Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
June 5 - 10, 2007
(30, Q12) Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, Portugal
 
João Carlos Brenha Alves Pereira
Portugal
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 6, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Espinho
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 134
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$265,957.50
Luis Miguel Barbosa Maia
Portugal
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 23, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Paranhos
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 78 kg (172 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 162
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$281,932.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725273341Money
FIVB13420067527283020144 US$531,915.00
Previous Zagreb Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Miguel Maia - 33rd Joao Brenha - 33rd
2006 Miguel Maia - 13th Joao Brenha - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open Q5 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2006 Vitória Open 28 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 21 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 14 27th 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 18 25th 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 9 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Zagreb Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/6/2007 Qualifier 1 Attila Besenyei / David Zsembrovszky, Hungary (Q53) Won 21-6, 21-9 0:27
Wed, 6/6/2007 Qualifier 2 Cesar Castro / Farid Mussa, Venezuela (Q44) Won 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
Wed, 6/6/2007 Qualifier 3 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q5) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:47
Thu, 6/7/2007 Winner 1 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (3) Won 30-28, 17-21, 15-12 1:06
Thu, 6/7/2007 Winner 2 Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (14) Won 17-21, 21-18, 23-21 1:02
Fri, 6/8/2007 Winner 3 Ahren Cadieux / Mark Heese, Canada (22) Lost 18-21, 21-16, 11-15 1:04
Fri, 6/8/2007 Contender 4 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (7) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia trail the series against the field 17-28 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 16 21-14, 21-17 0:39
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 10 21-13, 21-19 0:37
10/18/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 13 By Forfeit  
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 16, Q3 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 3 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 Wu/Xu 3 30-28, 17-21, 15-12 1:06
Trail the series against # 7 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-0
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Brenha/Maia 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 17-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:53
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 11 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-7
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 5 Brenha/Maia 28 21-17, 26-24 0:49
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 18 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 13-21, 16-14 0:54
8/14/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool F Baracetti/Conde 7 Brenha/Maia 18 13-21, 21-16, 15-5 0:55
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Baracetti/Conde 11 Brenha/Maia 6 By Forfeit  
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Brenha/Maia 19 21-17, 21-12 0:36
8/10/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 4 Brenha/Maia 19 21-15, 21-12 0:44
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Brenha/Maia 22 21-12, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 12 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 16 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-19, 21-12 0:34
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 18 Herrera/Mesa 31 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 14 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 17-21, 21-18, 23-21 1:02
Trail the series against # 15 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 16 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-3
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 5 Brenha/Maia 21 21-16, 21-13 0:35
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 5 Brenha/Maia 12 21-17, 21-16 0:39
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 17 Brenha/Maia 48 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:45
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Brenha/Maia 13 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 21-19, 21-18 0:42
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Brenha/Maia 16, Q3 Kais/Vesik Q14 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 18 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-2
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Schacht/Slack 18 Brenha/Maia 15 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 0:54
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Schacht/Slack 14 Brenha/Maia 19 By Forfeit 0:38
Trail the series against # 19 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-3
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Brenha/Maia 13 21-19, 21-15 0:41
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Brenha/Maia 20 21-14, 21-15 0:39
9/24/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 3 Brenha/Maia 12 Laciga/Laciga 4 15-11 0:43
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Brenha/Maia 11 15-7 0:28
Lead the series against # 20 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Leinemann/VanHuizen 17 21-16, 21-17 0:41
Series tied with # 22 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 3 Cadieux/Heese 22 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 1:04
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Brenha/Maia 24 Cadieux/Heese 25 31-33, 21-15, 15-12 1:09
Trail the series against Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 0-2
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 31, Q10 Brenha/Maia 18 21-19, 21-13 0:45
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 23, Q12 Brenha/Maia 10 21-18, 19-21, 15-5 0:59
Lead the series against # Q3 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 10 Horrem/Maaseide 23 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # Q4 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-2
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Pedrosa/Rosas 10 Brenha/Maia 9 21-15, 16-21, 15-9 1:05
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Pedrosa/Rosas 17 Brenha/Maia 16 21-15, 21-19 0:40
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 10 Pedrosa/Rosas 9 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Series tied with # Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 Lochhead/Pitman Q5 21-19, 21-19 0:47
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q3 Brenha/Maia 9 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # Q20 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 0-1
10/24/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Henriquez/Hernandez 31, Q12 Brenha/Maia Q5 21-18, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # Q29 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 14 Kolar/Tichy 30, Q37 27-25, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # Q44 Castro/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 Castro/Mussa Q44 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # Q53 Besenyei/Zsembrovszky, Hungary 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 1 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 Besenyei/Zsembrovszky Q53 21-6, 21-9 0:27