Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by ERGO
July 17 - 22, 2012
(3) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Did not play Ze Marco de Melo - 5th
1999 Did not play Ze Marco de Melo - 2nd
2000 Did not play Ze Marco de Melo - 2nd
2001 Did not play Jose Loiola - 2nd
2002 Did not play Jose Loiola - 1st
2003 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 5th
2004 Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira - 17th Emanuel Rego - 1st
2005 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 2nd
2006 Franco Neto - 9th Emanuel Rego - 2nd
2007 Franco Neto - 17th Emanuel Rego - 1st
2008 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 3rd
2009 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 17th
2010 Thiago Barbosa - 9th Marcio Araujo - 4th
2011 Ricardo Santos - 1st Pedro Cunha - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-8/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 5 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 4 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 3 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open 8 1st 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 2 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/19/2012 Pool L Daniel Mullner / Jorg Wutzl, Austria (30) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:58
Thu, 7/19/2012 Pool L Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (19, Q1) Won 21-18, 21-15  
Fri, 7/20/2012 Pool L Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (14) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-7 0:59
Sat, 7/21/2012 Winner 2 Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (18) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:43
Sat, 7/21/2012 Winner 3 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (1) Lost 35-37, 21-17, 12-15 1:16
Head to Head Results
Cunha/Santos lead the series against the field 35-16 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 4 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-2
7/21/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Cunha/Santos 3 37-35, 17-21, 15-12 1:16
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
Series tied with # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 2-2
7/7/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Cunha/Santos 5 21-18, 30-32, 15-10 1:14
5/26/12FIVBPrague Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Santos 8 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 21-17, 21-19 0:44
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
Lead the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Cunha/Santos 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 21-15, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 6 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 2-0
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Cunha/Santos 3 Brink/Reckermann 4 21-19, 21-14 0:41
8/7/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Gold Medal Cunha/Santos 4 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 1:05
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-3
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Nummerdor/Schuil 1 Cunha/Santos 3 21-16, 22-24, 17-15 1:03
5/26/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 6 Cunha/Santos 8 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 21-19, 21-18 0:45
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
Series tied with # 11 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 # 12 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-0
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Cunha/Santos 5 Erdmann/Matysik 8 21-15, 21-23, 15-12 0:56
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 4 Cunha/Santos 3 Erdmann/Matysik 7 21-19, 21-11 0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 3-2
7/20/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool L Cunha/Santos 3 Boersma/Spijkers 14 21-19, 19-21, 15-7 0:59
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool M Cunha/Santos 4 Boersma/Spijkers 13 21-16, 21-17 0:44
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
Series tied with # 15 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-1
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Fijalek/Prudel 12 Cunha/Santos 5 21-19, 21-18 0:42
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Cunha/Santos 3 Fijalek/Prudel 5 21-18, 21-15 0:41
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 17 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-0
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool L Cunha/Santos 3 Dollinger/Windscheif 19, Q2 22-20, 21-12 0:37
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Cunha/Santos 8 Dollinger/Windscheif 15 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 18 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-0
7/21/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Cunha/Santos 3 Stiekema/Varenhorst 18 21-18, 21-18 0:43
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool K Cunha/Santos 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q23 30-28, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 19, Q1 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-0
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool L Cunha/Santos 3 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 19, Q1 21-18, 21-15  
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Cunha/Santos 8 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 21 21-11, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 23 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 # 27, Q7 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool M Cunha/Santos 4 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q12 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Cunha/Santos 5 Eithun/Horrem 28, Q6 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 30 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool L Cunha/Santos 3 Mullner/Wutzl 30 18-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:58
Lead the series against # 31, Q3 "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
Trail the series against # Q9 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool O Gabathuler/Schnider 27, Q11 Cunha/Santos 11 25-23, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q14 Binstock/Reader, Canada 1-0
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Cunha/Santos 8 Binstock/Reader 24, Q16 21-15, 21-23, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # Q15 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Cunha/Santos 8 Dumek/Tichy 10 21-13, 21-15 0:36