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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Alice Italian Open
September 1 - 5, 2004

(15) Alexandra Fonseca/Monica Rodrigues, Brazil

Alexandra Fonseca Da Silva
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 7, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Weight:

55 kg (121 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$84,062.50

Mônica Rodrigues
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 20, 1967 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$416,033.75

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	CQ	Money
FIVB	20	0	0	0	2	4	0	4	2	4	1	3	US$91,625.00

Previous Milan Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Tatiana Minello - 9th	Leila Barros - Country Quota

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-31/2004	Austria Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2004	France Grand Slam	20	9th	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2004	Spain Open	22	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	17	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	16	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	16	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00

Italy Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/3/2004	Winner 1	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (18)	Lost 21-16, 21-23, 12-15	1:02
Fri, 9/3/2004	Contender 1	Miwa Asao / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (31, Q11)	Won 21-14, 21-11	0:30
Fri, 9/3/2004	Contender 2	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece (16)	Won 15-21, 25-23, 16-14	1:04
Sat, 9/4/2004	Contender 3	Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (26, Q2)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Fonseca/Rodrigues lead the series against the field 22-15 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-3
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	1	Fonseca/Rodrigues	17	21-15, 21-12	0:35
9/20/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	3	Fonseca/Rodrigues	12	21-12, 21-14	0:32
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	2	Fonseca/Rodrigues	7, Q1	20-22, 23-21, 16-14	1:03
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/22/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Country Quota	Felisberta/Maestrini	Q9	Fonseca/Rodrigues		21-17, 21-19	0:42
Series tied with # 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-1
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	5	Fonseca/Rodrigues	20	21-17, 21-13	0:35
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Fonseca/Rodrigues	6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	30	21-19, 21-11	0:43
Lead the series against # 4 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-0
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Fonseca/Rodrigues	7, Q1	Gattelli/Perrotta	8	21-17, 21-0 Retired	0:39
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Fonseca/Rodrigues	8, Q2	Gattelli/Perrotta	7	21-18, 21-13	0:38
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Fonseca/Rodrigues	29, Q36	Gattelli/Perrotta	5	23-25, 32-30, 15-9	1:02
Trail the series against # 5 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
7/28/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Country Quota	Bede/Ribeiro	24, Q1	Fonseca/Rodrigues		19-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:55
Trail the series against # 7 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Fonseca/Rodrigues	22	21-19, 21-16	0:40
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	Fonseca/Rodrigues	17	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-2
5/29/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Kadijk/Leenstra	10	Fonseca/Rodrigues	16	21-17, 21-13	0:37
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	Kadijk/Leenstra	18	Fonseca/Rodrigues	8, Q2	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:51
Series tied with # 10 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-2
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Glesnes/Maaseide	16	Fonseca/Rodrigues	20	25-23, 21-13	0:38
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	22	Fonseca/Rodrigues	6	23-21, 19-21, 15-9	0:58
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Fonseca/Rodrigues	6, Q3	Glesnes/Maaseide	11	22-20, 21-15	0:40
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Fonseca/Rodrigues	29, Q36	Glesnes/Maaseide	14	21-12, 21-15	0:26
Lead the series against # 12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
9/4/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Fonseca/Rodrigues	7, Q1	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q32	21-13, 21-13	0:28
Lead the series against # 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-0
9/20/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Fonseca/Rodrigues	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	6	21-17, 21-16	0:37
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Fonseca/Rodrigues	7, Q1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	21-19, 21-18	0:44
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Fonseca/Rodrigues	29, Q36	Karadassiou/Sfyri	4	21-17, 23-21	0:41
Lead the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Fonseca/Rodrigues	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	19	21-19, 21-16	0:39
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Fonseca/Rodrigues	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	21-17, 24-22	0:44
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Fonseca/Rodrigues	29, Q36	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	25-27, 21-17, 15-8	0:58
Lead the series against # 16 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 2-0
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Fonseca/Rodrigues	15	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	16	15-21, 25-23, 16-14	1:04
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Fonseca/Rodrigues	22	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	6	21-19, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-1
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Garcia/Gaxiola	30	Fonseca/Rodrigues	6	21-15, 19-21, 15-11	0:54
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Fonseca/Rodrigues	6, Q3	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q1	16-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:42
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Fonseca/Rodrigues	29, Q36	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	21-11, 21-16	0:29
Series tied with # 18 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	18	Fonseca/Rodrigues	15	16-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:02
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fonseca/Rodrigues	20	Hakedal/Torlen	13	20-22, 21-13, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against # 19 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fonseca/Rodrigues	20	Keizer/Mooren	29, Q12	21-17, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Fonseca/Rodrigues	16	Lessard/Maxwell	32, Q14	21-12, 17-21, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 26, Q2 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
9/4/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	26, Q2	Fonseca/Rodrigues	15	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Fonseca/Rodrigues	8, Q2	Ikauniece/Minusa	25, Q11	21-18, 21-9	0:34
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 Asao/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Fonseca/Rodrigues	15	Asao/Tanaka	31, Q11	21-14, 21-11	0:30