Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam
July 5 - 10, 2011
(3) Marcio Araujo/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
 
Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 12, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Fortaleza
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 170
Career Wins: 21
Career FIVB WT Wins: 20
Career Winnings: US$1,041,687.50
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 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB1812233031012 US$264,050.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Adriano Garrido - 33rd Jose Loiola - 4th
2002 Benjamin Insfran - 2nd Jose Loiola - 9th
2003 Benjamin Insfran - 1st Emanuel Rego - 9th
2004 Benjamin Insfran - 4th Emanuel Rego - 3rd
2005 Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 3rd Emanuel Rego - 1st
2006 Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 2nd Emanuel Rego - 1st
2007 Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 9th Emanuel Rego - 4th
2009 Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 41st Emanuel Rego - 2nd
2010 Ricardo Santos - 3rd Marcio Araujo - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 3 1st 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 3 2nd 900 US$45,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 3 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open 3 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 4/18-23/2011 Brasilia Open 3 4th 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 3 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 3 4th 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 5 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 7 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 11, Q1 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/7/2011 Pool L Martin Laciga / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (30) Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:48
Thu, 7/7/2011 Pool L Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (19) Won 28-30, 24-22, 15-11 1:06
Fri, 7/8/2011 Pool L Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (14) Won 21-17, 27-25 0:42
Sat, 7/9/2011 Winner 2 Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (16) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Sat, 7/9/2011 Winner 3 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (5) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Araujo/Santos lead the series against the field 57-24 (Lead 25 Series, Trail 4 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-5
6/19/11FIVBRome World Championships Gold Medal Cerutti/Rego 2 Araujo/Santos 3 21-16, 21-15 0:38
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 4 Cerutti/Rego 2 Araujo/Santos 3 23-21, 21-23, 16-14 1:07
8/15/10FIVBKristiansand Open Bronze Medal Cerutti/Rego 2 Araujo/Santos 3 15-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:52
8/1/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Cerutti/Rego 3 Araujo/Santos 7 21-18, 24-22 0:47
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool M Cerutti/Rego 4 Araujo/Santos 13 21-13, 21-18 0:42
Series tied with # 2 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-1
7/3/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Araujo/Santos 3 Brink/Reckermann 4 27-25, 21-19 0:50
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 4 Araujo/Santos 3 15-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:59
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-5
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Araujo/Santos 3 21-17, 21-13 0:37
8/22/10FIVBAland Open Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Araujo/Santos 3 24-22, 10-21, 15-13 0:59
8/15/10FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Araujo/Santos 3 21-18, 18-21, 17-15 1:09
8/8/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Araujo/Santos 5 39-41, 21-19, 15-12 1:28
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Araujo/Santos 13 21-13, 15-21, 18-16 1:01
Lead the series against # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-1
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 5 Araujo/Santos 3 21-19, 21-17 0:33
7/3/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Gold Medal Araujo/Santos 3 Fijalek/Prudel 13 21-18, 24-22 0:44
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 3 Fijalek/Prudel 14 21-15, 14-21, 15-8 0:47
7/11/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-16, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-2
6/18/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 3 Araujo/Santos 3 Gavira/Herrera 9 21-18, 21-17 0:40
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Gavira/Herrera 4 Araujo/Santos 12, Q1 30-28, 21-19 1:02
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 4 Araujo/Santos 8, Q1 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 7 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-1
8/8/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Bronze Medal Araujo/Santos 5 Klemperer/Koreng 19 21-14, 21-12 0:36
7/11/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Klemperer/Koreng 8 Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 19-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:03
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Araujo/Santos 12, Q1 Klemperer/Koreng 6 21-23, 21-18, 15-12 1:05
Lead the series against # 8 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 2-0
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Araujo/Santos 3 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 21-15, 21-19 0:41
7/6/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Insfran/Schmidt 21-14, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-0
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Araujo/Santos 3 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 19 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Wu/Xu, China 1-3
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Bronze Medal Wu/Xu 10 Araujo/Santos 3 21-17, 16-21, 15-10 0:52
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 10 Araujo/Santos 3 21-17, 14-21, 15-9 0:49
8/22/10FIVBAland Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Santos 3 Wu/Xu 4 21-19, 21-16 0:45
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Araujo/Santos 12, Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # 12 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 3-0
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Santos 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 19 21-14, 21-14 0:34
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Araujo/Santos 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 19 21-17, 21-18 0:47
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Santos 7 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-17, 11-21, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # 13 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 3-1
