Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Hong Kong Open
August 22 - 26, 2001
(2) 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 Hong Kong Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-19/2001 China Open 2 2 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Japan Open 4 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 3 2 450 US$35,000.00
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
Hong Kong Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/24/2001 Winner 1 Alexandra Newell / Monique Oliver, England (31) Won 21-12, 21-10 0:32
Fri, 8/24/2001 Winner 2 Angela Clarke / Kylie Gerlic, Australia (18) Lost 39-41, 14-21 0:56
Fri, 8/24/2001 Contender 2 Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (16) Won 21-19, 19-21, 18-16 0:55
Sat, 8/25/2001 Contender 3 Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (7) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:39
Sat, 8/25/2001 Contender 4 Claudia Oliveira / Jackie Silva, Brazil (5) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Sat, 8/25/2001 Contender 5 Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (14) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:40
Sat, 8/25/2001 Contender 6 Chiaki Kusuhara / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (23) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Sun, 8/26/2001 Semi-Finals Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:41
Sun, 8/26/2001 Bronze Medal Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (12) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Minello/Pires lead the series against the field 32-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-7
8/26/01FIVBHong Kong Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 2 21-16, 21-18 0:41
8/19/01FIVBChina Open Gold Medal Bede/Behar 1 Minello/Pires 2 21-18, 18-21, 17-15 1:06
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 # 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-2
8/11/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 5 Minello/Pires 4 18-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:52
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 # 4 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 # 5 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 2-0
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 4 Minello/Pires 2 Oliveira/Silva 5 21-17, 21-18 0:44
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 6 Minello/Pires 5 Oliveira/Silva 11, Q6 21-15, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Chi/Xiong, China 2-0
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Winner 4 Minello/Pires 2 Chi/Xiong 6 21-13, 21-14 0:39
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 3 Minello/Pires 3 Chi/Xiong 11 23-21, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 3-0
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 3 Minello/Pires 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 7 21-13, 21-17 0:39
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 # 8 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 # 11 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Minello/Pires 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 21-14, 21-10 0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-1
8/26/01FIVBHong Kong Open Bronze Medal Gattelli/Perrotta 12 Minello/Pires 2 21-15, 21-16 0:42
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 # 14 Tian/Wang, China 2-0
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 5 Minello/Pires 2 Tian/Wang 14 21-19, 21-13 0:40
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 # 15 Galindo/Huerta, Mexico 3-0
8/11/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Minello/Pires 4 Galindo/Huerta 24 21-19, 21-17 0:45
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 # 16 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 2 Minello/Pires 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 16 21-19, 19-21, 18-16 0:55
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Minello/Pires 4 Glesnes/Maaseide 20 21-14, 21-8 0:31
Lead the series against # 17 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
Trail the series against # 18 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 0-1
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 2 Clarke/Gerlic 18 Minello/Pires 2 41-39, 21-14 0:56
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 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 # 22 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Minello/Pires 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 29 24-22, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 3-0
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 6 Minello/Pires 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 21-17, 21-17 0:43
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 # 24 Koelliker/Trussel, Switzerland 2-0
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 4 Koelliker/Trussel 29, Q3 11-21, 21-13, 15-7 0:48
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 4 Koelliker/Trussel 29, Q7 21-15, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 31 Newell/Oliver, England 1-0
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 2 Newell/Oliver 31 21-12, 21-10 0:32
Lead the series against # Q12 Fu/Lan, China 1-0
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 2 Fu/Lan 31, Q4 21-14, 21-18 0:44