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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Berlin smart Grand Slam
August 6 - 10, 2013

(4) Alvaro Filho/Ricardo Santos, Brazil

Álvaro Morais Filho
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 27, 1990 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

João Pessoa (PB)

Resides:

Kissimmee, FL

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

100

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$412,212.50

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	33	Money
FIVB	23	1	2	2	1	6	0	5	0	3	2	1	US$283,775.00

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Did not play	Ze Marco de Melo - 3rd
1999	Did not play	Ze Marco de Melo - 1st
2001	Did not play	Jose Loiola - 25th
2002	Did not play	Jose Loiola - 25th
2003	Did not play	Emanuel Rego - 3rd
2004	Did not play	Emanuel Rego - 4th
2005	Did not play	Emanuel Rego - 17th
2007	Did not play	Emanuel Rego - 5th
2008	Did not play	Emanuel Rego - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	7	1	800	US$33,000.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	10	2	900	US$45,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	9	5	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	9	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	12	5	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	12	3	640	US$16,500.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2013	Fuzhou Open	14	4	350	US$9,000.00

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/7/2013	Pool D	Finn Dittelbach / Eric Koreng, Germany (29, Q14)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:38
Wed, 8/7/2013	Pool D	Vitor Felipe / Evandro Goncalves, Brazil (13, Q1)	Lost 23-25, 14-21	0:41
Thu, 8/8/2013	Pool D	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (20)	Lost 21-16, 15-21, 8-15	0:46
Fri, 8/9/2013	Winner 1	Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (5)	Lost 14-21, 12-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Filho/Santos lead the series against the field 20-16

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-2
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	5	Filho/Santos	12	21-16, 22-20	0:42
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	5	Filho/Santos	12	24-22, 21-13	0:43
Lead the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
7/14/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Filho/Santos	7	Schmidt/Solberg	2	21-16, 21-18	0:46
5/4/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Schmidt/Solberg	3	Filho/Santos	12	21-16, 22-24, 15-10	0:59
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Filho/Santos	14	Schmidt/Solberg	3	21-18, 21-19	0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Filho/Santos	9	19-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:57
Series tied with # 5 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 2-2
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	5	Filho/Santos	4	21-14, 21-12	0:34
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Filho/Santos	10	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	3	21-18, 21-17	0:40
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Filho/Santos	12	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	2	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:55
4/27/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	2	Filho/Santos	14	19-21, 26-24, 20-18	1:03
Trail the series against # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-2
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gibb/Patterson	5	Filho/Santos	9	21-16, 21-15	0:33
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gibb/Patterson	7	Filho/Santos	12	21-17, 21-13	0:36
Series tied with # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-2
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Filho/Santos	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	21-19, 21-17	0:42
7/7/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Gold Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	Filho/Santos	10	21-18, 21-16	0:44
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Filho/Santos	9	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	17-21, 25-23, 15-12	0:59
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Filho/Santos	9	24-22, 21-18	0:45
Lead the series against # 8 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Filho/Santos	14	Dollinger/Windscheif	11	21-17, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 9 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-0
7/7/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Semi-Finals	Filho/Santos	10	Cerutti/Rego	2	21-14, 22-20	0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Filho/Santos	7	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-17, 15-21, 15-11
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Filho/Santos	12	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 12 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-0
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Filho/Santos	7	Gavira/Herrera	27, Q6	21-15, 21-15	0:34
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 3	Filho/Santos	10	Gavira/Herrera	44	21-9, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-2
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Felipe/Goncalves	13, Q1	Filho/Santos	4	25-23, 21-14	0:41
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool E	Felipe/Goncalves	28, Q11	Filho/Santos	12	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/4/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Filho/Santos	12	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	21-12, 21-10	0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Huber/Seidl, Austria 0-1
4/27/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Bronze Medal	Huber/Seidl	32, Q9	Filho/Santos	14	21-18, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 18 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-1
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Saxton/Schalk	23, Q3	Filho/Santos	7	21-17, 21-16	0:32
Series tied with # 20 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-1
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Kantor/Losiak	20	Filho/Santos	4	16-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:46
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Filho/Santos	7	Kantor/Losiak	24	21-17, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 29, Q14 Dittelbach/Koreng, Germany 1-0
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Filho/Santos	4	Dittelbach/Koreng	29, Q14	21-18, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # Q3 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 3-1
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Filho/Santos	7	Smedins/Sorokins	26, Q5	21-15, 21-14	0:36
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool H	Filho/Santos	9	Smedins/Sorokins	25, Q5	21-19, 21-13	0:38
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Smedins/Sorokins	25, Q6	Filho/Santos	9	21-15, 13-21, 15-13	0:47
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Filho/Santos	14	Smedins/Sorokins	19	21-16, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # Q6 Popov/Samoday, Ukraine 1-0
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Filho/Santos	10	Popov/Samoday	45	21-9, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # Q19 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool J	Filho/Santos	10	Kuleshov/Yakovlev	39	21-16, 21-18	0:31