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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 20 - 25, 2004

(3) Ana Paula Connelly/Sandra Pires, Brazil

Ana Paula Connelly Henkel
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 13, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lavras (MG)

Resides:

Leblon

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

113

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$668,452.50

Sandra Pires Tavares
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 16, 1973 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rio de Janeiro

Resides:

Rio de Janeiro

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

110

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$773,542.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	17	5	4	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	US$302,500.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Did not play	Jackie Silva - 1st
1996	Did not play	Jackie Silva - 1st
1997	Did not play	Jackie Silva - 3rd
1998	Did not play	Jackie Silva - 3rd
2003	Sandra Pires - 5th	Ana Paula Connelly - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-24/2004	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	3	5	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-31/2004	Austria Grand Slam	7	5	324	US$13,500.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	4	25	60	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2004	Switzerland Open	3	4	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	3	5	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	2	5	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	2	2	540	US$30,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	1	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	1	1	300	US$22,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	1	2	468	US$27,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	1	2	486	US$28,000.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	3	1	300	US$22,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	4	1	600	US$45,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	4	2	270	US$15,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	5	1	300	US$22,000.00

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/22/2004	Winner 1	Bryce Barry / Natalie Lukiw, Canada (30, Q7)	Won 21-6, 21-14	0:31
Wed, 9/22/2004	Winner 2	Diletta Lunardi / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (19)	Won 21-11, 21-10	0:30
Thu, 9/23/2004	Winner 3	Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (6)	Won 25-23, 21-9	0:38
Thu, 9/23/2004	Winner 4	Alexandra Fonseca / Monica Rodrigues, Brazil (10, Q1)	Won 21-9, 21-15	0:35
Fri, 9/24/2004	Semi-Finals	Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2)	Won 16-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:53
Sat, 9/25/2004	Gold Medal	Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1)	Won 21-14, 28-26	0:48

Head to Head Results
Connelly/Pires lead the series against the field 28-5

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 4-3
9/25/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Gold Medal	Connelly/Pires	3	Bede/Behar	1	21-14, 28-26	0:48
8/22/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	2	Connelly/Pires	3	15-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:59
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 4	Bede/Behar	2	Connelly/Pires	3	21-18, 19-21, 18-16	1:05
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	Bede/Behar	2	Connelly/Pires	3	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	1:05
8/10/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Gold Medal	Connelly/Pires	1	Bede/Behar	2	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	1:04
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Connelly/Pires	1	Bede/Behar	4	21-19, 21-14	0:43
6/15/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Gold Medal	Connelly/Pires	5	Bede/Behar	2	21-23, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-0
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Connelly/Pires	3	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	16-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:53
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Connelly/Pires	3	Felisberta/Maestrini	11, Q8	25-23, 18-21, 15-7	1:04
Lead the series against # 4 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool B	Connelly/Pires	2	Bede/Ribeiro	31, Q25	21-9, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 3-0
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 5	Connelly/Pires	7	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	23-21, 21-15	0:45
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Connelly/Pires	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	16-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:58
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool A	Connelly/Pires	1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 6 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 4-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Connelly/Pires	3	Gattelli/Perrotta	6	25-23, 21-9	0:38
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Connelly/Pires	1	Gattelli/Perrotta	16	By Forfeit
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool A	Connelly/Pires	1	Gattelli/Perrotta	16	21-17, 21-16	0:38
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Connelly/Pires	4	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	21-18, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Kadijk/Leenstra	13	Connelly/Pires	1	21-19, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-0
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool D	Connelly/Pires	4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20, Q1	21-12, 21-15	0:36
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	5	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-15, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against # 10, Q1 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 1-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	Connelly/Pires	3	Fonseca/Rodrigues	10, Q1	21-9, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	29, Q8	Connelly/Pires	4	21-8 Retired	0:11
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	3	Glesnes/Maaseide	30, Q7	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:58
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool A	Connelly/Pires	1	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 3-0
8/15/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool C	Connelly/Pires	3	Hakedal/Torlen	22	21-18, 21-19	0:47
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	7	Hakedal/Torlen	26, Q2	18-21, 21-19, 22-20	1:06
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool B	Connelly/Pires	2	Hakedal/Torlen	23	21-18, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 4-0
8/17/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool C	Connelly/Pires	3	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	15	21-13, 21-14	0:34
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	3	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	14	11-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:54
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Connelly/Pires	1	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	17	21-12, 21-17	0:38
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	5	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	30	21-9, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 19 Lunardi/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
9/22/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	3	Lunardi/Solazzi	19	21-11, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against # 30, Q7 Barry/Lukiw, Canada 1-0
9/22/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Pires	3	Barry/Lukiw	30, Q7	21-6, 21-14	0:31