Stats for Sandra Pires
Two-time World Champion in 1995 and 1997; 5th in 2003; 2nd
in 2001; 4th in 1999. Elected as the FIVB Women’s Beach
Volleyball player of the 90’s and Women’s Beach Volleyball
Team of the 90’s with Jackie Silva.
2002 – Another new partner in Leila Barros saw her
finish 7th on the FIVB Team Rankings
Vitoria Open BRA 5th
Osaka Open JPN 5th
Rhodes Open GRE 5th
Marseille Grand Slam FRA 5th
Stavanger Open NOR 5th
Gstaad Open SUI 5th
Maoming Open CHN 9th
Klagenfurt Grand Slam AUT 9th
Montréal CAN 9th
Madrid Open ESP 17th
Mallorca Open ESP 25th
2001 – Teamed up with Tatiana Minello and finished 2nd on the
FIVB Team Rankings
Goodwill Games AUS 1st
Maoming CHN 2nd
Klagenfurt AUT 2nd (World Championship)
Gran Canaria ESP 3rd
Hong Kong HKG 4th
Gstaad SUI 4th
Cagliari ITA 4th
Espinho POR 5th
Marseille FRA 5th
Macau MAC 5th
Fortaleza BRA 7th
Osaka JPN 7th
2000 – Third year with Adriana Samuel Ramos saw
them finish 7th on FIVB Team Rankings. At Sydney 2000, she
became the first woman to carry the Brazilian flag during
the opening ceremony and complemented that by claiming the
bronze medal with Adriana Samuel Ramos.
Fortaleza BRA 2nd
Vitoria BRA 2nd
Sydney Olympic Games AUS 3rd
Chicago USA 3rd
Cagliari ITA 4th
Rosarito MEX 4th
Gstaad SUI 9th
Toronto CAN 9th
Berlin GER 17th
1999 – Second year with Adriana Samuel Ramos saw
them finish 3rd on FIVB Team Rankings
Salvador de Bahia BRA 3rd
Osaka JPN 4th
Marseille FRA 4th (World Championship)
Toronto CAN 4th
Acapulco MEX 4th
Dalian CHN 5th
Espinho POR 5th
1998 – Teamed up with Adriana Samuel Ramos for
all but one tournament (Rio de Janiero where she played
with Jackie Silva) and finished 2nd on FIVB Team Rankings
Marseille FRA 1st
Toronto CAN 1st
Osaka JPN 2nd
Espinho POR 2nd
Salvador BRA 3rd
Vasto ITA 3rd
Rio de Janeiro BRA 3rd
Dalian CHN 9th
1997 – Finished 4th on the FIVB Team Tankings
with Jackie Silva
UCLA Los Angeles USA 1st (World Championship)
Melbourne Open AUS 1st
Salvador BRA 3rd
Espinho POR 3rd
Pescara ITA 3rd
Rio de Janeiro BRA 3rd
Osaka JPN 4th
1996 – Topped the FIVB Team Rankings with Jackie
Silva for the second consecutive year. Claimed the first
women’s Beach Volleyball Gold medal with Jackie Silva at
the Atlanta Olympics
Ostend BEL 1st
Espinho POR 1st
Atlanta USA 1st
Hermosa (CA) USA 1st
Recife BRA 1st
Maceio BRA 1st
Salvador (Bahia) BRA 2nd
Carolina Beach PUR 2nd
Jakarta INA 3rd
1995 – Topped the FIVB Team Rankings with Jackie
Silva
Rio de Janeiro BRA 1st (World Championship)
Clearwater USA 1st
Carolina PUR 2nd
Brisbane AUS 2nd
Bali INA 2nd
Hermosa USA 2nd
Santos BRA 3rd
Espinho POR 3rd
Osaka JPN 3rd
Pusan KOR 3rd
1994 – Teamed up with Beach legend Jackie Silva
for the first time
Rio de Janeiro BRA 1st
La Serena CHI 1st
1993 – Switched to Beach Volleyball and
partnered Karina Lins e Silva for one tournament
Santos BRA 4th
1989 – First played Volleyball aged 14
Although
both Ana Paula Connelly and Sandra Tavares
Pires Nascimento have been playing Beach
Volleyball for over three years the star
duo only came together as a team at the
beginning of 2003 and were an instant
success.