Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
June 23 - 27, 2004
(7) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Roberto Lopes - 2nd Did not play
1997 Roberto Lopes - 17th Did not play
1998 Did not play Giovane Gavio - 41st
1999 Did not play Giovane Gavio - 5th
2001 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 3rd
2002 Roberto Lopes - 9th Did not play
2003 Harley Marques - 1st Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira - Country Quota
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 5 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/9-13/2004 Puerto Rico Open 2 3rd 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open 5 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 8 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 2 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 12 1st 360 US$27,000.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 14 5th 216 US$9,000.00
Germany Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/24/2004 Winner 1 Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (26) Lost 18-21, 21-17, 12-15 1:02
Fri, 6/25/2004 Contender 1 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (23) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:49
Fri, 6/25/2004 Contender 2 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (24) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 1:11
Fri, 6/25/2004 Contender 3 Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (16) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:45
Sat, 6/26/2004 Contender 4 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (11) Lost 23-21, 20-22, 10-15 1:15
Head to Head Results
Neto/Ramos lead the series against the field 23-14 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-2
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Neto/Ramos 8 21-15, 21-19 0:33
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 0-2
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Neto/Ramos 8 14-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Neto/Ramos 14 19-21, 22-20, 23-21 1:11
Trail the series against # 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 Neto/Ramos 14 20-22, 21-16, 15-12 1:02
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 4 Neto/Ramos 5 21-17, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 14 Laciga/Laciga 3 22-20, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 6 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Prosser/Williams 15 Neto/Ramos 5 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 8 Egger/Heyer 13 21-19, 15-21, 21-19 1:04
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 # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 4-2
6/26/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 11 Neto/Ramos 7 21-23, 22-20, 15-10 1:15
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 5 Schacht/Slack 12 21-17, 21-16 0:51
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 4 Neto/Ramos 2 Schacht/Slack 11 12-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:15
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 5 Schacht/Slack 12 21-11, 21-16 0:37
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 15 Neto/Ramos 2 21-14, 21-19 0:46
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 14 Schacht/Slack 17 21-16, 21-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 14 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-1
6/13/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Semi-Finals Baracetti/Conde 7 Neto/Ramos 2 28-26, 21-18 1:10
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 3 Neto/Ramos 2 Baracetti/Conde 7 16-21, 21-17, 15-11 1:06
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 # 15 Holdren/Metzger, United States 1-0
6/13/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Bronze Medal Neto/Ramos 2 Holdren/Metzger 6 22-20, 21-19 0:54
Lead the series against # 16 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 3 Neto/Ramos 7 Gartmayer/Nowotny 16 21-16, 21-19 0:45
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Semi-Finals Neto/Ramos 12 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q11 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 21, Q1 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Berger/Doppler 25 Neto/Ramos 5 20-22, 21-16, 15-11 1:06
Lead the series against # 23 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 1 Neto/Ramos 7 Berg/Dahl 23 21-16, 21-18 0:49
Series tied with # 24 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 2 Neto/Ramos 7 Horrem/Maaseide 24 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 1:11
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 16 Neto/Ramos 2 21-14, 24-22 0:44
Trail the series against # 26 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 26 Neto/Ramos 7 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 1:02
Trail the series against # 27 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Child/Heese 29, Q2 Neto/Ramos 5 34-32, 21-16 0:55
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 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 # Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 8 Hernandez/Papaleo 24 23-21, 19-21, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # Q5 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 3-0
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 2 Shiratori/Watanabe 18 21-16, 21-16 0:50
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 5 Shiratori/Watanabe 28, Q5 21-19, 21-19 0:41
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Neto/Ramos 12 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q12 23-25, 21-16, 15-7 0:52
Lead the series against # Q8 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 8 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q5 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q22 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-0
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 5 Gscheidle/Vesti 28 21-12, 19-21, 15-6 0:51