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US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 7 - 12, 2003

(19) Alexandra Fonseca/Tatiana Minello, Brazil

Alexandra Fonseca Da Silva
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 7, 1970 (55 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 (55 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 Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Did not play	Isabel Barroso Salgado - 13th
1998	Sandra Mathias - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	12	25th	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	6	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	4	4th	210	US$9,000.00
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

Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/7/2003	Pool F	Annika Granstrom / Angelica Ljungquist, Sweden (43)	Won 21-16, 21-7	0:34
Wed, 10/8/2003	Pool F	Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (6)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:40
Wed, 10/8/2003	Pool F	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (30)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:40
Thu, 10/9/2003	Winner 1	Shaylyn Bede / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (41)	Lost 20-22, 21-16, 13-15	0:57

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Did not play	Sandra Pires - 2nd
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Tatiana Minello - 17th	Alexandra Fonseca - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	19	17th	160	US$5,000.00

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	$28,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	$27,000.00
Total	10	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	0	2	1	0	$60,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Alexandra Fonseca												Tatiana Minello
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,500.00	World Championships	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$20,000.00
9	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	1	0	$23,550.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	1	0	$28,750.00
24	0	0	0	3	6	8	4	1	0	$58,012.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	32	0	3	3	4	8	7	2	2	0	$110,002.50
											Goodwill Games	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00
34	0	0	0	3	7	12	6	2	0	$84,062.50	Total	42	1	4	3	4	12	8	4	3	0	$173,752.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	0	2	1	0	$60,500.00	23	20	53.5 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	2	0	4	0	2	1	0	$60,500.00	23	20	53.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Alexandra Fonseca													Tatiana Minello
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1997	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1998	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,250.00	1999	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$4,000.00	2000	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$2,000.00
											2001	FIVB	12	1	2	1	3	5	0	0	0	0	$87,000.00
8	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	$26,262.50	2002	FIVB	11	0	2	2	0	5	2	0	0	0	$49,352.50
10	0	0	0	1	2	4	2	1	0	$30,250.00	2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	2	4	2	1	0	$30,250.00
23	0	0	0	3	5	9	3	2	1	$62,762.50	Total	Total	39	1	4	3	4	12	8	4	1	2	$171,752.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	18	78.3%	2	8.7%	3	13.0%	20-3	87.0%	3	15.0%	4	20.0%	13	65.0%	3-17	15.0%	18-13	58.1%	5-7	41.7%	0	0	23-20	53.5%
2002-2003	18	78.3%	2	8.7%	3	13.0%	20-3	87.0%	3	15.0%	4	20.0%	13	65.0%	3-17	15.0%	18-13	58.1%	5-7	41.7%	0	0	23-20	53.5%
Against the Field	14	73.7%	2	10.5%	3	15.8%	16-3	84.2%	3	15.0%	4	20.0%	13	65.0%	3-17	15.0%	28-26	51.9%	10-14	41.7%	0	0	19-20	48.7%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	6	6	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	8
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	12	3	0	0	3	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	15	9
Total	0	0	0	0	19	11	0	0	4	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	23	20

Head to Head Results
Fonseca/Minello trail the series against the field 19-20 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 10 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Fonseca/Minello	6	21-17, 21-12	0:36
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 # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-4
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool E	Cook/Sanderson	5	Fonseca/Minello	12	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:59
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 # 6 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-1
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool F	McPeak/Youngs	6	Fonseca/Minello	19	21-16, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 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
Series tied with # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	12	Fonseca/Minello	5	21-17, 21-15	0:40
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Fonseca/Minello	4	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	20	21-18, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	Fonseca/Minello	4	23-21, 21-14	0:38
Series tied with # 13 DeNecochea/Reynolds, United States 1-1
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool F	DeNecochea/Reynolds	11	Fonseca/Minello	6	17-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:48
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Fonseca/Minello	5	DeNecochea/Reynolds	21, Q2	18-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:56
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 20 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-0
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Fonseca/Minello	7	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	21-16, 21-12	0:34
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Fonseca/Minello	6	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q4	21-16, 17-21, 24-22	0:56
Lead the series against # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 0-1
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool E	Clarke/Gerlic	21	Fonseca/Minello	12	21-19, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 24 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
Lead the series against # 25 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 # 27 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
Series tied with # 29 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool E	Glesnes/Maaseide	28, Q1	Fonseca/Minello	12	21-17, 22-20	0:43
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool F	Fonseca/Minello	6	Glesnes/Maaseide	22, Q1	20-22, 21-17, 15-9	0:56
Trail the series against # 30 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	Fonseca/Minello	19	21-16, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 37 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 # 38 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 # 40 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
Series tied with # 41 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-1
10/9/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Bede/Ribeiro	41	Fonseca/Minello	19	22-20, 16-21, 15-13	0:57
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool F	Fonseca/Minello	6	Bede/Ribeiro	27, Q21	21-14, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 43 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 1-0
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool F	Fonseca/Minello	19	Granstrom/Ljungquist	43	21-16, 21-7	0:34
Lead the series against # 47 Maestrini/Richa, Brazil 1-0
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Fonseca/Minello	4	Maestrini/Richa	29, Q30	21-13, 21-13	0:37