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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Mazury Open
July 21 - 25, 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:

Tournaments:

172

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$326,570.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	CQ	Money
FIVB	23	1	2	3	2	4	1	4	1	2	0	1	2	US$233,500.00

Previous Stare Jablonki Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	8, Q1	5th	336	US$13,750.00
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

Mazury Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/23/2004	Winner 1	Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (26, Q6)	Won 25-27, 21-13, 15-9	1:02
Fri, 7/23/2004	Winner 2	Javier Luna / Raul Mesa, Spain (23, Q4)	Won 21-15, 21-13	0:37
Sat, 7/24/2004	Winner 3	Francisco Alvarez / Juan Rossell, Cuba (15)	Won 21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:55
Sat, 7/24/2004	Winner 4	Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (3)	Won 15-21, 21-13, 15-12	1:02
Sun, 7/25/2004	Semi-Finals	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (1)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:38
Sun, 7/25/2004	Gold Medal	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:48

Head to Head Results
Neto/Ramos lead the series against the field 22-14 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-2
7/25/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Semi-Finals	Neto/Ramos	7	Heuscher/Kobel	1	21-15, 21-18	0:38
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Neto/Ramos	8	14-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:53
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Neto/Ramos	14	19-21, 22-20, 23-21	1:11
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-4
7/25/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	2	Neto/Ramos	7	21-18, 21-16	0:48
7/4/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Neto/Ramos	3	22-20, 21-18	0:49
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Neto/Ramos	8	21-15, 21-19	0:33
3/28/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Gold Medal	Neto/Ramos	12	Rego/Santos	1	27-25, 14-21, 15-12	1:00
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Neto/Ramos	12	21-15, 22-20	0:49
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-2
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 4	Neto/Ramos	7	Araujo/Insfran	3	15-21, 21-13, 15-12	1:02
7/17/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 4	Araujo/Insfran	4	Neto/Ramos	8, Q1	21-14, 13-21, 15-13	1:06
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Insfran	4	Neto/Ramos	5	21-17, 21-13	0:40
Series tied with # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-1
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Neto/Ramos	8, Q1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	1	26-24, 21-13	0:55
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Neto/Ramos	14	20-22, 21-16, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	14	Laciga/Laciga	3	22-20, 21-16	0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-1
6/13/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Semi-Finals	Baracetti/Conde	7	Neto/Ramos	2	28-26, 21-18	1:10
6/12/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 3	Neto/Ramos	2	Baracetti/Conde	7	16-21, 21-17, 15-11	1:06
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	12	Baracetti/Conde	5	21-15, 18-21, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 4	Neto/Ramos	8	Egger/Heyer	13	21-19, 15-21, 21-19	1:04
Lead the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 4-2
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	11	Neto/Ramos	7	21-23, 22-20, 15-10	1:15
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	5	Schacht/Slack	12	21-17, 21-16	0:51
6/12/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 4	Neto/Ramos	2	Schacht/Slack	11	12-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:15
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	5	Schacht/Slack	12	21-11, 21-16	0:37
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	15	Neto/Ramos	2	21-14, 21-19	0:46
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Neto/Ramos	14	Schacht/Slack	17	21-16, 21-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 12 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-0
7/4/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Bronze Medal	Neto/Ramos	3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	12	18-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:54
3/27/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 6	Neto/Ramos	12	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	21-14, 24-22	0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Country Quota	Neto/Ramos	8, Q1	Cunha/Ferreira		21-16, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
7/3/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 4	Klemperer/Rademacher	26	Neto/Ramos	3	21-18, 16-21, 15-10	0:54
Series tied with # 15 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 1-1
7/24/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 3	Neto/Ramos	7	Alvarez/Rossell	15	21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:55
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Alvarez/Rossell	26	Neto/Ramos	7	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	8, Q1	Kais/Vesik	25	27-25, 21-16	0:50
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	3	Kais/Vesik	14	21-18, 18-21, 31-29	1:12
Lead the series against # 19 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	8	Hernandez/Papaleo	24	23-21, 19-21, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 Luna/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	7	Luna/Mesa	23, Q4	21-15, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	7	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q6	25-27, 21-13, 15-9	1:02
Lead the series against # Q8 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Neto/Ramos	8, Q1	Brizida/Pedrosa	Q17	21-18, 21-19	0:45