Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Brazil Open
November 27 - December 2, 2001
(9) 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 Vitória Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Ricardo Santos - 7th Guilherme Marques - 1st
1999 Ricardo Santos - 1st Guilherme Marques - 17th
2000 Ricardo Santos - 5th Paulo Emilio Silva - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open 7 7th 180 US$7,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/29/2001 Winner 1 Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (24) Won 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:50
Thu, 11/29/2001 Winner 2 Roberto Lopes / Franco Neto, Brazil (8) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:41
Thu, 11/29/2001 Contender 2 Eduardo Bacil / Pedro Brazao, Brazil (23, Q14) Lost 22-24, 12-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Ferreira/de Melo trail the series against the field 11-13 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 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 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
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 # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 3 Laciga/Laciga 2 Ferreira/de Melo 7 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 8 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Lopes/Neto 8 Ferreira/de Melo 9 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 10 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann 27, Q3 21-14, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 4 Ferreira/de Melo 7 Heuscher/Kobel 14 21-16, 21-12 0:34
Series tied with # 12 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
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 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 # 17 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Ferreira/de Melo 6 Canet/Hamel 28, Q8 21-13, 21-8 0:33
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 20 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 # 21 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
Trail the series against # 23, Q14 Bacil/Brazao, Brazil 0-1
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Bacil/Brazao 23, Q14 Ferreira/de Melo 9 24-22, 21-12 0:41
Lead the series against # 24 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 9 Rogers/Scott 24 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:50