Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 France Open
July 19 - 23, 2000
(1) Ze Marco de Melo/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
 
José Marco "Zé Marco" Nóbrega Ferreira de Melo
Brazil
Photo: Paolo Amari
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 19, 1971 (53 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 (49 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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253357Money
FIVB401184462002021 US$623,500.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Paulo Emilio Silva - 24th Did not play
1995 Emanuel Rego - 1st Did not play
1996 Emanuel Rego - 7th Did not play
1997 Emanuel Rego - 2nd Did not play
1998 Ricardo Santos - 1st Ze Marco de Melo - 1st
1999 Ricardo Santos - 17th Ze Marco de Melo - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Italy Open 1 1st 340 US$26,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2000 Norway Open 1 1st 340 US$26,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 2 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Spain Open 1 4th 238 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2000 Canada Open 2 4th 238 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 1 5th 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2000 Macau Open 1 1st 340 US$26,000.00
FIVB 1/18-23/2000 Brazil Open 1 5th 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 1/12-16/2000 Argentina Open 1 2nd 306 US$18,000.00
FIVB 11/30-12/5/1999 Brazil Open 3 1st 340 US$30,000.00
FIVB 8/17-22/1999 Spanish Open 3 1st 340 US$30,000.00
FIVB 8/11-15/1999 Belgium Open 3 2nd 306 US$20,000.00
FIVB 8/4-8/1999 Portugal Open 3 3rd 272 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/1999 Open of Austria 3 2nd 306 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 1 17th 120 US$4,500.00
Head to Head Results
Santos/de Melo trail the series against the field 0-2 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 27 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 0-1
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 Santos/de Melo 1 15-6 0:20