Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
August 18 - 23, 2015
(2) Alison Cerutti/Bruno Schmidt, Brazil
 
Alison Conte Cerutti
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 7, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Vitoria
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 110 kg (242 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 152
Career Wins: 28
Career FIVB WT Wins: 25
Career Winnings: US$1,264,550.00
Bruno Oscar Schmidt
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 6, 1986 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Brasilia
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 149
Career Wins: 17
Career FIVB WT Wins: 15
Career Winnings: US$958,775.00
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2009
  • Best Blocker 2011, 2015
  • Best Hitter 2011, 2012, 2016
  • Best Offensive Player 2011
  • Team of the Year 2011 (with Emanuel Rego), 2015 (with Bruno Schmidt)
  • Tour Champion 2011 (with Emanuel Rego), 2015 (with Bruno Schmidt)
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2010
  • Best Defensive Player 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Best Offensive Player 2015
  • Most Outstanding 2015, 2016
  • Sportsperson 2015, 2016
  • Team of the Year 2015 (with Alison Cerutti)
  • Tour Champion 2015 (with Alison Cerutti)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB41124344011030 US$1,090,500.00
Previous Long Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Emanuel Rego - 5th Pedro Solberg - 9th
2014 Bruno Schmidt - 9th Alison Cerutti - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 3 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2015 Gstaad Major Series 3 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 3 1st 1000 US$60,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 6 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2015 Stavanger Major Series 1 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series 1 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 2 4th 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 1 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/20-24/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 3 9th 360 US$11,000.00
Long Beach Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/19/2015 Pool B Andrea Tomatis / Francesco Vanni, Italy (31, Q18) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Thu, 8/20/2015 Pool B Tri Bourne / John Hyden, United States (18) Lost 21-13, 15-21, 9-15 0:52
Thu, 8/20/2015 Pool B Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (15) Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:49
Fri, 8/21/2015 Winner 1 Saymon Barbosa / Guto Carvalhaes, Brazil (32, Q20) Won 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:57
Fri, 8/21/2015 Winner 2 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (7) Won 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:58
Fri, 8/21/2015 Winner 3 Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (28, Q6) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:42
Sat, 8/22/2015 Semi-Finals Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (5) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Sun, 8/23/2015 Gold Medal Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (24) Won 21-16, 20-22, 15-13 1:15
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games110000000000 $0.00
World Championships210000010000 $71,000.00
World Tour Finals220000000000 $200,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2863233090200 $757,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open721110010100 $59,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star100001000000 $3,000.00
Total411243440110300 $1,090,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Alison Cerutti Bruno Schmidt
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3110010000 $0.00 Olympic Games2100001000 $0.00
7210112000 $116,500.00 World Championships7100022200 $66,000.00
3200000100 $103,000.00 World Tour Finals3200010000 $106,000.00
69128641617410 $738,150.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam718547927600 $593,900.00
64788499920 $292,050.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open5834331612820 $185,875.00
2100010000 $6,500.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star1000010000 $1,500.00
3201000000 $6,650.00 Challenger3000111000 $2,600.00
1100000000 $1,700.00 Satellite2110000000 $2,900.00
           U21 World Championships2100001000 $0.00
152281815928281430 $1,264,550.00 Total149171071130441620 $958,775.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2014FIVB1112111040100 $241,000.00 471872.3 %
2015FIVB840010020100 $284,000.00 42982.4 %
TotalFIVB1952121060200 $525,000.00 892776.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Alison Cerutti  Bruno Schmidt
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2005FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
2000001001 $3,000.00 2006FIVB          
           2006FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
3000000003 $0.00 2007FIVB1000000010 $1,000.00
1001000000 $1,750.00 2007FIVB C&S3100011000 $3,150.00
9101011005 $32,500.00 2008FIVB10010122103 $31,250.00
3300000000 $6,600.00 2008FIVB C&S2010100000 $2,350.00
13233131000 $126,700.00 2009FIVB10000024202 $27,275.00
11033121100 $87,600.00 2010FIVB14011053301 $58,650.00
11512012000 $153,350.00 2011FIVB11000124103 $38,650.00
10241030000 $112,000.00 2012FIVB10000133003 $41,000.00
11100234100 $64,050.00 2013FIVB13222124000 $98,950.00
11121114100 $120,500.00 2014FIVB11121114100 $120,500.00
8400102100 $142,000.00 2015FIVB8400102100 $142,000.00
9319131261416409 $850,050.00 TotalTotal95974718289112 $564,775.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall146 82.5% 17 9.6% 14 7.9% 163-14 92.1% 24 38.7% 13 21.0% 25 40.3% 24-38 38.7% 146-25 85.4% 41-27 60.3% 40 191-52 78.6%
2014-201580 84.2% 8 8.4% 7 7.4% 88-7 92.6% 15 39.5% 7 18.4% 16 42.1% 15-23 39.5% 80-16 83.3% 23-14 62.2% 40 107-30 78.1%
Against the Field83 79.0% 12 11.4% 10 9.5% 95-10 90.5% 17 36.2% 9 19.1% 21 44.7% 17-30 36.2% 166-34 83.0% 58-38 60.4% 40 116-36 76.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000021002010001061
World Championships0000600041100010121
World Tour Finals0000510020200020111
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0030681500391495236312740
Challenge/Four Star/Open000014100122321121328
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star000020001100000031
Total003097180060181673412419152
Head to Head Results
Cerutti/Schmidt lead the series against the field 55-18 (Lead 24 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Gibb/Patterson, United States 4-0
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Gibb/Patterson 6 21-16, 21-16 0:38
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Gibb/Patterson 14 21-12, 21-17 0:36
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Gibb/Patterson 13 15-21, 26-24, 15-11 0:55
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Cerutti/Schmidt 4, Q1 Gibb/Patterson 13 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
7/5/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 12-21, 21-14, 22-20 0:54
Series tied with # 4 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Goncalves/Solberg 2 21-17, 21-12 0:33
5/30/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Goncalves/Solberg 10 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 4-1
8/22/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 21-18, 21-17 0:39
5/30/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 21-14, 21-14 0:33
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 21-17, 22-20 0:41
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 12, Q1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 21-16, 21-13 0:35
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Cerutti/Schmidt 13, Q1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 6 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 3-2
7/12/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:44
