Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 South African Open
March 23 - 28, 2004
(12) Franco Neto/Tande Ramos, Brazil
 
Franco José Vieira Neto
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 11, 1966 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Fortaleza
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 172
Career Wins: 16
Career Winnings: US$971,885.00
Tande Samuel Ramos
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 20, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Resende-Rio de Janeiro
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 71
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$326,570.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB23123241412012 US$233,500.00
Previous Cape Town Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 14 5th 216 US$9,000.00
South Africa Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/25/2004 Winner 1 Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (21) Won 26-24, 21-10 0:45
Thu, 3/25/2004 Winner 2 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (5) Won 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 1:00
Fri, 3/26/2004 Winner 3 Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (29, Q12) Won 23-25, 21-16, 15-7 0:52
Fri, 3/26/2004 Winner 4 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 15-21, 20-22 0:49
Sat, 3/27/2004 Contender 6 Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (9) Won 21-14, 24-22 0:39
Sat, 3/27/2004 Semi-Finals Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (26, Q11) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Sun, 3/28/2004 Gold Medal Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Won 27-25, 14-21, 15-12 1:00
Head to Head Results
Neto/Ramos lead the series against the field 9-2 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-1
3/28/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Gold Medal Neto/Ramos 12 Rego/Santos 1 27-25, 14-21, 15-12 1:00
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Neto/Ramos 12 21-15, 22-20 0:49
Trail the series against # 2 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Neto/Ramos 14 19-21, 22-20, 23-21 1:11
Lead the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 12 Baracetti/Conde 5 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 1:00
Lead the series against # 8 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 14 Laciga/Laciga 3 22-20, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 6 Neto/Ramos 12 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 21-14, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 14 Schacht/Slack 17 21-16, 21-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 21 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 12 Canet/Hamel 21 26-24, 21-10 0:45
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 14 Canet/Hamel 19 21-19, 21-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 26, Q11 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Semi-Finals Neto/Ramos 12 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q11 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Neto/Ramos 12 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q12 23-25, 21-16, 15-7 0:52