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 (52 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 (51 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
Awards
  • Tour Champion 1996 (with Ze Marco de Melo), 1997 (with Ze Marco de Melo), 1999 (with Jose Loiola), 2001 (with Tande Ramos), 2003 (with Ricardo Santos), 2004 (with Ricardo Santos), 2005 (with Ricardo Santos), 2006 (with Ricardo Santos), 2007 (with Ricardo Santos), 2011 (with Alison Cerutti)
  • Sportsperson 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
  • Team of the Year 2005 (with Ricardo Santos), 2006 (with Ricardo Santos), 2007 (with Ricardo Santos), 2011 (with Alison Cerutti)
  • Best Hitter 2006
  • Most Outstanding 2006, 2011
  • Most Inspirational 2011, 2012, 2015
Awards
  • Tour Champion 2000 (with Ze Marco de Melo), 2003 (with Emanuel Rego), 2004 (with Emanuel Rego), 2005 (with Emanuel Rego), 2006 (with Emanuel Rego), 2007 (with Emanuel Rego)
  • Best Hitter 2005
  • Best Offensive Player 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Most Outstanding 2005, 2007
  • Team of the Year 2005 (with Emanuel Rego), 2006 (with Emanuel Rego), 2007 (with Emanuel Rego)
  • Most Inspirational 2018
  • Sportsperson 2018
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$10,500.00
Rome Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 1 Riccardo Lione / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (30) Won 21-12, 21-9 0:29
Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 2 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (14) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:42
Fri, 5/15/2009 Winner 3 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (6) Won 22-24, 21-16, 15-11 0:58
Fri, 5/15/2009 Winner 4 Pedro Cunha / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2) Won 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 1:08
Sat, 5/16/2009 Semi-Finals Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) Lost 12-21, 19-21 0:42
Sun, 5/17/2009 Bronze Medal Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) Lost 12-21, 21-23 0:42
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games210100000000 $0.00
World Championships510011010100 $124,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3595316070310 $804,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open58228865090000 $1,090,330.00
Satellite110000000000 $2,000.00
Total1013413128120170410 $2,021,530.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Emanuel Rego Ricardo Santos
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
5111002000 $0.00 Olympic Games4111010000 $0.00
10300231100 $147,250.00 World Championships9130111200 $127,000.00
851713951617710 $921,625.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam85147821620850 $727,750.00
15355233191718000 $1,381,147.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open138382014151817650 $1,050,432.50
1100000000 $1,000.00 Satellite1100000000 $1,000.00
2000020000 $8,750.00 Goodwill Games1100000000 $15,000.00
256773741163838810 $2,459,772.50 Total23856312318363816100 $1,921,182.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002FIVB200200000000 $23,880.00 12285.7 %
2003FIVB1050102020000 $237,000.00 501182.0 %
2004FIVB1372120010000 $260,500.00 721384.7 %
2005FIVB1562300030100 $326,350.00 741583.1 %
2005FIVB C&S110000000000 $2,000.00 50100.0 %
2006FIVB1455130000000 $355,000.00 761484.4 %
2007FIVB1571014010010 $347,700.00 751880.6 %
2008FIVB1120412020000 $168,200.00 491774.2 %
2009FIVB210010000000 $41,200.00 10283.3 %
TotalFIVB8233101288090110 $1,759,830.00 4189282.0 %
TotalFIVB C&S110000000000 $2,000.00 50100.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Emanuel Rego  Ricardo Santos
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
6000132000 $22,875.00 1994FIVB          
15543111000 $119,500.00 1995FIVB1000000001 $0.00
15524112000 $174,000.00 1996FIVB          
11522011000 $112,700.00 1997FIVB1000000100 $750.00
10422011000 $110,925.00 1998FIVB12211140003 $72,000.00
13721021000 $155,750.00 1999FIVB13433110100 $124,250.00
13423013000 $101,000.00 2000FIVB15540230100 $115,500.00
12514020000 $116,250.00 2001FIVB11240120110 $90,000.00
9104022000 $48,235.00 2002FIVB10313001110 $70,695.00
10501022000 $118,500.00 2003FIVB10501022000 $118,500.00
14721201100 $132,625.00 2004FIVB13721201000 $130,250.00
15623003100 $163,175.00 2005FIVB15623003100 $163,175.00
1100000000 $1,000.00 2005FIVB C&S1100000000 $1,000.00
14551300000 $177,500.00 2006FIVB14551300000 $177,500.00
15710141010 $173,850.00 2007FIVB15710141010 $173,850.00
12205122000 $95,600.00 2008FIVB11204122000 $84,100.00
2100100000 $20,600.00 2009FIVB2100100000 $20,600.00
187702534112222210 $1,844,085.00 TotalTotal144502317131810634 $1,342,170.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall345 77.9% 64 14.4% 34 7.7% 409-34 92.3% 55 39.0% 30 21.3% 56 39.7% 55-86 39.0% 345-56 86.0% 119-64 65.0% 142 478-122 79.7%
2008-200957 75.0% 11 14.5% 8 10.5% 68-8 89.5% 11 34.4% 8 25.0% 13 40.6% 11-21 34.4% 57-13 81.4% 22-16 57.9% 20 81-29 73.6%
Against the Field42 75.0% 9 16.1% 5 8.9% 51-5 91.1% 8 30.8% 6 23.1% 12 46.2% 8-18 30.8% 84-24 77.8% 34-22 60.7% 00 59-23 72.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games0000600040111010131
World Championships00001200093110110256
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00006219006117144319515247
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000234001632730148622828868
Satellite000000003010001050
Total000010323002404747201283413483122
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