Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 29 - September 2, 2007
(14) 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 St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 13 17 100 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 22 17 200 US$7,000.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 1 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Bizzotto, Italy (19) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:34
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Lost By Forfeit  
Fri, 8/31/2007 Contender 2 Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (29, Q14) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Fri, 8/31/2007 Contender 3 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (6) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Brenha/Maia trail the series against the field 13-28
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 # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Brenha/Maia 14 By Forfeit  
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, Q1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Marques/Solberg 2 Brenha/Maia 21 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 Brenha/Maia 14 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 10 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 21 Gosch/Horst 12 21-16, 21-19 0:50
Series tied with # 11 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 # 13 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brenha/Maia Q15 Boersma/Ronnes Q18 21-16, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 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
Trail the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 2-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 14 Amore/Bizzotto 19 21-16, 21-17 0:34
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Brenha/Maia 13 Amore/Bizzotto 20, Q4 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 22 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 # 23 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-2
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 19 Brenha/Maia 13 15-21, 21-16, 18-16 1:02
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Lione/Varnier 29, Q14 Brenha/Maia 16 21-17, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 29, Q14 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 14 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q14 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # Q3 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
Trail the series against # Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q7 Rovkin/Saulko, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 16 Rovkin/Saulko 31, Q16 22-20, 21-16 0:44