Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Swiss Open
June 20 - 24, 2001
(3) Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
 
José Geraldo Loiola
Brazil / United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 28, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Vitória
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 66
Career Wins: 20
Career Winnings: US$539,130.00
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
FIVB195511111022 US$297,510.00
Previous Gstaad Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 2 5th 216 US$9,000.00
Swiss Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/22/2001 Winner 1 Gil Ferrer Cutino / Yosdado Perez Falcon, Cuba (30, Q38) Won 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 0:47
Fri, 6/22/2001 Winner 2 Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (19) Won 21-10, 21-15 0:41
Sat, 6/23/2001 Winner 3 Dain Blanton / Eric Fonoimoana, United States (6) Won 26-24, 19-21, 15-9 0:58
Sat, 6/23/2001 Winner 4 Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (7, Q3) Won 21-15, 17-21, 15-7 0:56
Sun, 6/24/2001 Semi-Finals Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (2) Lost 21-16, 18-21, 10-15 0:53
Sun, 6/24/2001 Bronze Medal Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Loiola/Santos lead the series against the field 8-4 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
6/24/01FIVBSwiss Open Bronze Medal Ramos/Rego 1 Loiola/Santos 3 22-20, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
6/24/01FIVBSwiss Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 2 Loiola/Santos 3 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:53
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Laciga/Laciga 4 Loiola/Santos 2 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 6 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 1-0
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 3 Blanton/Fonoimoana 6 26-24, 19-21, 15-9 0:58
Lead the series against # 7, Q3 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-0
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 4 Loiola/Santos 3 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 21-15, 17-21, 15-7 0:56
Trail the series against # 8 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Child/Heese 7 Loiola/Santos 2 13-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Loiola/Santos 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Loiola/Santos 2 Prosser/Zahner 12 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 19 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 3 Holden/Leinemann 19 21-10, 21-15 0:41
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 2 Holden/Leinemann 15 21-5, 26-24 0:42
Lead the series against # 30, Q38 Ferrer Cutino/Perez Falcon, Cuba 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 3 Ferrer Cutino/Perez Falcon 30, Q38 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against # Q25 Kais/Kais, Estonia 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 2 Kais/Kais 31, Q29 21-18, 21-14 0:31