major Series 4, Q1 2nd 720 US$43,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 9 2nd 900 US$45,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 5, Q1 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 5, Q1 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2015 Porec Major Series Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 8, Q1 25th 160 US$4,000.00
Rio Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/3/2015 Pool E Josemari Alves / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (20, Q11) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:38
Fri, 9/4/2015 Pool E Duda Lisboa / Elize Maia, Brazil (17, Q2) Won 21-19, 14-21, 15-10 0:50
Fri, 9/4/2015 Pool E Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (8) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:47
Sat, 9/5/2015 Winner 1 Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (10) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Alves/Lima lead the series against the field 19-12 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 1-1
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Gold Medal Antunes/Maestrini 1 Alves/Lima 4, Q1 21-13, 21-17 0:32
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Alves/Lima 11, Q1 Antunes/Maestrini 28 21-15, 15-21, 21-19 0:52
Trail the series against # 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 0-3
7/4/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Gold Medal Bednarczuk/Seixas 6 Alves/Lima 9 21-18, 22-20 0:43
6/21/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Semi-Finals Bednarczuk/Seixas 2 Alves/Lima 5, Q1 24-22, 21-19 0:53
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas 4 Alves/Lima 15 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Series tied with # 3 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-1
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Alves/Lima 4, Q1 Antonelli/Felisberta 3 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:59
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool F Antonelli/Felisberta 6 Alves/Lima 11, Q1 21-16, 21-23, 27-25 1:10
Trail the series against # 4 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-2
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool H Meppelink/Van Iersel 9 Alves/Lima 8, Q1 21-16, 21-16 0:36
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Alves/Lima 11 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-0
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Alves/Lima 4, Q1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 7 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 8 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 4-2
9/4/15FIVBRio Open Pool E Alves/Lima 5 Baquerizo/Fernandez 8 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:47
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Alves/Lima 4, Q1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 11 21-14, 21-18 0:32
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 2 Alves/Lima 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez 8 21-17, 21-19 0:41
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Baquerizo/Fernandez 6 Alves/Lima 11 21-18, 21-17 0:35
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 4 Alves/Lima 7 19-21, 26-24, 15-12 0:59
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Alves/Lima 15 Baquerizo/Fernandez 2 23-21, 21-11 0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Broder/May, Canada 3-0
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool H Alves/Lima 8, Q1 Broder/May 25 21-13, 21-14 0:28
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Alves/Lima 11 Broder/May 31 21-18, 21-19 0:35
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool F Alves/Lima 11, Q1 Broder/May 27 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Series tied with # 10 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-1
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Winner 1 Laboureur/Sude 10 Alves/Lima 5 21-14, 21-16 0:34
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 2 Alves/Lima 5, Q1 Laboureur/Sude 13, Q3 21-18, 22-20 0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Wang/Yue, China 0-1
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool D Wang/Yue 13 Alves/Lima 4, Q1 21-19, 18-21, 24-22 1:06
Lead the series against # 13, Q7 Lawson/McGuire, United States 1-0
7/7/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 2 Alves/Lima 4, Q1 Lawson/McGuire Q17 21-13, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # 14 Mersmann/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool G Alves/Lima 7 Mersmann/Schneider 23, Q4 21-12, 21-18 0:30
Lead the series against # 15 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 2-1
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool D Alves/Lima 4, Q1 Hansel/Schwaiger 29, Q7 21-16, 21-18 0:34
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool E Alves/Lima 5, Q1 Hansel/Schwaiger 28, Q5 21-14, 21-19 0:38
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool E Hansel/Schwaiger 28, Q14 Alves/Lima 5, Q1 21-13, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 17, Q2 Lisboa/Maia, Brazil 1-0
9/4/15FIVBRio Open Pool E Alves/Lima 5 Lisboa/Maia 17, Q2 21-19, 14-21, 15-10 0:50
Lead the series against # 20, Q11 Alves/Leao, Brazil 1-0
9/3/15FIVBRio Open Pool E Alves/Lima 5 Alves/Leao 20, Q11 21-18, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q6 DiCello/VanZwieten, United States 1-0
8/25/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Alves/Lima 6, Q1 DiCello/VanZwieten Q16 21-12, 19-21, 15-11 0:44
Lead the series against # Q13 Pierangeli/Sittig, South Africa 1-0
6/9/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Qualifier 1 Alves/Lima 5, Q1 Pierangeli/Sittig Q32 21-9, 21-9 0:25