Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Goodwill Games
August 29 - September 4, 2001
(2) Jose Loiola/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
 
José Geraldo Loiola
Brazil / United States
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 28, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Vitória
Resides: Vitoria, ES, CA
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 66
Career Wins: 20
Career Winnings: US$539,130.00
Ricardo Alex Costa Santos
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 6, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Salvador, Brazil
Resides: Joao Pessoa, FL
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 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB195511111022 US$297,510.00
Previous Brisbane Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open 4 2 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 10 2 450 US$35,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open 13 1 360 US$27,000.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 12 7 226 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 14 2 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 11 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 3 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 3 4 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 2 5 216 US$9,000.00
Goodwill Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/30/2001 Winner 1 Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (15) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Sun, 9/2/2001 Winner 2 Sergey Ermishin / Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (7) Won 18-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:52
Mon, 9/3/2001 Semi-Finals Eric Fonoimoana / Rob Heidger, United States (6) Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:02
Tue, 9/4/2001 Gold Medal Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (1) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:35
Head to Head Results
Loiola/Santos lead the series against the field 16-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-3
9/4/01FIVBGoodwill Games Gold Medal Loiola/Santos 2 Baracetti/Conde 1 21-14, 21-13 0:35
8/12/01FIVBBelgium Open Semi-Finals Loiola/Santos 4 Baracetti/Conde 3 23-21, 21-15 0:43
8/5/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Gold Medal Baracetti/Conde 4 Loiola/Santos 10 25-23, 12-21, 20-18 1:07
7/15/01FIVBItaly Open Gold Medal Baracetti/Conde 4 Loiola/Santos 14 21-17, 21-16 0:40
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 5 Loiola/Santos 11 31-29, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 3 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 2-0
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 4 Loiola/Santos 4 Prosser/Zahner 17 21-13, 22-20 0:39
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Loiola/Santos 2 Prosser/Zahner 12 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 4 Metzger/Wong, United States 2-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 13 Metzger/Wong 4 26-24, 21-17 0:54
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Metzger/Wong 4 Loiola/Santos 12 21-19, 19-21, 17-15 1:08
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 4 Loiola/Santos 3 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 21-15, 17-21, 15-7 0:56
Lead the series against # 6 Fonoimoana/Heidger, United States 1-0
9/3/01FIVBGoodwill Games Semi-Finals Loiola/Santos 2 Fonoimoana/Heidger 6 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 7 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-0
9/2/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 7 18-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 10 Novosel/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Loiola/Santos 12 Novosel/Slack 15 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Loiola/Santos 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 4 Bosma/Cotrino 21, Q2 21-12, 21-15 0:33
Series tied with # 13 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 13 Child/Heese 5 24-22, 21-15 0:47
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Child/Heese 7 Loiola/Santos 2 13-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # 14 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 13 Berg/Dahl 20 21-16, 21-16 0:35
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 14 Berg/Dahl 22 21-18, 22-20 0:44
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 22 Loiola/Santos 11 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
8/30/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 2 Ahmann/Hager 15 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 16 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 1 Loiola/Santos 11 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 21-12, 21-11 0:36