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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Vitória Open
September 26 - 30, 2006

(Q13) Virna Dias/Sandra Pires, Brazil

Virna Cristina Dantas Dias
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 31, 1971 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Natal (RN)

Height:

184 cm (6'1")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

41st (FIVB Vitória 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Sandra Pires Tavares
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 16, 1973 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

110

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$773,542.50

Awards

Tour Champion 1995 (with Jackie Silva), 1996 (with Jackie Silva), 2003 (with Ana Paula Connelly)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Vitória Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Did not play	Adriana Samuel - 2nd
2002	Did not play	Leila Barros - 5th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Vitória Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 9/26/2006	Qualifier 1	Carrie Dodd / Barbra Fontana, United States (31, Q20)	Lost 21-23, 18-21	0:48

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Virna Dias												Sandra Pires
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	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	5	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	$67,750.00
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	15	2	4	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	$139,050.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	86	15	11	14	12	16	7	4	1	0	$487,822.50
											Goodwill Games	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	110	20	16	16	13	21	9	5	2	0	$709,622.50

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
2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Virna Dias													Sandra Pires
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1993	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$2,250.00
											1995	FIVB	11	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	$45,500.00
											1996	FIVB	10	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$131,950.00
											1997	FIVB	7	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	$66,200.00
											1998	FIVB	8	2	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	$79,750.00
											1999	FIVB	7	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	$41,000.00
											2000	FIVB	9	0	2	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	$41,500.00
											2001	FIVB	12	1	2	1	3	5	0	0	0	0	$87,000.00
											2002	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	6	3	1	1	0	$29,422.50
											2003	FIVB	10	4	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$115,000.00
											2004	FIVB	6	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	$32,250.00
											2005	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	3	2	2	0	3	$32,550.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Total	Total	104	20	16	16	13	20	9	4	2	4	$704,372.50

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2005-2006	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Head to Head Results
Dias/Pires trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 31, Q20 Dodd/Fontana, United States 0-1
9/26/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Qualifier 1	Dodd/Fontana	31, Q20	Dias/Pires	Q13	23-21, 21-18	0:48