Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 World Series 13
July 14 - 18, 2004
(8, Q1) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Roberto Lopes - 5th Did not play
1996 Roberto Lopes - 1st Did not play
1997 Roberto Lopes - 5th Did not play
1998 Did not play Giovane Gavio - 5th
1999 Roberto Lopes - 33rd Giovane Gavio - 25th
2001 Roberto Lopes - 17th Emanuel Rego - 2nd
2002 Roberto Lopes - 25th Emanuel Rego - 3rd
2003 Harley Marques - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open 3 3rd 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam 7 9th 240 US$9,000.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/14/2004 Country Quota Pedro Cunha / Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira, Brazil Won 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Wed, 7/14/2004 Qualifier 2 Nelson Brizida / Jose Pedrosa, Portugal (Q17) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Thu, 7/15/2004 Winner 1 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (25) Won 27-25, 21-16 0:50
Thu, 7/15/2004 Winner 2 Javier Bosma / Pablo Herrera, Spain (24) Won 16-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:58
Fri, 7/16/2004 Winner 3 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (1) Won 26-24, 21-13 0:55
Sat, 7/17/2004 Winner 4 Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (4) Lost 14-21, 21-13, 13-15 1:06
Sat, 7/17/2004 Contender 6 Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (14) Lost 19-21, 25-27 0:54
Head to Head Results
Neto/Ramos lead the series against the field 25-13 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-1
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Neto/Ramos 8, Q1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 1 26-24, 21-13 0:55
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 Neto/Ramos 14 20-22, 21-16, 15-12 1:02
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-2
7/17/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Araujo/Insfran 4 Neto/Ramos 8, Q1 21-14, 13-21, 15-13 1:06
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Araujo/Insfran 4 Neto/Ramos 5 21-17, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 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 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 # 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
Series tied with # 14 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
7/17/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 Rogers/Scott 14 Neto/Ramos 8, Q1 21-19, 27-25 0:54
7/3/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 6 Neto/Ramos 3 Rogers/Scott 5 24-22, 21-14 0:49
Lead the series against # 15 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-0
7/4/04FIVBNorway Open Bronze Medal Neto/Ramos 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 12 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:54
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 6 Neto/Ramos 12 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 21-14, 24-22 0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Prosser/Williams 15 Neto/Ramos 5 21-18, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21, Q4 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
Trail the series against # 23, Q2 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 # 24 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 8, Q1 Bosma/Herrera 24 16-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 25 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 8, Q1 Kais/Vesik 25 27-25, 21-16 0:50
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 3 Kais/Vesik 14 21-18, 18-21, 31-29 1:12
Series tied with # 26 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
Lead the series against # 30, Q3 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 1 Neto/Ramos 7 Berg/Dahl 23 21-16, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Country Quota Neto/Ramos 8, Q1 Cunha/Ferreira 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q10 Cadieux/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 3 Cadieux/VanHuizen 30, Q13 21-18, 21-15 0:51
Lead the series against # Q17 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Neto/Ramos 8, Q1 Brizida/Pedrosa Q17 21-18, 21-19 0:45