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-17, 21-19 0:38
8/3/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 21-14, 21-17 0:35
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 21-9, 21-19 0:35
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 5 13-21, 23-21, 15-7 0:53
Lead the series against # 7 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-1
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Rego/Santos 7 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:58
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Rego/Santos 6 21-12, 21-13 0:32
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 1 Rego/Santos 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-16, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 8 Doppler/Horst, Austria 5-1
7/26/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Doppler/Horst 9 21-14, 21-18 0:38
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Doppler/Horst 22 21-19, 21-14 0:37
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 2 Doppler/Horst 7 Cerutti/Schmidt 6 21-23, 21-19, 15-13 1:12
8/2/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Doppler/Horst 9 21-14, 21-19 0:39
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 4, Q1 Doppler/Horst 24 21-17, 21-14 0:33
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Cerutti/Schmidt 4 Doppler/Horst 20 21-17, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 3-1
7/26/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-15, 21-15 0:34
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool A Saxton/Schalk 16 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-16, 34-32 0:46
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Saxton/Schalk 19 19-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:51
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Saxton/Schalk 19 21-12, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Cerutti/Schmidt 12, Q1 Gavira/Herrera 5 21-10, 21-14 0:34
Series tied with # 11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 3-3
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 6 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-19, 21-19 0:39
5/31/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Erdmann/Matysik 9 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 21-19, 21-17 0:39
8/2/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Erdmann/Matysik 6 21-17, 21-18 0:38
7/19/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Erdmann/Matysik 7 22-20, 21-19 0:38
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 4, Q1 Erdmann/Matysik 12 21-15, 21-19 0:38
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool F Erdmann/Matysik 11 Cerutti/Schmidt 6 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 1-0
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Felipe/Filho 13, Q1 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:53
Lead the series against # 13 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-1
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Fijalek/Prudel 15 21-23, 21-16, 15-8 1:02
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool C Fijalek/Prudel 14 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 21-18, 21-18 0:40
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Cerutti/Schmidt 4 Fijalek/Prudel 13 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 14 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-3
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 16 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:47
8/3/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-14, 21-17 0:33
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 5 Cerutti/Schmidt 13, Q1 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 0:50
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Cerutti/Schmidt 6 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 15 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 15 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 16 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 2-0
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Binstock/Schachter 17 21-16, 21-17 0:39
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Binstock/Schachter 15 21-13, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 17 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Krasilnikov/Semenov 19 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 18 Bourne/Hyden, United States 2-3
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool B Bourne/Hyden 18 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 13-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:52
8/23/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Bourne/Hyden 6 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 21-19, 21-15 0:34
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Bourne/Hyden 23, Q3 Cerutti/Schmidt 4 21-18, 21-19 0:35
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Cerutti/Schmidt 13, Q1 Bourne/Hyden 29, Q9 15-21, 21-13, 20-18 0:54
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool F Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Bourne/Hyden 27, Q11 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 4-0
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 21-19, 21-15 0:38
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 14 By Forfeit  
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 4, Q1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 17 21-17, 21-18 0:40
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 12, Q1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 19 16-21, 23-21, 15-7 0:49
Trail the series against # 21 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Ontiveros/Virgen 29, Q8 Cerutti/Schmidt 4, Q1 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # 23 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Kapa/McHugh 23 21-15, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 24 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-0
8/23/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 24 21-16, 20-22, 15-13 1:15
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Doherty/Mayer, United States 2-0
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 1 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Doherty/Mayer 23, Q3 23-21, 21-18 0:37
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool F Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Doherty/Mayer 22, Q1 24-22, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Bockermann/Fluggen 28, Q6 21-17, 21-13 0:42
Lead the series against # 31, Q18 Tomatis/Vanni, Italy 1-0
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Tomatis/Vanni 31, Q18 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 32, Q20 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 1-0
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Barbosa/Carvalhaes 32, Q20 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:57
Lead the series against # Q2 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-0
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Kantor/Losiak 19 21-19, 21-15 0:33
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Kantor/Losiak 16 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 3-0
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 19 22-20, 21-14 0:40
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Cerutti/Schmidt 4, Q1 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 20 21-13, 21-13 0:33
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool F Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 11 14-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # Q11 Hordvik/Kvamsdal, Norway 1-0
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 1 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Hordvik/Kvamsdal 30 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # Q19 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 1-0
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 O'Gorman/Pedlow 32, Q21 20-22, 23-21, 15-13 0:57