Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Transavia Grand Slam
July 15 - 20, 2014
(Q1) 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 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
2013 Ricardo Santos - 9th Alvaro Filho - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/9-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$17,000.00
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
The Hague Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/15/2014 Qualifier 2 Daan Spijkers / Michiel van Dorsten, Netherlands (30, Q17) Lost 21-13, 19-21, 13-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Filho/Santos lead the series against the field 31-28 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 10 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 2-4
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Filho/Santos 8 21-15, 21-12 0:35
6/29/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Filho/Santos 14 21-16, 21-16 0:39
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 5 Filho/Santos 4 21-14, 21-12 0:34
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
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 13, Q1 Filho/Santos 3 21-16, 21-19 0:42
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Filho/Santos 1 21-14, 16-21, 17-15 0:54
Trail the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-2
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Filho/Santos 14 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:50
8/25/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Filho/Santos 4 21-14, 21-19 0:40
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 # 5 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 # 6 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-1
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Fijalek/Prudel 14 Filho/Santos 3 18-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:56
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
Trail the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Solberg 11 Filho/Santos 7 14-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:51
Series tied with # 9 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Stiekema/Varenhorst 19 Filho/Santos 3 23-21, 23-21 0:44
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Filho/Santos 4 Stiekema/Varenhorst 25, Q5 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-2
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Filho/Santos 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 21-18, 21-11 0:37
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 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-2
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Felipe/Goncalves 13, Q1 Filho/Santos 4 25-23, 21-14 0:41
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool E Felipe/Goncalves 28, Q11 Filho/Santos 12 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:54
Series tied with # 13 Gibb/Patterson, United States 2-2
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Filho/Santos 8 Gibb/Patterson 13 16-21, 27-25, 15-11 1:01
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Filho/Santos 7 Gibb/Patterson 10 21-18, 12-21, 17-15 0:52
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
Lead the series against # 14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 2-0
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Filho/Santos 14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 16 16-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:49
5/4/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Bronze Medal Filho/Santos 12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 21-12, 21-10 0:34
Lead the series against # 15, Q2 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-0
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Filho/Santos 14 Bourne/Hyden 23, Q3 27-25, 26-24 0:51
Lead the series against # 16 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Filho/Santos 14 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 19, Q2 21-17, 20-22, 19-17 0:58
Trail the series against # 17 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 # 19 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-1
6/29/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Filho/Santos 14 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 26, Q4 23-21, 21-19 0:46
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 1 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 14 Filho/Santos 1 21-17, 21-16 0:42
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Filho/Santos 4 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 15 21-14, 21-13 0:39
Series tied with # 20 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-1
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Filho/Santos 8 Doppler/Horst 24 21-19, 21-15 0:38
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 # 21, Q3 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-2
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Filho/Santos 3 Huber/Seidl 23 23-21, 21-19 0:45
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Huber/Seidl 13 Filho/Santos 4 21-17, 23-21 0:39
4/27/13FIVBFuzhou Open Bronze Medal Huber/Seidl 32, Q9 Filho/Santos 14 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 22 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Filho/Santos 8 Ranghieri/Tomatis 25 25-23, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 23 Dollinger/Fluggen, Germany 0-1
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool A Dollinger/Fluggen 16 Filho/Santos 1 21-14, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 24 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-1
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Filho/Santos 7 Kantor/Losiak 23 21-18, 21-19 0:42
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Kantor/Losiak 20 Filho/Santos 4 16-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:46
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Filho/Santos 7 Kantor/Losiak 24 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 26, Q9 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Filho/Santos 1 Chevallier/Strasser 15 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 1:00
Series tied with # 30, Q17 Spijkers/van Dorsten, Netherlands 1-1
7/15/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Spijkers/van Dorsten 30, Q17 Filho/Santos Q1 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:50
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Filho/Santos 3 Spijkers/van Dorsten 30, Q11 23-21, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # Q5 Dittelbach/Koreng, Germany 1-0
8/7/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Filho/Santos 4 Dittelbach/Koreng 29, Q14 21-18, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # Q6 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 3-0
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Filho/Santos 7 Eithun/Horrem 26 21-15, 27-29, 17-15 1:07
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Filho/Santos 4 Eithun/Horrem 20 21-19, 21-10 0:36
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 # Q8 Santos/Santos Pereira, Qatar 1-0
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool A Filho/Santos 1 Santos/Santos Pereira 32 20-22, 21-13, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # Q13 Goncharov/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Goncharov/Prokopiev 29 Filho/Santos 4 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:54