Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVII Olympic Games
September 16 - 25, 2000
(5) Sandra Pires/Adriana Samuel, Brazil
 
Sandra Pires Tavares
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 16, 1973 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Resides: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 110
Career Wins: 20
Career Winnings: US$773,542.50
Adriana Samuel Ramos
Brazil
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 12, 1966 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Rezende
Resides: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 61
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$428,371.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB232456203010 US$309,500.00
Previous Sydney Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Germany Open 5 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 4 3 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Swiss Open 2 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/13-18/2000 Canada Open 2 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2000 Italy Open 2 4 238 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 3 4 238 US$10,000.00
FIVB 2/1-6/2000 Brazil Open 4 2 306 US$18,000.00
FIVB 11/2-7/1999 Brazil Open 3 3 272 US$15,000.00
FIVB 8/11-15/1999 China Open 4 5 204 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/4-8/1999 Japan Open 2 4 238 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/1999 Portugal Open 1 5 204 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/19-24/1999 Marseille World Championships 3 4 420 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/1999 Canada Open 2 4 238 US$11,000.00
FIVB 4/7-11/1999 Mexico Open 2 4 238 US$11,000.00
FIVB 10/29-11/1/1998 Brazil Open 2 3 272 US$15,000.00
Sydney XXVII Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 9/16/2000 Contender 1 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (20) Won 15-4 0:25
Thu, 9/21/2000 Winner 1 Cristina Pereira / Maria Schuller, Portugal (13) Won 15-6 0:36
Sat, 9/23/2000 Winner 2 Misty May-Treanor / Holly McPeak, United States (4) Won 16-14 0:49
Sat, 9/23/2000 Semi-Finals Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (1) Lost 6-15 0:36
Mon, 9/25/2000 Bronze Medal Yukiko Takahashi / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (6) Won 12-4, 12-6 0:53
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996Atlanta Jackie Silva - 1st Monica Rodrigues - 2nd
1997Los Angeles Jackie Silva - 1st Monica Rodrigues - 5th
1999Marseille Adriana Samuel - 4th Sandra Pires - 4th
2001Klagenfurt Tatiana Minello - 2nd Did not play
2003Rio de Janeiro Ana Paula Connelly - 5th Did not play
2004Athens Ana Paula Connelly - 5th Did not play
2005Berlin Agatha Bednarczuk - 17th Did not play
Head to Head Results
Pires/Samuel lead the series against the field 6-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
9/23/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Semi-Finals Cook/Pottharst 1 Pires/Samuel 5 15-6 0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Bede/Behar 1 Pires/Samuel 3 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 4 May-Treanor/McPeak, United States 1-0
9/23/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Pires/Samuel 5 May-Treanor/McPeak 4 16-14 0:49
Lead the series against # 6 Takahashi/Teru Saiki, Japan 2-0
9/25/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Bronze Medal Pires/Samuel 5 Takahashi/Teru Saiki 6 12-4, 12-6 0:53
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Pires/Samuel 3 Takahashi/Teru Saiki 15 15-4 0:30
Lead the series against # 11 Kadijk/Schoon Kadijk, Netherlands 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Pires/Samuel 3 Kadijk/Schoon Kadijk 6 15-6 0:30
Lead the series against # 13 Pereira/Schuller, Portugal 1-0
9/21/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Pires/Samuel 5 Pereira/Schuller 13 15-6 0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
9/16/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 1 Pires/Samuel 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 15-4 0:25