Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 25 - 29, 2001
(7) Ze Marco de Melo/Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira, Brazil
 
José Marco "Zé Marco" Nóbrega Ferreira de Melo
Brazil
Photo: Paolo Amari
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 19, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: João Pessoa, PB
Resides: João Pessoa, PB
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 94
Career Wins: 26
Career Winnings: US$850,350.00
Rogério 'Pará' de Souza Ferreira
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 13, 1973 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Belém
Resides: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 121
Career Wins: 10
Career FIVB WT Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$599,137.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB90010121220 US$57,500.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Emanuel Rego - 2nd Guilherme Marques - 33rd
1996 Emanuel Rego - 9th Guilherme Marques - 5th
1997 Emanuel Rego - 13th Guilherme Marques - 7th
1998 Ricardo Santos - 33rd Guilherme Marques - 3rd
1999 Ricardo Santos - 3rd Guilherme Marques - 2nd
2000 Ricardo Santos - 1st Roberto Lopes - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 5 17 90 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 8 3 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 8 5 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 12 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 6 13 108 US$4,000.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/27/2001 Winner 1 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Lione, Italy (26, Q13) Won 21-13, 18-21, 15-8 0:46
Fri, 7/27/2001 Winner 2 Nikolas Berger / Oliver Stamm, Austria (23) Lost 15-21, 21-14, 13-15 0:52
Fri, 7/27/2001 Contender 2 Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (25, Q10) Won 21-9, 21-12 0:25
Sat, 7/28/2001 Contender 3 Sergey Ermishin / Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (16) Lost 16-21, 23-25 0:47
Head to Head Results
Ferreira/de Melo lead the series against the field 13-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-3
7/8/01FIVBNorway Open Semi-Finals Ramos/Rego 1 Ferreira/de Melo 8 21-13, 21-14 0:35
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 3 Ramos/Rego 1 Ferreira/de Melo 8 17-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:49
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 3 Ramos/Rego 1 Ferreira/de Melo 8 21-14, 16-21, 15-6 0:51
Series tied with # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 5 Ferreira/de Melo 8 Baracetti/Conde 13 17-21, 23-21, 15-9 1:03
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 22 Ferreira/de Melo 6 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Series tied with # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
7/8/01FIVBNorway Open Bronze Medal Ferreira/de Melo 8 Child/Heese 4 21-17, 21-15 0:39
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 5 Child/Heese 8 Ferreira/de Melo 12 21-15, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 3 Ferreira/de Melo 6 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 13 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 12 Ferreira/de Melo 5 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Series tied with # 15 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Ferreira/de Melo 8 Prosser/Zahner 9 23-21, 19-21, 15-13 1:01
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 6 Prosser/Zahner 14 Ferreira/de Melo 8 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Series tied with # 16 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-1
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 16 Ferreira/de Melo 7 21-16, 25-23 0:47
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 4 Ferreira/de Melo 8 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 20 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 17, Q2 Holdren/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Holdren/Rogers 21 Ferreira/de Melo 12 21-11, 22-20 0:34
Lead the series against # 19 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 3 Ferreira/de Melo 12 Holden/Leinemann 19 21-18, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 21 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann 27, Q3 21-14, 24-22 0:39
Trail the series against # 22 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-1
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Bosma/Cotrino 22, Q2 Ferreira/de Melo 5 21-19, 21-13 0:33
Series tied with # 23 Berger/Stamm, Austria 1-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Berger/Stamm 23 Ferreira/de Melo 7 21-15, 14-21, 15-13 0:52
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 4 Ferreira/de Melo 12 Berger/Stamm 25 21-12, 26-24 1:23
Lead the series against # 24, Q8 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 5 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 26-24, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 25, Q10 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Ferreira/de Melo 7 Shiratori/Watanabe 25, Q10 21-9, 21-12 0:25
Lead the series against # 26, Q13 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 7 Amore/Lione 26, Q13 21-13, 18-21, 15-8 0:46
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Ferreira/de Melo 6 Canet/Hamel 28, Q8 21-13, 21-8 0:33
Lead the series against # 31, Q7 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Ferreira/de Melo 8 Correa/Diez 25, Q8 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q5 Heidger/McCaw, United States 1-0
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Ferreira/de Melo 8 Heidger/McCaw 24, Q5 21-18, 21-19 0:44