Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 7 - 12, 2003
(19) Alexandra Fonseca/Tatiana Minello, Brazil
 
Alexandra Fonseca Da Silva
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 7, 1970 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Resides: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 170 cm (5'7")
Weight: 55 kg (121 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 34
Career Best: 4th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$84,062.50
Tatiana Minello
Brazil
Photo: Mauro De Sanctis
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 1, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Maria
Resides: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 168 cm (5'6")
Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 42
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Brisbane 2001)
Career Winnings: US$173,752.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB100001204021 US$60,500.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Did not play Isabel Barroso Salgado - 13th
1998 Sandra Mathias - 33rd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 12 25 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 6 9 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2003 Japan Open 4 4 210 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 7 9 208 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 6 17 108 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 5 9 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 6 5 360 US$13,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 5 5 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 4 9 120 US$4,000.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool F Annika Granstrom / Angelica Ljungquist, Sweden (43) Won 21-16, 21-7 0:34
Wed, 10/8/2003 Pool F Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (6) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:40
Wed, 10/8/2003 Pool F Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (30) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:40
Thu, 10/9/2003 Winner 1 Shaylyn Bede / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (41) Lost 20-22, 21-16, 13-15 0:57
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001Klagenfurt Did not play Sandra Pires - 2nd
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 19 17 160 US$5,000.00
Head to Head Results
Fonseca/Minello trail the series against the field 19-20
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
8/10/03FIVBJapan Open Semi-Finals Connelly/Pires 1 Fonseca/Minello 4 21-18, 21-14 0:39
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 4 Fonseca/Minello 5 21-10, 18-21, 15-8 0:50
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Fonseca/Minello 6 21-17, 21-12 0:36
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Behar 3 Fonseca/Minello 6 21-12, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-4
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Cook/Sanderson 5 Fonseca/Minello 12 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:59
8/10/03FIVBJapan Open Bronze Medal Cook/Sanderson 3 Fonseca/Minello 4 21-18, 15-21, 15-10 1:00
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Sanderson 11 Fonseca/Minello 6 21-9, 24-26, 15-13 1:05
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 11 Fonseca/Minello 5 21-11, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 6 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-1
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F McPeak/Youngs 6 Fonseca/Minello 19 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Fonseca/Minello 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 22 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 2-1
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Fonseca/Minello 4 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 21-12, 18-21, 15-13 0:46
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 25 Fonseca/Minello 7 17-21, 23-21, 16-14 0:56
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Fonseca/Minello 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 21-15, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Lahme/Musch 26, Q9 Fonseca/Minello 7 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Series tied with # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 Fonseca/Minello 5 21-17, 21-15 0:40
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Fonseca/Minello 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 21-18, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Celbova Rysava/Novakova 13 Fonseca/Minello 4 23-21, 21-14 0:38
Series tied with # 13 DeNecochea/Reynolds, United States 1-1
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool F DeNecochea/Reynolds 11 Fonseca/Minello 6 17-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Fonseca/Minello 5 DeNecochea/Reynolds 21, Q2 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-1
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 30 Fonseca/Minello 4 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-0
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Fonseca/Minello 7 Garcia/Gaxiola 23 21-16, 21-12 0:34
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Fonseca/Minello 6 Garcia/Gaxiola 27, Q4 21-16, 17-21, 24-22 0:56
Lead the series against # 21 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 2-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool D Fonseca/Minello 4 Ahmann/Vollmer 13 21-18, 21-17 0:37
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Fonseca/Minello 5 Ahmann/Vollmer 21, Q4 21-18, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 22 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 0-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Clarke/Gerlic 21 Fonseca/Minello 12 21-19, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 24 Wang/You, China 0-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Wang/You 22 Fonseca/Minello 6 24-22, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 25 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Fonseca/Minello 5 Gattelli/Perrotta 12 21-17, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 27 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool D Fonseca/Minello 4 Arjona/Kadjo 20, Q5 17-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:53
Series tied with # 29 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Glesnes/Maaseide 28, Q1 Fonseca/Minello 12 21-17, 22-20 0:43
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool F Fonseca/Minello 6 Glesnes/Maaseide 22, Q1 20-22, 21-17, 15-9 0:56
Trail the series against # 30 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Yanchulova/Yanchulova 30 Fonseca/Minello 19 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 37 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Fonseca/Minello 5 Bruschini/Solazzi 22 21-12, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 38 Alcon/Pol, Spain 2-0
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Fonseca/Minello 4 Alcon/Pol 25, Q4 21-6, 21-9 0:24
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Fonseca/Minello 5 Alcon/Pol 28, Q9 21-15, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 40 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Fonseca/Minello 5 Augoustides/Claasen 28, Q13 21-13, 21-10 0:32
Series tied with # 41 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-1
10/9/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Bede/Ribeiro 41 Fonseca/Minello 19 22-20, 16-21, 15-13 0:57
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool F Fonseca/Minello 6 Bede/Ribeiro 27, Q21 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 43 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 1-0
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool F Fonseca/Minello 19 Granstrom/Ljungquist 43 21-16, 21-7 0:34
Lead the series against # 47 Maestrini/Richa, Brazil 1-0
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Fonseca/Minello 4 Maestrini/Richa 29, Q30 21-13, 21-13 0:37