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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Spain Open
September 12 - 16, 2001

(18) Joao Brenha/Miguel Maia, Portugal

João Carlos Brenha Alves Pereira
Portugal

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 6, 1970 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Espinho

Resides:

Espinho

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

134

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$265,957.50

Luis Miguel Barbosa Maia
Portugal

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 23, 1971 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Paranhos

Resides:

Espinho

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

162

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$281,932.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	27	33	41	Money
FIVB	134	2	0	0	6	7	5	27	28	30	20	1	4	4	US$531,915.00

Previous Mallorca Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Belgium Open	20	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	27	9	200	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2001	Portugal Open	9	13	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2001	France Grand Slam	21	25	46	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2001	Italy Open	19	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Norway Open	16	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	12	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	10	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/28-12/3/2000	Brazil Open	7	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	9/16-26/2000	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	12	4	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	7	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2000	Norway Open	11	5	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	16	13	180	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Spain Open	19	5	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2000	Canada Open	17	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	22	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2000	Macau Open	18	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	1/18-23/2000	Brazil Open	19	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	1/12-16/2000	Argentina Open	13	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	11/30-12/5/1999	Brazil Open	14	4	238	US$11,000.00

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/14/2001	Winner 1	Jarrod Novosel / Joshua Slack, Australia (15)	Lost 14-21, 25-27	0:37
Fri, 9/14/2001	Contender 1	Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (31)	Won 21-12, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
Fri, 9/14/2001	Contender 2	Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (16)	Lost 14-21, 17-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia trail the series against the field 6-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Ramos/Rego	1	Brenha/Maia	16	21-17, 22-20	0:37
Series tied with # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
9/24/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 2	Brenha/Maia	12	Laciga/Laciga	4	15-11	0:43
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	6	Brenha/Maia	11	15-7	0:28
Series tied with # 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-1
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool F	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Brenha/Maia	27	24-22, 21-12	0:40
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Brenha/Maia	11	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	22	15-5	0:19
Trail the series against # 7 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Winner 1	Holden/Leinemann	13	Brenha/Maia	20	21-13, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 10 Correa/Diez, Spain 0-1
7/28/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Correa/Diez	31, Q7	Brenha/Maia	9	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 11 Berger/Stamm, Austria 0-2
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Contender 2	Berger/Stamm	19	Brenha/Maia	20	17-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:54
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Berger/Stamm	21	Brenha/Maia	12	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:55
Trail the series against # 15 Novosel/Slack, Australia 1-2
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Novosel/Slack	15	Brenha/Maia	18	21-14, 27-25	0:37
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Brenha/Maia	16	Novosel/Slack	15, Q5	21-18, 21-19	0:32
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 2	Novosel/Slack	11, Q3	Brenha/Maia	12	15-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:44
Trail the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-2
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Berg/Dahl	16	Brenha/Maia	18	21-14, 21-17	0:37
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 4	Berg/Dahl	22	Brenha/Maia	16	21-17, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 31 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Brenha/Maia	18	Herrera/Mesa	31	21-12, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
Series tied with # Q3 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-1
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Brenha/Maia	9	Ljubicic/Slean	24, Q8	21-12, 18-21, 15-13	0:58
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Ljubicic/Slean	28, Q13	Brenha/Maia	21	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q16 Homeyer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Contender 1	Brenha/Maia	20	Homeyer/Schneider	29, Q19	21-18, 21-12	0:34