Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 21, 2002
(4) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Emanuel Rego - 9th Ze Marco de Melo - 1st
1999 Emanuel Rego - 1st Ze Marco de Melo - 17th
2000 Emanuel Rego - 3rd Ze Marco de Melo - 1st
2001 Ricardo Santos - 7th Jose Loiola - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 3 1 300 US$22,500.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 4 2 270 US$15,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 2 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 1 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 11/27-12/2/2001 Brazil Open 2 2 324 US$18,000.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/17/2002 Pool D Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (28) Won 14-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool D Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (21) Won 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:06
Thu, 7/18/2002 Pool D Kaarel Kais / Kristjan Kais, Estonia (45) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:33
Fri, 7/19/2002 Winner 2 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (30) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Sat, 7/20/2002 Winner 3 Julien Prosser / Lee Zahner, Australia (13) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Sun, 7/21/2002 Semi-Finals Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:59
Sun, 7/21/2002 Gold Medal Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (7) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-9 1:05
Head to Head Results
Loiola/Santos lead the series against the field 54-18
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 4-5
7/21/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Loiola/Santos 4 Ramos/Rego 1 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:59
7/7/02FIVBNorway Open Gold Medal Ramos/Rego 1 Loiola/Santos 4 22-20, 18-21, 19-17 1:04
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
Lead the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 3 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q5 19-21, 22-20, 15-9 1:02
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 # 5 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 1-0
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Loiola/Santos 2 Lopes/Neto 8 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Series tied with # 6 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 # 7 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-0
7/21/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Gold Medal Loiola/Santos 4 Alvarez/Rossell 7 19-21, 21-16, 15-9 1:05
Lead the series against # 8 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 1-0
7/7/02FIVBNorway Open Semi-Finals Loiola/Santos 4 Ferreira/Marques 8 14-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:03
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 11 Metzger/Wong, United States 3-1
7/14/02FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Loiola/Santos 3 Metzger/Wong 10 21-19, 21-18 0:56
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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 3-0
7/20/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 4 Prosser/Zahner 13 21-14, 21-18 0:37
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 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 3-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Loiola/Santos 4 Heuscher/Kobel 13 18-21, 25-23, 15-11 1:01
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 # 15 Child/Heese, Canada 3-2
7/14/02FIVBCanada Open Gold Medal Loiola/Santos 3 Child/Heese 11 21-18, 24-22 0:52
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 4 Child/Heese 14 21-12, 21-17 0:44
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Child/Heese 16 Loiola/Santos 2 21-17, 21-18 0:49
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
Trail the series against # 18 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool A Berger/Doppler 17, Q4 Loiola/Santos 1 21-19, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 3-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Loiola/Santos 4 Berg/Dahl 21 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:06
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
Trail the series against # 22 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool C Rogers/Scott 14 Loiola/Santos 3 21-16, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 23 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 2-0
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Loiola/Santos 2 Bosma/Cotrino 18, Q1 21-17, 24-26, 15-11 1:04
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 3 Loiola/Santos 4 Bosma/Cotrino 21, Q2 21-12, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 24 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 4-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Loiola/Santos 4 Brenha/Maia 20 21-16, 21-12 0:33
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Loiola/Santos 2 Brenha/Maia 15 21-16, 21-19 0:41
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool A Brenha/Maia 16 Loiola/Santos 1 25-23, 21-19 0:45
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 # 25 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 4-0
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 4 Holden/Leinemann 13 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 1:01
7/29/01FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Loiola/Santos 13 Holden/Leinemann 19 22-20, 21-18 0:44
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 3 Holden/Leinemann 19 21-10, 21-15 0:41
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 2 Holden/Leinemann 15 21-5, 26-24 0:42
Lead the series against # 28 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Loiola/Santos 4 Egger/Heyer 28 14-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 14 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 21-15, 21-14 0:46
Lead the series against # 29 Oetke/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 10 Oetke/Scheuerpflug 21 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 30 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 4 Horrem/Maaseide 30 21-12, 21-15 0:37
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool C Loiola/Santos 3 Horrem/Maaseide 19, Q3 21-13, 25-23 0:50
Lead the series against # 31 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool C Loiola/Santos 3 Klemperer/Rademacher 30 17-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:55
Lead the series against # 32 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2-0
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Loiola/Santos 2 Ahmann/Hager 31 21-16, 21-19 0:42
8/30/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 2 Ahmann/Hager 15 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 37 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 2-0
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 3 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 24-22, 21-17 0:41
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Loiola/Santos 4 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-17, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 39 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 4 Schacht/Slack 28, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 40 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 # 45 Kais/Kais, Estonia 2-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Loiola/Santos 4 Kais/Kais 45 21-17, 21-12 0:33
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 2 Kais/Kais 31, Q29 21-18, 21-14 0:31