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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 6 - 10, 2003

(4) Alexandra Fonseca/Tatiana Minello, 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

Tatiana Minello
Brazil

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 1, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Maria

Height:

168 cm (5'6")

Weight:

60 kg (132 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Brisbane 2001)

Career Winnings:

US$173,752.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	0	2	1	US$60,500.00

Previous Osaka Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Did not play	Sandra Pires - 7th
2002	Did not play	Ana Paula Connelly - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	7	9th	208	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	6	17th	108	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	5	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	6	5th	360	US$13,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	5	5th	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	4	9th	120	US$4,000.00

Japan Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/8/2003	Pool D	Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France (20, Q5)	Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:53
Fri, 8/8/2003	Pool D	Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (13)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:37
Sat, 8/9/2003	Pool D	Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (29)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:43
Sat, 8/9/2003	Winner 1	Ester Alcon / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain (25, Q4)	Won 21-6, 21-9	0:24
Sat, 8/9/2003	Winner 2	Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (21)	Won 21-12, 18-21, 15-13	0:46
Sun, 8/10/2003	Semi-Finals	Ana Paula Connelly / Sandra Pires, Brazil (1)	Lost 18-21, 14-21	0:39
Sun, 8/10/2003	Bronze Medal	Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (3)	Lost 18-21, 21-15, 10-15	1:00

Head to Head Results
Fonseca/Minello lead the series against the field 13-10 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
8/10/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Semi-Finals	Connelly/Pires	1	Fonseca/Minello	4	21-18, 21-14	0:39
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	4	Fonseca/Minello	5	21-10, 18-21, 15-8	0:50
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	3	Fonseca/Minello	6	21-12, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-3
8/10/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Bronze Medal	Cook/Sanderson	3	Fonseca/Minello	4	21-18, 15-21, 15-10	1:00
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Cook/Sanderson	11	Fonseca/Minello	6	21-9, 24-26, 15-13	1:05
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Cook/Sanderson	11	Fonseca/Minello	5	21-11, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Wang/You, China 0-1
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Wang/You	22	Fonseca/Minello	6	24-22, 21-16	0:43
Trail the series against # 12 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Lahme/Musch	26, Q9	Fonseca/Minello	7	21-15, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 2-0
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool D	Fonseca/Minello	4	Ahmann/Vollmer	13	21-18, 21-17	0:37
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Fonseca/Minello	5	Ahmann/Vollmer	21, Q4	21-18, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Fonseca/Minello	5	Gattelli/Perrotta	12	21-17, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 15 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool F	Fonseca/Minello	6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	22	21-18, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool F	Fonseca/Minello	6	Gerlic/Lochowicz	27	22-20, 21-15	0:42
Trail the series against # 17 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-1
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	30	Fonseca/Minello	4	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Fonseca/Minello	5	Bruschini/Solazzi	22	21-12, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool D	Fonseca/Minello	4	Arjona/Kadjo	20, Q5	17-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:53
Lead the series against # 21 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 2-1
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Fonseca/Minello	4	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	21-12, 18-21, 15-13	0:46
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	25	Fonseca/Minello	7	17-21, 23-21, 16-14	0:56
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool F	Fonseca/Minello	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-15, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Fonseca/Minello	5	Augoustides/Claasen	28, Q13	21-13, 21-10	0:32
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Alcon/Pol, Spain 2-0
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Fonseca/Minello	4	Alcon/Pol	25, Q4	21-6, 21-9	0:24
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Fonseca/Minello	5	Alcon/Pol	28, Q9	21-15, 21-14	0:30
Lead the series against # 29 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool D	Fonseca/Minello	4	Lessard/Maxwell	29	21-17, 21-15	0:43