Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
May 8 - 13, 2012
(2) Pedro Cunha/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
 
Pedro Henrique de Miranda D'Araújo da Cunha
Brazil
Photo: Mauricio Kaye
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 10, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 189 cm (6'2")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 98
Career Wins: 10
Career FIVB WT Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$493,000.00
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 6, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Salvador, Brazil
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 103 kg (227 lb)
Seasons: 24
Tournaments: 238
Career Wins: 56
Career FIVB WT Wins: 55
Career Winnings: US$1,921,182.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB154020403110 US$242,150.00
Previous Beijing Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 3rd
2011 Pedro Solberg - 17th Marcio Araujo - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 4 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 1 1st 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 3 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 2 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 2 1st 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 4 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 4 1st 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 11 5th 480 US$13,200.00
Beijing Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/10/2012 Pool K Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (31, Q23) Won 30-28, 21-18 0:49
Thu, 5/10/2012 Pool K Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (15) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:40
Fri, 5/11/2012 Pool K Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (18) Lost 22-24, 12-21 0:44
Fri, 5/11/2012 Winner 1 Sebastian Chevallier / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (21) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
Sat, 5/12/2012 Winner 2 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (3) Lost 13-21, 24-22, 13-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Cunha/Santos lead the series against the field 24-12 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-1
4/21/12FIVBBrasília Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Cunha/Santos 3 24-26, 21-13, 15-10 0:59
8/7/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cunha/Santos 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 21-19, 33-31 0:54
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-2
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Cunha/Santos 2 21-13, 22-24, 15-13 0:58
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 15 Cunha/Santos 2 25-23, 21-18 0:43
8/28/11FIVBThe Hague Open Gold Medal Cunha/Santos 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 15-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:51
Lead the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
4/22/12FIVBBrasília Open Bronze Medal Cunha/Santos 3 Gavira/Herrera 5 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Series tied with # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-1
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Cunha/Santos 4 Cerutti/Rego 1 21-12, 21-18 0:38
7/30/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Rego 1 Cunha/Santos 11 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 6, Q1 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 2-0
4/29/12FIVBSilesia Open Gold Medal Cunha/Santos 1 Araujo/Solberg 6 21-8, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 3 Cunha/Santos 3 Araujo/Solberg 6 21-14, 21-11 0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 7 Cunha/Santos 2 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:09
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool O Wu/Xu 6 Cunha/Santos 11 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-1
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Cunha/Santos 4 23-21, 21-19 0:47
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 4 Cunha/Santos 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 1:00
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 3 Cunha/Santos 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 10 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 12 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 4 Cunha/Santos 3 Erdmann/Matysik 7 21-19, 21-11 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 3-0
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool M Cunha/Santos 4 Benes/Kubala 13 21-17, 20-22, 15-9 0:53
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 4 Cunha/Santos 2 Benes/Kubala 6 21-11, 21-17 0:35
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Cunha/Santos 4 Benes/Kubala 19 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
Series tied with # 14 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
4/28/12FIVBSilesia Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Santos 1 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-16, 20-22, 19-17 0:59
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Cunha/Santos 4 23-21, 23-21 0:45
Lead the series against # 15 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-0
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool K Cunha/Santos 2 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 15 21-17, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 18 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-2
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool K Boersma/Spijkers 18 Cunha/Santos 2 24-22, 21-12 0:44
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 2 Cunha/Santos 3 Boersma/Spijkers 14 18-21, 26-24, 15-10 1:03
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool M Boersma/Spijkers 29, Q3 Cunha/Santos 4 22-20, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # 20 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-2
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool M Cunha/Santos 4 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Plavins/Smedins 19 Cunha/Santos 4 21-14, 21-18 0:37
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool M Plavins/Smedins 20 Cunha/Santos 4 21-16, 20-22, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 21 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 3-0
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Cunha/Santos 2 Chevallier/Heyer 21 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 2 Cunha/Santos 1 Chevallier/Heyer 17 21-18, 21-18 0:39
7/30/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Cunha/Santos 11 Chevallier/Heyer 24 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 26 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 2 Cunha/Santos 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 16 21-16, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 31, Q23 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool K Cunha/Santos 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q23 30-28, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 3 Cunha/Santos 1 Ces/Ces 24, Q5 21-14, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q14 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Cunha/Santos 2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 18, Q6 21-15, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q21 Mercer/Slack, Australia 1-0
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Cunha/Santos 3 Mercer/Slack 30, Q6 21-19, 21-14 0:34