Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Brasilia Open
April 18 - 23, 2011
(3) Marcio Araujo/Ricardo Santos, Brazil
 
Márcio Henrique Barroso Araújo
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 12, 1973 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Fortaleza
Resides: Fortaleza
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 170
Career Wins: 21
Career FIVB WT Wins: 20
Career Winnings: US$1,041,687.50
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: 24
Tournaments: 238
Career Wins: 56
Career FIVB WT Wins: 55
Career Winnings: US$1,921,182.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB1812233031012 US$264,050.00
Previous Brasília Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 3rd Emanuel Rego - 1st
2010 Joao Maciel - 33rd Pedro Solberg - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 3 2 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 3 4 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 5 3 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 7 4 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 11, Q1 3 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open 12, Q1 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 8, Q1 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 13 5 480 US$13,200.00
Brasilia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/20/2011 Winner 1 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (30, Q31) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:37
Wed, 4/20/2011 Winner 2 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (14) Won 21-15, 14-21, 15-8 0:47
Thu, 4/21/2011 Winner 3 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (11, Q1) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:41
Thu, 4/21/2011 Winner 4 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (10) Lost 17-21, 21-14, 9-15 0:49
Fri, 4/22/2011 Contender 6 Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (4) Won 21-18, 20-22, 15-8 0:56
Fri, 4/22/2011 Semi-Finals Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:37
Fri, 4/22/2011 Bronze Medal Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (10) Lost 17-21, 21-16, 10-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Araujo/Santos lead the series against the field 24-15
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-5
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Araujo/Santos 3 21-17, 21-13 0:37
8/22/10FIVBAland Open Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Araujo/Santos 3 24-22, 10-21, 15-13 0:59
8/15/10FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Araujo/Santos 3 21-18, 18-21, 17-15 1:09
8/8/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Araujo/Santos 5 39-41, 21-19, 15-12 1:28
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Araujo/Santos 13 21-13, 15-21, 18-16 1:01
Lead the series against # 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 2-1
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 6 Araujo/Santos 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 21-18, 20-22, 15-8 0:56
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Araujo/Santos 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 21-16, 12-21, 15-13 0:50
8/1/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 Araujo/Santos 7 21-19, 18-21, 17-15 1:09
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-3
8/15/10FIVBKristiansand Open Bronze Medal Cerutti/Rego 2 Araujo/Santos 3 15-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:52
8/1/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Cerutti/Rego 3 Araujo/Santos 7 21-18, 24-22 0:47
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool M Cerutti/Rego 4 Araujo/Santos 13 21-13, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 6 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Santos 7 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-17, 11-21, 15-8 0:50
Trail the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Gavira/Herrera 4 Araujo/Santos 12, Q1 30-28, 21-19 1:02
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 4 Araujo/Santos 8, Q1 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 0:59
Trail the series against # 10 Wu/Xu, China 1-3
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Bronze Medal Wu/Xu 10 Araujo/Santos 3 21-17, 16-21, 15-10 0:52
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 10 Araujo/Santos 3 21-17, 14-21, 15-9 0:49
8/22/10FIVBAland Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Santos 3 Wu/Xu 4 21-19, 21-16 0:45
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Araujo/Santos 12, Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 2-0
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Araujo/Santos 3 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 21-15, 21-19 0:41
7/6/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Insfran/Schmidt 21-14, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 13 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-0
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Araujo/Santos 5 Nummerdor/Schuil 12 21-14, 21-15 0:38
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 13 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 16-21, 21-14, 21-19 0:53
Lead the series against # 14 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 3 Fijalek/Prudel 14 21-15, 14-21, 15-8 0:47
7/11/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Fijalek/Prudel 7 21-16, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:57
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool Q Araujo/Santos 8, Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 24, Q3 21-13, 21-18 0:47
Series tied with # 18 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Araujo/Santos 3 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-15, 21-18 0:43
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Araujo/Santos 3 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
8/21/10FIVBAland Open Winner 4 Araujo/Santos 3 Ces/Ces 18 23-21, 23-21 0:51
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool M Araujo/Santos 13 Ces/Ces 20 18-21, 21-19, 15-8 1:02
Lead the series against # 21 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 3-0
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Araujo/Santos 5 Erdmann/Matysik 21 21-18, 21-12 0:41
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool P Araujo/Santos 7 Erdmann/Matysik 26 21-11, 31-29 0:49
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool M Araujo/Santos 13 Erdmann/Matysik 29, Q12 23-21, 21-18 0:50
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-0
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Araujo/Santos 3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21, Q5 21-15, 21-15 0:41
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Araujo/Santos 8, Q1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q17 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 30, Q31 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Araujo/Santos 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 30, Q31 21-19, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # Q3 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Gabathuler/Schnider 10 21-14, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # Q12 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 1-0
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Araujo/Santos 3 Hordvik/Horrem 30 21-16, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # Q13 Chen/Gao, China 1-0
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Araujo/Santos 11, Q1 Chen/Gao Q16 21-16, 21-14 0:42