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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Foro Italico Open presented by Skipper
May 12 - 17, 2009

(3) Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil

Emanuel Fernando Scheffer Rego
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 15, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Curitiba

Resides:

João Pessoa/Rio de Janeiro

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

256

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$2,562,272.50

Ricardo Alex Costa Santos
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 6, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Salvador, Brazil

Resides:

Joao Pessoa, FL

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

103 kg (227 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

238

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,921,182.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	100	33	13	12	8	12	0	17	0	4	1	US$2,019,530.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,000.00
Overall	101	34	13	12	8	12	0	17	0	4	1	US$2,021,530.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/21-26/2009	Brasilia Open	3	1	600	US$30,000.00
FIVB	8/9-22/2008	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	3	3	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	1	3	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	2	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	1	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	3	1	800	US$43,500.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	1	1	600	US$28,000.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	1	3	480	US$14,000.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	1	5	360	US$8,500.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	2	4	420	US$10,500.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	2	3	480	US$14,000.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	1	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2007	Brazil Open	1	1	600	US$32,000.00
FIVB	9/5-9/2007	Stare Jablonki Open	1	1	600	US$32,000.00
FIVB	8/29-9/2/2007	St. Petersburg Open	1	5	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	1	1	500	US$30,000.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	1	1	800	US$43,500.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	1	4	700	US$28,000.00
FIVB	7/10-15/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	1	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	1	1	600	US$32,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	1	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	2	1	800	US$43,500.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2007	Espinho Open	1	1	600	US$32,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	1	5	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	1	2	540	US$22,000.00

Rome Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/14/2009	Winner 1	Riccardo Lione / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (30)	Won 21-12, 21-9	0:29
Thu, 5/14/2009	Winner 2	Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (14)	Won 21-12, 21-18	0:42
Fri, 5/15/2009	Winner 3	Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (6)	Won 22-24, 21-16, 15-11	0:58
Fri, 5/15/2009	Winner 4	Pedro Cunha / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2)	Won 21-17, 20-22, 15-12	1:08
Sat, 5/16/2009	Semi-Finals	Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4)	Lost 12-21, 19-21	0:42
Sun, 5/17/2009	Bronze Medal	Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1)	Lost 12-21, 21-23	0:42

Head to Head Results
Rego/Santos lead the series against the field 42-13

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 1-1
5/17/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Bronze Medal	Cerutti/Marques	1	Rego/Santos	3	21-12, 23-21	0:42
4/26/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	3	Cerutti/Marques	4	22-20, 21-19	0:56
Lead the series against # 2 Cunha/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
5/15/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	3	Cunha/Solberg	2	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	1:08
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
5/16/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	4	Rego/Santos	3	21-12, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-0
8/5/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Klemperer/Koreng	14	21-13, 21-14	0:44
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Klemperer/Koreng	25	21-17, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 8-2
5/15/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	3	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	6	22-24, 21-16, 15-11	0:58
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	3	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	6	21-17, 21-19	0:51
8/16/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	3	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	9	18-21, 25-23, 15-12	1:01
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	4	21-17, 21-18	0:42
9/1/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 6	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	2	Rego/Santos	1	20-22, 21-17, 15-8	1:00
8/12/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	3	24-22, 21-15	0:47
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	5	23-21, 21-19	0:47
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 4	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	5	Rego/Santos	1	21-17, 23-21	0:44
5/27/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	12	21-16, 21-15	0:41
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	17	21-14, 21-9	0:36
Lead the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	3	Dieckmann/Matysik	10	21-10, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 12 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
6/9/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 6	Heuscher/Heyer	7	Rego/Santos	1	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:55
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Heyer	8	Rego/Santos	1	13-21, 21-18, 18-16	0:59
Lead the series against # 13 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
8/3/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Lochhead/Pitman	19	21-13, 14-21, 19-17	1:01
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Lochhead/Pitman	16, Q2	21-18, 21-14	0:42
Lead the series against # 14 Gosch/Horst, Austria 4-0
5/14/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	3	Gosch/Horst	14	21-12, 21-18	0:42
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	3	Gosch/Horst	19	25-23, 21-19	0:50
9/7/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Gosch/Horst	8	21-16, 21-16	0:44
7/28/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Gosch/Horst	18	21-16, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 18 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Gabathuler/Wenger	16, Q8	21-12, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 23 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 5-0
8/22/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Bronze Medal	Rego/Santos	3	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	15	21-15, 21-10	0:37
8/11/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool C	Rego/Santos	3	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	15	21-19, 21-17	0:46
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18	21-19, 21-19	0:47
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	17	21-14, 21-18	0:41
5/26/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 5	Rego/Santos	1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18, Q2	21-13, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 29 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 4-0
8/11/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 5	Rego/Santos	1	Horrem/Maaseide	10	21-9, 21-18	0:40
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Horrem/Maaseide	17	21-16, 21-15	0:36
8/15/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	Horrem/Maaseide	24	21-15, 19-21, 15-10	1:02
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Rego/Santos	4	Horrem/Maaseide	13	25-23, 23-21	0:56
Lead the series against # 30 Lione/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
5/14/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	3	Lione/Tomatis	30	21-12, 21-9	0:29
Lead the series against Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 11-7
4/25/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	3	Araujo/Magalhaes	8	17-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:58
8/20/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	Rego/Santos	3	22-20, 21-18	0:52
9/29/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-23, 21-18, 15-10	1:15
8/5/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	4	21-13, 21-17	0:42
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Rego/Santos	1	21-16, 9-21, 15-12	0:59
5/27/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Gold Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Rego/Santos	1	23-21, 16-21, 15-12	1:20
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 6	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Rego/Santos	1	21-12, 21-19	0:45
8/6/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	2	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	21-11, 19-21, 15-10	0:55
7/16/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Gold Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Rego/Santos	1	21-15, 21-13	0:43
7/9/06	FIVB	France Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-15, 14-21, 15-12	0:58
7/2/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-19, 23-21	0:51
6/25/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-17, 21-19	0:46
5/26/06	FIVB	China Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Rego/Santos	1	21-17, 21-14	0:40
10/23/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:09
9/3/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	2	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	21-15, 21-14	0:39
8/27/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Rego/Santos	1	23-21, 21-14	0:47
7/10/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-19, 22-24, 18-16	1:12
6/19/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3, Q1	18-21, 21-12, 15-12	0:57
Lead the series against Dollinger/Kaczmarek, Germany 1-0
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	3	Dollinger/Kaczmarek	30, Q8	21-19, 21-13	0:38