6/18/11FIVBRome World Championships Semi-Finals Araujo/Santos 3 Plavins/Smedins 15 22-20, 21-16 0:40
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Plavins/Smedins 14 Araujo/Santos 3 21-19, 21-16 0:37
8/20/10FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Araujo/Santos 3 Plavins/Smedins 6 21-17, 21-16 0:43
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool O Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Plavins/Smedins 22, Q10 30-28, 21-18 0:54
Series tied with # 14 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 1-1
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool L Araujo/Santos 3 Koshkarev/Semenov 14 21-17, 27-25 0:42
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Koshkarev/Semenov 14 Araujo/Santos 3 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 4-0
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 14 21-19, 23-21 0:43
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Araujo/Santos 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-16, 20-22, 15-9 0:59
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 5 Skarlund/Spinnangr 24 21-14, 13-21, 15-9 0:50
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Araujo/Santos 12, Q1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 21-14, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 16 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 4-0
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 3 Erdmann/Matysik 16 21-15, 21-15 0:34
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Araujo/Santos 5 Erdmann/Matysik 21 21-18, 21-12 0:41
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool P Araujo/Santos 7 Erdmann/Matysik 26 21-11, 31-29 0:49
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool M Araujo/Santos 13 Erdmann/Matysik 29, Q12 23-21, 21-18 0:50
Lead the series against # 17 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 3-0
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 18 21-18, 16-21, 18-16 0:54
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Araujo/Santos 5 Nummerdor/Schuil 12 21-14, 21-15 0:38
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 13 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 16-21, 21-14, 21-19 0:53
Lead the series against # 19 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool L Araujo/Santos 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 19 28-30, 24-22, 15-11 1:06
Lead the series against # 21 Martino/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Araujo/Santos 3 Martino/Nicolai 29 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 22 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 7 Benes/Kubala 21 21-16, 21-13 0:45
Series tied with # 24 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-1
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Santos 3 Boersma/Spijkers 22 22-20, 21-15 0:41
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Boersma/Spijkers 22 Araujo/Santos 3 12-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # 25 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 2-1
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 6 Araujo/Santos 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 21-18, 20-22, 15-8 0:56
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Araujo/Santos 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 21-16, 12-21, 15-13 0:50
8/1/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 Araujo/Santos 7 21-19, 18-21, 17-15 1:09
Series tied with # 26, Q2 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-1
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool P Samoilovs/Sorokins 23 Araujo/Santos 7 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:59
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool Q Araujo/Santos 8, Q1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 21-19, 21-12 0:41
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:57
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool Q Araujo/Santos 8, Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 24, Q3 21-13, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 28 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-0
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Araujo/Santos 5 Lario/Mesa 28, Q5 21-14, 21-18 0:47
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Santos 7 Lario/Mesa 30, Q7 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 30 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool L Araujo/Santos 3 Laciga/Weingart 30 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 31, Q14 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 2-0
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Araujo/Santos 3 Redmann/Saxton 30, Q20 21-18, 17-21, 21-19 0:57
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Araujo/Santos 3 Redmann/Saxton 46 23-21, 17-21, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 3 Dollinger/Windscheif 36 22-20, 19-21, 23-21 1:08
Lead the series against # Q5 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Winner 4 Araujo/Santos 3 Ces/Ces 18 23-21, 23-21 0:51
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool M Araujo/Santos 13 Ces/Ces 20 18-21, 21-19, 15-8 1:02
Series tied with # Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Araujo/Santos 3 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-15, 21-18 0:43
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Araujo/Santos 3 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # Q7 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Araujo/Santos 3 Gabathuler/Schnider 27 21-15, 19-21, 20-18 1:02
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Gabathuler/Schnider 10 21-14, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # Q11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-0
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Araujo/Santos 3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21, Q5 21-15, 21-15 0:41
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Araujo/Santos 8, Q1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q17 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Araujo/Santos 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 45 21-13, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q18 Binstock/VanHuizen, Canada 2-0
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Araujo/Santos 3 Binstock/VanHuizen 30, Q21 21-13, 21-18 0:37
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Araujo/Santos 3 Binstock/VanHuizen 30, Q16 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q20 Chen/Gao, China 2-0
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Santos 3 Chen/Gao 9 21-13, 21-19 0:35
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Chen/Gao Q16 21-16, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # Q30 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Araujo/Santos 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 30, Q31 21-19, 21-15 0:37