Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$170,000 Wash & Go Open of Austria
July 28 - August 1, 1999
(3) Ze Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
 
José Marco "Zé Marco" Nóbrega Ferreira de Melo
Brazil
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 19, 1971 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: João Pessoa, PB
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 94
Career Wins: 26
Career Winnings: US$850,350.00
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 6, 1975 (50 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 Emanuel Rego), 1997 (with Emanuel Rego), 2000 (with Ricardo Santos)
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 
TourPlayed12345791317253357Money
FIVB401184462002021 US$623,500.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Emanuel Rego - 1st Did not play
1998 Ricardo Santos - 5th Ze Marco de Melo - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 1 17th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/14-18/1999 Italian Open 1 5th 204 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/7-11/1999 Norway Open 1 3rd 272 US$15,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/1999 German Open 1 1st 340 US$30,000.00
FIVB 6/23-27/1999 Russian Open 3 2nd 306 US$20,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/1999 Toronto Open 4 1st 340 US$30,000.00
FIVB 4/7-11/1999 Mexico Open 4 3rd 272 US$15,000.00
FIVB 1/13-17/1999 Argentina Open 2 4th 238 US$11,000.00
FIVB 12/3-6/1998 Brazil Open 2 7th 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/11-13/1998 Turkey Open 2 4th 238 US$12,000.00
FIVB 9/3-6/1998 Spain Open 1 5th 204 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/14-16/1998 Belgium Open 1 2nd 306 US$23,000.00
FIVB 8/7-9/1998 Portugal Grand Slam Q1 33rd 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/31-8/2/1998 Austria Open 2 5th 204 US$9,000.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games101000000000 $0.00
World Championships100000000100 $4,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam201000000000 $22,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open36116446200100 $597,000.00
Total40118446200200 $623,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Ze Marco de Melo Ricardo Santos
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2010001000 $0.00 Olympic Games4111010000 $0.00
3000011100 $11,250.00 World Championships9130111200 $127,000.00
10141002100 $115,950.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam85147821620850 $727,750.00
792511136163300 $631,150.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open138382014151817650 $1,050,432.50
           Satellite1100000000 $1,000.00
           Goodwill Games1100000000 $15,000.00
942616146177500 $758,350.00 Total23856312318363816100 $1,921,182.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1999FIVB922211000100 $153,500.00 1233.3 %
TotalFIVB922211000100 $153,500.00 1233.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Ze Marco de Melo  Ricardo Santos
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $2,400.00 1992FIVB          
1000010000 $2,500.00 1993FIVB          
3001010100 $14,750.00 1994FIVB          
15543111000 $119,500.00 1995FIVB1000000001 $0.00
14523112000 $166,000.00 1996FIVB          
11522011000 $112,700.00 1997FIVB1000000100 $750.00
12211140003 $72,000.00 1998FIVB12211140003 $72,000.00
9222110100 $76,750.00 1999FIVB9222110100 $76,750.00
661911124114203 $566,600.00 TotalTotal23433250204 $149,500.00
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
Overall0 0 0 0-0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 00 5-3 62.5%
1998-19990 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 1-2 33.3%
Against the Field0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 100.0% 0-5 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 0-3 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-0 00 5-3 62.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000000003010000141
World Championships000000000000000012
Total000000003010000153
Head to Head Results
Santos/de Melo trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 9 Henkel/Smith, United States 0-1
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Santos/de Melo 1 16-14 0:50
Trail the series against # 26 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 0-1
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 Santos/de Melo 1 15-6 0:20
Lead the series against # Q17 Bendandi/Cicola, Italy 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Santos/de Melo 1 Bendandi/Cicola 32 15-9 0:27