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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Brno Challenger
July 3 - 6, 2008

(24, Q24) Roberto Pitta/Lipe Rodrigues, Brazil

Roberto Lustosa Pitta
Brazil

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 15, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career FIVB C&S Best:

2nd (Brno 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$16,300.00

Francisco Felipe Martins Rodrigues
Brazil

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 5, 1983 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fortaleza

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Brno 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$8,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	CQ	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	US$3,900.00
FIVB C&S	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$9,200.00
Overall	7	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	US$13,100.00

Previous Brno Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Brno Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/3/2008	Qualifier 1	Andris Krumins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (Q9)	Won 25-23, 21-17	0:47
Thu, 7/3/2008	Qualifier 2	Andreas Sutter / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (Q8)	Won 21-15, 17-21, 15-12	0:50
Thu, 7/3/2008	Qualifier 3	Leonid Kalinine / Alexander Samoshkin, Russia (Q17)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:32
Fri, 7/4/2008	Winner 1	Steve Grotowski / Gregg Weaver, England (9)	Won 21-14, 25-23	0:40
Fri, 7/4/2008	Winner 2	Daniel Hupfer / Paul Schroffenegger, Austria (8)	Won 21-9, 18-21, 15-12	0:45
Sat, 7/5/2008	Winner 3	Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (1)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:37
Sat, 7/5/2008	Winner 4	Alison Cerutti / Bernardo Romano, Brazil (12)	Lost 15-21, 14-21	0:45
Sat, 7/5/2008	Contender 5	Andrea Tomatis / Ivan Zaytsev, Italy (17)	Won 28-26, 21-16	0:56
Sun, 7/6/2008	Semi-Finals	Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (6)	Won 22-20, 21-17	0:48
Sun, 7/6/2008	Gold Medal	Alison Cerutti / Bernardo Romano, Brazil (12)	Lost 13-21, 17-21	0:46

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,900.00
Challenger	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00
Satellite	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$2,200.00
Total	7	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$13,100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Roberto Pitta												Lipe Rodrigues
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$11,700.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$3,900.00
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	Challenger	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00
2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00	Satellite	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
14	0	2	2	0	2	3	0	0	0	$16,300.00	Total	9	0	1	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	$8,500.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,900.00	8	2	80.0 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,900.00	8	2	80.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Roberto Pitta													Lipe Rodrigues
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00	2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00
4	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$1,950.00	Total	Total	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	20	83.3%	3	12.5%	1	4.2%	23-1	95.8%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	6	75.0%	1-7	12.5%	20-6	76.9%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	24-8	75.0%
2007-2008	20	83.3%	3	12.5%	1	4.2%	23-1	95.8%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	6	75.0%	1-7	12.5%	20-6	76.9%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	24-8	75.0%
Against the Field	12	75.0%	3	18.8%	1	6.3%	15-1	93.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	100.0%	0-6	0.0%	24-12	66.7%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	15-7	68.2%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Challenger	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	16	4
Satellite	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	8	4
Total	1	1	9	1	0	0	0	0	6	5	1	2	2	0	0	1	27	12

Head to Head Results
Pitta/Rodrigues lead the series against the field 8-2 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
7/5/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Winner 3	Pitta/Rodrigues	24, Q24	Gabathuler/Wenger	1	21-16, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/6/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Semi-Finals	Pitta/Rodrigues	24, Q24	Maciel/Schmidt	6	22-20, 21-17	0:48
Lead the series against # 8 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
7/4/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Winner 2	Pitta/Rodrigues	24, Q24	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	8	21-9, 18-21, 15-12	0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
7/4/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Winner 1	Pitta/Rodrigues	24, Q24	Grotowski/Weaver	9	21-14, 25-23	0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Cerutti/Romano, Brazil 0-2
7/6/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Romano	12	Pitta/Rodrigues	24, Q24	21-13, 21-17	0:46
7/5/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Winner 4	Cerutti/Romano	12	Pitta/Rodrigues	24, Q24	21-15, 21-14	0:45
Lead the series against # 17 Tomatis/Zaytsev, Italy 1-0
7/5/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Contender 5	Pitta/Rodrigues	24, Q24	Tomatis/Zaytsev	17	28-26, 21-16	0:56
Lead the series against # Q8 Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
7/3/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Qualifier 2	Pitta/Rodrigues	24, Q24	Sutter/Weingart	Q8	21-15, 17-21, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # Q9 Krumins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
7/3/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Qualifier 1	Pitta/Rodrigues	24, Q24	Krumins/Sorokins	Q9	25-23, 21-17	0:47
Lead the series against # Q17 Kalinine/Samoshkin, Russia 1-0
7/3/08	FIVB C&S	Brno Challenger	Qualifier 3	Pitta/Rodrigues	24, Q24	Kalinine/Samoshkin	Q17	21-16, 21-15	0:32