Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 4, 2001
(3) Tatiana Minello/Sandra Pires, Brazil
 
Tatiana Minello
Brazil
Photo: Mauro De Sanctis
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 1, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Maria
Resides: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 168 cm (5'6")
Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 42
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Brisbane 2001)
Career Winnings: US$173,752.50
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB121213320000 US$174,000.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 4 5 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 4 5 270 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 5 3 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 5 4 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 5 4 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2001 Macau Open 18 5 216 US$9,000.00
Klagenfurt World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool C Michaela Meissinger / Brigitte Stampfer, Austria (35) Won 21-6, 21-10 0:29
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool C Chiaki Kusuhara / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (30) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:41
Thu, 8/2/2001 Winner 1 Cristina Pereira / Maria Schuller, Portugal (29) Won 21-11, 21-13 0:39
Fri, 8/3/2001 Winner 2 Dianne DeNecochea / Liz Masakayan, United States (14) Won 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:57
Fri, 8/3/2001 Winner 3 Rong Chi / Zi Xiong, China (11) Won 23-21, 21-19 0:40
Sat, 8/4/2001 Semi-Finals Barbra Fontana / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) Won 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 1:01
Sat, 8/4/2001 Gold Medal Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:39
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997Los Angeles Did not play Jackie Silva - 1st
1999Marseille Did not play Adriana Samuel - 4th
2003Rio de Janeiro Alexandra Fonseca - 17th Ana Paula Connelly - 5th
2005Berlin Did not play Agatha Bednarczuk - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 3 2 450 US$35,000.00
Head to Head Results
Minello/Pires lead the series against the field 31-14
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-5
8/4/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Gold Medal Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 3 21-16, 21-18 0:39
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 4 21-11, 28-26 0:45
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 5 21-14, 21-12 0:42
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 2 Minello/Pires 5 21-14, 21-19 0:39
6/17/01FIVBItaly Open Bronze Medal Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 5 22-20, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Youngs, United States 1-4
8/4/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Semi-Finals Minello/Pires 3 Fontana/Youngs 2 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 1:01
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 Fontana/Youngs 2 Minello/Pires 4 21-17, 21-17 0:39
7/8/01FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Youngs 2 Minello/Pires 5 21-17, 21-14 0:40
6/17/01FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Fontana/Youngs 4 Minello/Pires 5 21-18, 21-9 0:39
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Fontana/Youngs 4 Minello/Pires 5 21-8, 21-17 0:32
Trail the series against # 4 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-3
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Cook/Pottharst 3 Minello/Pires 4 21-18, 21-17 0:43
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 6 Cook/Pottharst 2 Minello/Pires 18 22-20, 21-13 0:36
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 2 Minello/Pires 18 21-19, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 5 Arce/McPeak, United States 3-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Arce/McPeak 5 Minello/Pires 4 15-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:54
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Minello/Pires 4 Arce/McPeak 5 19-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:54
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Minello/Pires 5 Arce/McPeak 3 21-18, 21-14 0:35
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 3 Minello/Pires 5 Arce/McPeak 4 21-18, 19-21, 15-8 0:57
Series tied with # 6 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-1
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Minello/Pires 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 4 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:50
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Bronze Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Minello/Pires 5 21-15, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 4 Minello/Pires 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 8 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 1-0
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 6 Minello/Pires 5 Oliveira/Silva 11, Q6 21-15, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Chi/Xiong, China 1-0
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 3 Minello/Pires 3 Chi/Xiong 11 23-21, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 2-0
7/8/01FIVBSpain Open Bronze Medal Minello/Pires 5 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 21-15, 21-18 0:38
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Minello/Pires 5 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 21-13, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 13 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Minello/Pires 4 Tian/Wang 13 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 14 DeNecochea/Masakayan, United States 2-0
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Minello/Pires 3 DeNecochea/Masakayan 14 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:57
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Minello/Pires 5 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 15 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Minello/Pires 4 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 21-16, 21-14 0:35
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Minello/Pires 5 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 21-13, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 5 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 28, Q10 21-12, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Minello/Pires 4 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 21-15, 21-17 0:40
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 3 Minello/Pires 18 Gattelli/Perrotta 10 22-20, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Minello/Pires 4 Kadijk/Leenstra 20 24-26, 21-10, 26-24 1:05
Lead the series against # 21 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 2-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Minello/Pires 5 Bragado-Corso/Wood 21, Q1 21-13, 21-14 0:30
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 4 Minello/Pires 18 Bragado-Corso/Wood 5 21-19, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 5 Karadassiou/Sfyri 28 21-16, 21-10 0:41
Lead the series against # 28 Galindo/Huerta, Mexico 2-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Minello/Pires 5 Galindo/Huerta 12 21-15, 21-14 0:41
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 5 Minello/Pires 18 Galindo/Huerta 8 16-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:54
Lead the series against # 29 Pereira/Schuller, Portugal 1-0
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Minello/Pires 3 Pereira/Schuller 29 21-11, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 30 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool C Minello/Pires 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 30 21-18, 21-14 0:41
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 2 Minello/Pires 18 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 32 Seike/Torii, Japan 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 5 Seike/Torii 28, Q4 21-9, 21-9 0:34
Lead the series against # 35 Meissinger/Stampfer, Austria 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool C Minello/Pires 3 Meissinger/Stampfer 35 21-6, 21-10 0:29
Lead the series against # 38 Koelliker/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 4 Koelliker/Trussel 29, Q7 21-15, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # 39 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Minello/Pires 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 29 24-22, 21-14 0:44