Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2002
(3) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Emanuel Rego - 1st Ze Marco de Melo - 33rd
1999 Emanuel Rego - 1st Ze Marco de Melo - 3rd
2000 Emanuel Rego - 2nd Ze Marco de Melo - 1st
2001 Ricardo Santos - 1st Jose Loiola - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 4 1 400 US$30,000.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool C John Hyden / Chip McCaw, United States (19, Q11) Won 23-21, 19-21, 15-7 0:59
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool C Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (14) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:38
Sat, 7/27/2002 Pool C Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (30, Q13) Won 30-28, 21-15 0:52
Sat, 7/27/2002 Winner 1 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (20) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Sat, 7/27/2002 Winner 2 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (21) Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:53
Sun, 7/28/2002 Semi-Finals Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (9) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:45
Sun, 7/28/2002 Bronze Medal Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (2) Won 22-20, 21-10 0:40
Head to Head Results
Loiola/Santos lead the series against the field 52-19
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 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 4-3
7/28/02FIVBPortugal Open Bronze Medal Loiola/Santos 3 Baracetti/Conde 2 22-20, 21-10 0:40
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 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
Lead the series against # 5, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 6, Q3 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
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 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 # 9 Metzger/Wong, United States 3-2
7/28/02FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Metzger/Wong 9 Loiola/Santos 3 21-18, 21-13 0:45
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
Lead the series against # 10 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
Series tied with # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-0
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool C Loiola/Santos 3 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 21-13, 21-16 0:38
8/5/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Semi-Finals Loiola/Santos 10 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 29-31, 21-19, 15-12 1:09
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 17 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 1-0
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Loiola/Santos 2 Lopes/Neto 8 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 19, Q11 Hyden/McCaw, United States 1-0
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool C Loiola/Santos 3 Hyden/McCaw 19, Q11 23-21, 19-21, 15-7 0:59
Lead the series against # 20 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 4-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Loiola/Santos 3 Berg/Dahl 20 21-19, 21-16 0:44
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
Lead the series against # 21 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 3 Schacht/Slack 21 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:53
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Loiola/Santos 4 Schacht/Slack 28, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23 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, Q2 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 # 30, Q13 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool C Loiola/Santos 3 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q13 30-28, 21-15 0:52
Lead the series against # 31 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 # Q4 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 # Q5 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 # Q6 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