Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Foro Italico Open presented by Skipper
May 12 - 17, 2009
(3) 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 Rome Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/21-26/2009 Brasilia Open 3 1st 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 8/9-22/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 3 3rd 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 1 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 2 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 1 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 3 1st 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 1 1st 600 US$28,000.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 1 3rd 480 US$14,000.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 1 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 2 4th 420 US$10,500.00
Rome Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 1 Riccardo Lione / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (30) Won 21-12, 21-9 0:29
Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 2 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (14) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:42
Fri, 5/15/2009 Winner 3 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (6) Won 22-24, 21-16, 15-11 0:58
Fri, 5/15/2009 Winner 4 Pedro Cunha / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2) Won 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 1:08
Sat, 5/16/2009 Semi-Finals Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) Lost 12-21, 19-21 0:42
Sun, 5/17/2009 Bronze Medal Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) Lost 12-21, 21-23 0:42
Head to Head Results
Rego/Santos lead the series against the field 42-13 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 1-1
5/17/09FIVBRome Open Bronze Medal Cerutti/Marques 1 Rego/Santos 3 21-12, 23-21 0:42
4/26/09FIVBBrasilia Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 3 Cerutti/Marques 4 22-20, 21-19 0:56
Lead the series against # 2 Cunha/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 3 Cunha/Solberg 2 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 1:08
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
5/16/09FIVBRome Open Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 4 Rego/Santos 3 21-12, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-0
8/5/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Klemperer/Koreng 14 21-13, 21-14 0:44
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Klemperer/Koreng 25 21-17, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 8-2
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 22-24, 21-16, 15-11 0:58
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 21-17, 21-19 0:51
8/16/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Winner 1 Rego/Santos 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 9 18-21, 25-23, 15-12 1:01
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 21-17, 21-18 0:42
9/1/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 2 Rego/Santos 1 20-22, 21-17, 15-8 1:00
8/12/07FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 3 24-22, 21-15 0:47
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 23-21, 21-19 0:47
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 Rego/Santos 1 21-17, 23-21 0:44
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 # 7 Dieckmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 3 Dieckmann/Matysik 10 21-10, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 12 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 6 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Rego/Santos 1 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:55
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Heyer 8 Rego/Santos 1 13-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:59
Lead the series against # 13 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
8/3/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-13, 14-21, 19-17 1:01
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Lochhead/Pitman 16, Q2 21-18, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # 14 Gosch/Horst, Austria 4-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 3 Gosch/Horst 14 21-12, 21-18 0:42
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 3 Gosch/Horst 19 25-23, 21-19 0:50
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Gosch/Horst 8 21-16, 21-16 0:44
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Gosch/Horst 18 21-16, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 18 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Gabathuler/Wenger 16, Q8 21-12, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 23 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 5-0
8/22/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15 21-15, 21-10 0:37
8/11/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool C Rego/Santos 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15 21-19, 21-17 0:46
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18 21-19, 21-19 0:47
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17 21-14, 21-18 0:41
5/26/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q2 21-13, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 29 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 4-0
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 1 Horrem/Maaseide 10 21-9, 21-18 0:40
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 # 30 Lione/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 3 Lione/Tomatis 30 21-12, 21-9 0:29
Lead the series against Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 11-7
4/25/09FIVBBrasilia Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 8 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
8/20/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 4 Rego/Santos 3 22-20, 21-18 0:52
9/29/07FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 21-23, 21-18, 15-10 1:15
8/5/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 4 21-13, 21-17 0:42
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Rego/Santos 1 21-16, 9-21, 15-12 0:59
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
Lead the series against Dollinger/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 3 Dollinger/Kaczmarek 30, Q8 21-19, 21-13 0:38