Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016
(1) Alison Cerutti/Bruno Schmidt, Brazil
 
Alison Conte Cerutti
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 7, 1985 (38 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 (38 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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB41124344011030 US$1,090,500.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2005 Did not play Vinícius de Almeida - 9th
2015 Bruno Schmidt - 4th Alison Cerutti - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/29-10/4/2015 2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale 2 1st 0 US$100,000.00
FIVB 9/2-6/2015 Rio Open 1 4th 350 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 1 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 2 1st 800 US$57,000.00
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
Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 3/9/2016 Pool A Jeremy Casebeer / Derek Olson, United States (32, Q27) Won 21-11, 21-13 0:36
Thu, 3/10/2016 Pool A Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (17) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Thu, 3/10/2016 Pool A Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (16) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:53
Fri, 3/11/2016 Winner 2 Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (8) Won 26-24, 17-21, 15-12 0:56
Sat, 3/12/2016 Winner 3 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (5) Lost 25-27, 19-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Cerutti/Schmidt lead the series against the field 74-20 (Lead 29 Series, Trail 0 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-0
10/2/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 3 21-13, 21-16 0:34
7/5/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 12-21, 21-14, 22-20 0:54
Lead the series against # 3 Gibb/Patterson, United States 5-0
8/30/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Gibb/Patterson 6 21-10, 21-15 0:34
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 # 4 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
10/3/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Goncalves/Solberg 5 21-17, 23-21 0:42
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 4-2
3/12/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 27-25, 21-19 0:45
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 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 2-1
10/4/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Gold Medal Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 10 21-13, 21-15 0:38
9/30/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Dalhausser/Lucena 10 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:56
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 # 7 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 4-2
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 9 21-12, 21-19 0:33
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 # 8 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 6-1
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Saxton/Schalk 8 26-24, 17-21, 15-12 0:56
10/2/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Saxton/Schalk 7 21-16, 21-19 0:44
8/30/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Saxton/Schalk 10 19-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:48
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 # 9 Doppler/Horst, Austria 6-1
9/29/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Doppler/Horst 6 21-18, 7-3 Retired 0:31
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
Series tied with # 10 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 # 11 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Krasilnikov/Semenov 19 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-0
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Gavira/Herrera 7 25-23, 21-19 0:45
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Cerutti/Schmidt 12, Q1 Gavira/Herrera 5 21-10, 21-14 0:34
Series tied with # 13 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-1
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Semi-Finals Bockermann/Fluggen 10 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:49
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 # 14 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 2-0
7/12/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Carambula/Ranghieri 29, Q9 21-13, 21-12 0:34
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 31, Q27 33-31, 23-21 0:51
Lead the series against # 15 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  
Series tied with # 16 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-3
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Lupo/Nicolai 16 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:53
10/3/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Winner 1 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Lupo/Nicolai 9 20-22, 21-19, 15-10 1:01
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
Series tied with # 17 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-1
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Ontiveros/Virgen 17 21-15, 21-19 0:39
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 # 18 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 # 19 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 3-0
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Binstock/Schachter 16 21-17, 21-19 0:39
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 # 20 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool F Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 27, Q12 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22 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 # 23, Q1 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 # 24 Krou/Rowlandson, France 3-0
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Krou/Rowlandson 32 21-17, 21-14 0:40
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool F Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Krou/Rowlandson 11 21-12, 21-16 0:43
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Krou/Rowlandson 18 21-18, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 1-0
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Santos Pereira/Younousse 27 23-25, 21-14, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 31, Q21 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 1-0
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Barsuk/Liamin 32, Q10 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 32, Q27 Casebeer/Olson, United States 1-0
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Casebeer/Olson 32, Q27 21-11, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q8 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
Lead the series against # Q10 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
9/4/15FIVBRio Open Pool A Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Fuchs/Windscheif 12 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Series tied with # Q13 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-1
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Gabathuler/Gerson 14 21-14, 21-12 0:33
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Gabathuler/Gerson 29, Q10 Cerutti/Schmidt 4 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # Q15 Azaad/Bianchi, Argentina 1-0
6/11/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 13, Q1 Azaad/Bianchi Q16 21-11, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # Q17 Capogrosso/Mehamed, Argentina 1-0
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Capogrosso/Mehamed 17 21-17, 21-12 0:33
Series tied with # Q18 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 1-1
9/6/15FIVBRio Open Bronze Medal Barbosa/Carvalhaes 16, Q3 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 21-14, 17-21, 15-8 0:47
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 # Q19 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 # Q22 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 1-0
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool C Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Faiga/Hilman 30, Q13 21-16, 21-14 0:33