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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 12 - 16, 2007

(32) Sandra Castro/Ana Paulo, Portugal

Sandra Maria Lopes Almeida Castro
Portugal

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 14, 1972 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Porto

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Getxo 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$4,325.00

Ana Paulo
Portugal

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB C&S San Sebastiàn 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (Espinho 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$1,175.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$350.00
Overall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	US$2,350.00

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Adriana Costa - 57th	Did not play
2005	Juliana Antunes - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Espinho Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/13/2007	Winner 1	Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (1)	Lost 13-21, 19-21	0:32
Wed, 6/13/2007	Contender 1	Chiaki Kusuhara / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (17)	Lost 21-23, 17-21	0:46

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$350.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$2,350.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Sandra Castro												Ana Paulo
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$3,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,325.00	Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00
11	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	$4,325.00	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$1,175.00

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
2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	0	2	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Sandra Castro													Ana Paulo
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2001	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2003	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$150.00	2005	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2006	FIVB
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2006	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
10	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	5	$4,150.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%
2006-2007	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Satellite	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4

Head to Head Results
Castro/Paulo trail the series against the field 0-2 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	1	Castro/Paulo	32	21-13, 21-19	0:32
Trail the series against # 17 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 0-1
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	17	Castro/Paulo	32	23-21, 21-17	0:46