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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 21, 2008

(22) Rtvelo Martins/Saka Santanna, Georgia

Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins das Chagas
Georgia

/ Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 2, 1977 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manaus, Brazil

Resides:

Tbilisi

Height:

169 cm (5'7")

Weight:

60 kg (132 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Klagenfurt 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$153,500.00

Cristine "Saka" Santanna
Georgia

/ Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 27, 1979 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Resides:

Tbilisi

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

71 kg (156 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Klagenfurt 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$153,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	87	0	0	0	1	2	1	12	11	23	18	10	1	8	US$307,000.00

Previous Beijing Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	16	4	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	16	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/14-20/2008	Marseille Open	11	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	Q2	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	23, Q5	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/16-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	23, Q7	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	Q6	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	Q3	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	25, Q3	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Osaka Open	24	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Seoul Open	25, Q4	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/29-5/4/2008	China Shanghai Open	28, Q5	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	Q6	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	10/31-11/4/2007	Phuket Open	23	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	21, Q3	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/28-9/1/2007	St. Petersburg Open	22, Q3	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2007	Aland Open	23	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2007	Kristiansand Open	21	25	50	US$1,600.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q12	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	39	17	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2007	Marseille Open	25, Q3	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	30, Q12	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	23	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/26-30/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q24	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	31, Q23	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open	Q17	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open	Q18	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/30-6/3/2007	Seoul Open	Q17	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	26	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/2-6/2007	Shanghai Open	31, Q26	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2006	Mexico Open	Q24	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2006	Vitória Open	Q18	41	18	US$0.00

Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 8/9/2008

Pool C

Ana Paula Connelly / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (3)

Lost 25-23, 17-21, 5-15

0:55

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Rtvelo Martins	Total	41	12	9	0.073	0	6	1	5
	1	41	12	9	0.073	0	6	1	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Saka Santanna	Total	30	13	3	0.333	5	0	1	5
	1	30	13	3	0.333	5	0	1	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Mon, 8/11/2008

Pool C

Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (10)

Lost 18-21, 12-21

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Rtvelo Martins	Total	34	13	4	0.265	0	14	0	1
	1	34	13	4	0.265	0	14	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Saka Santanna	Total	27	10	4	0.222	0	6	0	1
	1	27	10	4	0.222	0	6	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Wed, 8/13/2008

Pool C

Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (15)

Won 10-21, 22-20, 15-12

1:01

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Rtvelo Martins	Total	28	11	0	0.393	0	17	0	2
	1	28	11	0	0.393	0	17	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Saka Santanna	Total	52	24	7	0.327	1	7	1	1
	1	52	24	7	0.327	1	7	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/14/2008

Lucky Loser

Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (13)

Lost 13-21, 19-21

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Rtvelo Martins	Total	21	9	2	0.333	0	4	0	1
	1	21	9	2	0.333	0	4	0	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Saka Santanna	Total	44	14	6	0.182	0	3	1	1
	1	44	14	6	0.182	0	3	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Rtvelo Martins	124	45	15	0.242	0	41	1	9
Saka Santanna	153	61	20	0.268	6	16	3	8

World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Gstaad	Saka Santanna - 17th	Rtvelo Martins - 17th
2009	Stavanger	Saka Santanna - 9th	Rtvelo Martins - 9th
2011	Rome	Saka Santanna - 37th	Rtvelo Martins - 37th

Head to Head Results
Martins/Santanna trail the series against the field 8-32

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Tian/Wang	1	Martins/Santanna	16	21-15, 21-10	0:30
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Tian/Wang	3	Martins/Santanna	30, Q12	21-15, 21-13	0:36
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool B	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Martins/Santanna	31, Q23	21-16, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Connelly/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/9/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool C	Connelly/Maestrini	3	Martins/Santanna	22	23-25, 21-17, 15-5	0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Xue/Zhang	4	Martins/Santanna	39	21-14, 21-16	0:36
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Xue/Zhang	2	Martins/Santanna	31, Q26	21-18, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-2
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	4	Martins/Santanna	23, Q7	21-17, 21-15	0:36
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 3	Branagh/Youngs	2	Martins/Santanna	25, Q3	21-14, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-5
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	10	Martins/Santanna	25, Q4	21-15, 26-28, 15-10	0:56
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	Martins/Santanna	23	21-10, 21-10	0:28
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool J	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	10	Martins/Santanna	39	22-20, 21-19	0:44
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	Martins/Santanna	23	21-12, 21-18	0:36
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool B	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	18, Q1	Martins/Santanna	31, Q23	21-16, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	7	Martins/Santanna	26	21-15, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # 9 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Martins/Santanna	16	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:56
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Martins/Santanna	30, Q12	21-12, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 10 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-2
8/11/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool C	Cook/Hinchley	10	Martins/Santanna	22	21-18, 21-12	0:40
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Cook/Hinchley	8	Martins/Santanna	25, Q4	21-19, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-2
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Martins/Santanna	23, Q5	21-14, 21-18	0:37
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Martins/Santanna	28, Q5	Hakedal/Torlen	11	17-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:51
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool B	Hakedal/Torlen	15	Martins/Santanna	31, Q23	21-15, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # 13 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-2
8/14/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Lucky Loser	Mouha/Van Breedam	13	Martins/Santanna	22	21-13, 21-19	0:39
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Martins/Santanna	16	Mouha/Van Breedam	7	21-18, 16-21, 16-14	0:54
5/23/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Contender 2	Mouha/Van Breedam	23	Martins/Santanna	24	24-22, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	12	Martins/Santanna	21	21-14, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
8/13/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool C	Martins/Santanna	22	Moiseeva/Uryadova	15	10-21, 22-20, 15-12	1:01
Trail the series against # 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-3
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	Martins/Santanna	22, Q3	21-18, 21-17	0:34
6/12/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	24, Q1	Martins/Santanna	Q17	21-12, 21-10	0:30
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23, Q1	Martins/Santanna	26	21-16, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool J	Martins/Santanna	39	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	34	21-18, 13-21, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 19 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-2
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Candelas/Garcia	12	Martins/Santanna	11	23-21, 21-18	0:42
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Candelas/Garcia	26	Martins/Santanna	23, Q5	19-21, 21-14, 15-6	0:43
Lead the series against # 20 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
6/17/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Martins/Santanna	23, Q7	Kadijk/Mooren	31, Q10	18-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:43
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Martins/Santanna	31, Q26	Kadijk/Mooren	15	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # 21 Augoustides/Nel, South Africa 1-0
6/24/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Martins/Santanna	23, Q5	Augoustides/Nel	Q28	21-6, 21-16	0:30
Trail the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 0-2
5/22/08	FIVB	Osaka Open	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	9	Martins/Santanna	24	21-15, 21-16	0:35
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	17, Q5	Martins/Santanna	31, Q26	21-14, 16-21, 20-18	0:53
Trail the series against # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-2
9/26/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	12	Martins/Santanna	21, Q3	22-20, 19-21, 15-12	1:06
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	25, Q3	Martins/Santanna	23	21-14, 15-21, 15-13	0:50
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 3	Martins/Santanna	23	Kuhn/Schwer	17	21-17, 21-18	0:37