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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$20,000 Vaduz Satellite
August 7 - 10, 2008

(7) 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 Vaduz Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	7/17-20/2008	Pärnu Challenger	12, Q5	3rd	64	US$3,100.00
FIVB C&S	7/10-13/2008	Lausanne Satellite	10, Q7	3rd	26	US$1,700.00
FIVB C&S	7/3-6/2008	Brno Challenger	24, Q24	2nd	72	US$3,900.00

Vaduz Satellite Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/8/2008	Winner 1	Andreas Sutter / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (10)	Lost 18-21, 22-24	0:46
Fri, 8/8/2008	Contender 1	Daniel Hupfer / Paul Schroffenegger, Austria (2)	Won 21-10, 21-16	0:39
Sat, 8/9/2008	Contender 2	Constantin Quadt / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (12, Q2)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:41
Sat, 8/9/2008	Contender 3	Thomas Kaczmarek / Matthias Pompe, Germany (8)	Lost 31-33, 21-14, 17-19	1:07

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	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$9,200.00	24	8	75.0 %
Total	FIVB C&S	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$9,200.00	24	8	75.0 %

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
4	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,600.00	2008	FIVB C&S	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,600.00
7	0	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	$4,600.00	Total	Total	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,600.00

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	5	62.5%	3	37.5%	0	0.0%	8-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	10-2	83.3%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	8-2	80.0%

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 5 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 2-0
8/8/08	FIVB C&S	Vaduz Satellite	Contender 1	Pitta/Rodrigues	7	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	2	21-10, 21-16	0:39
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 # 4 Kufa/Kufa, Czech Republic 2-0
7/19/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Contender 2	Pitta/Rodrigues	12, Q5	Kufa/Kufa	10, Q4	21-14, 22-20	0:37
7/17/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Qualifier 3	Pitta/Rodrigues	12, Q5	Kufa/Kufa	10, Q4	21-12, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Sidorenko/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/18/08	FIVB C&S	Pärnu Challenger	Winner 1	Pitta/Rodrigues	12, Q5	Sidorenko/Yakovlev	5	21-12, 9-21, 15-10	0:42
Trail the series against # 8 Kaczmarek/Pompe, Germany 0-1
8/9/08	FIVB C&S	Vaduz Satellite	Contender 3	Kaczmarek/Pompe	8	Pitta/Rodrigues	7	33-31, 14-21, 19-17	1:07
Series tied with # 10 Sutter/Weingart, Switzerland 1-1
8/8/08	FIVB C&S	Vaduz Satellite	Winner 1	Sutter/Weingart	10	Pitta/Rodrigues	7	21-18, 24-22	0:46
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 # 12, Q2 Quadt/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
8/9/08	FIVB C&S	Vaduz Satellite	Contender 2	Pitta/Rodrigues	7	Quadt/Strasser	12, Q2	21-17, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 14, Q4 Spijkers/van de Sande, Netherlands 1-0
7/10/08	FIVB C&S	Lausanne Satellite	Qualifier 2	Pitta/Rodrigues	10, Q7	Spijkers/van de Sande	Q10	21-15, 21-16	0:39