Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo
May 23 - 27, 2007
(1) Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
 
Emanuel Fernando Scheffer Rego
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 15, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Curitiba
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 23
Tournaments: 256
Career Wins: 77
Career FIVB WT Wins: 76
Career Winnings: US$2,562,272.50
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 6, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Salvador, Brazil
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 103 kg (227 lb)
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 238
Career Wins: 56
Career FIVB WT Wins: 55
Career Winnings: US$1,921,182.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB100331312812017041 US$2,019,530.00
FIVB C&S11000000000 US$2,000.00
Overall101341312812017041 US$2,021,530.00
Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Ricardo Santos - 2nd Emanuel Rego - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 1 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 1 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 2 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2006 Vitória Open 2 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open 2 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam 2 2nd 720 US$28,300.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 1 3rd 640 US$22,100.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 1 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 1 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 1 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 1 1st 800 US$42,300.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 1 1st 800 US$42,300.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 1 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 1 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 1 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 1 4th 420 US$12,000.00
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/24/2007 Winner 1 Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (32, Q14) Won 21-12, 21-12 0:32
Thu, 5/24/2007 Winner 2 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (17) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Fri, 5/25/2007 Winner 3 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (24) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:36
Fri, 5/25/2007 Contender 4 Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (27, Q8) Won 21-13, 23-21 0:42
Sat, 5/26/2007 Contender 5 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (18, Q2) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:43
Sat, 5/26/2007 Contender 6 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (10) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:39
Sun, 5/27/2007 Semi-Finals Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (12) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:41
Sun, 5/27/2007 Gold Medal Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Lost 21-23, 21-16, 12-15 1:20
Head to Head Results
Rego/Santos lead the series against the field 46-14 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 4-3
7/30/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 1 Brink/Dieckmann 3 21-14, 27-29, 16-14 1:10
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Brink/Dieckmann 3 Rego/Santos 1 27-25, 21-19 0:54
7/8/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 6 Rego/Santos 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-11, 21-15 0:38
6/25/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-15, 21-17 0:48
6/18/06FIVBPortugal Open Gold Medal Brink/Dieckmann 4 Rego/Santos 1 21-13, 21-17 0:44
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Brink/Dieckmann 4 21-17, 21-16 0:45
5/27/06FIVBChina Open Bronze Medal Brink/Dieckmann 6 Rego/Santos 1 19-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 8-5
5/27/07FIVBItalian Open Gold Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Rego/Santos 1 23-21, 16-21, 15-12 1:20
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Rego/Santos 1 21-12, 21-19 0:45
8/6/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 21-11, 19-21, 15-10 0:55
7/16/06FIVBCanada Open Gold Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Rego/Santos 1 21-15, 21-13 0:43
7/9/06FIVBFrance Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 21-15, 14-21, 15-12 0:58
7/2/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-19, 23-21 0:51
6/25/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 21-17, 21-19 0:46
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Rego/Santos 1 21-17, 21-14 0:40
10/23/05FIVBBrazil Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:09
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 6 Rego/Santos 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 21-15, 21-14 0:39
8/27/05FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Rego/Santos 1 23-21, 21-14 0:47
7/10/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-19, 22-24, 18-16 1:12
6/19/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 18-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 32, Q36 Rego/Santos 1 21-18, 22-20 0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Heyer 8 Rego/Santos 1 13-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:59
Lead the series against # 7 Lione/Varnier, Italy 3-0
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Lione/Varnier 7 21-11, 33-31 0:51
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Lione/Varnier 9 21-15, 21-14 0:43
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 4-0
5/26/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 6 Rego/Santos 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 21-13, 21-14 0:39
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 3 Rego/Santos 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 21-19, 21-11 0:36
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Rego/Santos 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 21-12, 21-17 0:37
6/11/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 21-18, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 2 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-15, 21-16 0:39
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 4 Rego/Santos 2 Herrera/Mesa 20 19-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:53
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 12 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-0
5/27/07FIVBItalian Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 12 21-16, 21-15 0:41
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 17 21-14, 21-9 0:36
Lead the series against # 13 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 2-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 16 21-18, 21-15 0:41
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 16 23-21, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 Rego/Santos 1 21-18, 23-25, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 4-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 16 Rego/Santos 1 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:55
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Rego/Santos 2 Kais/Vesik 18 29-27, 27-29, 29-27 1:25
7/8/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 5 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 5 By Forfeit  
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 2 Kais/Vesik 15 19-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-1
7/23/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Bronze Medal De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Rego/Santos 1 21-19, 21-19 0:39
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-16, 21-13 0:28
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 21-15, 21-13 0:40
7/31/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 6 Rego/Santos 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 17 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 3-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Horrem/Maaseide 17 21-16, 21-15 0:36
8/15/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Horrem/Maaseide 24 21-15, 19-21, 15-10 1:02
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Rego/Santos 4 Horrem/Maaseide 13 25-23, 23-21 0:56
Lead the series against # 18, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
5/26/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q2 21-13, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 19 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
10/16/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 4 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 20, Q4 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 2-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Rego/Santos 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q27 21-16, 21-16 0:38
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 32, Q22 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 24 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 Rego/Santos 1 21-14, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Rego/Santos 1 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 21-13, 23-21 0:42
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 Rego/Santos 1 Boersma/Ronnes 31, Q15 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 32, Q14 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Babich/Nikolaev 32, Q14 21-12, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against # Q12 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 2 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 21-14, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q13 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 2 Henriquez/Hernandez 31, Q12 21-16, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # Q15 Smedins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Smedins/Smedins 32, Q16 21-13, 21-16 0:33