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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
June 6 - 11, 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:

Tournaments:

170

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

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	CQ	Money
FIVB	18	1	2	2	3	3	0	3	1	0	1	2	US$264,050.00

Previous Beijing Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Fabio Luiz Magalhaes - 2nd	Emanuel Rego - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/17-22/2011	Prague Open	3	5	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	4/18-23/2011	Brasilia Open	3	4	420	US$11,200.00
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

Beijing Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/8/2011	Pool C	Josh Binstock / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (30, Q21)	Won 21-13, 21-18	0:37
Thu, 6/9/2011	Pool C	Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (19)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:40
Thu, 6/9/2011	Pool C	Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (14)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:37
Fri, 6/10/2011	Winner 1	Cheng Chen / Peng Gao, China (9)	Won 21-13, 21-19	0:35
Fri, 6/10/2011	Winner 2	Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4)	Lost 21-15, 18-21, 13-15	0:59

Head to Head Results
Araujo/Santos lead the series against the field 41-21

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-5
4/22/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Araujo/Santos	3	21-17, 21-13	0:37
8/22/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Araujo/Santos	3	24-22, 10-21, 15-13	0:59
8/15/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Araujo/Santos	3	21-18, 18-21, 17-15	1:09
8/8/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Araujo/Santos	5	39-41, 21-19, 15-12	1:28
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Araujo/Santos	13	21-13, 15-21, 18-16	1:01
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-4
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 4	Cerutti/Rego	2	Araujo/Santos	3	23-21, 21-23, 16-14	1:07
8/15/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Bronze Medal	Cerutti/Rego	2	Araujo/Santos	3	15-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:52
8/1/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Cerutti/Rego	3	Araujo/Santos	7	21-18, 24-22	0:47
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool M	Cerutti/Rego	4	Araujo/Santos	13	21-13, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	4	Araujo/Santos	3	15-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-1
8/8/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Araujo/Santos	5	Klemperer/Koreng	19	21-14, 21-12	0:36
7/11/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Klemperer/Koreng	8	Araujo/Santos	11, Q1	19-21, 21-17, 15-9	1:03
6/18/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Araujo/Santos	12, Q1	Klemperer/Koreng	6	21-23, 21-18, 15-12	1:05
Trail the series against # 6 Wu/Xu, China 1-3
4/22/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Bronze Medal	Wu/Xu	10	Araujo/Santos	3	21-17, 16-21, 15-10	0:52
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 4	Wu/Xu	10	Araujo/Santos	3	21-17, 14-21, 15-9	0:49
8/22/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Santos	3	Wu/Xu	4	21-19, 21-16	0:45
6/17/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	5	Araujo/Santos	12, Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:45
Lead the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 2-1
4/22/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 6	Araujo/Santos	3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	21-18, 20-22, 15-8	0:56
8/14/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 5	Araujo/Santos	3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	21-16, 12-21, 15-13	0:50
8/1/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Fuerbringer/Lucena	12	Araujo/Santos	7	21-19, 18-21, 17-15	1:09
Lead the series against # 8 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 2-0
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Santos	3	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	21-15, 21-19	0:41
7/6/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Country Quota	Araujo/Santos	11, Q1	Insfran/Schmidt		21-14, 21-15	0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Chen/Gao, China 2-0
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Santos	3	Chen/Gao	9	21-13, 21-19	0:35
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Araujo/Santos	11, Q1	Chen/Gao	Q16	21-16, 21-14	0:42
Trail the series against # 10 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
6/18/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 3	Gavira/Herrera	4	Araujo/Santos	12, Q1	30-28, 21-19	1:02
6/13/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	4	Araujo/Santos	8, Q1	21-19, 15-21, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
7/31/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Araujo/Santos	7	Gibb/Rosenthal	16	21-17, 11-21, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/31/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Santos	7	Benes/Kubala	21	21-16, 21-13	0:45
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Cunha/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 6	Cunha/Solberg	12	Araujo/Santos	3	16-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:51
Lead the series against # 14 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 2-1
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Plavins/Smedins	14	Araujo/Santos	3	21-19, 21-16	0:37
8/20/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Santos	3	Plavins/Smedins	6	21-17, 21-16	0:43
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool O	Araujo/Santos	11, Q1	Plavins/Smedins	22, Q10	30-28, 21-18	0:54
Lead the series against # 16 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-0
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool N	Araujo/Santos	5	Nummerdor/Schuil	12	21-14, 21-15	0:38
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Santos	13	Nummerdor/Schuil	6	16-21, 21-14, 21-19	0:53
Lead the series against # 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 4-0
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Santos	3	Skarlund/Spinnangr	14	21-19, 23-21	0:43
8/14/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Araujo/Santos	3	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	21-16, 20-22, 15-9	0:59
8/7/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Santos	5	Skarlund/Spinnangr	24	21-14, 13-21, 15-9	0:50
6/17/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Santos	12, Q1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	21-14, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 18 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 3-0
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool N	Araujo/Santos	5	Erdmann/Matysik	21	21-18, 21-12	0:41
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool P	Araujo/Santos	7	Erdmann/Matysik	26	21-11, 31-29	0:49
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool M	Araujo/Santos	13	Erdmann/Matysik	29, Q12	23-21, 21-18	0:50
Lead the series against # 19 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-0
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Araujo/Santos	3	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	19	21-14, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 24 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Santos	3	Fijalek/Prudel	14	21-15, 14-21, 15-8	0:47
7/11/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Araujo/Santos	11, Q1	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-16, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 27, Q14 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-0
8/13/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Araujo/Santos	3	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	21, Q5	21-15, 21-15	0:41
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Araujo/Santos	8, Q1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q17	21-17, 21-18	0:40
Series tied with # 28 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-1
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool P	Samoilovs/Sorokins	23	Araujo/Santos	7	19-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:59
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool Q	Araujo/Santos	8, Q1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	21-19, 21-12	0:41
Lead the series against # 30, Q21 Binstock/VanHuizen, Canada 2-0
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Araujo/Santos	3	Binstock/VanHuizen	30, Q21	21-13, 21-18	0:37
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Santos	3	Binstock/VanHuizen	30, Q16	21-18, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Santos	3	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	14	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:57
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool Q	Araujo/Santos	8, Q1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	24, Q3	21-13, 21-18	0:47
Lead the series against # Q5 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
8/21/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Santos	3	Ces/Ces	18	23-21, 23-21	0:51
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool M	Araujo/Santos	13	Ces/Ces	20	18-21, 21-19, 15-8	1:02
Series tied with # Q7 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
8/14/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 6	Araujo/Santos	3	Lochhead/Pitman	19	21-15, 21-18	0:43
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Lochhead/Pitman	19	Araujo/Santos	3	21-19, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # Q8 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-0
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool N	Araujo/Santos	5	Lario/Mesa	28, Q5	21-14, 21-18	0:47
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Santos	7	Lario/Mesa	30, Q7	21-14, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # Q12 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/10/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Santos	11, Q1	Gabathuler/Schnider	10	21-14, 21-16	0:45
Lead the series against # Q17 Martino/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
8/13/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Araujo/Santos	3	Martino/Nicolai	29	21-19, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # Q30 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Santos	3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	30, Q31	21-19, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # Q31 Reader/Schalk, Canada 1-0
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Araujo/Santos	3	Reader/Schalk	30, Q19	21-14, 22-20	0:43