Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 World Series 13 Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2003
(24) 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: 15
Tournaments: 134
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$265,957.50
Luis Miguel Barbosa Maia
Portugal
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 23, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Paranhos
Resides: Espinho
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 78 kg (172 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 162
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$281,932.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725273341Money
FIVB13420067527283020144 US$531,915.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
1996 Miguel Maia - 13th Joao Brenha - 13th
1997 Miguel Maia - 4th Joao Brenha - 4th
1998 Miguel Maia - 5th Joao Brenha - 5th
1999 Miguel Maia - 13th Joao Brenha - 13th
2001 Miguel Maia - 25th Joao Brenha - 25th
2002 Miguel Maia - 25th Joao Brenha - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 20 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open 19 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 19 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 22 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 10 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 24 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 20 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 15 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 16 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 11/27-12/2/2001 Brazil Open 16 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open 18 17 72 US$3,000.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool H Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (8) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool H Ahren Cadieux / Mark Heese, Canada (25) Won 31-33, 21-15, 15-12 1:09
Fri, 7/18/2003 Pool H Guilherm Deulofeu / Ogier Molinier, France (9) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:44
Fri, 7/18/2003 Winner 1 Pedro Brazao / Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazil (26, Q12) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:41
Sat, 7/19/2003 Winner 2 Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (15) Lost 19-21, 11-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia trail the series against the field 17-19
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-3
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Brenha/Maia 19 21-17, 21-12 0:36
8/10/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 4 Brenha/Maia 19 21-15, 21-12 0:44
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Brenha/Maia 22 21-12, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Brenha/Maia 20 21-14, 21-15 0:39
9/24/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Brenha/Maia 12 Laciga/Laciga 4 15-11 0:43
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Brenha/Maia 11 15-7 0:28
Trail the series against # 6 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-2
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 9 Brenha/Maia 10 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Brenha/Maia 10 21-15, 21-23, 15-11 0:59
Trail the series against # 7 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool A Berger/Doppler 17, Q4 Brenha/Maia 16 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Brenha/Maia 24 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 8 21-17, 21-18 0:37
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool F Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Brenha/Maia 27 24-22, 21-12 0:40
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Brenha/Maia 11 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 22 15-5 0:19
Lead the series against # 9 Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Brenha/Maia 24 Deulofeu/Molinier 9 21-17, 23-21 0:44
Series tied with # 10 Canet/Hamel, France 1-1
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Canet/Hamel 27 Brenha/Maia 22 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 0:55
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Canet/Hamel 17 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 12 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Brenha/Maia 19 Dieckmann/Reckermann 14 21-17, 15-21, 16-14 1:01
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool G Brenha/Maia 10 Dieckmann/Reckermann 7 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Brenha/Maia 20 20-22, 21-19, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 14 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-3
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Berg/Dahl 13 Brenha/Maia 20 21-13, 21-0 Retired 0:22
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Berg/Dahl 16 Brenha/Maia 18 21-14, 21-17 0:37
7/7/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 4 Berg/Dahl 22 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-19 0:49
Series tied with # 15 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-1
7/19/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 Brenha/Maia 24 21-19, 21-11 0:31
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool A Brenha/Maia 16 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 32 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 17 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Schacht/Slack 14 Brenha/Maia 19 By Forfeit 0:38
Trail the series against # 23, Q1 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-2
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool G Brenha/Maia 10 Holden/Leinemann 23 19-21, 25-23, 15-12 0:56
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Holden/Leinemann 25 Brenha/Maia 24 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 1:05
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 1 Holden/Leinemann 13 Brenha/Maia 20 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 25 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Brenha/Maia 24 Cadieux/Heese 25 31-33, 21-15, 15-12 1:09
Lead the series against # 26, Q12 Brazao/Silva, Brazil 1-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 24 Brazao/Silva 26, Q12 21-15, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 32 Ces/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Brenha/Maia 24 Ces/Salvetti 48 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q2 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 10 Horrem/Maaseide 23 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # Q5 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Brenha/Maia 20 Karasev/Zaitsev 29 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # Q19 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Brenha/Maia 20 Arkaev/Barsuk 29, Q21 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Series tied with # Q22 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 9 Ljubicic/Slean 24, Q8 21-12, 18-21, 15-13 0:58
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Ljubicic/Slean 28, Q13 Brenha/Maia 21 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q24 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 1-0
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Brenha/Maia 19 Gavrilov/Todorov 30, Q24 21-13, 21-14 0:37