Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 26 - 30, 2007
(15) 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 Fortaleza Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Miguel Maia - 17th Joao Brenha - 17th
1996 Miguel Maia - 13th Joao Brenha - 13th
1997 Miguel Maia - 13th Joao Brenha - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 14 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 13 17th 100 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 22 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 16 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 21 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q14 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q15 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 10 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 30, Q12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/27/2007 Winner 1 Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (18) Lost 21-14, 18-21, 13-15 0:54
Thu, 9/27/2007 Contender 1 Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (31, Q5) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:38
Fri, 9/28/2007 Contender 2 Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (16) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia trail the series against the field 10-30 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 15 Series, 0 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
Trail the series against # 2 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Marques/Solberg 2 Brenha/Maia 21 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Brenha/Maia 14 By Forfeit  
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Brenha/Maia 22 19-21, 21-10, 15-8 0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Brenha/Maia 22 21-18, 21-18 0:45
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 15 Brenha/Maia 18 21-19, 21-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-2
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 1 Brenha/Maia 16 21-15, 21-12 0:37
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 Brenha/Maia 13 21-16, 22-20 0:46
Trail the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 Brenha/Maia 14 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Brenha/Maia 14 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 10 Lambert/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Lambert/Metzger 19 Brenha/Maia 14 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 13 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 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brenha/Maia Q15 Boersma/Ronnes Q18 21-16, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-2
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Deulofeu/Salvetti 16 Brenha/Maia 15 21-16, 21-17 0:39
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Deulofeu/Salvetti 10 Brenha/Maia 16 18-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:13
Trail the series against # 18 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 18 Brenha/Maia 15 14-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-2
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 3 Cadieux/Heese 17 Brenha/Maia 10 21-12, 21-9 0:34
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 # 23 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-2
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Lochhead/Pitman 46 Brenha/Maia 22 21-16, 21-18 0:42
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 # 25 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Brenha/Maia 21 21-15, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 31, Q5 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 15 Gabathuler/Wenger 31, Q5 21-14, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # Q3 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 # Q4 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 14 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # Q11 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