Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Belgium Open
August 8 - 12, 2001
(7) Ze Marco de Melo/Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira, 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
Rogério 'Pará' de Souza Ferreira
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 13, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Belém
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 121
Career Wins: 10
Career FIVB WT Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$599,137.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB90010121220 US$57,500.00
Previous Ostende Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Emanuel Rego - 1st Guilherme Marques - 2nd
1997 Emanuel Rego - 1st Guilherme Marques - 5th
1998 Ricardo Santos - 2nd Guilherme Marques - 13th
1999 Ricardo Santos - 2nd Guilherme Marques - 5th
2000 Ricardo Santos - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 7 9th 200 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 7 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 5 17th 90 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 8 3rd 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 8 5th 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 12 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 6 13th 108 US$4,000.00
Belgium Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/10/2001 Winner 1 Eduardo Martinez / Jose Salema, Argentina (26) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:34
Fri, 8/10/2001 Winner 2 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (23) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:47
Sat, 8/11/2001 Winner 3 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (2) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:35
Sat, 8/11/2001 Contender 4 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (14) Won 21-16, 21-12 0:34
Sat, 8/11/2001 Contender 5 Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 13-21, 24-26 0:39
Head to Head Results
Ferreira/de Melo lead the series against the field 18-14 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-4
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 5 Ramos/Rego 1 Ferreira/de Melo 7 21-13, 26-24 0:39
7/8/01FIVBNorway Open Semi-Finals Ramos/Rego 1 Ferreira/de Melo 8 21-13, 21-14 0:35
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 3 Ramos/Rego 1 Ferreira/de Melo 8 17-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:49
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 3 Ramos/Rego 1 Ferreira/de Melo 8 21-14, 16-21, 15-6 0:51
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 2 Ferreira/de Melo 7 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Series tied with # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 5 Ferreira/de Melo 8 Baracetti/Conde 13 17-21, 23-21, 15-9 1:03
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 22 Ferreira/de Melo 6 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-2
8/4/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 10 Ferreira/de Melo 7 21-16, 21-18 0:40
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 12 Ferreira/de Melo 5 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 3 Ferreira/de Melo 6 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:47
Series tied with # 11 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-1
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 16 Ferreira/de Melo 7 21-16, 25-23 0:47
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 4 Ferreira/de Melo 8 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 20 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
Series tied with # 12 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
7/8/01FIVBNorway Open Bronze Medal Ferreira/de Melo 8 Child/Heese 4 21-17, 21-15 0:39
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 5 Child/Heese 8 Ferreira/de Melo 12 21-15, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 3 Ferreira/de Melo 12 Holden/Leinemann 19 21-18, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 14 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 4 Ferreira/de Melo 7 Heuscher/Kobel 14 21-16, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2-0
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 5 Ferreira/de Melo 8 Ahmann/Hager 17 21-11, 21-18 0:40
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Ferreira/de Melo 12 Ahmann/Hager 22 21-17, 15-21, 15-9 0:56
Series tied with # 17 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Ferreira/de Melo 8 Prosser/Zahner 9 23-21, 19-21, 15-13 1:01
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 6 Prosser/Zahner 14 Ferreira/de Melo 8 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Series tied with # 19 Berger/Stamm, Austria 1-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Berger/Stamm 23 Ferreira/de Melo 7 21-15, 14-21, 15-13 0:52
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 4 Ferreira/de Melo 12 Berger/Stamm 25 21-12, 26-24 1:23
Trail the series against # 21, Q2 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-1
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Bosma/Cotrino 22, Q2 Ferreira/de Melo 5 21-19, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 23 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 2 Ferreira/de Melo 7 Horrem/Maaseide 23 21-19, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 8 Correa/Diez 25, Q8 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 26 Martinez/Salema, Argentina 2-0
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 7 Martinez/Salema 26 21-14, 21-12 0:34
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 8 Martinez/Salema 25 21-16, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # Q5 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 2-0
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 7 Ljubicic/Slean 37 21-15, 21-17 0:41
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 5 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 26-24, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # Q6 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 7 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 21-13, 18-21, 15-8 0:46
Lead the series against # Q7 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Ferreira/de Melo 7 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q10 21-9, 21-12 0:25
Lead the series against # Q13 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Ferreira/de Melo 12 Gscheidle/Vesti 28, Q21 21-13, 21-13 0:30