Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 21, 2008
(22) Rtvelo Martins/Saka Santanna, Georgia
 
Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins das Chagas
Georgia / Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 2, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Manaus, Brazil
Height: 169 cm (5'7")
Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 89
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Klagenfurt 2008)
Career Winnings: US$153,500.00
Cristine "Saka" Santanna
Georgia / Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 27, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Height: 181 cm (5'11")
Weight: 71 kg (156 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 87
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Klagenfurt 2008)
Career Winnings: US$153,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB87000121121123181018 US$307,000.00
Previous Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 16 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 16 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 11 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam Q2 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 23, Q5 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 23, Q7 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q6 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Q3 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 25, Q3 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 24 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 25, Q4 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 28, Q5 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Q6 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 23 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 21, Q3 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 22, Q3 13th 180 US$4,500.00
Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/9/2008 Pool C Ana Paula Connelly / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (3) Lost 25-23, 17-21, 5-15 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Rtvelo MartinsTotal411290.0730615
 1411290.0730615
 20000000
 30000000
Saka SantannaTotal301330.3335015
 1301330.3335015
 20000000
 30000000
Mon, 8/11/2008 Pool C Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (10) Lost 18-21, 12-21 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Rtvelo MartinsTotal341340.26501401
 1341340.26501401
 20000000
Saka SantannaTotal271040.2220601
 1271040.2220601
 20000000
Wed, 8/13/2008 Pool C Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (15) Won 10-21, 22-20, 15-12 1:01
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Rtvelo MartinsTotal281100.39301702
 1281100.39301702
 20000000
 30000000
Saka SantannaTotal522470.3271711
 1522470.3271711
 20000000
 30000000
Thu, 8/14/2008 Lucky Loser Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (13) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Rtvelo MartinsTotal21920.3330401
 121920.3330401
 20000000
Saka SantannaTotal441460.1820311
 1441460.1820311
 20000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Rtvelo Martins12445150.24204119
Saka Santanna15361200.26861638
Total277106350.256657417
Opponents268127280.3698641514
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Saka Santanna - 17th Rtvelo Martins - 17th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Saka Santanna - 9th Rtvelo Martins - 9th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Saka Santanna - 37th Rtvelo Martins - 37th
Head to Head Results
Martins/Santanna trail the series against the field 8-32 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 16 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Tian/Wang 1 Martins/Santanna 16 21-15, 21-10 0:30
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Martins/Santanna 30, Q12 21-15, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Martins/Santanna 31, Q23 21-16, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Connelly/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/9/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool C Connelly/Maestrini 3 Martins/Santanna 22 23-25, 21-17, 15-5 0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Martins/Santanna 39 21-14, 21-16 0:36
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 2 Martins/Santanna 31, Q26 21-18, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-2
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 4 Martins/Santanna 23, Q7 21-17, 21-15 0:36
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Martins/Santanna 25, Q3 21-14, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-5
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 10 Martins/Santanna 25, Q4 21-15, 26-28, 15-10 0:56
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Martins/Santanna 23 21-10, 21-10 0:28
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool J Arvaniti/Karadassiou 10 Martins/Santanna 39 22-20, 21-19 0:44
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Martins/Santanna 23 21-12, 21-18 0:36
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 Martins/Santanna 31, Q23 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 7 Martins/Santanna 26 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 9 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Martins/Santanna 16 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:56
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Martins/Santanna 30, Q12 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 10 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-2
8/11/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool C Cook/Hinchley 10 Martins/Santanna 22 21-18, 21-12 0:40
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 8 Martins/Santanna 25, Q4 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-2
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Hakedal/Torlen 10 Martins/Santanna 23, Q5 21-14, 21-18 0:37
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Martins/Santanna 28, Q5 Hakedal/Torlen 11 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:51
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Hakedal/Torlen 15 Martins/Santanna 31, Q23 21-15, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 13 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-2
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Lucky Loser Mouha/Van Breedam 13 Martins/Santanna 22 21-13, 21-19 0:39
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Martins/Santanna 16 Mouha/Van Breedam 7 21-18, 16-21, 16-14 0:54
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 23 Martins/Santanna 24 24-22, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 Martins/Santanna 21 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
8/13/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool C Martins/Santanna 22 Moiseeva/Uryadova 15 10-21, 22-20, 15-12 1:01
Trail the series against # 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-3
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Martins/Santanna 22, Q3 21-18, 21-17 0:34
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 Martins/Santanna Q17 21-12, 21-10 0:30
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23, Q1 Martins/Santanna 26 21-16, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool J Martins/Santanna 39 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 34 21-18, 13-21, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 19 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-2
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Candelas/Garcia 12 Martins/Santanna 11 23-21, 21-18 0:42
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Candelas/Garcia 26 Martins/Santanna 23, Q5 19-21, 21-14, 15-6 0:43
Lead the series against # 20 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Martins/Santanna 23, Q7 Kadijk/Mooren 31, Q10 18-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:43
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Martins/Santanna 31, Q26 Kadijk/Mooren 15 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against # 21 Augoustides/Nel, South Africa 1-0
6/24/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Martins/Santanna 23, Q5 Augoustides/Nel Q28 21-6, 21-16 0:30
Trail the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 0-2
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 9 Martins/Santanna 24 21-15, 21-16 0:35
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 Martins/Santanna 31, Q26 21-14, 16-21, 20-18 0:53
Trail the series against # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-2
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Martins/Santanna 21, Q3 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 1:06
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 Martins/Santanna 23 21-14, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 3 Martins/Santanna 23 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-17, 21-18 0:37