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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Grand Slam Moscow 2009 presented by SEAT
July 13 - 18, 2009

(5) Vanilda Leao/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil

Vanilda "Val" dos Santos Leão
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 12, 1977 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

58 kg (128 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$146,350.00

Renata Trevisan Martins Ribeiro
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 7, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

177 cm (5'9")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$449,975.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	CQ	Money
FIVB	12	0	1	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	4	US$92,750.00

Previous Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Maria Antonelli - 5th	Talita Antunes - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/6-11/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2009	Seoul Open	7, Q1	3rd	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	5/19-24/2009	Japan Open	4, Q1	7th	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	4/28-5/2/2009	Shanghai Open	4	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	4/20-25/2009	Brasilia Open	6, Q1	5th	360	US$9,100.00

Moscow Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/15/2009	Pool E	Angelica Ljungquist / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (28)	Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-12	0:57
Wed, 7/15/2009	Pool E	Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (21, Q5)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:39
Thu, 7/16/2009	Pool E	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (12)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:39
Fri, 7/17/2009	Winner 2	Marie-Andree Lessard / Annie Martin, Canada (18, Q3)	Won 21-13, 19-21, 15-9	0:49
Fri, 7/17/2009	Winner 3	Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (21, Q5)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:39
Sat, 7/18/2009	Semi-Finals	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (7)	Won 21-15, 13-21, 15-9	0:51
Sat, 7/18/2009	Gold Medal	Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (3)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:47

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$29,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	$63,250.00
Total	12	0	1	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	$92,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Vanilda Leao												Renata Ribeiro
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$13,000.00
19	0	1	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	$49,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	28	0	1	0	1	7	4	5	2	0	$101,500.00
37	1	1	1	0	9	8	2	3	0	$90,600.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	64	5	7	3	5	23	10	2	5	0	$335,475.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$350.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,700.00	Challenger
2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00	Satellite
62	3	4	2	0	12	11	4	3	0	$146,350.00	Total	95	5	8	3	7	31	15	7	7	0	$449,975.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2009	FIVB	6	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	$70,300.00	25	10	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	$70,300.00	25	10	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Vanilda Leao													Renata Ribeiro
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2001	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,950.00	2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,950.00
											2003	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$11,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	FIVB	12	0	1	0	0	5	1	1	4	0	$39,625.00
											2005	FIVB	15	2	2	0	2	2	2	1	1	3	$83,375.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2006	FIVB	14	0	2	0	1	7	4	0	0	0	$78,050.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	$4,750.00	2007	FIVB	16	2	0	2	1	7	2	1	1	0	$104,000.00
4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,300.00	2007	FIVB C&S
14	1	1	0	0	6	3	1	0	2	$66,750.00	2008	FIVB	13	1	2	0	3	4	3	0	0	0	$78,900.00
6	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	$35,150.00	2009	FIVB	6	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	$35,150.00
34	3	3	2	0	9	5	2	2	8	$115,900.00	Total	Total	81	5	8	3	7	29	14	4	7	4	$434,050.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	25	69.4%	8	22.2%	3	8.3%	33-3	91.7%	5	23.8%	4	19.0%	12	57.1%	5-16	23.8%	25-12	67.6%	13-7	65.0%	0	0	38-19	66.7%
2008-2009	25	69.4%	8	22.2%	3	8.3%	33-3	91.7%	5	23.8%	4	19.0%	12	57.1%	5-16	23.8%	25-12	67.6%	13-7	65.0%	0	0	38-19	66.7%
Against the Field	18	69.2%	6	23.1%	2	7.7%	24-2	92.3%	3	15.8%	4	21.1%	12	63.2%	3-16	15.8%	36-24	60.0%	18-12	60.0%	0	0	27-18	60.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	5
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	16	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	31	14
Total	4	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	18	6	1	1	1	0	0	1	38	19

Head to Head Results
Leao/Ribeiro lead the series against the field 20-9 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	5	Leao/Ribeiro	4, Q1	17-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
5/30/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Leao/Ribeiro	7, Q1	21-19, 21-18	0:38
Series tied with # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-1
7/18/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Leao/Ribeiro	5	21-18, 21-19	0:47
5/30/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 3	Leao/Ribeiro	7, Q1	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	21-17, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 4 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 1-0
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 3	Leao/Ribeiro	6, Q1	Bede/Connelly	3	21-16, 21-15	0:46
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-3
7/18/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Leao/Ribeiro	5	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-15, 13-21, 15-9	0:51
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 6	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Leao/Ribeiro	4	15-21, 21-9, 15-11	0:42
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 6	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	Leao/Ribeiro	6, Q1	21-16, 21-23, 18-16	1:09
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	Leao/Ribeiro	6, Q1	21-14, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	Leao/Ribeiro	4	21-13, 12-21, 15-13	0:43
Trail the series against # 12 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Hakedal/Torlen	12	Leao/Ribeiro	5	21-16, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 5	Leao/Ribeiro	6, Q1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	15	21-18, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 14 Xue/Zhang, China 2-0
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 4	Leao/Ribeiro	4, Q1	Xue/Zhang	17	21-15, 21-19	0:35
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Leao/Ribeiro	4	Xue/Zhang	13	15-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:41
Lead the series against # 18, Q3 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Leao/Ribeiro	5	Lessard/Martin	18, Q3	21-13, 19-21, 15-9	0:49
Series tied with # 20, Q17 Cunha/Lavalle, Brazil 1-1
7/6/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Country Quota	Cunha/Lavalle	Q25	Leao/Ribeiro		21-16, 21-19	0:41
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Leao/Ribeiro	6, Q1	Cunha/Lavalle	21, Q6	21-15, 21-17	0:47
Lead the series against # 21, Q5 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 3-0
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Leao/Ribeiro	5	Hansel/Montagnolli	21, Q5	21-17, 21-17	0:39
7/15/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Leao/Ribeiro	5	Hansel/Montagnolli	21, Q5	21-14, 21-16	0:39
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 4	Leao/Ribeiro	6, Q1	Hansel/Montagnolli	25	21-19, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 24 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-0
5/31/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Bronze Medal	Leao/Ribeiro	7, Q1	Petrova/Skalnikova	22	21-17, 20-22, 15-11	0:49
5/30/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 4	Leao/Ribeiro	7, Q1	Petrova/Skalnikova	22	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Jensen/Palmer, Australia 1-0
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Leao/Ribeiro	4	Jensen/Palmer	20	14-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:43
Lead the series against # 28 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
7/15/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Leao/Ribeiro	5	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	28	21-17, 16-21, 15-12	0:57
Lead the series against # 31, Q24 Suzuki/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
5/27/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Qualifier 2	Leao/Ribeiro	7, Q1	Suzuki/Tanaka	Q16	21-14, 21-18	0:33
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Leao/Ribeiro	4	Suzuki/Tanaka	29, Q4	21-13, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Leao/Ribeiro	4, Q1	Martins/Santanna	20	21-14, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # Q13 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Leao/Ribeiro	4, Q1	Boulton/Johns	29, Q9	21-18, 19-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # Q14 Esteves Ribalta/Fernandez Grasset, Cuba 1-0
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Leao/Ribeiro	7, Q1	Esteves Ribalta/Fernandez Grasset	26	21-16, 14-21, 15-9	0:46