European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 10 - 12, 2008
(32) 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: 91
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Klagenfurt 2008)
Career CEV Best: 9th (Hamburg 2008)
Career Winnings: US$156,437.00
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: 89
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Klagenfurt 2008)
Career CEV Best: 9th (Hamburg 2008)
Career Winnings: US$156,437.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
CEV20000001010000 US$6,199.10
FIVB87000121121123181018 US$307,000.00
Overall89000121131124181018 US$313,199.10
Previous Hamburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 23 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 21 25th 50 US$1,600.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q12 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 39 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 25, Q3 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 30, Q12 25th 80 US$3,500.00
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/10/2008 Winner 1 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (1) Lost 9-21, 17-21 0:42
Thu, 7/10/2008 Contender 1 Celine Gemise Fareau / Mathilde Giordano, France (17) Won By Forfeit  
Thu, 7/10/2008 Contender 2 Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (15) Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 3 Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (9) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 4 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (5) Lost 13-21, 16-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Martins/Santanna trail the series against the field 16-21 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 1 Martins/Santanna 32 21-9, 21-17 0:42
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Martins/Santanna 30, Q12 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 23 Martins/Santanna 24 24-22, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 5 Martins/Santanna 32 21-13, 21-16 0:31
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 7 Martins/Santanna 26 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 3-0
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 3 Martins/Santanna 32 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 21-16, 21-18 0:39
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Martins/Santanna 23, Q7 Montagnolli/Swoboda 28, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:37
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Martins/Santanna 28, Q5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 21-14, 21-16 0:37
Series tied with # 10 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Martins/Santanna 31, Q23 Jursone/Minusa Q10 16-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:53
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Martins/Santanna Q24 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against # 11 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Martins/Santanna 21, Q3 Holtwick/Semmler Q14 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 14 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Martins/Santanna 28, Q5 Prokopeva/Ukolova Q28 23-21, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Martins/Santanna 32 Banck/Gunther 15 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 17 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 1-0
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 1 Martins/Santanna 32 Gemise Fareau/Giordano 17 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 18 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 3-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Martins/Santanna 25, Q3 Alcon/Matveeva 9 21-18, 21-23, 15-10 0:53
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 3 Martins/Santanna 28, Q5 Alcon/Matveeva Q12 22-24, 21-19, 15-11 0:49
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Martins/Santanna 22, Q3 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q10 21-16, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 19 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
Trail the series against # 24 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 3 Van Iersel/Wesselink 30, Q31 Martins/Santanna Q18 21-15, 20-22, 15-10 0:46
Trail the series against # 25 Faure/Sarpaux, France 0-1
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Faure/Sarpaux 9 Martins/Santanna 25, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # 27 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-1
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Claasen/Roder 13 Martins/Santanna 28, Q5 21-18, 23-25, 15-13 0:48