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July 24 - 29, 2007
(22) 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 (52 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Miguel Maia - 17th Joao Brenha - 17th
2002 Miguel Maia - 25th Joao Brenha - 25th
2005 Miguel Maia - 41st Joao Brenha - 41st
2006 Miguel Maia - 25th Joao Brenha - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 16 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 21 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q14 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q15 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 10 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 30, Q12 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open Q5 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2006 Vitória Open 28 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 21 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 14 27 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 18 25 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 9 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 12 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 14 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 16 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 16 7 200 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 13 13 120 US$4,500.00
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool P Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (27) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:42
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool P Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (46) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:42
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool P Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Lost 21-19, 10-21, 8-15 0:55
Fri, 7/27/2007 Winner 1 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (4) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:45
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997Los Angeles Miguel Maia - 17th Joao Brenha - 17th
1999Marseille Miguel Maia - 13th Joao Brenha - 13th
2001Klagenfurt Miguel Maia - 9th Joao Brenha - 9th
2003Rio de Janeiro Miguel Maia - 4th Joao Brenha - 4th
2005Berlin Miguel Maia - 17th Joao Brenha - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 28 17 90 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 11 13 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 27 9 200 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 13 4 560 US$20,000.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 48 17 200 US$7,500.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 22 17 200 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia trail the series against the field 21-42
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 16 21-14, 21-17 0:39
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 10 21-13, 21-19 0:37
10/18/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 13 By Forfeit  
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Brenha/Maia 16, Q3 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-2
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 1 Brenha/Maia 16 21-15, 21-12 0:37
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 Brenha/Maia 13 21-16, 22-20 0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Brenha/Maia 22 19-21, 21-10, 15-8 0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Brenha/Maia 22 21-18, 21-18 0:45
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 15 Brenha/Maia 18 21-19, 21-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Brenha/Maia 14 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 7 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 7 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Marques/Solberg 2 Brenha/Maia 21 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 9 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 Wu/Xu 3 30-28, 17-21, 15-12 1:06
Trail the series against # 10 Lambert/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Lambert/Metzger 19 Brenha/Maia 14 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-7
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 5 Brenha/Maia 28 21-17, 26-24 0:49
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 18 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 13-21, 16-14 0:54
8/14/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool F Baracetti/Conde 7 Brenha/Maia 18 13-21, 21-16, 15-5 0:55
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Baracetti/Conde 11 Brenha/Maia 6 By Forfeit  
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 # 13 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-3
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Laciga/Laciga 4 Brenha/Maia 13 21-19, 21-15 0:41
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
Lead the series against # 15 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Brenha/Maia 21 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 16 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-3
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Schacht/Slack 15, Q2 Brenha/Maia Q15 21-17, 21-15 0:44
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Schacht/Slack 18 Brenha/Maia 15 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 0:54
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Schacht/Slack 14 Brenha/Maia 19 By Forfeit 0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 21 Gosch/Horst 12 21-16, 21-19 0:50
Trail the series against # 19 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-3
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 5 Brenha/Maia 21 21-16, 21-13 0:35
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 5 Brenha/Maia 12 21-17, 21-16 0:39
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 17 Brenha/Maia 48 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:45
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool D Brenha/Maia 13 Kais/Vesik 29, Q10 21-19, 21-18 0:42
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Brenha/Maia 16, Q3 Kais/Vesik Q14 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 17-21, 21-18, 23-21 1:02
Trail the series against # 23 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Brenha/Maia 21 21-15, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 24 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 16 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-19, 21-12 0:34
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 18 Herrera/Mesa 31 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 25 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-2
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 3 Cadieux/Heese 17 Brenha/Maia 10 21-12, 21-9 0:34
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 3 Cadieux/Heese 22 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 1:04
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Brenha/Maia 24 Cadieux/Heese 25 31-33, 21-15, 15-12 1:09
Series tied with # 27 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Brenha/Maia 22 Asahi/Shiratori 27 21-13, 21-18 0:42
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Asahi/Shiratori 23, Q8 Brenha/Maia 10 22-20, 25-23 0:51
Lead the series against # 28 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brenha/Maia Q15 Boersma/Ronnes Q18 21-16, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 30 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 31 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 2-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Leinemann/VanHuizen 17 17-21, 26-24, 15-13 1:10
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 16 Leinemann/VanHuizen 17 21-16, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 32 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-2
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Pedrosa/Rosas 10 Brenha/Maia 9 21-15, 16-21, 15-9 1:05
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Pedrosa/Rosas 17 Brenha/Maia 16 21-15, 21-19 0:40
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 10 Pedrosa/Rosas 9 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 35 Ring/Wong, United States 0-1
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ring/Wong Q19 Brenha/Maia Q14 21-10, 19-21, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # 36 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-0
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Brenha/Maia 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 17-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:53
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 39 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 10 Horrem/Maaseide 24, Q3 21-15, 21-15 0:45
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 10 Horrem/Maaseide 23 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 40 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-1
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Deulofeu/Salvetti 10 Brenha/Maia 16 18-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:13
Trail the series against # 42 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-2
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 10 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q6 16-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:54
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 31, Q10 Brenha/Maia 18 21-19, 21-13 0:45
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 23, Q12 Brenha/Maia 10 21-18, 19-21, 15-5 0:59
Trail the series against # 46 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-2
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Lochhead/Pitman 46 Brenha/Maia 22 21-16, 21-18 0:42
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Brenha/Maia 30, Q12 Lochhead/Pitman Q5 21-19, 21-19 0:47
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q3 Brenha/Maia 9 21-17, 21-15 0:45