Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 25 - 29, 2001
(13) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Emanuel Rego - 1st Ze Marco de Melo - 33rd
1999 Emanuel Rego - 1st Ze Marco de Melo - 3rd
2000 Emanuel Rego - 2nd Ze Marco de Melo - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 12 7th 226 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 14 2nd 324 US$18,000.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/27/2001 Winner 1 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (20) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Fri, 7/27/2001 Winner 2 Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (4) Won 26-24, 21-17 0:54
Sat, 7/28/2001 Winner 3 John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (5) Won 24-22, 21-15 0:47
Sat, 7/28/2001 Winner 4 Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Won 18-21, 23-21, 15-7 0:57
Sun, 7/29/2001 Semi-Finals Jody Holden / Conrad Leinemann, Canada (19) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:44
Sun, 7/29/2001 Gold Medal Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (2) Won 11-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:57
Head to Head Results
Loiola/Santos lead the series against the field 21-10 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 2 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 2-2
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Loiola/Santos 13 Ramos/Rego 1 18-21, 23-21, 15-7 0:57
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 5 Ramos/Rego 1 Loiola/Santos 12 21-19, 24-26, 15-13 1:06
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
Series tied with # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 2-2
7/29/01FIVBPortugal Open Gold Medal Loiola/Santos 13 Laciga/Laciga 2 11-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:57
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 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 # 4 Metzger/Wong, United States 2-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 13 Metzger/Wong 4 26-24, 21-17 0:54
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Metzger/Wong 4 Loiola/Santos 12 21-19, 19-21, 17-15 1:08
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 4 Loiola/Santos 3 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 21-15, 17-21, 15-7 0:56
Series tied with # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 13 Child/Heese 5 24-22, 21-15 0:47
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Child/Heese 7 Loiola/Santos 2 13-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # 7 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 12 Ferreira/de Melo 5 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 12 Brenha/Maia 21 21-3 Retired 0:11
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 14 Brenha/Maia 19 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 14 Novosel/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Loiola/Santos 12 Novosel/Slack 15 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 17, Q2 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 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 3-0
7/29/01FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Loiola/Santos 13 Holden/Leinemann 19 22-20, 21-18 0:44
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 # 20 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 13 Berg/Dahl 20 21-16, 21-16 0:35
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 # 28, Q3 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 # 29, Q6 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 1 Loiola/Santos 11 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 21-12, 21-11 0:36