Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 21 - 26, 2004
(2) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1990 Roberto Lopes - 3rd Did not play
1991 Roberto Lopes - 5th Did not play
1992 Roberto Lopes - 7th Did not play
1993 Roberto Lopes - 4th Did not play
1994 Roberto Lopes - 1st Did not play
1995 Roberto Lopes - 3rd Did not play
1996 Roberto Lopes - 1st Did not play
1997 Roberto Lopes - 9th Did not play
1998 Roberto Lopes - 3rd Giovane Gavio - 9th
2003 Harley Marques - 9th Pedro Cunha - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/1/2004 Austria Grand Slam 7 2nd 486 US$27,000.00
FIVB 7/21-25/2004 Mazury Open 7 2nd 324 US$18,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/23/2004 Winner 1 Rodrigo Monteiro / Bruno de Paula, Brazil (31, Q11) Won 21-16, 22-20 0:43
Thu, 9/23/2004 Winner 2 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (18) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:45
Fri, 9/24/2004 Winner 3 Harley Marques / Fred Souza, Brazil (7) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:49
Fri, 9/24/2004 Contender 4 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (12) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 10-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Neto/Ramos lead the series against the field 16-12 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-5
8/1/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Gold Medal Rego/Santos 2 Neto/Ramos 7 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:01
7/25/04FIVBMazury Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 2 Neto/Ramos 7 21-18, 21-16 0:48
7/4/04FIVBNorway Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Neto/Ramos 3 22-20, 21-18 0:49
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
Series tied with # 3 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-2
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 3 Neto/Ramos 7 Heuscher/Kobel 1 21-18, 24-26, 15-12 1:03
7/25/04FIVBMazury Open Semi-Finals Neto/Ramos 7 Heuscher/Kobel 1 21-15, 21-18 0:38
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
Series tied with # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 2-2
8/1/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Neto/Ramos 7 Araujo/Insfran 4 By Forfeit  
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 4 Neto/Ramos 7 Araujo/Insfran 3 15-21, 21-13, 15-12 1:02
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 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-1
7/31/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 7 Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 21-18, 21-16 0:41
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 # 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
Trail the series against # 7 Marques/Souza, Brazil 0-1
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Marques/Souza 7 Neto/Ramos 2 21-16, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 8, Q1 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Country Quota Neto/Ramos 8, Q1 Cunha/Ferreira 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Arkaev/Barsuk 12 Neto/Ramos 2 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Neto/Ramos 7 Kais/Vesik 25, Q2 21-16, 21-11 0:33
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
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 18 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 2 Herrera/Mesa 18 21-18, 21-14 0:45
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 7 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q6 25-27, 21-13, 15-9 1:02
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 de Paula/Monteiro, Brazil 1-0
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 2 Monteiro/de Paula 31, Q11 21-16, 22-20 0:43