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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 9 - 13, 2014

(8) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

238

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,921,182.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	23	1	2	2	1	6	0	5	0	3	2	1	US$283,775.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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
2013	Ricardo Santos - 1st	Alvaro Filho - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	14	2nd	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	7	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	3	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2014	Fuzhou Open	1	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	3	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	1	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	4	3rd	640	US$16,500.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	4	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	7	1st	800	US$33,000.00

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/10/2014	Pool H	Alex Ranghieri / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (25)	Won 25-23, 21-18	0:45
Thu, 7/10/2014	Pool H	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (24)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:38
Fri, 7/11/2014	Pool H	Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (9)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:41
Sat, 7/12/2014	Winner 2	Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (13)	Won 16-21, 27-25, 15-11	1:01
Sat, 7/12/2014	Winner 3	Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (1)	Lost 15-21, 12-21	0:35

Head to Head Results
Filho/Santos lead the series against the field 34-26 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 2-4
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Filho/Santos	8	21-15, 21-12	0:35
6/29/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Filho/Santos	14	21-16, 21-16	0:39
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	5	Filho/Santos	4	21-14, 21-12	0:34
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Filho/Santos	10	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	3	21-18, 21-17	0:40
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Filho/Santos	12	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	2	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:55
4/27/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	2	Filho/Santos	14	19-21, 26-24, 20-18	1:03
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Rego/Solberg	11	Filho/Santos	7	14-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 4, Q1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	13, Q1	Filho/Santos	3	21-16, 21-19	0:42
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	6	Filho/Santos	1	21-14, 16-21, 17-15	0:54
Trail the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-2
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Filho/Santos	14	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	17-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:50
8/25/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Filho/Santos	4	21-14, 21-19	0:40
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Filho/Santos	9	19-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:57
Lead the series against # 6 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-1
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Fijalek/Prudel	14	Filho/Santos	3	18-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:56
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Filho/Santos	7	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-17, 15-21, 15-11
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Filho/Santos	12	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-0
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Filho/Santos	7	Gavira/Herrera	27, Q6	21-15, 21-15	0:34
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 3	Filho/Santos	10	Gavira/Herrera	44	21-9, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 9 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-0
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Filho/Santos	8	Gabathuler/Gerson	9	21-17, 21-19	0:41
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool A	Filho/Santos	1	Gabathuler/Gerson	17	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 10 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Filho/Santos	1	Chevallier/Strasser	15	21-18, 19-21, 15-12	1:00
Trail the series against # 11 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-2
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Felipe/Goncalves	13, Q1	Filho/Santos	4	25-23, 21-14	0:41
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool E	Felipe/Goncalves	28, Q11	Filho/Santos	12	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # 12 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-2
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	5	Filho/Santos	12	21-16, 22-20	0:42
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	5	Filho/Santos	12	24-22, 21-13	0:43
Series tied with # 13 Gibb/Patterson, United States 2-2
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Filho/Santos	8	Gibb/Patterson	13	16-21, 27-25, 15-11	1:01
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Filho/Santos	7	Gibb/Patterson	10	21-18, 12-21, 17-15	0:52
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gibb/Patterson	5	Filho/Santos	9	21-16, 21-15	0:33
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gibb/Patterson	7	Filho/Santos	12	21-17, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-2
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Filho/Santos	4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	21-18, 21-11	0:37
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Filho/Santos	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	21-19, 21-17	0:42
7/7/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Gold Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	Filho/Santos	10	21-18, 21-16	0:44
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Filho/Santos	9	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	17-21, 25-23, 15-12	0:59
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Filho/Santos	9	24-22, 21-18	0:45
Series tied with # 15 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Stiekema/Varenhorst	19	Filho/Santos	3	23-21, 23-21	0:44
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Filho/Santos	4	Stiekema/Varenhorst	25, Q5	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 17 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 2-0
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Filho/Santos	14	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	16-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:49
5/4/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Filho/Santos	12	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	21-12, 21-10	0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Filho/Santos	14	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	19, Q2	21-17, 20-22, 19-17	0:58
Lead the series against # 20 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-1
6/29/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Filho/Santos	14	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	26, Q4	23-21, 21-19	0:46
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	14	Filho/Santos	1	21-17, 21-16	0:42
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Filho/Santos	4	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	15	21-14, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against # 21 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-1
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	23, Q3	Filho/Santos	7	21-17, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # 22 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool A	Filho/Santos	1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	17	21-11, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 23, Q3 Dollinger/Fluggen, Germany 0-1
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool A	Dollinger/Fluggen	16	Filho/Santos	1	21-14, 21-11	0:37
Series tied with # 24 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-1
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Filho/Santos	8	Doppler/Horst	24	21-19, 21-15	0:38
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool J	Doppler/Horst	15	Filho/Santos	10	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 25 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Filho/Santos	8	Ranghieri/Tomatis	25	25-23, 21-18	0:45
Lead the series against # 26 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-1
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Filho/Santos	7	Kantor/Losiak	23	21-18, 21-19	0:42
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Kantor/Losiak	20	Filho/Santos	4	16-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:46
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Filho/Santos	7	Kantor/Losiak	24	21-17, 21-13	0:36
Trail the series against # 27, Q4 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-2
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Filho/Santos	3	Huber/Seidl	23	23-21, 21-19	0:45
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Huber/Seidl	13	Filho/Santos	4	21-17, 23-21	0:39
4/27/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Bronze Medal	Huber/Seidl	32, Q9	Filho/Santos	14	21-18, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 30, Q11 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-0
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Filho/Santos	12	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	26, Q8	21-18, 21-19	0:44
5/1/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Filho/Santos	12	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	28, Q12	21-18, 21-14	0:43
Lead the series against # Q6 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 3-0
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Filho/Santos	7	Eithun/Horrem	26	21-15, 27-29, 17-15	1:07
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Filho/Santos	4	Eithun/Horrem	20	21-19, 21-10	0:36
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Filho/Santos	9	Eithun/Horrem	24, Q4	22-20, 21-18	0:47
Lead the series against # Q10 Santos/Santos Pereira, Qatar 1-0
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool A	Filho/Santos	1	Santos/Santos Pereira	32	20-22, 21-13, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # Q17 Spijkers/van Dorsten, Netherlands 1-0
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Filho/Santos	3	Spijkers/van Dorsten	30, Q11	23-21, 21-14	0:40