Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 10 - 14, 2013
(7) Alvaro Filho/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
 
Álvaro Morais Filho
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 27, 1990 (33 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 (49 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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB2312216050321 US$283,775.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Jose Loiola - 4th
2002 Did not play Jose Loiola - 9th
2003 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 9th
2004 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 3rd
2005 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 1st
2006 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 1st
2007 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 4th
2009 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 2nd
2010 Did not play Marcio Araujo - 3rd
2011 Did not play Marcio Araujo - 5th
2012 Did not play Pedro Cunha - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 10 2nd 900 US$45,000.00
FIVB 6/18-23/2013 Rome Grand Slam 9 5th 480 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 9 9th 400 US$5,500.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/11/2013 Pool G Toms Smedins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (26, Q5) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Thu, 7/11/2013 Pool G Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (23, Q3) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:32
Fri, 7/12/2013 Pool G Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (10) Won 21-17, 15-21, 15-11  
Fri, 7/12/2013 Winner 1 Daan Spijkers / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (19, Q2) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-7 0:51
Sat, 7/13/2013 Winner 2 Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (24) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Sat, 7/13/2013 Winner 3 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (27, Q6) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Sat, 7/13/2013 Semi-Finals Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (11) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:42
Sun, 7/14/2013 Gold Medal Bruno Schmidt / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:46
Head to Head Results
Filho/Santos lead the series against the field 22-14 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
7/14/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Gold Medal Filho/Santos 7 Schmidt/Solberg 2 21-16, 21-18 0:46
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 # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Filho/Santos 9 19-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:57
Lead the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 2-1
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Filho/Santos 10 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 3 21-18, 21-17 0:40
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
Lead the series against # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-0
7/7/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Semi-Finals Filho/Santos 10 Cerutti/Rego 2 21-14, 22-20 0:40
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 9 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 # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Filho/Santos 7 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-17, 15-21, 15-11  
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Filho/Santos 12 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Series tied with # 11 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-2
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Filho/Santos 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 21-19, 21-17 0:42
7/7/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Gold Medal Brouwer/Meeuwsen 13 Filho/Santos 10 21-18, 21-16 0:44
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Filho/Santos 9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 17-21, 25-23, 15-12 0:59
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool H Brouwer/Meeuwsen 8 Filho/Santos 9 24-22, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 12 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
7/4/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool J Doppler/Horst 15 Filho/Santos 10 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 15, Q1 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 # 16 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Filho/Santos 14 Dollinger/Windscheif 11 21-17, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 0-1
4/27/13FIVBFuzhou Open Bronze Medal Huber/Seidl 32, Q9 Filho/Santos 14 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 19, Q2 Spijkers/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-0
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Filho/Santos 7 Spijkers/Varenhorst 19, Q2 21-18, 19-21, 15-7 0:51
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Filho/Santos 9 Spijkers/Varenhorst 15 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23, Q3 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-1
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Saxton/Schalk 23, Q3 Filho/Santos 7 21-17, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 24 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Filho/Santos 7 Kantor/Losiak 24 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 3-1
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Filho/Santos 7 Smedins/Sorokins 26, Q5 21-15, 21-14 0:36
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool H Filho/Santos 9 Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q5 21-19, 21-13 0:38
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 # 27, Q6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-0
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Filho/Santos 7 Gavira/Herrera 27, Q6 21-15, 21-15 0:34
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 3 Filho/Santos 10 Gavira/Herrera 44 21-9, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # Q9 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
Lead the series against # Q11 Popov/Samoday, Ukraine 1-0
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 1 Filho/Santos 10 Popov/Samoday 45 21-9, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # Q16 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool J Filho/Santos 10 Kuleshov/Yakovlev 39 21-16, 21-18 0:31