Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Brazil Open
November 27 - December 2, 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 Vitória Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Emanuel Rego - 5th Ze Marco de Melo - 7th
1999 Emanuel Rego - 2nd Ze Marco de Melo - 1st
2000 Eduardo Bacil - 13th Ze Marco de Melo - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 2 1 0 US$30,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/29/2001 Winner 1 Matt Heath / Gaston Macau, United States (31, Q8) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:35
Thu, 11/29/2001 Winner 2 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Lione, Italy (18) Won 21-15, 21-9 0:31
Fri, 11/30/2001 Winner 3 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (10) Lost 16-21, 21-13, 15-17 0:53
Fri, 11/30/2001 Contender 4 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (3) Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:59
Fri, 11/30/2001 Contender 5 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (11) Won 20-22, 29-27, 15-11 1:06
Fri, 11/30/2001 Contender 6 Roberto Lopes / Franco Neto, Brazil (8) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Sat, 12/1/2001 Semi-Finals Thomas Klepper / Murilo Toscano, Brazil (30, Q6) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Sun, 12/2/2001 Gold Medal Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 21-18, 22-24, 12-15 1:08
Head to Head Results
Loiola/Santos lead the series against the field 26-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 3-4
12/2/01FIVBBrazil Open Gold Medal Ramos/Rego 1 Loiola/Santos 2 18-21, 24-22, 15-12 1:08
8/12/01FIVBBelgium Open Gold Medal Ramos/Rego 1 Loiola/Santos 4 19-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:48
8/4/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 10 Ramos/Rego 2 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:53
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Loiola/Santos 13 Ramos/Rego 1 18-21, 23-21, 15-7 0:57
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 5 Ramos/Rego 1 Loiola/Santos 12 21-19, 24-26, 15-13 1:06
7/15/01FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Loiola/Santos 14 Ramos/Rego 1 21-17, 21-15 0:37
6/24/01FIVBSwiss Open Bronze Medal Ramos/Rego 1 Loiola/Santos 3 22-20, 21-17 0:37
Series tied with # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 3-3
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Loiola/Santos 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 15-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:59
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 # 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
Series tied with # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 2-2
7/29/01FIVBPortugal Open Gold Medal Loiola/Santos 13 Laciga/Laciga 2 11-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:57
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 4 Loiola/Santos 14 Laciga/Laciga 2 21-18, 21-15 0:44
6/24/01FIVBSwiss Open Semi-Finals Laciga/Laciga 2 Loiola/Santos 3 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:53
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Laciga/Laciga 4 Loiola/Santos 2 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
8/5/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Semi-Finals Loiola/Santos 10 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 29-31, 21-19, 15-12 1:09
Lead the series against # 8 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 1-0
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Loiola/Santos 2 Lopes/Neto 8 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 9 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 2-0
8/4/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 10 Ferreira/de Melo 7 21-16, 21-18 0:40
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 12 Ferreira/de Melo 5 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 10 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann 10 Loiola/Santos 2 21-16, 13-21, 17-15 0:53
Lead the series against # 11 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-0
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 5 Loiola/Santos 2 Heuscher/Kobel 11 20-22, 29-27, 15-11 1:06
6/16/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Loiola/Santos 2 Heuscher/Kobel 16 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 14 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 4 Bosma/Cotrino 21, Q2 21-12, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 16 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 12 Brenha/Maia 21 21-3 Retired 0:11
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 14 Brenha/Maia 19 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 1 Loiola/Santos 11 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 21-12, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Amore/Lione, Italy 1-0
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 2 Amore/Lione 18 21-15, 21-9 0:31
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 Kais/Kais, Estonia 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 2 Kais/Kais 31, Q29 21-18, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 30, Q6 Klepper/Toscano, Brazil 1-0
12/1/01FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals Loiola/Santos 2 Klepper/Toscano 30, Q6 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 31, Q8 Heath/Macau, United States 1-0
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 2 Heath/Macau 31, Q8 21-19, 21-16 0:35