Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
July 11 - 15, 2001
(14) 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 Lignano Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1992 Aloizio Claudino - 4th Did not play
1998 Emanuel Rego - 3rd Ze Marco de Melo - 57th
1999 Emanuel Rego - 1st Ze Marco de Melo - 5th
2000 Emanuel Rego - 5th Ze Marco de Melo - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 11 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 3 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 3 4th 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 2 5th 216 US$9,000.00
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/13/2001 Winner 1 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (19) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Fri, 7/13/2001 Winner 2 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (30, Q12) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:46
Sat, 7/14/2001 Winner 3 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (22) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:44
Sat, 7/14/2001 Winner 4 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (2) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Sun, 7/15/2001 Semi-Finals Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Sun, 7/15/2001 Gold Medal Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (4) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Loiola/Santos lead the series against the field 12-8 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 1-1
7/15/01FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Loiola/Santos 14 Ramos/Rego 1 21-17, 21-15 0:37
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 1-2
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 4 Loiola/Santos 14 Laciga/Laciga 2 21-18, 21-15 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
7/15/01FIVBItaly Open Gold Medal Baracetti/Conde 4 Loiola/Santos 14 21-17, 21-16 0:40
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 5 Loiola/Santos 11 31-29, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 5 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
Lead the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 15, Q4 Holdren/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 1 Holdren/Rogers 19 Loiola/Santos 3 17-21, 21-15, 16-14 0:55
Lead the series against # 19 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 14 Brenha/Maia 19 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 22 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-1
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 14 Berg/Dahl 22 21-18, 22-20 0:44
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 22 Loiola/Santos 11 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 23 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, Q12 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 14 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 21-15, 21-14 0:46
Lead the series against # Q8 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 1 Loiola/Santos 11 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 21-12, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # Q26 Kais/Kais, Estonia 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 2 Kais/Kais 31, Q29 21-18, 21-14 0:31