Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Transavia The Hague Grand Slam
June 11 - 16, 2013
(9) Alvaro Filho/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
 
Álvaro Morais Filho
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 27, 1990 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: João Pessoa (PB)
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 99
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$411,712.50
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 6, 1975 (50 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
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2013
  • Top Rookie 2013
  • Sportsperson 2017
Awards
  • Tour Champion 2000 (with Ze Marco de Melo), 2003 (with Emanuel Rego), 2004 (with Emanuel Rego), 2005 (with Emanuel Rego), 2006 (with Emanuel Rego), 2007 (with Emanuel Rego)
  • Best Hitter 2005
  • Best Offensive Player 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Most Outstanding 2005, 2007
  • Team of the Year 2005 (with Emanuel Rego), 2006 (with Emanuel Rego), 2007 (with Emanuel Rego)
  • Most Inspirational 2018
  • Sportsperson 2018
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB2312216050321 US$283,775.00
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2008 Vitor Felipe - 25th Did not play
2009 Did not play Pedro Solberg - 13th
2011 Neilton Santos - Country Quota Pedro Cunha - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/22-26/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam 12 5th 480 US$10,000.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam 12 3rd 640 US$16,500.00
FIVB 4/23-27/2013 Fuzhou Open 14 4th 350 US$9,000.00
The Hague Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/12/2013 Pool H Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (24, Q4) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:47
Thu, 6/13/2013 Pool H Toms Smedins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (25, Q6) Lost 15-21, 21-13, 13-15 0:47
Thu, 6/13/2013 Pool H Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (8) Lost 22-24, 18-21 0:45
Fri, 6/14/2013 Winner 1 Daan Spijkers / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (15) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Fri, 6/14/2013 Winner 2 Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (5) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:33
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships101000000000 $45,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1611204040300 $214,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open600012010020 $24,375.00
Total2312216050320 $283,775.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Alvaro Filho Ricardo Santos
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $0.00 Olympic Games4111010000 $0.00
4010011100 $40,500.00 World Championships9130111200 $127,000.00
2000001100 $10,500.00 World Tour Finals          
433230711930 $259,450.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam85147821620850 $727,750.00
411114910470 $91,812.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open138382014151817650 $1,050,432.50
4100102000 $9,000.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
1000001000 $450.00 Challenger          
           Satellite1100000000 $1,000.00
2020000000 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
1000000010 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
           Goodwill Games1100000000 $15,000.00
995645182615110 $411,712.50 Total23856312318363816100 $1,921,182.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2013FIVB400111010000 $41,000.00 161061.5 %
TotalFIVB400111010000 $41,000.00 161061.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Alvaro Filho  Ricardo Santos
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1995FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           1997FIVB1000000100 $750.00
           1998FIVB12211140003 $72,000.00
           1999FIVB13433110100 $124,250.00
           2000FIVB15540230100 $115,500.00
           2001FIVB11240120110 $90,000.00
           2002FIVB10313001110 $70,695.00
           2003FIVB10501022000 $118,500.00
           2004FIVB13721201000 $130,250.00
           2005FIVB15623003100 $163,175.00
           2005FIVB C&S1100000000 $1,000.00
           2006FIVB14551300000 $177,500.00
           2007FIVB15710141010 $173,850.00
           2008FIVB11204122000 $84,100.00
1000000010 $0.00 2008FIVB Age Group WC          
           2009FIVB11120214100 $78,675.00
1010000000 $0.00 2009FIVB Age Group WC          
           2010FIVB11012222002 $65,575.00
1000001000 $450.00 2010FIVB C&S          
1010000000 $0.00 2010FIVB Age Group WC          
3000100002 $5,600.00 2011FIVB12310133100 $115,875.00
1000000001 $0.00 2012FIVB11202034000 $78,200.00
4001111000 $20,500.00 2013FIVB4001111000 $20,500.00
12021212013 $26,550.00 TotalTotal191552722182824836 $1,680,395.00
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
Overall49 62.8% 17 21.8% 12 15.4% 66-12 84.6% 7 17.5% 8 20.0% 25 62.5% 7-33 17.5% 49-25 66.2% 24-20 54.5% 20 75-45 62.5%
2012-201333 71.7% 8 17.4% 5 10.9% 41-5 89.1% 2 9.5% 4 19.0% 15 71.4% 2-19 9.5% 33-15 68.8% 10-9 52.6% 00 43-24 64.2%
Against the Field31 72.1% 7 16.3% 5 11.6% 38-5 88.4% 4 14.8% 5 18.5% 18 66.7% 4-23 14.8% 62-34 64.6% 22-20 52.4% 10 43-27 61.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000021003010000162
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000128170019112220115232
Challenge/Four Star/Open10109600630101001711
Total101139240028143321127545
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 10-10 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 3 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 1-1
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Filho/Santos 12 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:55
4/27/13FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 Filho/Santos 14 19-21, 26-24, 20-18 1:03
Series tied with # 4 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
5/4/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Semi-Finals Schmidt/Solberg 3 Filho/Santos 12 21-16, 22-24, 15-10 0:59
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Filho/Santos 14 Schmidt/Solberg 3 21-18, 21-19 0:46
Trail the series against # 5 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-2
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Patterson 5 Filho/Santos 9 21-16, 21-15 0:33
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 3 Gibb/Patterson 7 Filho/Santos 12 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-2
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool E Erdmann/Matysik 5 Filho/Santos 12 21-16, 22-20 0:42
5/2/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool E Erdmann/Matysik 5 Filho/Santos 12 24-22, 21-13 0:43
Lead the series against # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Filho/Santos 12 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool H Brouwer/Meeuwsen 8 Filho/Santos 9 24-22, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 11 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/4/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Bronze Medal Filho/Santos 12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 21-12, 21-10 0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Filho/Santos 14 Dollinger/Windscheif 11 21-17, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 15 Spijkers/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Filho/Santos 9 Spijkers/Varenhorst 15 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Peda/Plavins, Latvia 1-0
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool E Filho/Santos 12 Peda/Plavins 21 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 22, Q1 Huber/Seidl, Austria 0-1
4/27/13FIVBFuzhou Open Bronze Medal Huber/Seidl 32, Q9 Filho/Santos 14 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 23, Q2 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool E Felipe/Goncalves 28, Q11 Filho/Santos 12 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool H Filho/Santos 9 Eithun/Horrem 24, Q4 22-20, 21-18 0:47
Series tied with # 25, Q6 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-1
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool H Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q6 Filho/Santos 9 21-15, 13-21, 15-13 0:47
4/25/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Filho/Santos 14 Smedins/Sorokins 19 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # Q3 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Filho/Santos 14 Bogatov/Prokopiev 30, Q4 21-18, 21-19 0:42